Yearly Archives: 2015

U.S. Rare Earth Crisis Hits Mainstream Media with 60 Minutes Special

U.S. Rare Earth Crisis Hits Mainstream Media with 60 Minutes Special
For years I have been writing about the coming US rare earth crisis all over the internet and highlighting the support of an independent US rare earth supply chain. This past Sunday evening in hit the mainstream media with a 60 Minutes piece on the Chinese monopoly of the rare earths and how the rare earth technology which was developed in the US was sent overseas for just pennies. For the past forty years many of our best technologies were shipped overseas in the search for cheap labor. The cost was our intellectual property. The rare earth market began when the TV entered the American household. Now the rare earths especially the heavies have seen a huge demand increase in the past few years as the smartphones enter almost every pocket and in new military technologies such as guided missiles.
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Great Gains To Be Made in the Lithium Ion Battery Sector Over Next 5 Years

Great Gains To Be Made in the Lithium Ion Battery Sector Over Next 5 Years
It is unbelievable to see the growing demand for lithium ion batteries in our everyday lives. Just sit in a coffee shop or ride a bus and observe the users of portable computing devices. Its not just the average Joe using lithium ion batteries and plugging in, large utilities are looking to use these batteries to support the grid and renewable energy sources. A lot of money is going to be made in the nascent battery sector over the next five years especially right here in the United States. According to GTM Research, The US commercial battery storage market has been predicted to grow at a rate of 34% annually from 2014 – 2020.
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Junior Miner Receives First Mining Permit in Colombia Under New Legislation

Junior Miner Receives First Mining Permit in Colombia Under New Legislation
This may be the worst time for the junior gold sector which is also the best time to buy the high quality junior miners which can outperform the (GDXJ) Junior Gold Mining ETF. Now at these bear market lows many of these assets are trading at ridiculously low valuations the opposite of where they were back in 2010 and 2011. This is the best time to find the ten-baggers at bear market lows.
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Energy Sector Rotation: Capital Fleeing Fossil Fuels For Nuclear Energy

Energy Sector Rotation: Capital Fleeing Fossil Fuels For Nuclear Energy
In 2014, I highlighted in many reports the increasing capital flowing from the oil and natural gas sector into nuclear power. Over the past nine months, my prediction that nuclear power will be the leader of the energy sector is coming to fruition as institutional investors flee the dirty fossil fuel industry for clean and cheap nuclear power.
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M&A in Junior Gold Miners Forecasting Sector Turnaround?

M&A in Junior Gold Miners Forecasting Sector Turnaround?
Gold stocks have been trading at huge discounts for years, but even rock-bottom prices couldn't entice takeover bids until the market hit bottom. The bottom is now here, says Jeb Handwerger, founder ofGoldStockTrades.com, and M&As are off to a roaring start this year.
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Heavy Rare Earth Prices Moving Higher Since November 2014

Heavy Rare Earth Prices Moving Higher Since November 2014
Heavy rare earth prices have started bouncing higher for these minerals since late November. Increasing tensions with China and The West over natural gas in the South China Seas could continue to support higher heavy rare earth prices. Terbium and dysprosium are two heavy rare earths that are critical for our latest defense technologies and all of this supply currently comes from China. This lack of a secure source is putting our national security and our latest technologies at risk for a supply shortfall.
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The 2 Junior Gold Miners Breaking Out Higher Despite Gold Correction

The 2 Junior Gold Miners Breaking Out Higher Despite Gold Correction
Only two weeks ago I published two reports on two junior gold miners on the verge of huge breakouts and bullish reversals. Despite the gold price consolidating over the past few weeks after a breathtaking January, these two miners are making great breakouts on huge volume on major fundamental and technical advancements.
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Junior Gold Miner In Nevada Breaks Above Downtrend After Recent Land Deal with Newmont

Junior Gold Miner In Nevada Breaks Above Downtrend After Recent Land Deal with Newmont
Precious metals and the junior miners are pulling back in US dollar terms after making a powerful run higher since November. Look for the 200 day moving average to provide support for gold at $1255. Last week, I highlighted a junior gold miner in Nevada and believed that a breakout would occur from the ten month downtrend. I believed that late 2014 presented an excellent opportunity near all time lows. Recently, the stock has broken out above the downtrend and 200 day moving average on a major deal with Newmont in which they acquired 1,600 acres of mining claims in mining friendly Nevada.
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Junior Gold Mining M&A Increasing in Ontario, Quebec and Mexico

Junior Gold Mining M&A Increasing in Ontario, Quebec and Mexico
Gold and silver are possibly just starting the next leg of a move higher that may eventually move into record high territory. It is my opinion that $1900 gold and $50 silver will eventually be broken over the next 12-18 months as other markets such as equites, real estate, fiat currencies and treasuries deflate in value. The junior miners could move to the upside with greater leverage than bullion from these discounted levels as the majors search for replaceable reserves in the form of acquisitions. Open your eyes to the recent takeovers and large premiums paid in Mexico, Ontario and Quebec of Osisko, Probe, Rainy River, Cayden and Paramount by producers such as Yamana, Agnico Eagle, Coeur, Goldcorp and New Gold. This may be just the beginning of large premiums paid for quality gold mining assets in stable mining jurisdictions. (I forecasted Paramount and Probe as takeout targets in this interview from December of 2013)
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