Carpathian Gold (CPN:TSX) has closed its second tranche of a planned $16 million equity raise led by Cormark and Macquarie.  Surprisingly, the bought deal was fully subscribed to including the underwriter’s purchase of $3.4 million worth of stock which enabled the company to raise a total of over $19.4 million.  This is a good sign… Continue Reading

While gold and platinum are almost equally as rare, the amount of platinum mined through history is only a mere fraction.  Learn about the history of platinum in the first part of The Platinum Series. Full infographic on the Visual Capitalist website.  

US hedge fund, Two Fish Management, is making a renewed call for the breakup of Barrick Gold (ABX:TSX).  The hedge fund, led by Mike Morris said “the market is essentially assigning a massive conglomerate discount to the company.”  Morris cannot see any compelling reason to own a worldwide conglomerate of gold mines.  Two Fish wrote… Continue Reading

North American Nickel (NAN:TSXV) has released assay results from its Imiak Hill project.  The company intersected 24.75m of near solid to solid sulphide mineralization averaging 35-40% total sulphides.  There were two intervals contained within hole MQ-13-028 which included 17.91m of 40-45% sulphide and 2.4m of 50-60% sulphide.  Hole MQ-13-028 which was the deepest of four… Continue Reading

Pilot Gold (PLG:TSX) is increasing its land position near its TV Tower project in Turkey.  The joint venture company, Orta Truva (60% Teck, 40% Pilot, which Pilot is earning into 60%) is acquiring 100% of the 20 square kilometer Karaayi project from Chesser Resources (CHZ:ASX).  Pilot is issuing 1.25 million PLG shares and paying US$300,000… Continue Reading

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

Barclays is strengthening its metals and mining team by adding two new co-heads. Paul Knight will join as vice chairman and co-head of the metals team based out of Toronto. Mr. Knight brings 18 years of experience at UBS. Michael Rawlinson will be based in London, UK and comes from Liberum, the boutique investment bank… Continue Reading

Andrew Swarthout’s Bear Creek Mining (BCM:TSXV) filed its responses to comments received from the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines on its Corani Silver Project.  The comments were received for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment which was submitted in December 2012.  The company is guiding a Q3/2013 approval of the license which would enable… Continue Reading

Much hyped Colorado Resources (CXO:TSXV) announced assay results from 9 additional holes at their North ROK property, located 15km northwest of Imperial Metals’ (III:TSX) Red Chris mine in British Columbia.  The company has struggled to find results that impress the markets like their discovery hole did with 242m of 0.63% copper and 0.85g/t gold.  Highlights of… Continue Reading

Billionaire promoter and resource developer, Robert Friedland to change name of Ivanplats (IVP:TSX) back to his favorite resource company name, Ivanhoe Mines.  The name change will take effect September 3, 2013 and will trade on the TSX under the symbol “IVN”. “The original Ivanhoe Mines and its predecessor company, Indochina Goldfields, earned international recognition and… Continue Reading

After rallying $70 in less than a week gold now finds itself in no man’s land, essentially equidistant from the nearest major support and resistance levels: Click to enlarge Now that gold has achieved the $1420-1425 target which we projected several times during the past month it is worth reviewing the past few months of market… Continue Reading

Copper Mountain (CUM:TSX) announced it has entered into an option agreement with Westar Resources and Bearclaw Capital to earn up to 75% interest in the Axe property in British Columbia.  The Axe property is an advanced stage project with the potential to host a large copper porphyry.  Currently Westar and Bearclaw hold the property in… Continue Reading

As trading begins in Asia gold is surging above $1400: Click to enlarge Syria is the obvious catalyst, however, we must remember that we are in a very bullish time of the year for gold: The bulls have the wind at their back and dips are likely to continue to represent buying opportunities – next… Continue Reading

US equity markets are experiencing capital inflows from around the world for three fundamental reasons: 1) A strengthening currency 2) Growth on the margin; and 3) Capacity. These three characteristics make US equities as extraordinary as an honest politician, and are the basis of an extremely compelling case for US Growth and Consumption stocks as… Continue Reading

Dr. Mark O’Dea’s True Gold Mining (TGM:TSX) continues to have drilling success at its Liguidi project in Burkina Faso and is being rewarded in the markets for it, with the stock up 15% at the time of writing.  The company released more assays from its current drill campaign which returned “widespread near-surface gold mineralization and expanded… Continue Reading