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Jean Folger: Nickel has been used for thousands of years, but it was not classified as a chemical element until 1751. With an atomic number of 28, nickel appears as Ni on the periodic table in the wide central block that holds the transition metals, most of which Read more…
Jean Folger: Lead, one of the periodic table’s ordinary metals, was used thousands of years ago by the Romans for aqueducts, tank linings and water pipes. Valued for its malleability and resistance to corrosion, lead and lead-rich pewter were used also in the making Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Lead is a heavy metal that has been used for thousands of years in a wide variety of applications, from building and construction to batteries, ammunition, and weights. In addition to its many uses, lead’s appeal comes from its extreme resistance Read more…
Larry D. Spears: After a shocking upward climb to nearly $50 an ounce, silver (NYSE:SLV) prices have been walloped over the past two days – plunging to $41.50 an ounce in afternoon trading Read more…
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Brad Zigler: Last week, we looked at the trailing performance of gold mining shares, as a class, vs. bullion, using the indexes underlying the Market Vectors gold miners ETFs as our benchmarks. Read more…
As global demand for natural resources remains insatiable, Canada’s vast supply of these natural resources makes it highly appealing to investors. Read more…
As commodity ETFs have witnessed increased investor demand and increased returns over this year, there have many new resource-specific ETFs Read more…
ETF Securities launched 4 new (ETCs) on the LSE which are designed to track the cocoa, tin, lead and platinum Dow Jones – UBS Commodity Indices, priced off futures contracts. ETF Securities said these indices are up an average of Read more…
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