Mali, West Africa is the third largest gold producer on the African continent. Mali’s world-class mines were discovered in the 1990’s and 2000’s by companies such as BHP, AngloGold Ashanti & Randgold plus a handful of juniors, all of which have had their share prices suffer tremendously in the wake of last year’s military coup.… Continue Reading

HRA has been telling subscribers for months that new discoveries would be a key driver for a turnaround in the junior resource market. At the same time, we have been suggesting a handful of well-financed juniors with discovery potential. And in most cases, HRA is the only publication following them. One of those HRA focused… Continue Reading

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While many people are moaning and groaning about the sad state of the junior exploration market, the smart ones are paying attention and finding out that there are some real speculative opportunities out there. A great example is Colorado Resources Inc (CXO: TSXV). It started 2012 at less than 30¢, drifted lower to start out… Continue Reading

During the PDAC, Kitco’s Daniela Cambone and I got together At the Bar for a discussion on exploration and the junior market. The discussion included some long time friends and work associates who I consider some of the best exploration geologists in the industry: Graham Brown (Head of Exploration and Acquisitions, Anglo American); Doug Kirwin (Executive… Continue Reading

Father and son Ben and Garrett Ainsworth may have lead Alpha Minerals and JV partner Fission Energy to the radioactive mother lode on a new frontier in the Athabasca Region of Northern Saskatchewan. Not long ago, Alpha Minerals, formerly ESO Uranium, was a dog of a stock. Trading at just $.02 last October, chances of… Continue Reading

Early in 2013, the BC Securities Commission moved to ban unlicensed finders from accepting fees as a result of introducing accredited investors to private placements. The BCSC concluded that approximately 1% of capital raised would be impacted by the decision. However on February 28, 2013, TSX Venture Exchange President John McCoach wrote in a letter to… Continue Reading

“This will have been the best buying opportunity in the entire bull market cycle,” Rick Rule told King World News in an audio interview published today. Rule said he has his personal check book out, “aggressively speculating” on quality junior companies through private placements offering long term warrants (*Editors note, Mr. Rule told us he wants 5… Continue Reading

Junior mining needs an ad network. Recently I asked a prominent US financial blogger if he would sell me a “Sponsored Post” to help one of my venture investments tell their story. The post was credible and I was responsible for its quality. I also wanted to help the publisher make some money, but he shut… 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

Source: “Junior Venture Exchange Needs Cleansing” says Rick Rule of Sprott Global Resource Investments. Small Cap Power Q: The Canadian junior market and the resource juniors continue to struggle as investors shy away from them despite the TSX and Dow Jones trading at very good levels. When do you see the junior markets starting to perform again?… Continue Reading

Photo: Jason Curtis (2012)

With special thanks to Odgers Berndston, global leaders in executive search, for supporting these interviews. Meet Brent Cook: seasoned geologist and the mind behind Exploration Insights, one of the most credible and influential gold stock newsletters in the world today. We recently caught up with Brent in Vancouver, and asked him to share some of… Continue Reading

CEO Ivan Glasenberg, a superstar trader in the commodities industry, is being catapulted into the media spotlight after his company, Glencore, is to merge with Xstrata. Though the merger stands to make this billionaire an even wealthier one, it may come at a price not measured in dollars. Having made past deals with Apartheid South Africa,… Continue Reading