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Continental Gold gets 31% IRR in Buritica feasibility

Kip Keen — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:14:25 +0000

Continental Gold outlined the Buritica gold project in a feasibility study for the first time, delivering strong-looking economics on one of the largest high-grade gold deposits in the hands of a junior. Hurdles remain for Continental, permitting chief among them. But the feasibility study nonetheless crystallizes what the market should expect from Buritica if Continental... Continue Reading

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Cameco teams up with CanAlaska near uranium giant’s high-grade deposits

Tommy Humphreys — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 14:09:38 +0000

CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV:CVV) is full of surprises. This morning, CanAlaska announced a $12.5-million deal with Cameco (TSX:CCO), Canada’s largest uranium producer, to explore the West McArthur property near two of Cameco’s high-grade uranium deposits. Here’s a summary of the terms: $725,000 cash to CanAlaska and $5 million in exploration at Grid 1 and Grid 5... Continue Reading

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A Ten Million Ounce Call Option on Gold

Tommy Humphreys — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:43:12 +0000

Sandspring Resources’ Toroparu project in Guyana is the fourth largest gold deposit in South America currently held by a junior Toroparu contains ~10 million ounces of near-surface gold mineralization in all categories, amenable to simple metallurgy Experienced backers include Silver Wheaton, the John Adams / Energy Fuels group (Denver, CO) and Frank Giustra’s Fiore Group... Continue Reading

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Bottom’s Up: At The Bar with Brent Cook, Mickey Fulp, Nicole Adshead-Bell, Joe Mazumdar, Lesley Stokes

James Kwantes — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 19:46:10 +0000

It was bottom's up at a market bottom -- hopefully -- for the latest version of "At The Bar" featuring lively conversation and commentary on mining as it relates to investing. The popular feature saw mining personalities belly up after the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference in January. Brent Cook and Mickey Fulp brought the grizzled... Continue Reading

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Atlantic Gold gets strong debt deals for mine build

Kip Keen — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:10:33 +0000

In this still oh-so-harsh and selective market for junior financing, it's hard to argue Atlantic Gold's (AGB-TSX) debt deals - commitments for $135 million - are a bad deal for shareholders, though they do involve a sizeable forward sale of gold. That is, the $35-million marketcap junior looks to avoid a massive, or imminent, equity... Continue Reading

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Power Broker Cal Everett Joins Pilot Gold as CEO

Tommy Humphreys — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:20:41 +0000

Economic geologist and financier Cal Everett has beenappointed CEO and Director of Pilot Gold (TSX:PLG), a Nevada- and Turkey-focused mineral exploration company with a diverse portfolio of projects. Everett is one of the best-known institutional salesman and capital markets advisors in the mineral exploration business. He spent 12 years with BMO Nesbitt Burns, 7 years... Continue Reading

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CanAlaska Stakes Saskatchewan Diamond Targets

Tommy Humphreys — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:18:07 +0000

A small mineral exploration company may be in the early innings of a new diamond discovery in Canada-- but will need some capital and further evidence to support its theory. On Thursday, CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV:CVV) announced the staking of 75 kimberlite targets in Saskatchewan’s NW Athabasca Basin. The targets were developed from a 2011 airborne... Continue Reading

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Tale of two silver deposits

James Kwantes — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 20:52:38 +0000

A low-profile junior company called Mines Management (MGT-T) recently announced approval for its Montana silver-copper mine project from the U.S. Forest Service and Montana environmental dept. How they released the news hints at why they remain low-profile: it's major material news, green-lighting a deposit that contains an estimated 230 million ounces of silver and more... Continue Reading

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Let Bombardier fail

Kip Keen — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 16:55:30 +0000

Aircraft-maker Bombardier (BBD-B), as other manufacturers in the past, has gone to Ottawa hat in hand to ask for some $1 billion, reportedly, to match funding of that scale already doled out by Quebec. Now, generally, there are lots of good reasons to oppose government bailouts of corporations, this one included. Mostly because the government is less... Continue Reading

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Shareholders don’t have to hate bondholders, Taseko

Kip Keen — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:11:30 +0000

To an extent I can see it Taseko's way. The Vancouver based copper miner lashed out at Raging River today, outlining a plot that casts the dissident shareholder as working against the best interests of stock holders, amassing a stake in the company's debt in "secret", as Taseko Mines (TKO-T) put it. So it warns... Continue Reading

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