Platinum may be a precious metal, but it has more industrial uses than gold (the chief use being the metal used for catalytic converters in cars). For that reason, and because it is traded less than gold, platinum costs more per ounce.
So if you want to make a hybrid infrastructure/precious metals play, platinum might be [...]
When it comes to metals investing, there are a few classifications you should know about. You’ve heard of the first – precious metals (or the noble metals): gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Then there are the “base metals:” copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, etc. A lesser-discussed category is the group of fifteen to forty or so [...]
Here’s an unusual change in focus that reflects the urgency of the world’s food needs: what was primarily a metals and minerals company has at least temporarily expanded into agriculture.
Hinterland Metals (HMI: TSX.V)) announced this week that it has applied for an exploration license for potash in the area of Malagawatch near Cape [...]
A few people I have talked to have been wondering about how they can invest in gold. Well, as Jim Rogers once said – once your local newspaper starts talking about how the dog next door just got started in commodites, then it’s probably time to get out. I’ve read more [...]
