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The Discovery Group: Pooled Resources for a Track Record of Discovery
by Dr. Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
The main concept behind the Discovery Group is to create opportunities for world-class exploration success through the sharing of resources and intellectual capital. Director of Marketing Ian McPherson deals with all the companies in the group and so is the ideal person to put us in the picture about its various activities.
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Canada Lithium is Betting on an Electric Future
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Smart investors pay attention to social and economic trends and make investments based on where they see consumer attitudes shifting. One area that is getting more and more attention, both at the government level and the consumer level, is the electric car.
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Malbex: A Newly Listed Argentina Play Is an Interesting Story for Investors
by Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hoos
What investor doesn't wish he had bought into Microsoft or Apple or Google or Berkshire Hathaway when it was trading for just pennies? The climb in stock prices would assure any investor that they were set for life.
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The Gold Anti-Trust Committee Gives a Dire Warning
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
When you talk to junior mining companies who are trying to drum up money to fund their exploration, you'll frequently hear about how rosy the future looks: Prices can only go up, opportunity will only increase, and the economy can only get better.
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Building a Hard Assets Conference That’s Hard to Beat
by Allen Alper
Looking forward to the next Hard Assets Investment Conference? We had a chance to sit down with Jonathan Moore, the show organizer.
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Rare Element Resources, Working in a Jurisdiction Ranked Number Two in the World for Developing a Mine
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
Rare earth elements have a variety of uses, with around 19% used as catalysts, mainly in crude oil refining. A further 27% have uses in the glass and ceramics industry while 18% are used in metallurgy as an alloying agent. Applications in batteries and permanent magnets are increasing rapidly with “super” magnets consuming 21%.
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American Creek Resources: Iron Ore, Gold, Silver, Copper: British Columbia, Canada
by Allen M. Alper Jr. and Jeff Senior
 Precious metals exploration company American Creek Resources has exciting times ahead, with two of its properties in particularly promising real potential for a major breakthrough. We caught up with CEO and President Allan Burton, who founded the company after a career practicing law in Calgary. He says: “I started the company with my partner in 2004. We were talking that metals were going to dramatically increase over the next few years. We were right. We went public in 2006 and we’re on the TSX Venture Exchange.”
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Alhambra Resources Ltd.: Gold and More Gold out of Kazakhstan
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Bryan Martin
 Tucked away at this moment in the wind-whipped and frigid north-central steppes of the largest landlocked country in the world, a junior mineral explorer steadies itself in preparation for what it believes will become a remarkable year. Indeed, Alhambra Resources Ltd.’s current operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan are focused in a region known for its world-class deposits of gold, not to mention oil and gas.
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Gold and Silver in Northern Mexico: Golden Goliath
by Allen M. Alper and Jeff Senior
Unlike many junior exploration companies that have options to earn an interest in one or more small properties, Golden Goliath has 100% ownership of an entire mining camp.
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Temex: Gold, Nickel-Copper-Platinum Exploration and Discoveries
by Allen M. Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Investors love stories of small companies that make daring – but smart – plays. And the juniors that are really attractive are the ones that make one after another after another. Temex seems to be one of those companies.
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The Evolution of a High-Grade Nevada Gold Explorer: Klondex on the Threshold of Initiating Production of its over 2 Million Ounce Resource
by Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hoos
Darwin's Theory of Evolution describes how strong species survive by adapting and evolving to meet the new demands of their environment. Investors who understand such transitions create very attractive investments will enjoy the opportunity that Klondex presents.
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Exciting Times for Levon Resources: Gold, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum and Zinc!
by Dr Allen M. Alper and Bryan Martin
For more than 20 years Ron Tremblay had been exclusively involved in mining finance. So when he was approached three-and-a-half years ago by Vancouver-based junior Levon Resources Ltd to oversee operations, it didn’t take long for the now-president and CEO to make what has become a pivotal venture into mineral exploration.
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American Bonanza Gold: Investors Look for Years to Find an Opportunity like This
by Allen M. Alper Jr and Aaron Hoos
Investing in the minerals industry sometimes feels no more accurate than gazing into a crystal ball. Investors long to find the right opportunity at the right time; for many, the ideal investment is getting in on an investment just before a major success.
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Wits Gold: Possible New World Class Gold Resource
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
I interviewed Dr. Marc Watchorn in Vancouver at the Cambridge House Resource Conference. He has a great geological background and has an outstanding company. Having been a geologist for over 30 years, Dr Marc Watchorn has spent much of his career searching for gold and base metals throughout Africa.
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Numerous 100-Percent-Owned Properties, Financially Independent, Diversified and Making Innovations in Eco-Friendly Minerals Applications
by Dr. Allen Alper and Bryan Martin
The last time Metalsnews.com spoke with the ever-ebullient Jack Stoch, President and CEO of Quebec-based Globex Mining Enterprises Inc., his domain included 85 projects, all of which featured elements spanning a vast stretch across the periodic chart. October saw Globex celebrate a milestone of 60 years in the exploration and mining sphere.
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Malaga Inc is a Niche Tungsten Player with Burgeoning Opportunities
by Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hoos
There's something really compelling about a niche player who is completely focused on one opportunity. In some cases, it can be daring (and even risky) but when fate works in their favor, it's an exciting and even profitable opportunity.
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NioGold is a Quebec Success Story with Plenty of Upside
by Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hoos
Although some investors prefer riskier investments to have the opportunity to get sky-high paybacks, many investors feel that the most profitable opportunities are those where the risk is well-managed and the payback potential is clearly laid out.
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Sacre-Coeur Minerals Developing Low Cost Gold in Guyana
by Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
Although based in Vancouver, Sacre-Coeur’s main interest is in Guyana, where it is engaged in exploring and developing properties for gold, other metals and diamonds. We caught up with President and CEO Gregory Sparks at the airport where he was about to board a plane for Guyana.
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Rio Novo Gold Goes Big
by Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hoos
But Rio Novo Gold (TSX: RN) is going one step further: It's aiming to run entire gold districts, which is an interesting and aggressive play to lock out competitors and cash in on opportunities over a large piece of land. But that's not the only exciting aspect of Rio Novo Gold. Their financial outlook is exciting, given their project's history and its current state of development.
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New Growth: The Agnico-Eagle Mines Story
by Allen M Alper Jr and Aaron Hoos
Stories of explosive business growth are compelling to mining industry investors who want to get an early lead on opportunities. Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM) offers a fascinating story of a company that progressed steadily for many years and then, recently, switched tactics and is now seeing some exciting growth in new directions.
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Sona Resources Corp is Achieving Goals and Building its Portfolio Gold Projects
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hoos
Metals investors are used to seeing junior companies founded on a good idea and a healthy amount of hope. But if the junior company was founded a couple of decades ago and currently owns 4 projects and is achieving targets to grow, it's a different story.
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Gold Royalty and Shale Oil Companies, Bullion Monarch Mining and EnShale Inc.: A Winning Combination
by Allen M. Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Investors love investment stories about mining companies being in the right place at the right time. They also love investment stories about mining companies that build on past successes to create brilliant opportunities for the future.
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Copper, Gold, Uranium, Molybdenum: Polar Star Mining: Excelling in Chile
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
While a lot of the companies we interview here were often started by people who have only ever worked in the mining industry as geologists, it's interesting to get a different perspective from time to time.
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Plato Gold: Developing Gold Properties in Timmins Ontario, Val d’Or Quebec and Santa Cruz Argentina
by Allen M. Alper Jr and Jeff Senior
Plato Gold Corporation (TSX, V: PGC) is a junior Canadian exploration company, based in Toronto that was formed by President and CEO Anthony Cohen in 1995 when he first became involved in the mining business.
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Gold, Silver, and Copper: NovaGold Resources Inc. Growing with Strategic Alliances
by Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hoos
Some businesses try to do it all: They want to be explorers and producers and everything in between. Few companies, especially at the junior level, actually achieve this holistic approach. NovaGold Resources (NYSE-AMEX, TSX: NG) has some impressive projects.
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Gold, Platinum, Diamonds and Volcanic Massive Sulphide (VMS) Deposits, a Future Possibility for Barker Minerals
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hoos
A hunting trip in 1993 led to Louis Doyle finding coarse placer gold at the end of a culvert. The result was an end to a career in the mutual fund business and the formation of Barker Minerals, of which he is now President and CEO.
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Gold, Molybdenum, Manganese and Magnesium - Larry Reaugh Shares his Expertise with Metals News
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
Back in late 2008, when doom and gloom were everywhere, Larry Reaugh was upbeat about the mining industry, predicting everything would start to pick up. He was proved right, with metal prices soon on the rise, so we went to seek out his latest views on the situation.
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Source Exploration: Exploring and Redeveloping Historic Silver Mine in Mexico
by Allen M. Alper Jr and Bryan Martin
For a junior company seeking silver to enrich its portfolio, Mexico is not only an extremely practical choice given its bounteous history, but also, logistically speaking, a very advisable decision. Brian E. Robertson couldn’t agree more.
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Avanti Mining focuses on Molybdenum: An Experienced Gold Manager Turns His Attention to Molybdenum
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Gold, silver, uranium, and other metals often get glamorous headlines and a dedicated following who will invest in them and swear by them through thick and thin.
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Orvana Minerals Corp - Gold and Copper Producer: Smart People Doing the Right Things… and It Shows
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
 There are lots of mining companies out there and investors can sometimes become so overwhelmed with quantity that it's hard to find quality. Orvana, though, is a clear winner among the crowd – they are a smart mining company doing the right things and it shows in their track record of success and growth.
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NovaGold Appoints Gerry McConnell as Chairman of the Board
Vancouver, British Columbia - (MetalsNews.com, September 1, 2010) - NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSE-AMEX: NG, TSX: NG) today announced that Gerry McConnell has been appointed Chairman of the company's Board of Directors. Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse continues as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company and will remain on the Board as a Director. |
LEVON CLOSES BOUGHT DEAL AND NON-BROKERED FINANCINGS FOR GROSS PROCEEDS OF $11,100,000
Vancouer, BC -(MetalsNews.com - August, 31, 2010) - Levon Resources Ltd. (“Levon” or the “Company") announced the closing of its bought deal private placement with Canaccord Genuity Corp. (the “Underwriter”) previously announced on August 17, 2010 of 13,334,000 Units (the “Units”) at a price of CDN$0.75 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of CDN$10,000,500 (the “Offering”). |
Premier - Drilling Continues to Expand Near-Surface Gold Zones at Hardrock
Vancouver, BC. - (MetalsNews.com, August 25, 2010) - PREMIER GOLD MINES LIMITED (TSX:PG) is announced that ongoing drilling continues to delineate significant near-surface gold mineralization in multiple zones at the Hardrock Project in Northwestern Ontario. Current drilling is focused on expanding and defining near-surface, open pit style, mineralization in addition to defining multiple zones of higher grade mineralization that are expected to comprise resources amenable to underground mining methods. |
Kaminak Gold Drill Hole CFD-28 Intersects 15.9 g/t Au over 5m
Vancouver, B.C. - (MetalsNews.com, August 24, 2010) - Kaminak Gold Corporation (KAM:TSX-V) today announced assay results for drill hole CFD-28 from the Double Double Zone. This hole was drilled on the same section as CFD-27, which previously intersected 6.3 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) over 35m (see Kaminak news release dated August 11th, 2010). Cross-section analysis aided by oriented core data suggests these two intercepts represent separate and parallel zones of mineralization that remain open in all directions. |
Banro Restructures its Executive Management Group and Completes The Staffing of its Project Development Team
Toronto, ON - (MetalsNews.com, August 23, 2010) - Banro Corporation ("Banro" or the "Company") (NYSE AMEX - "BAA"; TSX - "BAA") announces that the Company has completed the restructuring of its executive management group and has fully staffed the mine development team responsible for constructing the Company's wholly-owned Twangiza "Phase I" gold mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the "DRC"). |
New Pacific Offer for Tagish Lake Gold Corp. - Update
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - (MetalsNews.com, August 23, 2010) - New Pacific Metals Corp. (TSX-V: NUX) today provided an update on the take-over bid by New Pacific (the "New Pacific Offer") to acquire all of the shares ("Shares") and the offer to acquire all proven secured and unsecured debt ("Debt") of Tagish Lake Gold Corp. (TSX-V: TLG) ("Tagish"). |
Scorpio Gold Awards Crushing Contract for Re-Stacking of Leach Pad
Vancouver, BC. - (MetalsNews.com, August 20, 2010) - Scorpio Gold Corporation (TSX-V: SGN) announced that its 70% owned joint venture subsidiary, Mineral Ridge Gold, LLC, has awarded a US$3 million contract to Canyon Construction Company of Elko, Nevada pertaining to the re-stacking of material on the leach pad at its Mineral Ridge project in Esmeralda County, Nevada. |
Centerra Gold Appoints New Directors
Toronto, ON – (MetalsNews.com, August 19, 2010) – Centerra Gold Inc. (TSX: CG) announced the appointment of Mr. Amandgeldy Muraliev, Mr. Karybek Ibraev, and Mr. Raphael Girard to its Board of Directors. Centerra also announces the resignation of Mr. William Braithwaite from its Board of Directors. Following these changes to the Board of Directors, Centerra’s Board will be comprised of eleven members.
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Experts Corner
Joe Foster: Catalysts Pushing Gold
by Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report 8/20/10
 Portfolio Manager Joe Foster calls himself a "stock picker." And he's pretty good at it. Class A shareholders in Van Eck Global's International Investors Gold Fund have seen an average return of almost 25% for 10 straight years under his care. "I'm looking for the gold companies that are going to outperform the indexes, my peers and gold," Joe says. And he shares some of those companies with you, in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report.
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Silver, Two of Seven
by Richard (Rick) Mills / Ahead of the Herd
In the time of the ancient Babylonians - long before the periodic table - there were seven sacred metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead and mercury.
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Dow/Gold & Summer Doldrums
by Richard (Rick) Mills / Ahead of the Herd
Central banks money printing is out of control. The constant printing of all the world’s currencies is just another way for countries to default on their debt – the repayment of a creditor occurs using a currency whose purchasing power has been reduced. Gold’s price will continue, has to continue, too rise in value against all depreciating paper currencies
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Financing Trends. Trouble in Paradise.
by Christopher Ecclestone, Hailgarten
Investors’ interest has revived in the mining space since the slump of 2008/9 but it is not what it was.
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Tony Mariano: The Special Science of Rare Earths
by Karen Roche and Sally Lowder of The Gold Report 8/2/10
The ability to separate the science from the promotional claims is among the expertise that Geological Consultant Tony Mariano, PhD, brings to the rare earth elements (REE) table. Tony, who for decades has combined long hours in the lab with even longer field visits to evaluate mineralization in its natural environment, is among the rare ones who can help companies evaluate a deposit for grade, tonnage and the prospects for economic recovery.
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Al Korelin Shares His Views on the Stock Market
by Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hoos
 Al Korelin, host of The Korelin Economics Report, shares his views on the upward and downward movement potential of the stock market and resource companies like gold, silver and rare earths companies, at the Cambridge House World Resource Investment Show in Vancouver.
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A Rare Look into the World of Helpful Hints: Interview with John Doody Editor of Gold Stock Analyst
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
The recent market instability has led hundreds to choose gold over any other investment, but making the move to metals isn’t as simple as talking to your broker in most cases or even to others you know.
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Banking with Metals
by Allen M. Alper
 It’s rare to find a bank at a metals conference, but at the New York Hard Assets Investment Conference, we came across Kristin Kuchem, the Assistant Vice President with EverBank, and we discovered a very interesting connection between this unique institution and the world of metals.
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David Morgan Creator of the Silver-Investor.com
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Jeff Senior
 As creator of the Silver-Investor.com website and publisher of The Morgan Report, David Morgan is considered an authority on the silver market in particular and other precious metals in general. So, we took the opportunity to seek his views on the current state of play and future trends
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Rick Rule & Global Resource Investments Ltd. – A Perspective on the Resource Investment Industry
by Allen M. Alper
 Rick Rule, Founder and Chairman of Global Resource Investments, Ltd., a full service brokerage firm focused on worldwide natural resource investments, has an extensive background in the natural resource-based business. He began in the energy business where his knowledge about soft rock geology allowed him the opportunity to be a rare find in the financial circle, and from there, he progressed from the energy to the energy and mining business.
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Chris & Michael Berry: Berry Picking in Colombia, Yukon
by Chris & Michael Berry
 
Newsletter Writer Michael Berry, PhD, is one of the most respected economic strategists in America and a frequent to contributor to The Gold Report. On this occasion, Michael's son, Chris, joins the discussion and shows he's clearly a chip off the Berry block. Among other things, the Berrys discuss the growing fears of deflation as well as several promising junior gold plays in Colombia and the Yukon. It's all part of their "three legs of the survival stool" approach to investing that you will learn about in this exclusive interview with The Gold Report.
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Mickey Fulp May Seem Pessimistic About the Short Term (But He Still Sees Opportunity Out There)
by Allen Allen
 Mickey Fulp, "the Mercenary Geologist" is always an entertaining interviewee. He has great insight into the market overall, he chooses compelling stocks to talk about, and his contrarian opinions are a breath of fresh air; even if they aren't always optimistic about today's market conditions.
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ENDEAVOUR SET TO BECOME A GOLD PRODUCER
by Richard (Rick) Mills / Ahead of the Herd
An innovative merchant bank focused on the natural resource sector Endeavour Financial Corporation (EDV-TSX) has seen its stock price double in the last 12 months on the heels of some astute junior gold mining acquisitions.
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Emerging Gold Stocks: ‘Show Me the Money!’
by Marc Davis, www.Top40GoldStocks.com and www.BNWnews.ca
 In a jittery stock market, the only gold stocks that investors should own are for companies that really do have the goods. This is the consensus view among various gold investment industry commentators and analysts.
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TNR Gold Spin Out ILC Looks Attractive
by Richard (Rick) Mills / Ahead of the Herd
TNR Gold Corp (TSX.V:TNR) is a project generation company active in precious, base metals, Lithium, rare metals and rare earth elements (REEs).
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