This week, a seminar showcasing the opportunities for investing in Africa, benefits of mining in the Quesnel region of central British Columbia, a mining ingenuity is helping communities within Africa, and a company building a future in Silver

This week, we look at a base metal that could be used to gage the world's economic state, how competitions within the lending markets could benefit the mining sector, why past producers hold the keys to the future, and predictions of base metal prices.