Tintina Resources (TAU-V) Australian miner Sandfire Resources is buying out George Soros’s Quantum Partners to consolidate control of Tintina Resources’ Black Butte Copper project in Montana. The deal will see Sandfire purchase an additional 47,244,095 shares at a price of $.0831 per share, a 38.5% premium to Tintina’s Tuesday closing price. Sandfire now owns 57.19%… Continue Reading

Mineral exploration entrepreneur Randy Turner has a strong track record in the mining business. He’s been involved in multiple discoveries and takeouts, including founding Winspear Diamonds (sold for C $305 million in 2000) and Silver Quest Resources (sold for $131 million in 2011). When New Gold acquired Silver Quest in 2011, they were after the… Continue Reading

Here’s a junior explorer trading at less than half its most recent reported cash balance, with a new high-grade gold discovery 8 kilometres from a mine in the making, more assay results from drilling pending, and an excellent management team. This summer, Independence Gold ($IGO.v) drilled about 1,750 metres at the Boulevard project, resulting in… Continue Reading

Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet Vancouver mining entrepreneur Randy Turner. Mr. Turner has been involved with multiple mineral discoveries since the late 1970’s, with the most notable being the Snap Lake diamond mine in Northwest Territories, taken over for a combined $478 million in 2000. Mr. Turner splits his time as the CEO of two… Continue Reading