Now if Encanto can complete the Indian off-take deal, they’ll really be in business… Read: Harper Government supports development of first ever on-reserve potash mine QUOTE: TSXV: EPO Disclosure: long, subject to change without notice.

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

Nice news out from Alpha Minerals and JV partner Fission Energy this morning. Read: ALPHA MINERALS DISCOVERS THIRD ZONE OF URANIUM MINERALIZATION AND “OFF-SCALE” RADIOACTIVITY 780 METERS EAST OF ORIGINAL DISCOVERY AT PATTERSON LAKE SOUTH, ATHABASCA BASIN. This continues to demonstrate a very strongly mineralized multi-zone corridor. Shares in Alpha Minerals had reached as high as $4.30 by press time.… Continue Reading

Capstone M&A talk – relevant to copper intermediates in general mineweb.com/mineweb/conten… — Kip Keen (@JrMining) March 15, 2013 Source: Mineweb

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

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

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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

I was able to reconnect for an interview with legendary Quantum Fund manager and commodities bull, Jim Rogers. Jim shared thoughts on the fundamentals of agriculture and mining after ten years of being in a bull market, and further spoke to the “artificial boom” going on in the equities market. Additionally, he commented on the biggest challenge facing… 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

“By 2025, which is tomorrow morning in geologic time, and at the scale in which we invest in mining, 630 million people, or 14 per cent of the world’s urban population, and 8 per cent of all the people walking on this planet, will live in 37 megacities,” he said. “As you build those cities,… 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

In Palm Springs last Sunday, Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp told California Resource Investment Conference attendees, “A large exploration discovery in a relatively unknown terrain” is what’s needed to kick off this market. Sprott Global Chairman and panel emcee Rick Rule added, “What this market needs is a very large discovery that I own the hell out of.” All… Continue Reading