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Investing in Canadian Lithium Mining Companies

September 14, 2009 · 7 comments

in Canadian economy, commodities, metals, mining, penny stocks, resources

Bolivia is probably more well known for its lithium deposits than Canada is, but there’s still a lot of lithium potential in the northern hemisphere, as well.  Whether you’re a metals speculator or penny stock fan, there’s lots of choice in Canada, especially in Quebec.  Here’s a selection of a few companies to get you [...]

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US Penny Worth More As Metal Than As Money

March 25, 2009 · 2 comments

in inflation, metals, money, penny

Here’s another example of inflation.  When the coins are worth more for their metal value than they are worth as money.  It’s already happened with the US pennies produced from 1909-1982. They’re made of 95% copper and worth 117% more than “one cent.”  Check it out here.
Needless to say, pennies made after 1982 have been [...]

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