The United Nations estimates that the world’s population will reach 7.7 billion by 2020 and 9.3 billion in 2050. Another UN estimate says that only 30 percent of the arable land used in the 1950s will be available in 2050.
The surge in gold prices has spawned a modern-day “gold rush” in British Columbia, Alaska and the Yukon. Where gold panners once searched for nuggets in the frigid waters of northern streams, junior exploration companies are drilling, sampling and pushing ahead with development of new mines. One company that appears to be on the move to becoming that next big producer is Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. (SPA-V).
Phoenix-based Southern Copper, a subsidiary of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Mexico, Wednesday reported increased molybdenum production in 2010, while copper, zinc, and silver […]