How about the worst-performing precious metal so far this decade for a contrarian play? Eric Roseman says Palladium could spike before the year is up as platinum becomes to expensive for commercial use. With output in the world’s largest platinum producer, South Africa, tumbling, Eric thinks both metals could soar…

Forgive junior miners for despairing. Even encouraging news on future production seems to have no real impact on share prices.

South Africa ’s power cuts are serious. There is no doubt about that. A contact, who recently returned from a business trip to Johannesburg, says outages were happening for between two and four hours a day.