Yesterday, Lawrence Solomon wrote this article in the Financial Post and in it he provokes some counter-intuitive ideas against renewable energy sources and for fossil fuels.  The basis of his argument is that non-renewable energy, fossil fuels, are sustainable whereas the renewables are not and will not be for many decades to come. He sites the fact that, although, hundreds of… Continue Reading

Patterson Lake uranium explorer, Aldrin Resource Corp (ALN:TSXV) announced this morning that they have completed their radon survey on the Triple M project which is next door to Alpha/Fission’s Patterson Lake South discovery. ALN used the same radon contractor as Alpha/Fission used (RadonEx Exploration Management) which helped Alpha/Fission discover multiple high-grade uranium zones at their… Continue Reading

Parex Resources (PXT:TSX), the 50% operating partner of Petroamerica Oil (PTA:TSXV) in the Los Ocarros Block in Colombia’s Llanos Basin, announced the initial results from the La Guira-1 exploration well, in their third quarter release (and subsequently in a release from PTA).  La Guira-1 was spud on October 9th and targeted the Mirador, Gacheta and Une formations and was drilled to… Continue Reading

With an oversubscribed $150 million senior secured debt package locked-up and the approval for Phase 1 development of the Atrush block by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), ShaMaran Petroleum (SNM:TSX), is set to re-rate given their ability to finance the development of the huge block.  The company released its Q3 2013 financial and operating results last night… Continue Reading

After markets closed yesterday, West African gold producer, Endeavour Mining (EDV:TSX) released significantly improved third quarter results which included record gold production of 88,445 ounces in the quarter which is their largest quarter to date and represents a 17% from second quarter production of 75,421 ounces.  The company was able to slightly lower cash costs in the quarter, down… Continue Reading

In early 2011, a junior resource company, Sanatana Resources (STA:TSXV), was looking to acquire land in a developing gold camp in Canada and they came across one such opportunity in a property called the Watershed project in northern Ontario.  This property was owned by Augen Gold so STA entered into an option agreement with Augen to earn in… Continue Reading

Ray Smith’s Madalena Energy (MVN:TSX) has released results from their unconventional oil wells in the Paddle River area of west-Central Alberta.  Production began in early November and during a nine-date test, the horizontal Ostracod oil well flowed at an average rate of 658bpd and 871Mscfd of natural gas for a total of 803boepd.  After accounting… Continue Reading

Lest we forget. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now… Continue Reading

According to Strateco Resource’s (RSC:TSX) CEO, Guy Hébert, a group of the company’s US shareholders intend to challenge Quebec’s recent resistance to uranium exploration and mining.  In March, Quebec environment minister, Yves-Francois Blanchet announced a moratorium on all uranium exploration and mining until the government had the opportunity to review and submit an environmental report… Continue Reading

According to a private source close to China’s largest gold producer, China National Gold Group, that group is looking at investing in Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (IVN:TSX).  The source claims the state-owned China National Gold is interested in acquiring a stake in Ivanhoe’s Platreef project.  The Platreef project is a thick, high-grade Flatreef platinum-palladium-gold-nickel-copper-rhodium deposit in South… Continue Reading

Renegade Petroleum (RPL:TSX), the Saskatchewan-focused light oil producer, has called a special shareholder meeting as part of an ongoing dispute with an activist shareholder, FrontFour Capital Group LLC.  The news release today is in response to a release issued by FrontFour on October 31, 2013 in which the activist outlined their concerns.  The meeting will… Continue Reading

With the gold price unable to meaningfully breakout this year, gold miners have been increasingly conscious of the quality versus quantity of the ounces they produce.  The West African gold miner, Endeavour Mining (EDV:TSX), led by Neil Woodyer (Founding Partner of mining finance firm Endeavour Financial) and a slew of other mining executive powerhouses, has been consistently lowering… Continue Reading

Frank Holmes – CEO and CIO of US Global Investors (Interview by Sharad Khare) “A key value is to recognize other people, for any form of achievment, whatever they do…Always show that gratitude for others.” Related: This weeks Frank Talk Blog – “Don’t Miss This Golden Cross in Resources” Visit US Global’s website at: http://usfunds.com/

Cashed up Latin American silver producer and developer, Silver Standard (SSO:TSX) has agreed to divest one of its non-core assets to Argonaut Gold (AR:TSX) for $75 million.  The asset is the advanced-exploration stage San Agustin project located in Durango state, Mexico.  According to a 2009 resource estimate prepared for Silver Standard, the project hosts 1.6… Continue Reading

Clive Johnson’s B2Gold (BTO:TSX) has released additional results from their 134 hole, 23,500m 2013 drill campaign at the company’s near-term Otjikoto project in Namibia.  The latest results were from the Wolfshag zone which sits immediately east and northeast of the planned open pit for the project.   Results from the Wolfshag zone highlight the potential to… Continue Reading