A couple news releases out this morning from two of the companies in Mark O’Dea’s Oxygen Capital Corp. – True Gold Mining and Pilot Gold. True Gold Mining – (TGM:TSXV) –  True Gold has begun initial mining at the Goulagou II (GGII) deposit at the Karma gold mine in Burkina Faso. TGM remains on schedule for first gold pour… Continue Reading

Published by Robert Friedland and Peter Meredith on behalf of Ivanhoe Capital. Ed Flood, an entrepreneurial geologist, with a flair for investment management, was a vital asset in critical decision making throughout the founding, operational establishment and ultimate exploration success – spanning 17 years of triumph and tribulation – that came to distinguish the original… Continue Reading

(Editor’s Note: Lithium has been a hot topic in CEO Chat of late, as Tesla Motors’ Gigafactory takes shape in the Nevada desert. In a future where batteries take centre stage, powering everything from Elon Musk’s electric cars to electronic devices to residential power systems, lithium supply becomes crucial. That presents opportunities for speculators, and… Continue Reading

A look at a few mining headlines out this morning. Premier Gold and Barrick Gold hit high-grade gold at the South Arturo project in Nevada Initial drill assays from Kaizen Discovery at the Coppermine project A mining license for Sunridge Gold Premier Gold (PG:TSX) and Barrick Gold (ABX:TSX) –  Impressive assays from the South Arturo project… Continue Reading

Do you feel it in your feet? That is and was Ed Flood: geologist, family guy, bicyclist, superb skier, reader of finely tuned thrillers, connector, economist, lover, lithium booster, investor. R. Edward Flood died this week, on Thursday, at the family home in Sun Valley, Idaho. He had been battling ALS, a neuro-motor degenerative disease,… Continue Reading

Positive sentiment continued in the mining sector this week, despite most commodities failing to maintain last week’s price rally. In what could be viewed as the turnaround the mining sector has been waiting for, investors were relieved that metal prices stabilized – as opposed to previous metal price rallies of late that have remained short-lived,… Continue Reading

  With economic weakness in the U.S. pushing a likely rate hike out to next year (at the earliest), gold continues to show signs of life. The yellow metal was last closing in on US$1,190 an ounce after trading as low as $1,080 in July. It also didn’t hurt that Paul Singer of Elliott Management… Continue Reading

Over at chat.ceo.ca – our web start-up around financial chat, we’re testing out some new features this morning. Popular Users have been asking us for a way to filter the most popular chats. With the new #Popular tab, you can quickly catch up with what matters in our community. Messages with at least three unique… Continue Reading

A look at this morning’s news includes production results from Fortuna Silver, Argonaut Gold, and St. Andrews Goldfields. Production results are important as they can help savvy investors get an idea about upcoming financials. Also in the news is a takeover of Carlisle Goldfields by Alamos Gold. Fortuna Silver (FVI:TSX) –  Fortuna operates two mines, San Jose in Mexico… Continue Reading

Yesterday, Goldquest Mining Corp. Executive Chairman Bill Fisher presented in Vancouver and Eric Coffin, editor of the Hard Rock Advisory newsletter and a close follower of the company, encouraged us to attend. Note: Mr. Fisher’s comments about Goldquest were made in a “Forward-Looking” context. This means they may not come true, and are subject to a number… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com: The gold miners (GDX) have rallied a whopping ~35% in the last month. However, we have seen this movie before and watched many rallies quickly fizzle and the goldies slump to fresh all-time lows. In fact, just two months ago we watched GDX rally nearly 25% over a three week stretch only… Continue Reading

Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, CEO of NovaCopper Inc. (TSX, NYSE – NCQ), previously helped develop predecessor NovaGold Inc. into a leading gold exploration company with a multi-billion-dollar market capitalization and $19 stock at its highs. He would like to repeat that success at NovaCopper, which is advancing a new potential mining district in Northwestern Alaska with state and… Continue Reading

This morning I take a look at third-quarter production results from Lake Shore Gold and Endeavour Mining. Lake Shore Gold – (LSG:TSX) – Lake Shore is out with another strong quarter at the Timmins West and Bell Creek Mines in Ontario. Production for the third quarter was 40,600 ounces at 4.0 grams per tonne. Lake… Continue Reading

I used to track the number of natural gas rigs, but then things changed… The common assumption was that more rigs would equal higher production. Makes sense, right? Except it did not work out that way. Although the rig count has fallen, production has not disappeared and natural gas prices have remained low. $2-3 per… Continue Reading

Sabina Gold and Silver Corp. (SBB.TO) is already advancing one of North America’s largest and highest-grade undeveloped gold projects at Back River in Nunavut, Canada, and a new discovery promises to add to its significant mineral endowment. Back River hosts more than 5.3 million ounces of gold, Measured and Indicated, and a further 1.8 million… Continue Reading