Via EnergyandGold.com, As a writer and investor in venture-capital companies and penny stocks, I probably put a bit too much focus on a company’s story. Generally, I like stories that package well. This is all about scalability of the business-model and management track record. I also like stories that aren’t well known or being told… Continue Reading

NexGen Energy makes a new discovery, Odin Mining has impressive drill results from Ecuador, and Fission Uranium keeps rolling along. NexGen Energy – (NXE:TSXV) – Positive drill results continue to come in from junior uranium explorer NexGen Energy. News this morning is that drilling 3.7 kilometres away (north-east) from the Rook 1 property has intersected… Continue Reading

Robert Hirschberg is a Toronto, Canada apparel industry entrepreneur and investor. For the past thirty five years, Mr. Hirschberg has been an active speculator in junior mining penny stocks, one of the highest-risk segments of all investing markets. In this video, you will hear how Mr. Hirschberg parlayed $20,000 at the start of the 2000’s… Continue Reading

A flurry of news releases this morning here are several of my favourites with some additional comments on each. North Arrow Minerals – (NAR:TSXV) – North Arrow along with partner Stornoway has discovered three new kimberlites at the Pikoo diamond project in Saskatchewan. North Arrow has been exploring the Pikoo project since 2013 and can… Continue Reading

From the world’s largest multi-commodity producers to the smallest, zombie junior exploreco, to the individual prospectors peddling their properties, the past four plus years have obviously been a disaster. Producers have cut back expenditures and sold assets to either achieve or sustain meager profitability; juniors have tried anything, generally with limited success: from ‘Hail Mary’… Continue Reading

>>Interview with Brent Cook (MP3) During a time of stagnating interest in metals, mining, and resource equities, Brent Cook, geologist and publisher of Exploration Insights, was kind enough to share a few comments on the business of exploration. Reflecting on over 30 years of exploration analysis, Brent noted that, “The biggest mistake I see in… Continue Reading

Gold and WTI crude prices spiked during the week after the crisis in Yemen intensified as Saudi Arabia began military incursions against Houthi rebels who had overtaken much of the country in recent months and removed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi from power. Saudi Arabia has a long history of political influence over its southern neighbour,… Continue Reading

Good morning. The week has flown by, but I’m excited to be chasing down a couple of under-the-radar investment ideas, and to be adding useful features to CEO Chat. Here are some junior resource, finance and technology headlines: Israel Chemicals wants to buy Allana Potash for C $137 million (AAA.TO) Uber rich gold developer Pretium Resources gets its… Continue Reading

It would be nearly impossible to find two world leaders in living memory whose influence is more inextricably linked to the countries they presided over than Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away this Monday at the age of 91. You might find this hard to believe now, but in 1959—the… Continue Reading

Here are my top news releases from this morning with some additional comments. Dalradian – (DNA:TSX) – Dalradian is a favourite stock of many analysts and newsletter writers as it is a common name mentioned when discussing potential takeover candidates in the gold space. This morning a 20,000 metre drill program commenced at the Curraghinalt gold project in… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com, Our partner site CEO.CA has brought forth a chat app called chat.ceo.ca which is revolutionizing the way that investors share news and discuss junior resource investments. Tommy Humphreys, co-founder of Energy and Gold.com and founder of CEO.CA, is the visionary behind chat.ceo.ca. Tommy saw the value in allowing investors to discuss… Continue Reading

Daily Commodity Chart Wrap 3/25/2015: WTI Crude Oil (Daily) Front month crude oil futures rally as options implied volatility begins to collapse and the futures contango narrows. OVX (CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index)  CME WTI Crude Oil futures curve Gold rallied for the 6th consecutive trading session. Meanwhile, the yellow metal is approaching an area… Continue Reading

A look at some of the top news releases that I found interesting this morning. Red Eagle Mining (RD:TSXV) – Red Eagle is delivering on what they told the market to expect by arranging a $65 million dollar (U.S.) construction financing with Orion Mine Finance. Orion will buy $5 million worth of shares at a price… Continue Reading

Okay, I don’t know if that’s true. But I am about 100x more prolific in our new investors app, chat.ceo.ca, than I am on this blog. Here are a couple of examples from the past 24 hours: Just got off the phone with Glen Kuntz, CEO of Mega Precious Metals #MGP. Here are my notes:… Continue Reading

Corporate profits for US companies—especially small caps—could be set to soar 20% in the first half of 2015. That’s what happens when the CPI—the Consumer Price Index—breaks up and away from the PPI—the Producer Price Index. The chart below (courtesy of Unit Economics in Boston) shows that the Consumer Price Index has only moved slightly… Continue Reading