ENERGY Shell will buy BG Group for $70 billion in cash and shares (Bloomberg) DeeThree Exploration split to produce Boulder (growth co) and Granite (dividend co) (Calgary Herald) “Oil and the loonie are both probably near lows and look to move up from here.” (Jim Rickards) Has Leucrotta Exploration Inc. turned the corner? (CEO) Iona Energy… Continue Reading
Toronto-based Trimark Resources Fund portfolio manager Norman MacDonald participated in an online Q&A with the Globe and Mail earlier today. The portfolio manager, who oversees more than $154 million in natural resources-based investments, expects more volatility in the resources sector in the near term. Mr. MacDonald considers the recent oil and gas correction as one of the… Continue Reading
Continental Gold (CNL.TO)’s Buritica project in Colombia is one of the richest development stage gold assets. The gold at Buritica, more than 7 million ounces in all categories and growing, will be mined underground from rich veins. The deposit has a combination of attributes that are rare for a gold miner: size, grade, exploration potential… Continue Reading
Headlines via: CHAT.CEO.CA Good morning, I hope everyone had a relaxing long weekend. Lets take a walk around the web, shall we? Gold is higher Monday slightly (spot price to my right). ‘Gold has been the worst investment of my career, but I am still buying’ – Newton Real Return (Telegraph). Premier Gold Enters Into Agreement… Continue Reading
One of Canada’s most accomplished executives died tragically this week. Canaccord Genuity CEO Paul Reynolds was competing in the Lavaman triathlon in Hawaii with friends on Sunday. During the swimming leg of the race, Reynolds lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital, according to media sources. Canaccord announced the untimely passing of its President and CEO Thursday morning. The firm has appointed David… Continue Reading
Market Chat with Allan Barry Laboucan and Pat Boland. Featuring today’s special guest: geologist and mining entrepreneur Rob McLeod. The gentlemen discuss prospect generator junior mining companies including Milrock Resources, Kaizen Discovery, and Virginia Gold Mines. The topic stems from an article McLeod authored last week about the current state of the junior mining industry (link… Continue Reading
Here is my presentation from the Feb 28, 2015 Subscriber Investment Summit (SIS) in Toronto and this is what I talked about: When will junior mining turn around? What the world’s best minefinder Dave Lowell taught me about exploration Some groundrules for not getting fooled in the venture stock market How babyboomers in the mining… Continue Reading
The following is NOT endorsed by Haywood Securities. This is a genuine testimonial. When you have a stock broker who is great at finding private placements and proactive in selling winners, you have a much better chance at success in the Canadian venture business. Today we introduce such a broker – Jonathan Jones. I’ve known Jonathan since… Continue Reading
Via EnergyandGold.com, As a writer and investor in venture-capital companies and penny stocks, I probably put a bit too much focus on a company’s story. Generally, I like stories that package well. This is all about scalability of the business-model and management track record. I also like stories that aren’t well known or being told… Continue Reading
In November 2013, Canadian diamond explorer North Arrow Minerals (TSXV:NAR) made an exciting discovery at its Pikoo project in Saskatchewan, finding diamondiferous kimberlite at PK-150. The microdiamonds found in the drill core were exciting for the small company, although critics said there wasn’t much potential for size. This morning, North Arrow announced results from the… Continue Reading
Robert Hirschberg is a Toronto, Canada apparel industry entrepreneur and investor. For the past thirty five years, Mr. Hirschberg has been an active speculator in junior mining penny stocks, one of the highest-risk segments of all investing markets. In this video, you will hear how Mr. Hirschberg parlayed $20,000 at the start of the 2000’s… Continue Reading
The Subscriber Investment Summit in Toronto on Feb 28, 2015 gathered three newsletter writers, 15 mining and energy CEOs and approximately 300 investors for a day of insights sharing and networking. CEO.CA cameraman Carter Smith was there to film the CEO presentations, which have just been uploaded to Youtube for your viewing pleasure. Here they are:… Continue Reading
This morning, Resource Opportunities, a subscriber-supported investment newsletter founded by geologist Lawrence Roulston in 1998, appointed its next editor, Mr. James Kwantes, currently mining reporter with Vancouver Sun and editor of the World of Mining blog. I know this because I recruited him for the position, having been working with Lawrence Roulston to revive Resource Opportunities… Continue Reading
Good morning. The week has flown by, but I’m excited to be chasing down a couple of under-the-radar investment ideas, and to be adding useful features to CEO Chat. Here are some junior resource, finance and technology headlines: Israel Chemicals wants to buy Allana Potash for C $137 million (AAA.TO) Uber rich gold developer Pretium Resources gets its… Continue Reading
Correction: an earlier version of this post said Mr. MiLau was CEO at Endeavour Mining. That was a typo. He was Endeavour’s CFO. Apologies. West African gold developer True Gold Mining (TSX:TGM), which is building the Karma gold mine in Burkina Faso, has appointed Christian Milau, an executive with relevant experience, to lead the company. Mr. Milau… Continue Reading
