Big news in the mining and investment newsletter worlds. Veteran analyst Joe Mazumdar has left investment bank Canaccord Genuity and joined Brent Cook’s Exploration Insights (“EI”) publication. EI is a premium weekly newsletter that provides independent research and analysis of early stage mining stocks and is edited by Mr. Cook, a respected and experienced economic geologist. The news was announced… Continue Reading

Wellgreen Platinum announced the departure of CEO Greg Johnson this morning, with no details in the short news release on why he left. Wellgreen is advancing a PGM-nickel project in Yukon off the Alaska Highway. The move comes less than a month after the company closed an $11.4-million financing with investors including Resource Capital Funds and Alverstoke… Continue Reading

My team is in the exploration business to find world-class assets. We are not in the tax credit business, the G/A business, the lifestyle business, or the ego business. I had a long conversation last week with someone who was selling me on doing business in a region because of a serious tax credit to… Continue Reading

Fabrice Taylor of the popular newsletter The President’s Club  made an appearance on BNN Market Call today with host Andrew Bell. Here is my quick summary of the hour-long show. Market Outlook  Fabrice does not see much joy in commodities. Alberta is suffering with low oil prices, high-end homes are now going for 50% on the dollar… Continue Reading

With gold currently around US$1,064 an ounce, the gold mining industry is focused more on survival than M&A. But as producers mine ore and attempt to grind out a profit as gold moves lower, they are constantly depleting their resource. If they want to stay in business, production pipelines will need to be replenished. And high-grade… Continue Reading

It seems our world is as unstable as it has ever been. There are brewing conflicts everywhere, in many cases interconnected and with such a cacophony of players that even seasoned diplomats are confused. To make things worse, we have a non-functioning UN Security Council and a lack of will by the international community to… Continue Reading

A quick look at news from Klondex Mines and Fission Uranium with some additional comments on each. Klondex Mines- (KDX:TSX) – Klondex is out with an updated total mineral reserves calculation for the Fire Creek project and Midas Mine in Nevada. Total mineral reserves increased by ~19% in 2015. Highlights: Total mineral reserves of 444,488 gold… Continue Reading

Keith Schaefer is the editor and publisher of the Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin which finds, researches and profiles growing energy companies that Schaefer buys himself. He is also one of the most respected names in the investment newsletter space and correctly anticipated the dramatic crude oil decline of 2014. Energy & Gold’s Scott Armstrong caught up… Continue Reading

Good morning, news out from mining junior Pure Gold Mining and newly producing Guyana Goldfields merits a closer look. Pure Gold Mining (PGM:TSXV) and Premier Gold (PG:TSX) – Pure Gold Mining has agreed to sell 513 hectares of land to Premier Gold for $5 million in cash and shares and a 1% NSR, which looks… Continue Reading

Cyber Monday is over for the year, but bargain prices linger across the TSX Venture Exchange. Prices are low, but where is the best value? One tool that can help investors make money by differentiating between price and value is to watch the insiders. The theory is that people who run a company know more… Continue Reading

https://youtu.be/vQYN5aNocnA “What would you like to talk about this time?” I asked my boss, after walking into his office. “Well, I’d like to have a conversation for the issuers,” replied Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott US Holdings, “in terms of what we look for, before giving a company our client’s money. What do you think?”… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com: Gold futures speculators have moved into full capitulation mode in recent weeks. The liquidation we have seen in gold since the October highs is one for the record books; a more than 135,000 contract reduction in net long exposure for a net notional amount of more than $15 billion:   There… Continue Reading

Is the financial world coming to an end? I don’t think so, but if you looked at the major metals & mining and steelmaking industries, you would think it was. I remember in 2002 when high-tech was dead and in 2009 when the U.S. real estate market was “never” coming back. 2015 could be that… Continue Reading

The TSX Venture Exchange has been hammered by a resource bear market and low-cost competition in recent years. Plummeting commodity prices, risk-averse investors and restrictive financing rules have made it virtually impossible for all but the highest-calibre Venture-listed junior miners to raise money. Meanwhile, companies looking to save a dollar wherever they can are opting for… Continue Reading

Fuelling the Future: Lithium X Launches on the TSXV Experienced Clayton Valley operator GeoXplor named Exploration Manager Lithium X Land Position Increased by over 180% Minerals and Environmental Engineer Timothy Oliver appointed VP Project Development VANCOUVER, Nov. 30, 2015 /CNW/ – Lithium X Energy Corp. (TSX-V: LIX) (“Lithium X”, or the “Company”) Executive Chairman Paul… Continue Reading