Embee Diamonds, ADFD Partnership Lends Africa a Hand Up

Press Release: Embee Diamonds, in partnership with Calgary-based African Diamonds for Development (ADFD) is proud to announce the arrival of the Congo Star range of mine-to-market diamonds. The ADFD executive team and investors have traveled to Prince Albert, from British Columbia, Alberta and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to celebrate the arrival of the first shipment of rough from the DRC and to launch this unique Western Canadian partnership between ADFD and Embee Diamonds.

Global rare earth metals market is expected to reach USD 8.19 billion by 2018

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According to a recent Press Release: The global rare earth metals market is expected to reach USD 8.19 billion by 2018

Delays hurt rare earth company Molycorp

Molycorp Inc. owner of the largest rare-earth deposit outside China, reported a wider-than-expected loss after the company missed a production target and prices for the commodities declined.

The fourth-quarter net loss was $359.6 million, or $2.91 a share, the Greenwood Village, Colorado-based company said yesterday in a statement after the close of trading. The company reported net income of $26.6 million or 26 cents a year earlier.

US agricultural policy and food aid

Agribusiness has influenced U.S. foreign assistance policy dating back to President Kennedy’s Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. This powerful farm lobby, coupled with antiquated U.S. foreign assistance policies, particularly those regarding food aid, has resulted in inefficient food delivery and wasteful spending. The shortsighted and outdated nature of food aid policies creates dependence on American agricultural commodities abroad while intensifying economic problems at home.

LCM Rare Earths Review - March 2013

Global Rare Earths Report - March 2013 by London Commodity Markets

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Crude oil investment news: Africa's oil and gas market is the focus for SPE London conference

The Society of Petroleum Engineers London Section (SPE London) today announced that Africa’s oil and gas market is a key focus for its upcoming conference and exhibition, which takes place on 22-23 May at Savoy Place in central London (UK). Africa in general has seen renewed interest in its energy sector from both investors and oil and gas companies in recent years. This conference will explore the specific challenges and opportunities for investors and operators interested in the region and will include two dedicated sessions looking specifically at East and West Africa.

Investment wizards have their eyes on Precious Metals Investments stocks

"To succeed in the markets, it is essential to make your own decisions. Numerous traders cited listening to others as their worst blunder."--Jack Schwager (Investment manager, author, Stock Market Wizards: Interviews with America's Top Stock Traders, born 1948)

Crude oil investments news futures outlook March 2013

New York-traded crude oil futures were higher for the first time in three days on Friday, as investors returned to the market to seek cheap valuations after prices fell to a seven-week low earlier in the session.

Oil prices came under heavy selling pressure earlier in the week as a broadly stronger U.S. dollar and concern the Federal Reserve may scale back its stimulus program weighed on appetite for growth-linked assets.

Alternative Investment Markets Retrospective February 2013

Alternative Investment Markets Retrospective February 2013 from London Commodity Markets

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Rare earth company cleared to drill for rare earth minerals in Idaho

U.S. Rare Earth's said Thursday that it will begin core sample drilling in the Sheep Creek area on Lemhi Pass in May. Rare earth minerals are key ingredients in advanced electronics like cellphones, wind turbines and hybrid car batteries. Of the 14 minerals in the category, nine are used in cellphones.

Alternative Investments News - Precious metals performance

Precious metals slid on Wednesday, with gold hitting a seven-month low and platinum, palladium and silver falling more than 3 percent, as investors liquidated commodities ahead of closely watched U.S. Federal Reserve minutes.

London Commodity Markets - Strong dollar affects crude oil prices

Brent crude oil consolidated below $118 per barrel on Monday, underpinned by expectations of improving global growth and continuing tensions in the Middle East.

Trading volume was limited as the US market was closed due to the President Day’s holiday and as the International Petroleum (IP) Week, a gathering of industry professionals, kicked off in London, analysts said.

Alternative Investments News - Chicago agricultural commodities rebound

Chicago wheat and soy bean prices rebounded on Wednesday while corn dropped slightly.

The most active corn contract for March delivery lost 0.75 cents, or 0.11 percent, to close at $ 6.955 per bushel. March wheat gained 3.5 cents, or 0.48 percent, to settle at $ 7.355 per bushel. March soy beans rose 2.25 cents, or 0.16 percent, to close at $ 14.23 per bushel.

Crude Oil Investments News - Obama Prepares to Halt Oil Exploration

President Obama is going to take another crack at tackling climate change.

It really was a non-starter in his first term, and had he dwelled on it, it could've made any chances at re-election much more difficult.

Call for more public consultation on Jamaica's rare earth elements pilot plant

The planned construction of a pilot plant to process rare earth minerals in one of the most sought after green areas of the capital city will go ahead despite opposition from environmental advocates who insist that there must be public consultation.

London Commodity Markets - New investment could revive UK oil and gas industry

A new investment boom in Britain’s oil and gas industry could help reverse some of its recent dramatic decline, analysts say.

A total of more than £8bn of new investment has been announced by a number of companies over the last six months, creating around 6,000 specific jobs and the potential for more in the supply chain, according to trade body Oil & Gas UK.

The Future Of AC Motors and Rare Earth Elements

Rare earth metals have invaded the 21st century and things will never be the same again. Most of modern day technology gadgets, tools, equipment and vehicles make used of rare earth metals in order to functions. Imagine the cell phones, laptops, tablets, TVs, wind turbines, solar cells and hybrid cars without rare earth metals, just simply not possible.

London Commodity Markets - Tight Supply Combined with Economic Growth Boosts Precious Metals Investment

Economic growth in the US and China is supportive of platinum group metals and silver ETFs. Although the headline US 4Q GDP number was disappointing, there was considerable strength in consumption and business investment growth, while most of the drag came from a temporary slowing in government spending and net exports.

Why the doom and gloom merchants are wrong about crude oil

The stock market is not the only thing that is up. Crude oil prices have jumped as well rising faster than the S&P for the past month.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) next month futures contract prices for crude oil on the NYMEX increased again last week. That marked the seventh consecutive week oil prices have gained, the first time that has happened since 2009. Overall, WTI pricing level has risen 11% since mid-December.

London Commodity Markets - Rare earth mineral firm waiting for data from Alaskan mine

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. hopes to soon have a better measure of its rare earth mineral resource in Alaska.
“It should lift our level of assuredness from inferred (resources) to indicated and measured,” Mark MacDonald, the Bedford company’s vice-president of business development, said Tuesday in an interview.
The company expects the resource update in about a month, MacDonald said.