Via Stockhouse.com… Brent Cook is one of the grand old newsletter writers of the North American resource scene, a name long respected by investors and sought after by junior miners. Resource guru Eric Coffin is also well respected and a giant on the geo scene. So when the get together for a chat about all… Continue Reading
I haven’t done a mining story in a while. Mostly because, mining. If you know a lot of mining guys, you know a lot of guys who have been downsizing for a while now. A few less receptionists, maybe squeeze a couple of companies into one office space, maybe hit a few less conventions this… Continue Reading
* When a major player in the weed space hits the market quietly, opportunities abound for long players You don’t know Bedrocan (TSX:V.BED, Stock Price). You say you do, but you don’t. Nobody does. Why I say this is because, frankly, before having a long, detailed chat with CEO Marc Wayne and CFO Michael Singer,… Continue Reading
If you’ve been watching the medical marijuana market from afar these last few months, wondering when the rubber might hit the road (or if it might skid off into a wall), today is the day that many of your questions will be answered. In the movie business, the last thing you want is two huge… Continue Reading
Founder and chairman of Continental Gold (CNL:TSX) Bob Allen will step back from the wheel of the company that he helped turned into Colombia’s most valuable junior gold developer, the company announced Monday. A pioneer in Colombian mining, Allen started Continental in 2007 as a privately held, Bermuda-based outfit, landing on the TSX in 2010… Continue Reading
Proponents of the relatively new crypto-currency, Bitcoin, have long boasted that the system was secure. Onlookers at the recent Vancouver Resource Investment Conference might have seen a company called Greenbank Capital (GBC:CSE) on display, with Director Mark Wettreich telling attendees that his company was betting on Bitcoin because, among other things, it was secure. “How… Continue Reading
Toronto-based Continental Gold (TSX:CNL) released a corporate update Thursday afternoon showing strong operating results for the year 2013, including 59,109 metres of drilling (adding to 215,300 metres for the project total), discovery of several new veins, four new precious metal-mineralized systems and – oh yeah – $117.5 million in hand with no debt to service. In… Continue Reading
They just wouldn’t have it. The Conservative Canadian government wanted a new outside competitor to start driving prices down in the local communications market, and Verizon was making all the right noises, but the big Canadian telcos just wouldn’t let it happen. The jury is out on whether admitting a company like Verizon (VZ:NASDAQ) into… Continue Reading
The picture above is apropos. Because it appears the person shown is setting fire to cheap paper. LX Ventures (TSXV:LXV) was seen by many as the ascending tech rocket that would boost the local sector. CEO Mike Edwards is a renowned tech player, he’s got nice exits behind him, and witht he Mobio social media platform,… Continue Reading
In the mining game, one dumb mistake can lead to years of decline. See Mining, Baja. Baja Mining? More like Ba-ha-ha-ha-ha Mining. “Shares of Vancouver-based Baja Mining Corp. (TSX:T.BAJ, Stock Forum) climbed 37% to 35 cents after the company provided revised capital cost estimates for its Boleo Project in Mexico after Monday’s market close,” –… Continue Reading
