James Finch

9 Survival Tips for the Market Shakeout Blues

Investors who bought during the top of the frothy commodities rally are now panicking or kicking themselves. Neither activity helps an investor or trader think straight. Below are a few tips for dealing with the current market shakeout. 1. If you belie... Read >

Uranium Price Stops Declining on Cameco News

Just when the uranium markets begin to look dull - like they did in the 1980s and 1990s - along comes bad news planting the seeds of renewed interest. In October 2006, it was Cigar Lake. In March 2007, flooding at the Ranger operations attracted more inv... Read >

Nano Particle Tech Uses for Molybdenum

Finally, the financial markets have caught on as to how hot molybdenum stocks could get. While we began researching molybdenum about a year ago, and only first publishing in July 2006, molybdenum commentator Ken Reser has practically been the lone voice i... Read >

Exploiting Uranium Price Market Inefficiencies

Because of rapid developments in the uranium sector, over the past three years, the market place continues attempting to digest all the news and adjust accordingly. In a June 2003 utility PowerPoint we recently reviewed, it became evident to us that U.... Read >

China’s Battle for African Uranium

As reported by the Wall Street Journal, Sunday night's revelations that China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) may strengthen its ties to UraMin could represent a broader picture than an ordinary acquisition of a near-term uranium producer. There is an ong... Read >

Niger’s Tuareg Rebels Could Impact World’s Fourth Largest Uranium Producer

The next potential squeeze on uranium supply could come from terrorism, not nature. The world's seventh and eighth uranium producing mines are found in the Republic of Niger: the underground Akouta and the open pit Arlit. Together they produced 3434 to... Read >

Little Transparency Inside Uranium’s Secret World

Mired in secrecy, the uranium market hopes to someday offer price transparency. To whom will this ‘real' uranium price become transparent? Industry insiders know well before the general investing public ever finds out. Utility fuel managers compete w... Read >

Exelon VP to Uranium Speculators: Thanks!

We thought by now we'd heard it all. But the quote which follows, given to us in a tape-recorded telephone interview by the man who obtains nuclear fuel for the largest nuclear utility in the United States, surprised even us. "From the point of view of... Read >

China’s Natural and CBM Gas Ambitions Include Beijing Olympiad

In Seoul, South Korea, public officials pressured food vendors to stop selling roasted canines during the 1988 Olympiad to avoid giving the city and country a bad name among the tourists. Beijing has a more serious problem. It is one of the more toxic ... Read >

Uranium Strategy Quadruples Buying Power

Rolling off the assembly line, seven Strathmore Minerals' non-core uranium properties were snapped up by joint venture partners in less than five months by non-binding Letters of Intent (LOI). Strathmore Minerals corporate secretary Bob Hemmerling nicknam... Read >

Molybdenum Expert Predicts Shortages Ahead

If one believes the forecasts recently made by Terry Adams of UK-based Adams Metals and the Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), then the escalating demand for molybdenum products could impact the stainless steel business of POSCO (NYSE: PKX). The Korean-ba... Read >

China’s Coalbed Methane Attracting Carbon Traders

Americans, the world's largest polluters, consumed almost four tons of coal per person in 2006. Every ton of coal burned sends more than two tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. By 2009, experts believe China will overtake the United States as t... Read >

Uranium Demand Showing Price Weakness

Nuclear Market Review (NMR) editor Treva Klingbiel reported in this week's issue, "Two sellers that were evaluating bids in response to their auctions have concluded their evaluations and have decided not to sell at this time." She added, "Both sellers pr... Read >

Moly Mining? Check with Locals, Natives First

We interviewed Adanac Molybdenum executive chairman Larry Reaugh about the dozens of junior resource companies, which now proclaim they are part of the Molybdenum Bull Market. His company appears as a potential molybdenum producer on the horizon. Sinc... Read >

Both Molybdenum and Uranium Vital for Nuclear Reactors

Molybdenum plays a more vital role in the global nuclear renaissance than you might suspect. Without the silvery white metal, the world's energy infrastructure would somewhat suffer. But, nuclear power plants would be set back at least two decades. The n... Read >