19th January 2008
By James West
Nevada is the home of the new business model in gold mining: Find a past-producing mine where lots of known ore-grade material was left behind during the deflated gold price era in the later nineties, and put it back into production. It...
19th January 2008
By Doug Hadfield
Investors in True North Gems (TSX.V: TGX) were treated to a rare gift this Christmas past when the company reported the discovery of a new sapphire prospect complete with a 139 carat blue sapphire on its Beluga sapphire property in Nun...
19th January 2008
By Doug Hadfield
The foremost exploration outfit operating in the famed Hedley Gold Basin in BC has announced the best assays the region has seen since the Nickel Plate Mine stopped producing gold over a decade ago.
Goldcliff Resource Corp’s (TSX...
19th January 2008
By James West
In one of the very few bright spots in TSX Venture share performance, Kootenay Gold (TSX.V:KTN) shares jumped 52% on December 10th after the company announced widespread high-grade mineralization from a drill program at their 100% control...
19th January 2008
By Katherine Young
With oil prices reaching heights like they did last week, hitting the $100/barrel mark for the first time in history, exploration juniors operating in Alberta like Pennant Energy (TSX.V: PEN) stand to capitalize from being in the rig...
18th January 2008
By Doug Hadfield
Currently ranked sixth in the world in gold production, Russia has total known gold resources of approximately 500 million ounces. During the last few years, Russia’s increase in production has been the one of the highest among all o...
18th January 2008
By Paul Wallis
Teryl Resources Corp. (TRC.V: TSX) is a diversified explorer with interests in oil and gas as well as minerals. In a global mining bull market, companies, particularly on their lows, are often undervalued. The Teryl share price recently ...
17th January 2008
By Christina de Wit
Aesop, the ancient Greek fabulist, was known for his kernels of wisdom – usually aimed at children. He advised that “it is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow,” and suggested that rewards come when you “put y...
14th January 2008
By Doug Hadfield
High oil prices have a habit of creating winners and losers. It’s a complex equation, to be sure, since price hikes are the result of multiple causes, including the fact that “easy” oil reserves are increasingly difficult to come...
14th January 2008
By Katherine Young
Everyone knows the adage—buy low and sell high, but buying low means buying what few others value. Just a few sellers can attract more panicked selling and, conversely, a couple major shareholders can spur more optimistic buying. M...
14th January 2008
By Katherine Young
With energy demand predicted to increase and continued serious concern about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, experts are predicting nuclear will remain an important world energy source for the foreseeable future. Increasing...
08th January 2008
By Christina de Wit
For many people, the words 'Big Red' conjure up fresh breath, but to True North Gems' (TSX.V:TGX) investors, the phrase itself is a breath of fresh air. The company's bold flavour is finding favour among investors with its focus on ...
14th November 2007
By Anne FletcherAn old shaft recently re-discovered is casting a whole new light over a long-abandoned Mexican mine-site.Yale Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: YLL), in an on-going sampling program at the La Verde Grande copper mine in north-western Mexico, has turn...
08th November 2007
By Sylvia YoungAtomic Minerals (TSX.V ATL) is applying some old real estate wisdom to its newest uranium acquisition in Tanzania: location, location, location – as well as a room with a view. This thinking nets the company over one million acres of prim...
07th November 2007
By Katherine YoungFocused primarily on its Silveria Project located 80km west-northwest of Lima, Peru, the Grenville Gold team [TSXV: GVG] is multi-tasking. On the one hand, the company is shopping for a milling partner to process mineralized rock and ult...
