Newstrike Capital (TSXV:NES), one of the better respected gold exploration names on the TSX-V, has published their maiden NI 43-101 Resource Estimate for the Ana Paul gold project in Guerrero, Mexico. NES long James Kwantes commented, “Ana Paula contains 43 million tonnes grading 1.59 g/t gold and 7 g/t silver, for a measured and indicated… Continue Reading

I had the opportunity this week to connect with Jorge Beristain, head of Americas metals and mining equity research at Deutsche Bank. It was a fascinating interview, as Jorge communicates with CEOs of the world’s largest mining companies, and helps guide high-net worth individuals and institutions with their mining investments. Key issues discussed during the… Continue Reading

Remembering one of Canada’s greats who died nineteen years ago today. It was nineteen years ago today that John Candy passed away in his sleep from a heart attack while filming a movie in Durango, Mexico. Appearing in over 40 films, John led an illustrious career, becoming one of Canada’s most successful entertainers. Born in… Continue Reading

Canadian oil companies are getting less for their oil due to pipeline bottlenecking. Most of the Oil extracted in Western Canada is piped to Illinois for refinement and then to Cushing, Oklahoma for sale. In recent years the sale price differential between Canadian crude oil, known as WCS (Western Canada Select), and its American counterpart… Continue Reading

The unapologetic promoter behind Newstrike Capital and other ventures shares his latest and greatest ideas. TH: Keir, last year you were pitching us on a web startup called Stockmash, which aimed to crowd source investment ideas. What’s the latest there? KR: Ah, yes, I sold it to another company last year that was more advanced in crowdsharing… Continue Reading

Source: World of Mining The annual Vancouver Resource Investment Conference goes Sunday and Monday at Vancouver Convention Centre West. If you’re prospecting for investment ideas and kicking tires on potential stock picks, read the Vancouver Sun article I wrote about the Cambridge show a year ago. The piece is dated but not much has changed (except for a little tech… Continue Reading

With special thanks to Odgers Berndston, global leaders in executive search, for supporting this production. Click here to launch the video in Youtube, or scroll to the bottom of this article. The Atascosa Ranch is walking distance from the US/Mexico border, just outside of Nogales, Arizona. It’s owned by Dave Lowell, an affable 84-year-old man… Continue Reading

Appropriation – separating something from where it came to give it another purpose – has been with us for a while and seems hard for someone to understand how it works in art making today. The idea that somethings are art and others are not isn’t the easiest thing to understand. It’s subjective and personal.… Continue Reading

May the best of 2012 be the worst of 2013 2012 was both a challenging (to put it mildly) year for junior mining stocks and a great opportunity to pick up high-quality names at bargain prices. I hope you managed to take advantage of some of those sales. Sandstorm Gold, the first company that I… Continue Reading

Who’s Who in China’s New Communist Party Leadership Lineup. Bloomberg Ron Paul’s Farewell Speech. WaPo Can I call you Mel? Or is it Mr. Brooks? Vulture, Salon “Let me tell you this cute story. I had just met Alfred Hitchcock. I was really stunned. My God, he was a legend when I was just a… Continue Reading

Torex Gold (TXG) put the Guerrero gold belt back on the map earlier this week with a monster $350-million bought deal financing underwritten by BMO Capital Markets and others. In a junior mining sector that has been on the ropes for much of the year, it’s an impressive cash pile. Torex’s Morelos deposit has 5.4 million ounces of… Continue Reading

Do you know what the most significant piece of news was yesterday? (in my opinion) It was Torex Gold (TXG) raising $350MM in a Bought Deal for their 5.4 million ounce Morelos Gold Project in Mexico. Here we have a developer that won’t pour gold until at least 2016 being able to raise ~40% of their… Continue Reading

by James Kwantes “In a world of steel-eyed death and men Who are fighting to be warm, Come in, she said, I’ll give ya Shelter from the storm.” Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks (1975) by James Kwantes Steel-eyed death? Not quite, but speculative investors are bruised and bloodied. And Venture investors are certainly fighting to… Continue Reading

Silver Bull Resources ($SVB on the TSX and $SVBL on the NYSE) had news this morning: Silver Bull Intersects 106.35 Meters Of 37g/t Silver And 16 Meters Of 10.34% Zinc At The Sierra Mojada Project, Coahuila, Mexico The company also produced a new corporate video: Disclosure: Your author owns Silver Bull Resources ($SVB.TO) shares. Mineral… Continue Reading