This morning, Canada Carbon (CCB:TSXV) released further drill results from the winter exploration program being done at their Miller graphite project in Quebec.  Since discovering the VN3 vein in December, the company has focused exploration work there.  In hole DDH13-15, they intersected 1.8m of 48.6% Cg including a 0.5m intersection of 63.2% Cg.  This hole… Continue Reading

Virginia Mines (VGQ:TSX), a hybrid between an exploration company and a royalty company, has signed an agreement between three Quebec institutions to help finance $28 million worth of expedited exploration at the company’s Coulon massive-sulphide prospect in Quebec.  The financing group included SODEMEX Developpement LP (a subsidiary of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec)… Continue Reading

Nearly one month into 2014 we have decided to separate the wheat from the chaff and identify the 5 most promising charts in the junior space:  Click to enlarge Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (ADV.TO) Alderon, with its partner Hebei Iron and Steel, are set to move its Kami iron ore project in Quebec’s Labrador Trough… Continue Reading

If you’re in the investment business in Canada, you may be just a little jealous of Deans Knight Capital: it’s a super successful small company with savvy entrepreneur clients and a fun, friendly corporate culture. And if you’re a Deans Knight client, you’re probably a happy camper — the company has produced better than 15%… Continue Reading

CRITICAL UPDATE: Allied Nevada has called into question the credibility of the offer from China Gold Stone Development… ANV data by YCharts China Gold Stone Mining Developments Ltd., which owns three gold mines in China, began a tender offer for all of Allied Nevada’s outstanding shares for $7.50 per share in cash. The move represents… Continue Reading

VANCOUVER – Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) is making a $2.6-billion takeover play for Montreal-based Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX:OSK), which has an operating mine in northern Quebec and other projects in Ontario. Vancouver-based Goldcorp, which rivals Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) in size, is offering a combination of stock and cash that values Osisko at C$5.95 per share —… Continue Reading

Canada Carbon (TSX-V: CCB), Bruce Duncan’s junior mining company advancing the Miller graphite project 80 km west of Montreal, Quebec, announced today that the company had closed a non-brokered private placement of flow-through units for total proceeds of $178,560. All issued units consisted of a flow-through share at $0.16 and one-half of one non-flow through… Continue Reading

Diamonds & Specialty Minerals Summary for Dec. 24, 2013 2013-12-24 10:43 PT by Will Purcell Grenville Thomas and Ken Armstrong’s North Arrow Minerals Inc. (NAR: $0.67) is waiting to hear if Matt Manson’s Stornoway Diamond Corp. (SWY: $0.74) will exercise its back-in right on the Pikoo diamond play in Northern Saskatchewan. North Arrow has just earned an 80-per-cent interest… Continue Reading

Brian Dalton’s Altius Minerals (TSX:ALS) is building THE diversified Canadian minerals royalty company. Today the firm announced acquiring 51% of Sherritt International’s Canadian coal and potash royalties for $254 million, representing approximately 86% of Altius’s market cap at the time of the announcement. Dalton is betting the farm on long life coal and potash assets,… Continue Reading

Canada Carbon (TSX-V: CCB), Bruce Duncan’s junior mining company focused on the Miller graphite project in Quebec, announced today that the firm had secured 100% interest from Caribou King Resources for an eight claim parcel contiguous to the company’s past producing Miller graphite mine. The acquisition, which would increase the Miller Graphite property to 94.2… Continue Reading

Bruce Duncan’s Canada Carbon (TSX-V: CCB), which is advancing the Miller graphite project in Quebec, announced the results from an additional chemical characterization of graphite concentrate from the company’s wholly-owned Miller Graphite property. The characterization was carried out to finely measure purity beyond the capability of current conventional infrared techniques. The submitted Miller graphite concentrate… Continue Reading

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Mason Graphite (LLG:TSXV), the company developing one of the highest grade graphite deposits in the world, the Lac Gueret deposit, announced a large increase to the resource base of over 658%.  Lac Gueret now hosts a Measured and Indicated resource of over 50Mt at 15.6% Cg and another 2.6Mt of Inferred resource at 30.5% Cg.  The previous… 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

Canada Carbon (TSX-V: CCB), a Vancouver-based mineral exploration and acquisition firm operating in Ontario and Quebec, released trenching and drilling assay results from their past producing Miller graphite project located in Quebec. According to the news release, results showed that graphite mineralization extended from the surface to a depth of 39 metres. There were untested… Continue Reading