When planetary scientists search for life on other planets the first thing they look for is evidence of water. “There are two main questions in the search for life: With so many places to look, how can we focus in on the places most likely to harbor life? What are the unmi...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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August 23, 2019
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In George Steinbeck’s epic novel ‘The Grapes of Wrath’, a poor family of tenant farmers and thousands of other “Oakies” hitch up their wagons to make the trek to California in search of work and a better life. A savage dr...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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October 4, 2019
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Back in August 2019 , Stockhouse investors and readers were introduced to a unique palladium play. Palladium, you say? Yes. And it’s not the string of famous theatres and movie palaces across North America. So what is the metal palladium, and what exactly i...
Dave Jackson
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November 6, 2020
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The fast food world gave us an interesting case study in supply and demand last week. By now you’ve no doubt heard about The Chicken Sandwich, the surprise superstar menu item from Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen that’s launched 1,000 blog post...
Frank Holmes
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September 3, 2019
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It’s a stark new reality. And investors need to listen up or lose out. Truth be told, it is no longer only the size and grade of each new mineral discovery that determines whether it can become a mine. Now, all exploration/development projects also need to ...
Marc Davis
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January 24, 2022
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It’s a lithium power play that has created an excited buzz in Canada’s capital markets. Earlier this week, investors went on a buying frenzy after American Lithium Corp. ( TSX.V: LI , OTC: LIACF , Frankfurt: 5LA1, Forum ) stealthily swoo...
Marc Davis
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February 12, 2021
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What do you think the world’s most important commodity is? Is it copper? Is it gold? No, it’s water. Water truly is a commodity we cannot live without. Gigantic quantities of water are used in almost every food and drink we consume. F...
Marin Katusa
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August 13, 2019
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As the third most-consumed metal on earth, behind iron and aluminum, copper is all around us. Found naturally in the earth’s crust, copper was among the first metals used by early humans, dating back to the 8th century, BC. Three thousand years later homo ...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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February 12, 2020
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One of the most prevalent current trends concerning mined commodities is the shift, driven by the effort to reduce our carbon footprint, is towards the electrification of the global transportation system. Electrification is part of the solution to averting further glo...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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January 29, 2020
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Copper prices surged to a one-month high on Monday, on potential supply disruptions owing to violent protests in Chile over a proposed law, now suspended, that would raise the prices of transit tickets. At least 11 people have died, according to the mayor of Sant...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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October 23, 2019
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