According to our CEO Technician, Ivanhoe Mines has a $3 short term technical target if shares in the African mine developer close above $2.50 today. Related: What is a Cup and Handle pattern? Last week, Ivanhoe was upgraded by CIBC World Markets analyst Leon Esterhuizen from “sector perform” to “sector outperform” with a $4.50 price… Continue Reading

The Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper, has published a story I wrote about Canaccord Genuity’s Global Resources Conference and why four veteran investors (Frank Giustra, Frank Holmes, Randall Oliphant and Paul Reynolds) are optimistic for gold and resources shares. The article is behind the Globe Unlimited paywall, which is worth the $30 per month for… Continue Reading

Core long position Petroamerica Oil Corp. (TSXV:PTA) has provided an update on its appraisal activities in Colombia. What you need to know is that PTA trades at less than 1.5X cash flow currently, the La Casona field will come on stream in November, the La Casona 2 appraisal well is about to be tested, as… Continue Reading

Colombian light-oil producer, Parex Resources (PXT:TSX) has provided an impressive update on its operations in Colombia including raising their full-year guidance to 15,700bopd (up from 15,000-15,500bopd).  The increase to full year guidance comes on the back of impressive production in the third quarter of 16,200bopd and an even more stellar forecast for the fourth quarter… Continue Reading

West African gold developer, Asanko Gold (AKG:TSX) (previously Keegan Resources) has announced the final piece of funding needed to build their $290 million Esaase gold mine in Ghana.  AKG has signed a definitive agreement with Red Kite Mine Finance for a $150 million project debt facility comprised of $130 million project facility (LIBOR + 6)… Continue Reading

With gold set for its first annual decline since the year 2000, Goldman Sachs, the outspoken pessimist of the gold markets, put out a report summarizing their expectations for third quarter earnings.  The focus of the piece was Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) gold miners and was titled “3Q earnings previews: Lower gold price… Continue Reading

THE CALANDRA REPORT: Subscribe $91 yearly October 22, 2013 Most everyone likes an under-fished story. Even regulators. So, this is Day 9. Barkerville Gold Mines’ return to trading brings a doubling of the stock price for those who bought the tarnished stock in America’s pink-sheet market (symbol BGMZF) whilst the Canada shares were halted. Those… Continue Reading

Bob Quartermain’s battered Pretium Resources (PVG:TSX) has announced the initial processing results from the 10,000-tonne bulk sample program from the Valley of the Kings.  The company received these first results from cross-cut 426585E which produced 281 total gold ounces in 2,167 dry milled tonnes of material (which would imply a grade of approximately 4g/t gold). … Continue Reading

163,000 shares of buying was enough to send Newstrike Capital Inc. (TSXV:NES), a Vancouver-based, Mexico-focused gold exploration company run by Richard Whittle and backed by the Lundin Group, up 13 cents or 15.6% Monday. Last Thursday, Newstrike announced that an airborne geophysical survey flown over the company’s Aurea Norte property generated fifteen high priority exploration targets,… Continue Reading

Niocorp Developments Ltd. (TSXV:NB), a junior mining company developing the Elk Creek Niobium project in Nebraska, has closed a 6,186,612 share private placement at 15 cents, raising $927,991 US for the company. CEO Mark Smith, who was formerly CEO at Molycorp (NYSE:MCP), subscribed for 3.4 million shares or $510,000 US. Proceeds will be used to conduct further… Continue Reading

The Lundin Group’s Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC) reached a 52 week high of $1.25 Friday, with shares in the African diamond producer closing at $1.23 on approx. 700,000 shares. Lucara’s shares have more than doubled since the company entered production at its 100% owned Karowe diamond mine in Botswana in August, 2012 (Related: A New Age… Continue Reading

We had the wonderful opportunity of attending the Canaccord Genuity Global Resources Conference during the past couple of days in Miami, Florida. Canaccord put on a first class event with many of mining and energy sector’s best CIOs and CEOs on hand. Below are some of the key takeaways from the conference: Most miners are… Continue Reading

An interesting development in the Canadian uranium sector from Reuters this morning; as part of the Canada-EU free trade agreement, Canada has agreed to ease foreign ownership restrictions on Canadian uranium mines.  Currently foreign mining companies cannot own more than 49% of producing Canadian uranium mines, but that is about to change claims Reuters.  Note… Continue Reading

A light news day.  A good read with some interesting facts on private equity’s growing importance in the mining industry from the Financial Post. In 2012, private equity was involved in eight mining deals worth $8.5 billion and that is expected to grow to $10-$15 billion over 2013.  Contrastingly, miners in Canada are expected to… Continue Reading

Lukas Lundin’s Africa Oil (AOI:TSXV) announced a $450 million brokered private placement.  The company is issuing 56.5 million shares at $8.25 per share and will be placed on a best efforts basis through Citigroup, Dundee and Pareto Securities.  The company claims to have good support for this financing with its existing shareholders as well as… Continue Reading