Electrician turned mining entrepreneur Gianni Kovacevic has two important reminders for investors bailing on the copper sector this morning. The first is that no force in the world can prevent the ascent of man. Over the next decade, another 500 million people will be lifted from abject poverty, Kovacevic says, putting incredible demand on natural resources,… Continue Reading
Fission Uranium (FCU.T) released results from a maiden independent resource estimate on its Triple R deposit on the company’s 100% owned Patterson Lake South property in the Western Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. The resource estimate was larger than expected, coming in at just over 105 million pounds in the indicated and inferred categories. Highlights: 79,610,000 lbs U3O8 indicated… Continue Reading
CHAT.CEO.CA is now live… I have a confession to make: I have never been a confident writer. Seriously, for someone who is supposed to be a blogger, I am finding increasingly that I often spend hours editing sometimes even the most basic of posts, with the outcome being only marginally better than the original. The… Continue Reading
In the second instalment of the ‘Technically Speaking’ series, Tom Bruington, mining engineer with Sandstorm Gold, discusses the tools and concepts behind mineral exploration. Tom’s lesson covers both simple and more complicated exploration techniques ranging from mapping to geochemistry to drilling. Sign up for Sandstorm’s email list to receive the next episode first.
I enjoyed catching up with the James Altucher Show this morning, and thought I would share some of the program with CEO.ca readers. Altucher’s had a diverse career as an entrepreneur, hedge fund manager, and angel investor, and he has a penchant for spilling his guts out. As a writer, he’s become something of a… Continue Reading
A prospect generator is a mineral exploration company that identifies drill targets and finds partners to pay for the drilling. By farming out the projects, they reduce their risk, and often keep a piece of the upside. This is considered a more sustainable junior mining business model than pure grassroots exploration in a concentrated vehicle.… Continue Reading
Well before the Bay Area became a Mecca for venture capitalists, San Francisco-based asset manager Paul Stephens earned a fortune as an investor in the mining industry’s petrie dish. Paul H. Stephens may be back to his old tricks. According to recent SEDAR filings, he has increased his stake in mining prospect generator, Eurasian Minerals Inc. (C:EMX). Mr.… Continue Reading
One of the best performing junior mining companies of 2014 is concluding the year with yet another vote of confidence. Mark Smith and Peter Dickie’s Niocorp Developments Ltd., which is developing the Elk Creek niobium project in Nebraska, has seen its share price climb five fold already this year, on the back of team building,… Continue Reading
To a packed crowd in Vancouver yesterday, veteran junior resource analyst John Kaiser gave a presentation hosted by AME BC entitled, Confronting the Potential Extinction of a Canadian Institution. Here is a link to the 59 slide PDF presentation, courtesy John Kaiser. Mr. Kaiser has been closely involved with Canada’s venture capital markets for over thirty… Continue Reading
Like it or not, we are all Internet marketers now. Chances are you own a domain name or two and even host a web site for your business, hobby or personal brand. About five years ago, I set up a shared server to help a few family, friends and non-profits host web sites. One of… Continue Reading
I just bought my first ever Australian listed stock. It’s a small speculative position that I initiated because I think the technology/mining/water play is just getting going, and has some great people involved. The company is Clean TeQ Holdings (ASX:CLQ), and it has a roughly $20 million market capitalization. Clean Teq is a technology business… Continue Reading
This year, CEO.ca is proud to be taking part in Cambridge House International’s annual Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, at the spectacular Convention Centre, January 18-19, 2015 (Register now). The event is the largest annual financial gathering in Vancouver with over 7,500 investors expected. 350+ companies are participating this year, ranging from mineral explorers to technology firms, financial… Continue Reading
Today we share some real estate porn via Tiburon, California speculator and writer Thom Calandra’s Facebook page. Surely there’s a tech founder in the Bay Area who wants to own this truly spectacular $49 million pad that belongs to mining tycoon Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines – TSX:IVN (I own shares). Mr. Friedland… Continue Reading
Skiddy von Stade of financial recruitment portal OneWire.com has a fascinating interview series that occasionally features Wall Street tycoons in their offices talking about their lives and their values. In this week’s episode, Stade talks to Peter J. Solomon, founder of private investment bank Peter J Solomon Company, the man Financial Times calls, “The psychiatrist of finance.” Here’s… Continue Reading
Alexander Molyneux grew up with one foot in Australia and the other in Hong Kong, so he had a front-row seat to the rise of Asia and the demand for energy in a rapidly growing world. The nuclear winter brought on by Fukushima and the accompanying flight of capital afforded him the opportunity to get… Continue Reading
