McLeod-Williams zinc play, Full Metal Zinc (FZ:TSXV) announced that it intends to acquire the San Andres Silver Project in Durango, Mexico.  The project is brownfields and comes with a 300tpd mill and tailings facility, supposedly costing $6 million.  From 1890 to 1915, the property is said to have produced some 17 million ounces of silver. … Continue Reading

When Glencore and Xstrata merged earlier this year in a $30 billion deal, the Chinese regulators demanded that Glencore sell its Las Bambas mine in Peru by September 30, 2014 in order for them to approve the massive merger.  It appears that Chinalco Mining, the listed copper arm of the state-owned Aluminum Corp of China is interested… Continue Reading

Canacol Energy (CNE:TSX) provided production results from its wells in Colombia and Ecuador.  CNE’s total corporate production in July averaged 10,120 boepd, of which 7,027 bopd was crude oil with another 3,093 boepd of gas.  Month over month growth in total corporate production was 17.5% (8,616 boepd in May and June) and 22% (5,794 bopd)… Continue Reading

“Neurons that fire together wire together” is the aphorism most commomly used by neurologists to describe the process by which our brain assists learning by changing its physical structure. That is, there’s a real-life, physical cognate to your ability to learn new information and develop new skills. This is an aspect of the neurological term… Continue Reading

“At present, India is fully dependent on imports of potash.” Karnalyte Resources wins India investor for new potash mine. National Post Also: Karnalyte peer Encanto Potash (EPO) shares soared 12% Friday after another Indian consortium disclosed being in discussions with the company over a potential off-take deal. Read the statement here.

How to design breakthrough inventions. 60 Minutes Outcry after NOLA’s daily paper cuts back. 60 Minutes

Mexican drug gangs dig into mining industry. Al Jazeera Gore Went to Bat for Al Jazeera, and Himself. NYTimes

Soul Men: The Making of The Blues Brothers. Vanity Fair Money for Nothin’ Writing Checks for Free. PIMCO ArcelorMittal Deal Fuels Iron-Ore Rally. Bloomberg

Ackman, Herbalife and Celebrity Short-Sellers. NYTimes Petroamerica Announces the Start of Drilling Operations on its CPO-1 Block With the Spud of Altillo Oeste-1. Newswire

“We are all here on Earth to serve the Greeks.” In 2012 I Learned That… Reformed Broker Time to toot horn for George H.W. Bush. CNN What’s Ackman’s Herbalife Game? Reuters

Heirs of Mao’s Comrades Rise as New Capitalist Nobility. Bloomberg Who is the Canadian linked with 11 reverse-merger failures? Globe and Mail

Steven A. Cohen: A Fascination of Wall St., and Investigators. NYTimes Inside The Bank of England’s Bullion Vault. YouTube The Jim Cramer Of China. Businessweek

Rich managers, poor clients. The masters of the universe have been humbled. Economist  see also: Hedge funds have had another lousy year, to cap a disappointing decade. Going nowhere fast.

“What aspects of society can I bribe with promises to get myself power?” Rick Rule Audio. King World News Japan’s Shinzo Abe prepares to print money for the whole world. Telegraph

Gerard Depardieu flees France to seek asylum from Socialist wealth tax. Telegraph Why don’t bad ideas ever die? Rithotlz, WaPo