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Resource Investing News’ first infographic visualizes the BGS Risk List 2011 in a concise, intuitive manner, stressing the supply risk ranking of 52 elements and element groups, which are critical to our global economy.
Since S&P’s downgrade of the US on Friday investors have been seeking seeking safety in gold.
Batteries are critical in making renewable energy a bigger part of our energy supply. And while a number of battery types battle it out for widespread commercial application, Zinc-Bromide (ZnBr) redox flow batteries are receiving a smaller share of that action.
Gold investors who haven’t paid attention to Nevada in the past may want to begin doing so now. Focus is warranted to an area in Pershing County where mining companies are busy unearthing what could be the US’ next major gold trend.
Although overshadowed by the Alberta oil sands, offshore drilling on Canada’s east coast holds some interesting prospects.
Diamonds are expected to be a hot commodity over the long term, which will likely spur exploration, and there are at least three countries that have significant potential.
Shale gas has already been dubbed a ‘game changer’ for US energy markets – these three hotspots may prove to be just as fruitful.
Canada is a significant coal producer and plays a dominant role as a transmission point for North American coal heading to Asian markets. The country recently became a global leader in seeking ways to reduce GHG emissions from coal generation but a nagging issue has been the inability to update the infrastructure in order to meet the growing coal demand.
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