There aren’t many junior exploration companies doing significant drill programs in this tough market environment, but one company, backed my mining legend Ross Beaty, is bucking the trend. This morning, Savary Gold Corp. (SCA) commenced a 15,000 metre drill program at its Karankasso JV project in Burkina Faso, owned 65% by Savary and 35% by Sarama Resources… Continue Reading

Please See Applicable Disclosures Here Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is a development-stage mining company focused on establishing rare metal resources with the potential for near-term production. Ucore’s primary focus is the 100% owned Bokan – Dotson Ridge Rare Earth Elements “REE” property in Alaska, located 60 km southwest of Ketchikan, Alaska. Approximately 40% (by weight) of the rare earth elements contained in the… Continue Reading

Editorial by Alan Gorman President CEO Oceanic Iron Ore Corp April 22, 2015 All iron ore is not created equal. While the Australian iron ore market has clear and distinct advantages in respect of ocean freight costs, and the existing major producers are once again consolidating a near monopoly on supply within the seaborne market, there… Continue Reading

After enjoying a meteoric rise between 2002 and 2007 Cameco (CCJ) has endured an extremely challenging few years since the Fukishima disaster in March 2011: Technically speaking, there are a lot of positive developments in the CCJ chart including a potential breakout from a 13-month downtrend: And on the daily time frame there is a… Continue Reading

KELOWNA, BC, April 22, 2015 /CNW/ – Northern Uranium Corp. (TSXV : UNO) (“Northern Uranium” or, the “Company”) is pleased to provide a progress report on the drilling at its 50% owned North West Manitoba property. The Company is in the process of earning a 70% interest in the project from CanAlaska Uranium Ltd (TSXV:CVV).… Continue Reading

North Arrow Minerals Inc. (TSXV-NAR) is pleased to report that yellow diamonds from the Q1-4 kimberlite contain un-aggregated nitrogen, a defining characteristic of rare, natural Type Ib diamonds with fancy “Canary Yellow” colours. Type Ib diamonds are exceptionally rare, estimated to make up less than 0.1% of natural diamonds globally. The Q1-4 kimberlite is located… Continue Reading

For the past decade, junior mining companies have outperformed senior miners at finding new mineral deposits and generating wealth for investors. These are among some of the findings released in a study conducted by resource company strategist MinEx Consulting, which analyzed the performance of explorers and producers operating in Canada between 1975 and 2014. What… Continue Reading

Miranda Gold CEO Ken Cunningham sees 2-3 more difficult years ahead for mining investors, which gives his company more time to acquire and advance its projects with less competition. His low-market-cap prospect generator, Miranda Gold (MAD.V), plans to further monetize its Nevada gold assets, while another JV-partner in Alaska forges ahead modest, high-grade gold production with… Continue Reading

Every quarter, the mining research team at Haywood Securities writes a Junior Exploration Report covering many of the most active and exciting prospectors and developers today. This morning, Haywood released their Q2 2015 report. Here’s a quick introduction: Since the release of our Junior Exploration Q1/15 Report in January, junior mining stocks have experienced a… Continue Reading

Cameco strikes deal to provide india with 7.1 million pounds of uranium The numbers certainly aren’t mind-blowing on Cameco Corp.’s five-year agreement to provide 7.1 million pounds of uranium to India through 2020. The deal is only estimated to be worth $350 million and it’s small when you consider that the Saskatchewan-based miner sells about… Continue Reading

Vancouver, BC – April 14, 2015 – Sierra Metals Inc. (TSX:SMT)(BVL:SMT) (“Sierra Metals” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Brennan as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 13, 2015. Mr. Brennan is replacing Sierra Metals’ former President and CEO, Audra Walsh, whose resignation was announced earlier today. In conjunction… Continue Reading

Moving eulogy for Paul Reynolds, the late Canaccord Genuity boss, via GlobeandMail.com: Paul Reynolds When Paul Reynolds decided to do something, he went full bore. He turned his laser-like focus and boundless energy to the task at hand. He loved a challenge. A few years ago, on a warm summer night in Whistler, a close… Continue Reading

Below is a summarization of an hour long discussion with Henk Van Alphen, CEO, Wealth Minerals (CSE:WML). Thank you for your time Mr. Van Alphen, looking forward to our next discussion. In 1974 a young strapping Hendrik “Henk” Van Alphen arrived in Houston, BC from Holland with a dream of making the wilderness his home… Continue Reading

“The proper use of capital allocation is to maximize long-term value per share.” That’s according to Ralph Aldis, USGI’s resident gold expert and, since 2001, portfolio manager of our two precious metals funds—Gold and Precious Metals Fund (USERX) and World Precious Minerals Fund (UNWPX). In a recent Gold Report interview with Kevin Michael Grace, Ralph… Continue Reading

Right next to the Huckleberry copper-gold-molybdenum mine in Northwest BC, a junior company called Gold Reach Resources Ltd. (GRV.V) has been exploring the Ootsa property. To date, the company has found three copper-gold-molybdenum deposits at Ootsa, having drilled over 140,000 metres (350 holes) at the 100% owned property. The mineralization is porphyry style and low… Continue Reading