Who’s Who in China’s New Communist Party Leadership Lineup. Bloomberg Ron Paul’s Farewell Speech. WaPo Can I call you Mel? Or is it Mr. Brooks? Vulture, Salon “Let me tell you this cute story. I had just met Alfred Hitchcock. I was really stunned. My God, he was a legend when I was just a… Continue Reading

Three Mining Pros Take The Reins At Prophecy Platinum Prophecy Platinum Corp. (NKL), has scored a major talent coup by attracting a trio of credible and experienced mining executives to advance its flagship Wellgreen platinum, nickel and copper project in the Yukon Territory. We had the opportunity to sit down with new CEO Greg Johnson… Continue Reading

Russia’s Norilsk Nickel sees African opportunity. Reuters China steelmaker, miners cut output as slowdown bites. Reuters Short-term dip in uranium prices now a long-term slump. Financial Post A closer look at O’Leary Funds. Globe and Mail Open Season on Salt: What the Science on Hypertension Really Shows. Scientific American The Lie Factory: How politics became… Continue Reading

Robert Friedland returned to the mining spotlight with a vengeance this week on news of IPO plans for Ivanplats, his private company with copper and zinc projects in the Congo and platinum and nickel projects in South Africa. Friedland showed his Midas touch with the discoveries of Voisey’s Bay nickel deposit in Canada, purchased by… Continue Reading

The Parti Quebecois’ narrow election victory yesterday gave the province’s long-suffering separatists something to cheer about – at least until deadly gunfire from a lunatic introduced tragedy as Pauline Marois celebrated her political party’s win. The election outcome, not to mention the gunfire, likely put a bit of a scare into people – especially outside… Continue Reading

Why Death of Commodities Is ‘Greatly Exaggerated’. CNBC (Geologists at Voisey’s Bay, the nickel rich ore mine Robert Friedland sold to Inco Ltd. (now Vale) for $4.3 billion in 1995 – Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Ben Bernanke Doesn’t Care About the Price of Your Hamburger. Atlantic U.S. senator urges Washington to block China’s bid for Nexen. Globe and Mail… Continue Reading