Calandra: Junior Miners Need Consolidating By Hannah Tool | Index Universe Thom Calandra was co-founder and chief columnist of MarketWatch before it was sold to Dow Jones in 2005. After taking a few years off, he returned with The Calandra Report, a mining-focused newsletter. Calandra spoke to IndexUniverse contributing writer Hannah Tool about the downturn of… Continue Reading

Lundin Mining (LUN:TSX), Lukas Lundin’s namesake multi-billion dollar base metal mining company, announced today that they would be spending in excess of $460 million in capital in 2014, (compared to an estimated $255 million for fiscal 2013).  The bulk of the spending, $300 million will go towards completing construction of the Humboldt mill and their recently acquired Eagle mine,… Continue Reading

“You want me to be a wilting flower? I mean, wilting flowers don’t build companies.” “If nobody would try, of course nobody would make it,” Mr. Munk said. “I must have given 25 lectures at business schools and my theme number one is: dream big, dream big. Put all your efforts into realizing your dreams.… Continue Reading

Click here to watch the BNN interview.  Andrew Bell: We’ve seen a couple of downgrades, BMO and RBC, they say nothing wrong with the company, just the stock’s got above their valuation. William Lamb: I think the way we would see that is they are basing on information which is available in the market. The… Continue Reading

In the mining game, one dumb mistake can lead to years of decline. See Mining, Baja. Baja Mining? More like Ba-ha-ha-ha-ha Mining. “Shares of Vancouver-based Baja Mining Corp. (TSX:T.BAJ, Stock Forum) climbed 37% to 35 cents after the company provided revised capital cost estimates for its Boleo Project in Mexico after Monday’s market close,” –… Continue Reading

By James Kwantes, World of Mining Eric Friedland’s Peregrine Diamonds released news this morning that moved the stock 52%, to 64 cents, by the time markets closed. A 222-dry-tonne bulk sample from the company’s CH-6 kimberlite returned an impressive grade of 2.7 carats per tonne and 48 diamonds larger than 1 carat, including a 3.54-carat stone. CH-6… Continue Reading

US uranium developer, Uranerz Energy (URZ:TSX), announced today that it has closed a $20 million loan through Sambla Denmark’s online lending program that the company launched on October 12, 2020.  The loan will mature in 7 years and will bear interest at an attractive 5.75% annual rate.  Interest only is paid in the first year with… Continue Reading

Shareholders of Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX:TRQ) would be wise to participate in an upcoming rights offering, according to company founder and billionaire mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland, who lost control of Turquoise Hill in 2012, and says he still owns 8-9% of the company. “People should buy the rights and exercise them hand over fist,” Mr. Friedland… Continue Reading

Canada Carbon (TSX-V: CCB), a Vancouver-based firm engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Ontario and Quebec, announced today that the company had commenced the second phase of drilling at their Miller Graphite project located in Quebec. According to the news release, the campaign is intended to define the graphite mineralization at… Continue Reading

The West African gold producer and developer, Endeavour Mining (EDV:TSX), announced late last week that it has poured first gold at the company’s Agbaou Mine in Cote d’Ivoire.  Endeavour planned on pouring first gold within the first quarter of 2014, so they are well-ahead of schedule.  The mine is now advancing in its commissioning phase with ore… Continue Reading

An investment advisory group from PI Financial Corp. in Vancouver are writing a solid junior resource client newsletter, called Digging Through The Dirt (DTTD). The authors are Bill Whitehead, 56, Senior Vice President, Adam Simmons, 33, Ph.D. Geology, and Justin Hayek, 29, Certified Investment Manager (CIM). Nine companies are discussed in this month’s DTTD: Macro Enterprises (MCR-v), Desert Star… Continue Reading

With the question of whether the deal between Alpha Minerals (AMW:TSXV) and Fission Uranium (FCU:TSXV) now out of the way, the stage is set for consolidation wave in the Patterson Lake region of Saskatchewan.  Some questions were raised recently about whether this deal would be finalized following a lawsuit involving Fission which muddied the waters.  However, now… Continue Reading

Last night around Midnight New York time Bitcoins transacted at $1242, coincidentally February gold futures were trading at almost the exact same price level: Click to enlarge 1-day Bitcoin chart (Mt. Gox) February Gold Futures (Green oval) Which would you rather own, a bitcoin or an ounce of gold?        

Yesterday, the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, announced that Canada and Albania have finalized negotiations on a foreign investment promotion and protection agreement (FIPA). Minister Fast made the announcement at Albania’s Independence Day reception in Ottawa.  A FIPA is a treaty designed to promote and protect Canadian investment abroad through legally binding provisions… Continue Reading

Ronald Pantin’s Pacific Rubiales (PRE:TSX) has closed its acquisition of Colombian-focused light oil producer Petrominerales (PMG:TSX) for $11 per share in cash and 1 common share of NewCo.  The NewCo will be funded with approximately $100 million cash and will hold some of the non-core assets previously held by PMG.  This transaction was expected to… Continue Reading