The uranium market is moving in a different direction than other commodities, with the nuclear fuel continuing its move up over the past two weeks on its re-approach to US$40/lb, just yesterday hitting US$37.50/lb again. This is certainly a topical space and we at CEO.CA have been following the relative new comer to the segment,… Continue Reading

At the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference last week, CEO.ca was pleased to catch up with Andre Gaumond, CEO of Virginia Mines (VGQ.T). Virginia is in the process of merging with Osisko Gold Royalties (OR.T) to create the next mining royalty powerhouse. The new company will have two of the best gold royalties in the mining… Continue Reading

At the recent Vancouver Resource Investment Conference in Vancouver, CEO.ca caught up with Joseph Campbell CEO of TerraX Minerals (TXR.V). Terrax is exploring the northern extension of the historic Giant mine in Yellowknife. Management have been able to attract Andrew Gaumond’s Virginia Mines as a major shareholder (9.2%), along with Haywood Securities chairman John Tognetti.… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com: US crude inventories are at record highs and production is at the highest levels in several decades. Meanwhile, refinery outages (both planned and unplanned) are helping to put a crimp in near term demand – from Bloomberg Briefs: This market dynamic helps to explain the current structure of the crude oil… Continue Reading

Over the past five years zinc bulls have gone nowhere. However, the metal, used primarily for galvanizing steel in the construction industry, is setting up for a substantial supply deficit as early as next year which could see the spot price pop. Investors interested in the zinc space have very few investable options. The majority… Continue Reading

At the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference last week, CEO.ca caught up with GoviEx Uranium (CSE:GXU) CEO and engineer Daniel Major, with 25 years global mining experience, who works closely alongside GoviEx founder and Executive Chairman Govind Friedland. The company is developing one of the largest uranium resources in Niger, the Madaouela project (Project Interactive, Corporate Presentation). Mr. Major… Continue Reading

James Fraser and I were manning the CEO.ca booth at the recent Cambridge House Vancouver Resource Investment conference, when exploration guru Brent Cook showed up with a friend of his, Mr. Steve Nano, president and CEO of Mirasol Resources (MRZ.V). Cook said we need to follow what Mirasol is doing. Fortunately Carter Smith was close-by… Continue Reading

Could a chat app save Canada’s venture markets? After four years of declines in financing activity driven by falling commodity prices, Canada’s once-proud public venture capital system is on the ropes. Startups south of the border are waiting longer and longer to go public, if ever, with strong secondary markets for private companies providing nearly… Continue Reading

Clive Johnson is one of very few mining entrepreneurs to have grown an exploration venture into a billion dollar market cap gold producer, not once but twice. He said it was an accident he ended up in the mining business, but Johnson’s first venture Bema Gold, was no accident after it was sold for CAD $3.5B to… Continue Reading

Jordan Trimble, 27 is currently the youngest CEO of any publicly traded mining company. This young dynamo entered the business straight out of university and is now running Skyharbour Resources (SKY.V). Skyharbour is a uranium junior holding a very prospective land position(over 390,000 hectares) in the prolific Athabasca Basin. Jordan made several property deals in… Continue Reading

Dalradian Resources, a Toronto-based junior gold developer focused on the Curraghinalt deposit in Northern Ireland and led by CEO Patrick Anderson, welcomes one of the most influential investors in mining to its team Tuesday. Veteran geologist and mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty, founder of Pan American Silver and the Lumina Copper franchise, will purchase 9.9% of… Continue Reading

Since oil really started crashing, the media can only talk negatively about oil. These are the same talking heads who had no clue about the impending 50% plunge in prices. Why do we listen to them—instead of paying attention to facts? Here is one fact….US gasoline and oil demand is surging. That may surprise you,… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com: There are some constructive signs mounting in crude oil: Demand has clearly picked up in the US as drivers enjoy sub-$2 gasoline prices in many parts of the country Sentiment on crude oil is the worst its been in a very long time, by many gauges it is worse than it… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com: One of the biggest stories of 2015 has been the surging price of gold in euro terms: Gold in euro terms has soared nearly 20% in the last month, however, there are mounting signs that a pullback/correction is due:   (Chart of gold priced in USD divided by EUR/USD which equates… Continue Reading

Shares in African mine developer Ivanhoe Mines reached a new all time low of $0.68 Monday morning, hovering around $0.71 at press time. The company’s shares have fallen roughly 40% in a week, which prompted to me ask the company’s founder, largest shareholder and Executive Chairman, Mr. Robert Friedland, for an explanation as to the… Continue Reading