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Commodities Currencies Trade With Oil Prices

September 14, 2009 · 4 comments

in Canadian dollar, Canadian economy, US dollar, commodities, forex, oil

The Canadian dollar (CAD) is a commodity currency, for better or for worse.  This means that global traders view its worth in terms of the commodities produced within the Canadian economy: gold, timber, silver, nickel, potash, wheat, natural gas and, of course, oil.
By far the most strong correlation with the value of the Canadian [...]

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Potash Corp. (TSE: POT) Still Has Double The Upside

August 31, 2008 · 0 comments

in agriculture, potash

If you thought maybe you had missed the potash boom, or if you had thought Potash Corp. was expensive at $180/share, it’s worth taking another look. According to research at Canaccord Adams, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan is still well-set to yet again double its market cap! Keith Carpenter actually gives POT a [...]

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Raytec Metals’ New Potash Permit

August 5, 2008 · 2 comments

in Canadian, agriculture, commodities

There’s a new potash player on the scene. (The whole Canadian potash scene is starting to remind me of the old gold rush!)
Raytec Metals Corp. (TSXV: RAY) recently (back on July 15, 2008) received its first exploration permit on its potash claim in Saskatchewan (that’s where most of the world’s potash is), a province [...]

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Migao Corporation: A China and Potash Play All-in-One

July 31, 2008 · 4 comments

in China, agriculture, commodities

I’d forgotten about the Migao Corporation (TSX: MGO) several posts back when I wrote about junior Canadian potash plays (see related posts, below).
Migao was once (prior to 2006) a private, wholly-Chinese owned company, but then became a Canadian, China-based company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange in May 2006. It has offices in Toronto [...]

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The Only Junior Canadian Potash Plays

July 9, 2008 · 1 comment

in Canadian, agriculture, commodities

Everyone knows that the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan is the world’s biggest producer of potash, by far (almost twice as much production as its closest peer), and that Canada overall has larger stores of potential potash than any other country.  But there are other potash producers in Canada.  Mosaic, for one, is another large producer.  [...]

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Potential Potash Play: Hinterland Metals (HMI: TSX.V) Now in Nova Scotia

June 21, 2008 · 2 comments

in agriculture, mining, precious metals

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 [...]

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