Jack A. Caldwell
Mining columnist
New Mining Investment Opportunities in British Columbia
Here is a good news item that may affect the fortunes of mines in British Columbia and hence your chance to profit. The Premier of British Columbia on Friday announced that the province would start preparing an environmental assessment and consultation with affect First Nations on construction of ... (Sep 30, 2008 8:38PM)
MINExpo and the US Economy
Boil it to the essence and there are but three messages in the mass of talk and reporting coming out of MINExpo, the large mining trade show currently in progress in Las Vegas: (Sep 24, 2008 5:25PM)
Fundamental mining of a fundamentally sound industry
With elections in Canada and the United States in the near future, it is conceivable, although admittedly unlikely, that one or two candidates may refrain from clever sound-bites and actually address the fundamentals. In the meantime, all you can do is count your savings, judiciously hold/sell fall... (Sep 16, 2008 7:22PM)
Canadian Investment
Canada may have a new government well before the United States has a new President. Canadian Prime Minister Harper appears to be on the way to calling and election. Some are predicting that he will win a majority. Currently the Conservatives are a minority in Parliament. But the Canadian geniu... (Sep 03, 2008 4:42PM)
Mining Central America
Geography counts in successful mining investment. You may wish to invest again in mines in Alaska now that state voters have defeated Ballot Measure 4 that was designed to bring mining in the state to its knees. Or at least stop Anglo American’s new Pebble Mine. (Aug 28, 2008 12:49PM)
Supercycle Bust
I can no longer resist commenting on the fall in metal prices that seems to be making a liar of every mining investment pundit. You have no doubt read more than I could write about falling metal prices. Thus I do not present any new, discouraging data here. Rather I look at other signals that thi... (Aug 19, 2008 5:50PM)
NovaGold and the Unpredictable
Stuart Kauffman is a professor in Calgary. He has written much about the unpredictability of the economy. We shall take a look at some of his theories below. But first consider the "predictability" of the fact that a class of aggrieved shareholders has sued NovaGold over their failure to advance ... (Aug 08, 2008 6:12PM)
Anglo American and the Pebble Mine make investment history. Can you make money?
Some mines define the landscape of mining investment. The most prominent is the mine that never was, namely Bre-X. A lot of investors made money and a lot of investors lost a lot of money on that one. (Aug 04, 2008 9:57AM)
In Situ Uranium Leaching
Here is a way-out mining investment opportunity: in situ mining of uranium. It is being done, and, optimist that I am, I suspect it will be done more often in the future. I cannot tell you that one or other company will be able to make enough money from in situ uranium mining to make you rich, bu... (Jul 30, 2008 3:08PM)
Choose your metal
You decide to invest in mining. Like most people your attention will probably focus first on gold. It is so obvious. It has been the metal of investment choice throughout recorded history and probably longer. These days the price seems to rise inexorably, so why not. (Jul 28, 2008 8:44PM)
Oil Sands Investing
I have just paid $52.15 for a simple meal consisting of a seven ounce steak and two beers. The restaurant is not fancy: it is simply The Keg in Fort McMurray, Alberta where lots of money is being made off the oil sands mines. (Jul 18, 2008 10:08AM)
Mining Arizona for stripped profit
Here is a story about a mining company whose fortunes have waxed and waned on the waves of mergers, commodity prices, and political maneuvers. This is a story about a venerable old American mining company, Asarco. It is (Jul 14, 2008 9:53AM)
