Ross Beaty: Gold, Silver, Copper, Nickel and Alternative Energy for Fun and Profit

Source: Karen Roche and JT Long of The Gold Report  (10/12/11)

Legendary mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty is an optimist. He likes the opportunities present in both bear and bull markets. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report at the Casey Research Summit in Phoenix, he explains his love of metals and alternative energy and what he is doing to position himself regardless of where the markets go.

Companies Mentioned: Alterra Power Corp. - Keegan Resources Inc. - Pan American Silver Corp.

The Gold Report: Your talk was titled "Gold, Silver, Copper, Nickel and Alternative Energy: the Commodities I Still Like." Before we get into the specific commodities, I wanted to ask you about the distortions in supply and demand that you mentioned. As more investment is going into exploration, fewer discoveries are being made. Is that because the easy ones have already been mined? Are costs higher? Are there more regulatory burdens? And how does that impact share prices?

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