“Japanese scientists have found vast reserves of rare earth metals on the Pacific seabed that can be mined cheaply, a discovery that may break the Chinese monopoly on a crucial raw material needed in hi-tech industries and advanced weapons systems.” Article: Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph

“Rio Tinto does not need cash from an IOC sale and is unlikely to entertain low bids,” BMO Capital Markets analyst Meredith Bandy said. Article: Peter Koven, Financial Post

“Farmland in England rose 51 percent since 2008. Its rise is expected to continue, outperforming the housing market and stocks.” English Farmland Is Hot Property | Bloomberg Businessweek

Boris Berezovsky, Early Russia Oligarch, Found Dead at U.K. Home | Bloomberg

Worth an estimated $27 billion, the enigmatic Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has very public holdings: he is the second-largest voting shareholder in News Corp., he owns Paris’s George V hotel and part of New York City’s Plaza hotel, he is a major stockholder in Apple, and he will soon own the world’s tallest building. But… Continue Reading

Some trading below market value… Unemployed IR guys and gals, quick, prepare resumes! Marketing service providers, you know what to do! Via: Vancouver Venture

New interview/profile of King Abdullah of Jordan | The Atlantic by Jeffrey Goldberg

Capstone M&A talk – relevant to copper intermediates in general mineweb.com/mineweb/conten… — Kip Keen (@JrMining) March 15, 2013 Source: Mineweb

Vanity Fair is out with a new long form profile of billionaire hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman. The Big Short War | Vanity Fair

“This will have been the best buying opportunity in the entire bull market cycle,” Rick Rule told King World News in an audio interview published today. Rule said he has his personal check book out, “aggressively speculating” on quality junior companies through private placements offering long term warrants (*Editors note, Mr. Rule told us he wants 5… Continue Reading

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Source: “Junior Venture Exchange Needs Cleansing” says Rick Rule of Sprott Global Resource Investments. Small Cap Power Q: The Canadian junior market and the resource juniors continue to struggle as investors shy away from them despite the TSX and Dow Jones trading at very good levels. When do you see the junior markets starting to perform again?… Continue Reading

At the 2013 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, respected gold fund manager Frank Holmes warned investors not to become paralyzed, citing research from MIT, he told the interviewer, “People anchor to negative experiences . . . People are driven out of fear. The negative experience of ’08 get(s) anchored that the future will be this way… Continue Reading

With the world’s economic condition seemingly improving  junior resource analyst John Kaiser suggests that the 22 trillion dollar debt ceiling is the only thing standing in the way of a speedy economic recovery. He posits that a growing economy is essential if it is to absorb the demographical bulge of baby boomers entering their golden years.… Continue Reading

There have been some big moves in the uranium space this week, as the predictions by several analysts and close watchers of the space have begun to come true. It starts with two high-profile deals that were announced this week: ARMZ is buying the remaining 49% of Uranium One for $1.3B. While the purchase price,… Continue Reading