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

In James Dines’ interview with King World News on Friday, the eccentric economist forecasted serious hyperinflation brought on by soaring gold and silver prices — unless Americans wake up and do something about it. On Friday, advocating his new 48-page “2013 Annual Forecast,” legendary forecaster James Dines detailed his predictions on the economic crisis, the… Continue Reading

Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp, China’s fourth-largest steelmaker by output, said it will boost investment in overseas iron ore mines and plans to achieve 100 percent iron ore self-sufficiency in three to five years. Wisco, the parent company of Shanghai listed Wuhan Iron and Steel, wants to abandon itsheavy reliance on imported iron ore,… Continue Reading

It was a challenging year for the Yukon’s mineral exploration industry. At least that’s what Lee Pigage, the head of mineral services for the Yukon Geological Survey, is telling attendees at the annual Mineral Exploration Roundup Conference this week in Vancouver. “There was still a very decent amount of expenditure (in 2012) but it was… Continue Reading

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) released its 2012 Mining Report this month. The purpose of the report is “to provide information to market participants on areas where they can improve their disclosure and on interpretative issues that have materialized during the past year.” The BSCS outlined some of the most common problems when it… Continue Reading

I had the opportunity yesterday to connect with legendary resource developer & financier, Ross Beaty, founder and chairman of the $2.7B Pan American Silver Corp., and executive chairman of Alterra Power Corp. Throughout his 37 year career, Ross has generated an astounding sum of over $4B worth of shareholder wealth. His comments during this amazing interview, describe a screaming… Continue Reading

The ability to make deals in bad markets is one of the best indicators of a strong management team. Today, Sandstorm Gold Ltd (SSL.TSX) and Premier Gold Mines (PG.TSX) made a deal which tells us a thing or two about strategy. Read: Sandstorm Gold Announces the Acquisition of Common Shares and Warrants of Premier Royalty These two… Continue Reading

The Mackenzie Valley Review Board has released its Report of Environmental Assessment and Reasons for Decision for Fortune Minerals’ NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth-copper project. This is a significant milestone for the NICO project, see: Fortune Minerals receives Environmental Assessment Board approval for the NICO mine & mill

At the 2013 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, respected gold fund manager Frank Holmes warned investors not to become paralyzed, citing research from MIT, he told the interviewer, “People anchor to negative experiences . . . People are driven out of fear. The negative experience of ’08 get(s) anchored that the future will be this way… Continue Reading

With the world’s economic condition seemingly improving  junior resource analyst John Kaiser suggests that the 22 trillion dollar debt ceiling is the only thing standing in the way of a speedy economic recovery. He posits that a growing economy is essential if it is to absorb the demographical bulge of baby boomers entering their golden years.… Continue Reading

Odgers Berndtson are global leaders in executive search and recruitment for mining and other industries. The other day we were talking discovery with respected gold geologist Brent Cook (full interview to be published next week). In our conversation we asked Brent to name a few explorationists investors should follow; the names of people Brent would… Continue Reading

Eric King of King World News interviewed Franco Nevada Chairman Pierre Lassonde yesterday. Here’s the audio link -> Commenting on the capital markets for miners, Lassonde told the interviewer, “We’re in a period where essentially the market is closed for junior and the smaller, intermedia, one mine companies, they can not raise any money. The valuations are probably the… Continue Reading

The unapologetic promoter behind Newstrike Capital and other ventures shares his latest and greatest ideas. TH: Keir, last year you were pitching us on a web startup called Stockmash, which aimed to crowd source investment ideas. What’s the latest there? KR: Ah, yes, I sold it to another company last year that was more advanced in crowdsharing… Continue Reading

Source: World of Mining The annual Vancouver Resource Investment Conference goes Sunday and Monday at Vancouver Convention Centre West. If you’re prospecting for investment ideas and kicking tires on potential stock picks, read the Vancouver Sun article I wrote about the Cambridge show a year ago. The piece is dated but not much has changed (except for a little tech… Continue Reading

There have been some big moves in the uranium space this week, as the predictions by several analysts and close watchers of the space have begun to come true. It starts with two high-profile deals that were announced this week: ARMZ is buying the remaining 49% of Uranium One for $1.3B. While the purchase price,… Continue Reading