Is the platinum price threatened with a sharp decline in the future?
As with all commodities, the price of platinum always results primarily from the relationship between supply and demand. A high degree of volatility is therefore…
Category: Raw materials
Blackstone Minerals Ltd. – an emerging natural resources company
The Australian commodities group Blackstone Minerals Ltd. is mainly engaged in the exploration and development of nickel, cobalt and gold. Blackstone Minerals is a relatively…
Omikron variant depresses commodity investor sentiment
Oil prices have fallen sharply since November and have only been able to recover a little temporarily since last week’s slide. One reason for the…
Graphite – much more than a mineral for writing
The very name of the gray-black mineral indicates that interest in graphite was originally limited to its properties as a writing material. But graphite is…
Iridium – one of the rarest precious metals
Iridium is one of the rarest metals in the world and is even rarer than gold. The silvery-white shining precious metal belongs to the so-called…
Price explosion for aluminum expected
Magnesium is an important raw material for aluminum, which cannot be produced without it. No magnesium has been produced in Europe since 2001. The aluminum…
Palladium – What are the future prospects for platinum’s little brother?
As one of the six elements of the platinum metals, silvery-white palladium is often referred to as platinum’s little brother. The shiny precious metal is…
The exploration of raw materials
Most of the most important raw materials are found in the earth’s crust. In order to use them, they are mined and promoted in different…
BHP Billiton – one of the world’s largest raw materials companies
An investment in commodities is always associated with risks. Commodity prices are subject to considerable fluctuations in some cases and are highly volatile. On the…
U.S. to tap national oil reserves
For some time now, the price of oil has been soaring to unprecedented heights due to high demand, and consumers around the world are suffering…