Appian’s Michael Scherb: accommodative capital and the new private equity investor in mining
There has been a lot of talk about private equity ‘circling’ the mining space, however little has come to fruition.
There has been a lot of talk about private equity ‘circling’ the mining space, however little has come to fruition.
Another period of sideways, with a few sharp turns along the way to keep traders on their toes. We basically stand where we were a month ago and we’re still waiting to see if we get a spring rally in resource stocks that lifts us above the March high for the Venture index.
According to Joe Reagor, analyst with ROTH Capital Partners, the average portfolio manager focused on uranium sees the potential for the uranium price to rebound in the second half of 2014—that's why some uranium miners have already felt jolts in their share prices.
The era of cheap oil is over, declares Angelos Damaskos. In this interview with The Energy Report, the principal adviser of the Junior Oils Trust says that oil will become progressively more expensive to find, with prices topping the all-time high of $147 per barrel within 10 to 20 years.
“I care about the environment and social issues as much as any of those people that sometimes are opposing mining projects because I think there is a tremendous contribution that this industry can make.”
The European Commission is helping to take seabed mining to the next level by funding a four-year project entitled: “Breakthrough Solutions for Mineral Extraction and Processing in Extreme Environments – Blue Mining”.
Colombian rescuers continue Friday looking for more than a dozen people feared trapped beneath debris left by in the collapse of an illegal gold mine.
John Embry said last month that the rally at the beginning of the year was encouraging, but to remember that sentiment for gold was still extremely negative.
Safe haven buying on Ukraine escalation not enough to stop gold's slide as investor sentiment turns decidedly bearish.
It consists 44 pieces of artwork valued at more than US$1 million, and is on display at the AAMU Museum of Contemporary Aboriginal Art in the Netherlands.