Canada has a very diverse and thriving economy that is not solely dependent on the resource extraction industries. Granted we do have some of the best mining companies and mining professionals in the world. In Canada there is however an amazing amount of emphasis on the financing of resource exploration projects. The TSX Venture exchange… Continue Reading

From yesterday’s Stockwatch Energy Summary: Pacific Rubiales and Ecopetrol hold the largest interests in the $4.2-billion (U.S.) Bicentenario pipeline, with 32.88 per cent and 55 per cent, respectively. Petrominerales Ltd. (PMG), up 10 cents to $6.16, holds 9.65 per cent, and Canacol Energy Ltd. (CNE), up nine cents to $2.90, holds 0.5 per cent. The 960-kilometre pipeline will carry… Continue Reading

A Colorado Resources press release caught my attention earlier announcing the engagement of Sterling Marketing (Scott Gibson) for investor relations services. While Colorado has been in the news a lot lately for their North Rok discovery, to see the name Scott Gibson was a surprise. Gibson, well-known in the junior mining industry as a conference… Continue Reading

NexGen Commences Drilling at Radio Project, Eastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan Related: Read the NexGen backstory in this CEO.CA interview here. NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX.V:NXE) (“NexGen” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has commenced a 4,000 meter drill program at the Radio property, which is immediately adjacent to, and on trend approximately 2km east from, Rio… Continue Reading

I stopped a ten million dollar robbery last week. For various reasons, including Claudia is slightly worried I could get killed, I am changing all of the names. All of the other details are intact. A few weeks ago, a guy claiming to be related to Middle Eastern royalty, (call him “M”), had a representative… Continue Reading

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

I was hangin with my pals Michael McCrae and Anthony Halley from MINING.com today. We were out on the patio of the 888 Cafe Express on Dunsmuir between Howe and Hornby streets taking in some sunshine and coffee, as well as catching up with the steady stream of mining and energy promoters walking by – it’s their home turf. One of… Continue Reading

Copper and silver tycoon and environmentalist Ross Beaty sees stagnant global growth, but strong fundamentals for gold. Here he shares his views, and a few memorable moments in his career — on both sides of the industry. “Comfortable with ambiguity,” says the sign on Pan American Silver chairman Ross Beaty’s office door. It’s a fitting… Continue Reading

Keir Reynolds posted the 4 year TSX-Venture Index chart on Twitter earlier, and we discussed it with the CEO Technician this evening. He told us, “Utter garbage…needs to base out and begin to show some signs of accumulation…no signs yet.” There you have it.

“With the regulations and liability being forced upon the brokers, I can foresee the extinction of the independent brokers—Haywood Securities, PI Financial, Leede Financial, Jordan Capital Markets, Toll Cross Securities, Byron Capital Markets—because they’re not built to be asset gatherers. They’re not built to be in competition with the big banks. The investors who do… 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

With the market the way it is right now, some junior exploration companies are simply not going to survive. Since most of them are in Vancouver, we thought the city’s commercial real estate might offer some insight into which ones will. We spoke with one Downtown Landlord about their experiences with resource companies as tenants.… 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

Poseidon Concepts dives to 27¢ from $16.03 in less than five months. National Post Where were the analysts on PSN? Globe and Mail “Two of the many lessons here? There is never one cockroach, and your first loss is usually your best loss.” Keith Schaefer of Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin commented.

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