James Fraser
Mr. Fraser joined CEO.ca in October 2014. He is passionate about the mining industry. His passion led to co-authoring the e-book "Mining Stocks Investor Guide: A Guide to Investing in Mining Companies." He has a finance background and has completed his Canadian Securities Course (CSC) and Conduct and Practices Handbook (CPH). When Fraser is not "digging" up the latest mining stock, he can be found enjoying a wide variety of sports or travelling the world.
Articles by James
POSTED ON July 02, 2015 BY James Fraser

A look at some of the mining headlines that caught my attention this morning with some additional thoughts on each. Atlantic Gold – (AGB:TSXV) – Atlantic Gold is out with a solid looking feasibility study at the MRC project in Nova Scotia. At $1200 gold the project economics come in at a post-tax NPV of… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 30, 2015 BY James Fraser

  A look at a few of the mining headlines out this morning that caught my eye this morning with some brief additional comments. NexGen Energy – (NXE:TSXV) – NexGen Energy is out with final assays from the winter drill program at the Rook 1 project in Saskatchewan. The deposit continues to grow with additional… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 29, 2015 BY James Fraser

A look at a few of the mining headlines out this morning with some additional comments. Eldorado Gold (ELD:TSX) – Eldorado has received a key mining permit for the Eastern Dragon project in Heilongjiang province, China. A project permit approval (PPA) has been approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. In China the PPA is… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 26, 2015 BY James Fraser

Brent Cook of Exploration Insights newsletter was on the popular BNN show Market Call this morning discussing junior mining stocks. Mr. Cook believes the junior mining sector is nearing a bottom and bouncing along the bottom currently. Here are my quick notes from the show and Mr. Cook’s comments on companies mentioned. Top picks – Pilot Gold (PLG:TSX),… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 25, 2015 BY James Fraser

A look at a couple of mining news releases out this morning with some additional comments. Wesdome Gold Mines – (WDO:TSX) – Wesdome is out with  drill results from the winter drilling program at its Kiena property in Val d’Or, Quebec. 30 holes were drilled to explore S50 East and the Presqu’ile zones. The drill program was… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 24, 2015 BY James Fraser

  A look at some of the mining headlines out this morning that caught my eye. Rubicon Minerals – (RMX:TSX) – Rubicon is the world’s newest high grade gold producer as the Phoenix project in Red Lake, Ontario. First gold pour has been completed of ~741 ounces. Rubicon has now completed construction at the mill… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 23, 2015 BY James Fraser

A look at some of the more interesting mining press releases out this morning with some additional thoughts. Mariana Resources – (MARL:AIM) – Mariana has released more drill assays from the promising Hot Maden project in eastern Turkey. Step back drilling has intersected high grade mineralization of 109.9m @ 11.9 g/t Au and 1.13% Cu in… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 22, 2015 BY James Fraser

A look at a couple of the mining news releases out this morning with some additional comments on each. Atac Resources-(ATC:TSXV) –  Atac has commenced the summer exploration program at the Rackla project in the Yukon. Diamond drilling is under way and will focus on the Conrad zone and Anubis cluster. The plan is for… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 18, 2015 BY James Fraser

There has been a solid but quiet performer in the commodities sector recently. Flying largely under most investors’ radar is zinc, up 3.9% in 2014. It’s often overlooked because as an “industrial” metal it doesn’t have the same shine as “precious” metals. According to many analysts, zinc is setting up nicely to continue its upward… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 18, 2015 BY James Fraser

A look at what I found interesting in the mining related press releases out this morning. Klondex Mines – (KDX:TSX) – Klondex has received a key permit for the high grade Fire Creek project in Nevada.  The receipt of a water pollution control permit will allow the tonnage cap to be lifted. The WPCP permit allows for… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 17, 2015 BY James Fraser

A look at some of the top mining headlines out this morning with some additional context on each. Pilot Gold – (PLG:TSX) – Pilot Gold is out with news this morning that a 20,000m drill program is under way on the 60-per-cent-owned TV Tower property in northwestern Turkey. Major mining company Teck is the other 40%… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 16, 2015 BY James Fraser

A quick look at a few of the mining news releases out this morning that caught my attention with some additional comments on each. Continental Gold – (CNL:TSX) – Continental has released an additional 20 drill results at the Veta Sur and Yaragua vein systems at the Buritica project in Colombia. The plan is to release… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 15, 2015 BY James Fraser

A look at some of my favourite news releases out this morning with some brief comments on each. NexGen Energy – (NXE:TSXV) –  A huge drill hole out of NexGen Energy this morning as hole AR-15-44b has intersected 68.5 m of 9.56% U3O8 at the Rook 1 project in Saskatchewan. Rook 1 is located in the… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 12, 2015 BY James Fraser

Canada Zinc Metals – (CZX:TSXV) – Canada Zinc Metals has released plans for the 2015 field season at the Akie project in northeast British Columbia.  Field crews are in place and 5000 metres of drilling is expected to take place targeting the Cardiac Creek deposit. The goal of the program is resource growth from the… Continue Reading

POSTED ON June 11, 2015 BY James Fraser

Solitario  Exploration and Royalty Co (SLR:TSX)  and Ely Gold (ELY:TSXV) –  Waterton has purchased the Mt. Hamilton gold project in Nevada off partners Solitario and Ely Gold for $30 million USD. Solitario owns an 80% interest and will receive $24 million with Ely holding 20% and receiving $6 million. An updated feasibility study was completed… Continue Reading

×