Since successfully landing on the moon 45 Years ago, scientists have found a high concentration of minerals in the rock samples brought back for testing.
More than ever, companies, government and academia are forming partnerships to solve a global problem—the ongoing need for scarce critical materials.
Perfecting a strategy honed with copper and gold, Dan Gertler sells back to the DRC an oil block for $150 million acquired 7 years before for $500,000.
Lemieux believes that with the wheat separated from the chaff over the past tumultuous year, the truly strong companies have emerged. But you may be surprised by the jurisdictions he predicts will come to life in 2014.