I had the opportunity this week to connect with Jorge Beristain, head of Americas metals and mining equity research at Deutsche Bank. It was a fascinating interview, as Jorge communicates with CEOs of the world’s largest mining companies, and helps guide high-net worth individuals and institutions with their mining investments. Key issues discussed during the… Continue Reading

Gold rallied less than 1% today, meanwhile, the GDXJ (Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF) gained 3.68% closing at session highs. Every day we hear a lot about how “stocks are the only place to be invested”, as gold and other “uncorrelated assets” have suddenly lost favor among investors. However, there has been no greater… Continue Reading

TORONTO — Ivanplats Robert Friedland needs no introduction. For one, he is North America’s greatest mining showman. Second, he is almost surely a billionaire. Third, he is a miner’s mining exec. “He knows his metals, and his black box works,” platinum prospector and Ivanplats board member William Hayden told me the other day over fizzy… Continue Reading

Daniela Cambone of Kitco News talks with Nolan Watson of Sandstorm Gold at last week’s PDAC conference in Toronto. Of note Watson is very bullish on his recent Entree Gold transaction, saying it could go down as the best streaming deal in history. He is moderately bearish on gold for the next 18 months, saying… Continue Reading

Petroamerica Oil Corp’s recent pullback is the entry opportunity that investors have been waiting for – the next leg higher will likely bring PTA shares above .60: Let’s go to the charts: The fundamental story speaks for itself. PTA is currently producing over 4500 bopd with netbacks over $70 per barrel, meaning the company is trading… Continue Reading

Two weeks ago an investor friend phoned me up and asked “Should I dump my shares of Luna Gold? I’m worried about gold and all my other stocks are down…..”. I pulled up the LGC chart and was quickly impressed by the relative strength and large recent consolidation between $3.00 and $3.50. Instead of advising… Continue Reading

No-rail advantage puts Oceanic’s Hopes Advance project before Asian steelmakers for potential partnership. Iron ore is the key ingredient used to make steel. The majority of the seaborne trade, that is, iron to be shipped to other countries, goes to China. An oligopoly exists today whereby China is forced to rely on Big 3 producers… Continue Reading

Canadian oil companies are getting less for their oil due to pipeline bottlenecking. Most of the Oil extracted in Western Canada is piped to Illinois for refinement and then to Cushing, Oklahoma for sale. In recent years the sale price differential between Canadian crude oil, known as WCS (Western Canada Select), and its American counterpart… Continue Reading

Our readers have been hearing about Petroamerica Oil Corp. ($PTA) since August, 2012. Since then, we’ve been covering the Colombian-focused oil and gas junior closely — and we’ve done well owning the shares. Sunday evening, PTA management convened in Vancouver for a round of investor meetings today. We were able to join PTA’s Executive Chairman… Continue Reading

Last Monday, Haywood Securities energy analyst Al Knowles gave Petroamerica Oil Corp. his highest rating, Sector Outperform, and a C$.55 price target. At press time, shares in PTA had reached C$.34, an 18 month high. Haywood’s Mr. Knowles is optimistic about PTA’s Las Maracas oil field in Colombia, as we have been since August, when… Continue Reading

This afternoon Petroamerica Oil Corp. ($PTA) announced flow results of 3762 bopd (50% of which are net to PTA) from Las Maracas 5, a development well at their core oil field. This is a big number and these results do not include the lower zone of the well which could also yield pay. See: Petroamerica Provides a Testing Update… Continue Reading

Since we first wrote about Petroamerica Oil Corp. ($PTA.v) on August 16, shares of the Calgary/Bogata-based oil and gas junior have risen over 50% to 52-week highs (chart). Obviously something is up so we decided to take a closer look to see why shares in PTA have more buyers than sellers. What first attracted us… Continue Reading

Reformed Calgary/Bogotá-Based Oil & Gas Junior Hits 65 Feet of Colombian Pay And The Market Responds Featuring commentary from Frank Giustra, Jeff Boyce and Ralph Gillcrist, three key stakeholders in the company, Petroamerica Oil Corp. Caution: See PTA’s Foward Looking Statements. Jump to audio. It’s been a tough ride for Petroamerica Oil Corp. (PTA) shareholders,… Continue Reading

Could a mine opening ceremony be a catalyst to LUC’s share price? Lucara Diamond Corp ($LUC on the TSX big board) is a Lundin Group diamond mining and development company that I owned and wrote about last year. I entered at an average cost of $.87 cents and sold at $1.11 (Sources: 1, 2). For those new… Continue Reading

What I learned in Europe with Canadian mining heavyweights I’ve spent a few years now around Howe Street and I’ve been lucky to make some great connections. One in particular, Gianni Kovacevic, an investor and speaker at this weekend’s Cambridge House conference, has been good to me. What Gianni does is buy positions in companies, and… Continue Reading