Billionaire mine developer Robert Friedland has said that real wealth in the mining sector is created by finding something. Friedland would know this, having driven 5+ world-class mining discoveries in his career. He knows that to find a mine you have to spend a lot of money, and drill a lot of holes. Another secret… Continue Reading

The Athabasca-basin in Northern Saskatchewan is the world’s most prolific uranium producing region. For several decades, small “junior” companies have explored the Basin for economic uranium deposits, with the lucky few being taken out by larger companies at substantial premiums. Shares in Fission Uranium are up over ten fold over the past three years when… Continue Reading

If you’re reading this, it’s likely you own a smartphone, computer, TV, refrigerator, automobile, and all the myriad of marvelous inventions that those of us in the modern world enjoy, and take for granted. However, there are still hundreds of millions of people who have yet to benefit from these modern amenities in developing nations, namely… Continue Reading

Plenty of newsletters writers have been calling the bottom in junior mining shares for the past four years as the shares themselves have gotten cheaper and cheaper, but that doesn’t mean the letter writers should give up on the practice. With each passing year the odds of a rebound become more likely. I watched the Casey Research Going Vertical video… Continue Reading

Brent Cook (BC): So, I’ve owned Lara for quite a while, we own it in the Exploration portfolio. I’m going to have a quick talk with Miles [Thompson] and see how it’s going and what the future looks like. BC: Hey Miles, what’s going on with Lara? Miles Thompson (MT): We’re basically just sticking to… Continue Reading

Mining legend Ross Beaty made a fortune buying up copper deposits when nobody wanted them. He has also financed several mega-wealth creating mineral discoveries, contributing to his astounding track record, outlined in this earlier CEO.ca article. Leo Hathaway, VP Exploration for Odin Mining & Exploration, has been working closely with Mr. Beaty for the last… Continue Reading

Arguably the most exciting gold discovery of 2015 belongs London listed Mariana Resources (MARL:AIM) and their joint venture partner Lidya, at the Hot Maden project in Eastern Turkey.  The story began attracting attention in early February. Drill hole HTD‐04 intersected 103m @ 9.0 g/t Au and 2.2% Cu from 25m, an exceptional hole. 6 days latter if investors were not awake… Continue Reading

Tonight is the season finale of the popular Discovery Channel program Gold Rush, and viewers are set to find out how much gold the Hoffman family dug up this season. Klondike Gold Corp (KG.TSXV), a fledging junior miner I own stock in and have worked with, will receive 15% of whatever Gold the Hoffman’s produce… Continue Reading

Today marks a significant achievement for Red Eagle Mining (RD.V) and the entire Colombian gold sector. The South American nation has a long and storied history of gold mining, but no modern gold mine has been permitted in the country. This all changed this morning when Red Eagle announced the receipt of their Environmental License, the… Continue Reading

The Prospectors and Developers Convention (PDAC), held last week in Toronto, is the largest annual mining conference, with over 23,000 attendees this year. The event is typically when small mining companies rush to put out news releases to try and get attention. This year, the fourth consecutive year of declining share prices and financing activity… Continue Reading

The owner of one of the world’s largest and lowest grade gold mines is filing for bankruptcy. Allied Nevada Corp. (ANV.TO), which owns the massive Hycroft gold mine in Nevada, has reached an agreement with its note holders to restructure the company. ANV and the supporting noteholders have also agreed on a $78 million debtor… Continue Reading

by EnergyandGold.com At the Subscriber Investment Summit in Toronto last week, Energy and Gold took in 15 presentations from leading junior mining and energy CEOs hand picked by three well known investment newsletter writers. One company, Canamax Energy (CAC.V), was introduced as the largest holding of Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin editor Keith Schaefer. Mr. Schaefer has been… Continue Reading

Seven hundred forty million dollars. That’s how much Bill Gross has reportedly invested of his own cash into the bond fund he manages at Janus Capital Group. The billionaire bond king—who unexpectedly left Pacific Investment Management Company, or PIMCO, in September after a clash with senior management—now owns a little over half of the $1.45… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com: Encouraging comments from Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy Tomas Gonzalez this morning at PDAC sent Continental Gold (CNL.TO) shares soaring 10% before pulling back late in the trading session. Gonzalez stated that Buriticá’s environmental permit could come in May, a couple of months ahead of CNL’s timeline guidance. While government officials tend to… Continue Reading

Via EnergyandGold.com, of undeveloped gold projects globally, few have the grade, size and potential of Pretium Resources’ Brucejack gold project, and specifically, the Valley of the Kings area, near Stewart, British Columbia, which contains 6.9 million ounces of gold at 15.7 grams per ton and is open for expansion. Pretivm is among the most valuable… Continue Reading