Of the 15+ compelling stories told at our first ever Subscriber Investment Summit in Vancouver last week, one that stood out was NexGen Energy (NXE:TSXV), which made a rapidly growing Canadian uranium discovery in 2014 at the Arrow Zone. NexGen’s CEO, Leigh Curyer, previously managed a $500 million private equity fund with the mandate of finding… Continue Reading
When I was a talk radio host years ago my producer Robin thought it would be fun to do a spot about ego surfing, or the practice of Googling ourselves. In preparation for what we assumed was going to be a light-hearted look at a mild vanity indulgence, I was instantly horrified to find that… Continue Reading
At the Subscriber Investment Summit in Vancouver last Thursday, 35 year old Sandstorm Gold CEO Nolan Watson made the case for a new gold standard. “I believe that if you take actual physical gold in a vault and transact it electronically, that will be the first time in my generation that we will have something that… Continue Reading
According to legend, during the great California and Klondike gold rushes, it was the service providers — those who sold pans and pickaxes — who made the most money, not the miners. Fast-forward to 2014 and the still-rising shale energy boom is moving the United States ever closer to energy independence. This means drilling activity… Continue Reading
As a young boy, long before the hunt for buried treasure in the frozen reaches of the Canadian North and the discovery of one of the world’s richest diamond mines, Gren Thomas’s adventures took place mostly in his imagination. Thomas grew up in Wales, coal mining country. And he was captivated by the exploits of… Continue Reading
The gold mining industry has a big week ahead of it—two of its most important conferences will be held in Colorado. From September 14 to 17, the main event is the Denver Gold Forum, which will host the world’s largest precious metals miners, developers, and investors. The Precious Metals Summit, to be held in Vail… Continue Reading
Well known investor Frank Holmes of US Global Investors took some time to talk to us this week (MP3 Link here), and the ‘always on the go’ dynamo was enlightening on many topics. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Frank’s company, US Global Investors is a registered investment advisor with a unique expertise… Continue Reading
For over a year we’ve been following NexGen Energy’s (NXE:TSXV) potential to discover the next high-grade uranium deposit. Last week, we attended the inaugural analyst site visit at their high-grade uranium discovery called Arrow, at Rook I, the company’s Northwest Saskatchewan project in the Athabasca Basin, home to the world’s richest uranium mines. The project… Continue Reading
– Bedrocan will be the second licensed MMJ producer to go public in Canada (mid August expected) – Bedrocan has ten years of overseas experience (not a flash in the pan company) – Market leader Tweed may lose its number one value spot, pundit says Much as they did during the dotcom boom, this year,… Continue Reading
– Geologist shares secrets of White Gold sale, readies Red Mountain project near his hometown of Stewart, BC for prime time – New PEA could yield cheap, high-margin gold ounces – $10 million firm combines exploration, social license, engineering expertise – Here McLeod and McPhie tell the IDM Mining story on video for first time… Continue Reading
Few gold developers in the world today have an opportunity like Roxgold Inc (ROG:TSXV). The company is developing the high-grade Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso that has an after-tax IRR of nearly 50% (in a sector where you are lucky to achieve double-digit returns). The economics are unique for three reasons. First, the grade, which sits… Continue Reading
One of the youngest and most dynamic executives in the mining industry today is Nolan Watson, 34, founder and CEO of Sandstorm Gold (TSX:SSL, NYSE: SAND), a publicly traded streaming company with an approximate $860 million market capitalization. Earlier this week Sandstorm added Marry Little to its board of directors. Ms. Little is the founder… Continue Reading
Canaccord Genuity, the firm with roots in Canada’s venture capital business, has aggressively branched out into new markets in recent years. The strategy appears to be bearing fruit. Under the leadership of Paul Reynolds, 51, and CEO since 2007, Canaccord Genuity has used acquisitions and a shift overseas to transform the once Canada- and mining-centric… Continue Reading
When it comes to the junior exploration sector, not much over the past 2 years has peaked investor interest. One large (and high-grade) caveat to this is the Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium discovery made by Alpha Minerals and Fission Uranium in the fall of 2012. With a ten metre step-out drill hole late in a fall… Continue Reading
This interview is part of special coverage in advance of Sprott’s Vancouver Natural Resources Symposium, July 22-25, 2014. Register here. Few business leaders are as candid about their strategies to create wealth as Rick Rule, the charismatic chairman of Sprott US Holdings, one of the world’s largest investors in natural resources. I called up the… Continue Reading
