Mineral exploration entrepreneur Randy Turner has a strong track record in the mining business. He’s been involved in multiple discoveries and takeouts, including founding Winspear Diamonds (sold for C $305 million in 2000) and Silver Quest Resources (sold for $131 million in 2011). When New Gold acquired Silver Quest in 2011, they were after the… Continue Reading
Good morning. Here is a look at a few of the news releases that caught my attention this morning with some additional comments and thoughts. NexGen Energy – (NXE: TSXV) – NexGen continues to be one of the the most active mining companies on the TSX Venture, and its stock one of the best-performing. This… Continue Reading
NovaCopper was a presenter at the recent Subscriber Investment Summit held in Vancouver. NovaCopper’s disclaimer can be found here. Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, President & CEO, NovaCopper – 2015 Subscriber Investment Summit Presentation Mr. Van Nieuwenhuyse outlines why the world will need more copper in the future and then explains why NovaCopper (NCQ:TSX) is a copper… Continue Reading
What happens if the United States prints 18 trillion new dollars and pays off its debt overnight? My belief, which I think is widely shared, is that no one expects the U.S. to pay back its debts – so in reality we have already defaulted. Why not just go one step further and issue the… Continue Reading
Caution: the following presentation contains forward looking statements which are subject to many risks and may not come true. Read Skeena Resources’ disclaimer on page 2 here. Ron Netolitzky, Chairman, Skeena Resources – 2015 Subscriber Investment Summit Presentation We were fortunate to have legendary mine finder Ron Netolitzky present last month at the Subscriber Summit… Continue Reading
A few news releases of note on a fairly quiet Monday morning – it must be the post-Halloween chocolate hangover. Continental Gold (CNL-T) Continental Gold has provided an update on its environmental permitting process, which it is working closely with Colombia’s national government on. Continental now expects to file a revised environmental permit application to… Continue Reading
Canada’s junior mining sector is waiting with bated breath to see if Justin Trudeau’s incoming Liberal government will maintain a tax credit that has helped companies raise billions for exploration. Miners argue that the 15-per-cent Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) is an invaluable tool that encourages companies to work in Canada and helps keep the… Continue Reading
As a junior mining newsletter writer in the 2000s, Paul van Eeden made shareholders a lot of money with astute, well-reasoned picks. Now he plans to repeat the feat as executive chairman of Synodon (SYD-V), a remote sensing company that uses aerial surveys to detect pipeline leaks. The technology was developed by the Canadian Space… Continue Reading
by CEO.CA on Bay St. Legendary investor and author Jim Rogers urged students to scrap career plans for Wall Street or London’s financial district during a Nov. 4, 2010 speech at Oxford University’s Balliol College (one of his alma maters). He recommended studying agriculture and mining instead. “The power is shifting again from the financial… Continue Reading
A look at third-quarter financial results from Teranga Gold and OceanaGold. Teranga Gold (TGZ:TSX) – Teranga is out with another profitable quarter from operations in Senegal, although the trend for profitability has been down. Net profit for the third quarter came in at US$1.56 million, down from $7.03 million in Q2 and $15.27 million in… Continue Reading
Good morning, investors. Time to go long baby formula and diapers? Chinese couples will now be allowed to have two children after the country’s Communist leadership lifted a one-child policy instituted in 1980 to address fears of a population boom. The population boom happened anyway but now economic concerns have taken centre stage`. China is facing the… Continue Reading
The Toronto office of Warren Irwin, hedge fund manager and CEO of Rosseau Asset Management, is decked out with memorabilia from Bre-X Minerals Ltd., the largest and most famous gold mining fraud in history. Irwin made a fortune as a young money manager trading Bre-X stock. He had heard about the Indonesia-focused exploration company in… Continue Reading
This morning I take a look at some drill results from Lake Shore Gold and a PEA from Richmont Mines. Lake Shore Gold – (LSG:TSX) – Timmins producer Lake Shore is out with 60 assays and 11 wedge cuts from the 144 trend. The assay results look very promising with some nice high grade intercepts. The first… Continue Reading
Fission Uranium CEO Dev Randhawa says he’s determined to fight through both negative market sentiment and the opposition of some retail shareholders who want him to step down after the failed merger with Denison Mines. Randhawa said in a phone interview late this morning that it’s business as usual as he advances and markets Fission’s… Continue Reading
Michael Berry of Disruptive Discoveries Journal is out with a good slide deck on macro and metals themes that he presented earlier this month for the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association. Mining investors know the story well – excess supply and insufficient demand have hit commodity prices hard, as well as the energy-reliant Canadian economy. Meanwhile, debt… Continue Reading
