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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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Get Gold and Silver Insight at the Phoenix Investment Conference
by Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
There is a wealth of news online about metals to invest in, but it's difficult for investors to know what information to listen to. The price of gold is going up? The price of gold is staying the same? The price of gold is going down?
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Alexis Minerals - Merger and Increased Profitability
by Dr. Allen Alper
Alexis Minerals just finished a very exciting third quarter. In a press release, earnings were reported for the Ontario exploration and mining company: Alexis earned revenue in excess of CAD $6.5 million; 7883 ounces of gold were mined during these three months, the Lac Herbin deposit in Val d’Or is on track to yield up to 36,000 ounces of gold in 2009. These are just a few of the highlights of a stellar year, and things are only looking up.
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Ralph Shearing and the Soho Resources Corp: Developing Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc Properties in Durango Mexico
by Dr. Allen Alper
 Ralph Shearing, of the Soho Resources Corporation, is working on an exciting mineral exploration project in Mexico’s Sierra Madre Mineral Belt area.
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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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Why Tantalus Rare Earths? ... Wolfgang Hampel is Interviewed
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Investors dream of the day that they will hear about the next big opportunity BEFORE it becomes popular. Wistfully, they consider how different things would be if they had bought stock in Microsoft, Google, or Berkshire-Hathaway in the earliest days when those companies became publicly traded.
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Rare Element Resources: In the Right Place at the Right Time
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Rare Element Resources is a publicly traded company (RES on the TSX Venture Exchange) that is enjoying some growth and attention from its early successes – which can be attributed to being in the right place at the right time – and it presents an attractive opportunity for investors.
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Capital Gold Corp: Junior is Growing Up
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
The word "junior" in "junior mining company" tends to indicate that the business is so young it's still learning to walk. Maybe it's not profitable yet. Maybe it's still in the research stage. Maybe there is talk of pulling gold out of the ground but it just hasn't happened yet. Maybe the company is still bottle-fed and toothless.
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Romarco Encounters 38.1 Meters of 11.8 g/t Au
Toronto, ON - (MetalsNews.com,July 21, 2010) -ROMARCO MINERALS INC. (TSXV: R) (the “Company”) announced drilling results from the Ledbetter area. The encouraging results are from step-out holes that identify mineralization beyond the currently proposed Ledbetter pit. |
AFRICAN QUEEN MINES COMMENCES FIELD EXPLORATION AT RONGO GOLD FIELD PROJECT IN KENYA’S LAKE VICTORIA GREENSTONE BELT
Vancouver, BC - (MetalsNews.com, July 19, 2010) - AFRICAN QUEEN MINES LTD. (the “Company”) has now commenced its Phase 1 Exploration Program on the Rongo Gold Field Project in the Kanango gold mining area of the Migori District of Nyanza Province in Southwest Kenya near Lake Victoria.
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Golden Predator Acquires High Priority Drill Project: The Cynthia Gold Property, Yukon Territory
Vancouver, BC - (MetalsNews.com, July 19, 2010) - Golden Predator Corp. (TSX:GPD) (the "Company")has signed an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in 219 quartz mineral claims known as the Cynthia Property, located in east central Yukon, Canada |
Candente Copper appoints Mr. Michael Thicke as Vice President Exploration
Vancouver, BC - (MetalsNews.com, July 19, 2010) - Candente Copper Corp.(TSX:DNT) ("Candente Copper") appoints Mr. Michael Thicke, M.Sc., P.Geo. as Vice President Exploration. |
Premier Completes $18 Million Flow-Through Financing
Thunder Bay, Ontario - (MetalsNews.com, July 15, 2010) - PREMIER GOLD MINES LIMITED ("Premier" or the "Company") (TSX: PG) announced that it has completed its previously announced private placement (the "Offering") of flow-through common shares of Premier ("Flow-Through Common Shares"). Including Flow-Through Common Shares issued on the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option, Premier issued 3,000,000 Flow-Through Common Shares at a price of Cdn$6.00 per Flow-Through Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds of Cdn$18,000,000. |
THOMPSON CREEK METALS COMPANY INC. ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE TERRANE METALS CORP.
Denver, CO and Vancouver, BC – (MetalsNews.com, July 15, 2010) - Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. (“Thompson Creek”) (NYSE:TC and TSX:TCM) and Terrane Metals Corp. (“Terrane”) (TSX Venture:TRX) jointly announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Thompson Creek will acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity of Terrane. |
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Experts Corner
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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Marc Davis: Heralding Argentina’s Silver Lining
by Marc Davis, www.BNWnews.ca
With gold prices continuing to shine as the fragile global economic recovery falters yet again, equally buoyant silver prices have given the mining industry considerable impetus to increase production. But that’s simply not happening.
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Lawrence Roulston: Don't Get Hung Up on Headlines
by Karen Roche of The Gold Report
 One of the first things mainstream journalists in Western media learn is how to tease angles out of stories that play on fear, scandal and disaster. Good news is no news. Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. As historian, political writer and Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash observed, "Many Chinese City Dwellers Moderately Content with Rising Standard of Living" isn't a headline that would sell a lot of papers. Resource Opportunities Editor and Publisher Lawrence Roulston would agree. "The media has a huge bias toward the negative side of any story," he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview. Investors focusing on scary headlines, he argues, are missing out on phenomenal opportunities developing on the other side of the world—namely Asia and, particularly, China. His advice? "Take a broader, longer-term view of the world."
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Stocks Bull Market Hits Eurozone Debt Crisis Brick Wall, Forecast Into July 2010
by Nadeem_Walayat
Are the markets manipulated ? Are they ?
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Bud Conrad: Beyond the Point of No Return
by Brian Sylvester and Karen Roche of The Gold Report
 "We're heading toward government devaluing its currency to devaluate its debt in order to survive. That means you need to protect yourself. You can't just have savings accounts paying no interest. You need to go and buy gold," says Bud Conrad, chief economist with Casey Research, in this exclusive Gold Report interview. Despite the grim outlook for the U.S. dollar and other paper currencies worldwide, Conrad believes he and other speakers at the recent Casey Research 2010 Crisis and Opportunity Summit have information you need to both prosper and protect yourself during the coming economic storm.
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Cash is King, Cash Flow is Queen
by Richard (Rick) Mills, Ahead of the Herd
There are three things every energy investor needs to know about oil: Firstly, since the early 1980s new discoveries have failed to keep up with the global rate of oil consumption.
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John Pugsley: Playing the Niche
by John Pugsley
 John Pugsley's Stealth Investor portfolio has been outperforming the major indices since its inception four years ago. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, John explains how focusing on companies with smaller market caps allows his portfolio to upstage the market, and why the precious metals and energy sectors offer investors unique opportunities
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Peter Grandich
by Peter Grandich
U.S. Stock Market – This is as good as time as any for me to reflect back on what I’ve said since the DJIA made an all-time high in October 2007 and what has actually taken place.
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