I was able to catch up with billionaire Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) Executive Chairman Robert Friedland in Toronto yesterday. The Singapore-based mining legend was in Toronto this week to announce the launch of Ivanhoe Pictures, a new film and TV finance and production company, and to host the first investor presentations for his Ivanhoe Mines after… Continue Reading

Quietly yesterday, Serafino Iacono’s Gran Colombia Gold (GCM:TSX) announced it had grown production month-over-month to 9,988 ounces of gold in August (from 9,441 ounces in July).  These ounces come from the company’s underground mining operations in Colombia at their Segovia and Marmato mines.  The company has produced 70,939 ounces so far in 2013 with the… Continue Reading

Sulliden Gold (SUE:TSX) has cleared the final hurdle at its Shahuindo gold and silver project in northern Peru by receiving an ‘okay’ for their Environmental Impact Assessment.  With this milestone complete, after an 18 month permitting process, the company expects to begin construction within 30-60 days (once final project finance package completed).  The construction will… Continue Reading

OGIB’s Keith Schaefer thinks Canadian based oil companies are set for a run. Lots of int'l money flowing into #Canada #oil stocks today–if you like it, better buy it–sector trade starting in earnest — Oil&Gas Investments (@OilandGasInvest) September 6, 2013 Take a look at these three charts: 1. Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (TSX:GTE) $1.94 billion market… Continue Reading

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

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

Pacific Potash (PP:TSXV) announced today that it intends to merge with Cowley Mining Plc to create the second largest landholder in the Amazonas potash basin, similar in size to Petrobras and Brazil Potash.  The two also intend to raise up to $12 million in equity (120 million units at $0.10 per unit).  Cowley owns strategic land… Continue Reading

Continental Gold (CNL:TSX) released assay results for six drill holes at their Buritica project, a high-grade underground development gold project in Antioquia, Colombia.  The assays came from CNL’s Veta Sur vein system in the La Estera zone.  The goal of the 2013-2014 drill campaign is to grow resources and convert much of the company’s 3.7… 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

Serafino Iacono’s Gran Colombia Gold. (GCM:TSX) announced continued strong production out of its underground operations at Segovia and Marmato in Colombia. The company produced 9,441 ounces of gold and 10,784 ounce of silver in the month of July which brings year-to-date production to a total of 60,942 ounces of gold and 89,201 ounces of silver.… Continue Reading

“Petroamerica Oil Corp. (TSXV:PTA) has released the results from its Las Maracas-10 development well, which tested under natural flow, light 29.8-degree API oil at an average rate of approximately 1,000 barrels of oil per day from the Gacheta formation. The Las Maracas-10 development well was specifically targeting attic oil in the main Gacheta reservoir, however,… Continue Reading

In the world before Brazilian billionaire, Eike Batista fell from grace, CB Gold (CBJ:TSXV) was a market favorite.  Prior to Batista losing the vast majority of his wealth due, in part, to the commodity price decline as well as some unhealthy personal leverage, Colombian gold juniors had a bid.  In February 2011, after a few… Continue Reading

After successfully acquiring the Masbate Mine as part of their buyout of CGA Mining, it appears Clive Johnson and his team may be looking for more assets to buy.  This morning B2Gold (BTO:TSX) announced a US$225 million offering of senior subordinated convertible notes due in 2018.  The company currently has $95 million cash with an additional $100… Continue Reading

When Glencore and Xstrata merged earlier this year in a $30 billion deal, the Chinese regulators demanded that Glencore sell its Las Bambas mine in Peru by September 30, 2014 in order for them to approve the massive merger.  It appears that Chinalco Mining, the listed copper arm of the state-owned Aluminum Corp of China is interested… Continue Reading

B2Gold (BTO:TSX) announced its Q2/2013 results which appeared, on the face, to be weak.  However, a dig deeper illustrates that most of the downward earnings adjustments were related to one-time charges related to the closing of the acquisition of CGA Mining and the Masbate gold project in the Philippines.  Adjusted EPS came in below consensus of $0.03… Continue Reading