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Marston Webb’s GOLD & SILVER Notes and Quotes
by Marston Webb
A monthly review of published articles, reports, and research on gold and silver
As 2011 wound down to its final days, traders tended to dump currency alternatives in favor of the flexibility of actual cash, as Europe's debt crisis dragged on. Precious metals, one of the hottest trades in commodities for much of the year, continued to lose favor. Silver touched a 13-month low and platinum fell to a fresh two year nadir.
Click here to continue... | Eastmain Resources Expands High-Grade Resources in Quebec
by Dr. Allen Alper
Eastmain Resources, with their flagship project Clearwater, is currently expanding their high-grade deposit at Eau Claire with a drilling program.
Click here to continue... | Balmoral Resources Doubles Martiniere Gold Resource Strike Length
by Dr. Allen Alper
Balmoral Resources, just now celebrating their first year in business, are not only moving forward with aggressive exploration in the Abitibi region of Quebec region, but are also adding core value by continuing to add to the size of the Martiniere high-grade gold deposit of.
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Aurvista Gold Corporation (TSX-V: AVA) Sees Continued Success and hopes to reach critical mass from 2012 Drilling
by Dr. Allen Alper
Marc L'Heureux – Senior Technical Advisor, Aurvista Gold Corporation, sees big things for the company in 2012. L'Heureux sees the close proximity of their 7 deposits as indication that, “it’s a cluster of deposits.” He says, “We are confident that we will be able to grow the resource, from the existing 2 mil ounces to beyond 3 mil, with the current program.” From a recent drilling program there was a breakthrough and a drill hole returned a high grade intercept of 8.4 g/t Au over 6.8 m true width. Guy Brunet – President, Chief Executive Officer and Director adds, “We have a market cap of $20 million. On the Douay West deposit only, we have a net present value of $60 to $70 million at $1,300 an ounce. And that gives you the rest of the resource for basically nothing.”
Click here to continue... | Goldrush Resources Ltd. (TSXV-GOD) :Discovering and Developing Economic Gold Deposits in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
Goldrush Resources Ltd. holds 12 permits in Burkina Faso, one of the hottest gold exploration areas in the world. With 4 drill projects, which are either underway or about to begin, Len Brownlie, President and CEO, Goldrush Resources Ltd., thinks the current low price of the stock provides an excellent buying opportunity for investors to purchase before their drilling campaign gets fully underway. “With the current stock price at around 12 cents, there’s not much you can lose,” says Mr. Brownlie
Click here to continue... | Excalibur Resources Ltd., Develops Catanava Property in Historic Area of Mexico
by Dr. Allen Alper
Excalibur Resources, Ltd., based in Toronto, is focused on developing a gold and silver mining operation in the Municipality of Pinos.
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Estrella Gold is Mastering the Prospect Generator Model Generating Shareholder Value
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
When a company chooses a business model and then excels at that business model, it has the potential to become an even better investment for new and existing shareholders. By focusing on best practices and streamlining its processes, the company can often do more than its competitors, faster, and at a lower cost.
Click here to continue... | Marston Webb’s GOLD & SILVER Notes and Quotes
by Marston Webb
“GOLD & SILVER Notes and Quotes” is published by Marston Webb International.
Click here to continue... | Lexam VG Gold Focuses On Buffalo Ankerite Property
by Dr. Allen Alper
Lexam VG Gold, Inc., is currently working toward additional exploration of their Buffalo Ankerite property located as part of the Timmins Gold Camp in Canada.
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Lakeland Resources’ President and CEO, Jonathan Armes, is Focused on Gold Exploration in Ontario Canada
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
In today's uncertain economy, companies are holding their breath and waiting to see what happens next. But history consistently shows that companies who push ahead in spite of the risks are often those that succeed while others stumble.
Click here to continue... | Pretium Resources
by Allen Alper Jr. and Jeff Senior
With a name that contains the Latin word for ‘value’, Pretium Resources is aiming to create value for its shareholders. The way it plans to do this is with projects that provide a short-term route to gold production as well as longer-term revenue through a bulk project.
Click here to continue... | NioGold’s (TSX-V: NOX) Rock Lefrançois, President and COO, Has Some Good News… and It's only Getting Started.
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Investors who prefer junior resource mining companies love companies with a great location, sufficient capital, and an aggressive plan for growth.
If that describes the kind of companies that you like to invest in, NioGold (TSX-V: NOX) might be a company that deserves a closer look.
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Marston Webb’s Gold & Silver Notes and Quotes
by Marston Webb
Click here to continue... | Pelangio Exploration (PX | TSX-V): Camp-sized Properties on Ghana’s World Class Gold Belts
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Jeff Senior
Like all junior mining companies, Pelangio Exploration is looking for a walk-off home run, that huge success that’s a win for all involved and is remembered for many years afterward. Unlike many of its peers, Pelangio has already achieved that goal once with the Detour Lake project, which is set to soon become Canada’s largest gold mine.
Click here to continue... | Copper Mountain Mining Corp. Begins Processing at 5 Billion Pound Copper Resource
by Dr. Allen Alper
Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CUM.TO) announced on June 6 that they have begun processing ore at their Copper Mountain project in British Columbia. The 18,000 acre mine site is expected to yield approximately 1.5 billion pounds of copper, 450,000 ounces of gold, and 4.5 million ounces of silver over its lifetime, at an operating cost of approximately $1.30 per pound of copper.
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Fire River Gold - Developing Multi-pronged profits at Nixon Fork
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Jason Clements
"We're very high grade, a low tonnage operation," says Richard Goodwin, President and COO of Fire River Gold (TSX.V-FAU). He's talking about his company's Nixon Fork gold mine which is situated just over 300 kilometers Northwest of Anchorage in Alaska.
Click here to continue... | Lara Exploration Ltd. (TSX.V: LRA): Creating Wealth through Exploration, Discovery and Acquisition in South America
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
We love finding creative minds in mining, and we recently found one in Andre Gauthier, President of Lara Exploration. Lara Exploration is a prospect generator with early to advanced stage exploration projects in South America and, to a lesser degree, in China. According to their website, Lara’s business plan is “to build a large and diverse portfolio covering various commodities and to seek out joint venture partnerships whenever possible and as early as possible, in order to lower risk and leverage its investments.”
Click here to continue... | Balmoral Resources (TSX:V:BAR) Focuses on Gold Exploration in the Gold Rich Detour Lake Region
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
Balmoral Resources, founded in November of 2010, has already made several significant new gold discoveries in Quebec's historic Detour Lake Belt.
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Trade Winds Ventures Inc (TSX-V:TWD) on Target at Detour Lake: Exploring and Developing their Large Gold Deposit
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
"We've got an awful lot of knowledge coming from what's happened next door to Detour Gold so our challenges are probably less difficult for us to face than maybe if we were out in the middle of nowhere doing this initially," admits Ian Lambert, President and CEO of Toronto-based Trade Winds Ventures Inc (TSX-V:TWD). Ian's been with Trade Winds for 21 years.
Click here to continue... | Long Live the King - Morocco's Reforming Monarch Means Great Mining Opportunities for Maya Gold & Silver (TSX:MYA)
by Dr. Allen Alper
"The actual king is a very, very good king for the population. He has electrified Morocco, he's doing a lot internally for his country", states Guy Goulet, President and CEO of Quebec-based mining exploration company, Maya Gold & Silver (TSX:MYA). He's talking about King Mohammed VI who came to power in Morocco in 1999 on the death of his father.
Click here to continue... | Being a Golden Smash Hit in the Yukon with Adrian Fleming of Smash Minerals (SSH:TSX-V)
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
"They had been mining gold there in the creeks for over a hundred years so we thought that was a pretty good sign," wryly comments Adrian Fleming, CEO and President of Vancouver-based Smash Minerals (SSH:TSX-V). Adrian was talking at the CIM Conference & Exhibition about his company's presence in the Yukon and their potential for further gold discoveries.
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Mega Precious Metals Inc. Exploring for Precious Metals In Canada
by Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
Going back to the place where you started work over twenty years ago isn’t what most people do, however Glen Kuntz’s appointment as Mega Precious Metals’ Chief Operating Officer has done just that. The Monument Bay project in North Eastern Manitoba, is where Glen first worked for Noranda Exploration at the beginning of his career.
Click here to continue... | Sacre-Coeur Minerals (SCM.V/S5N.F – TSX & Frankfurt) Advances Million Mountain in Guyana's Gold Mining Centers
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
Sacre-Coeur Minerals, a Vancouver based exploration and development company, is focusing on developing the Million Mountain Property in Guyana.
Click here to continue... | Detour Gold (TSX.DGC) is Looking to be Canada’s Largest Gold Mine
by Allen Alper Jr.
Detour Gold, a Canadian gold exploration company is beginning construction on their production facility at the Detour Gold Lake Project, while simultaneously aggressively exploring the western edge of their extensive gold find.
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Chesapeake Gold Developing its World Class Metates Gold and Silver Project in Durango state, Mexico
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
According to Randy Reifel, the President of Chesapeake Gold, the massive Metates Project in Durango, Mexico, has quite a future. He said, “Chesapeake’s gold and silver project in Durango, Mexico has in the measured and indicated categories, 17.2 million ounces of gold, over 450 million ounces of silver and 3.4 billion pounds of zinc. Without question the largest undeveloped precious metals deposit in Mexico.”
Click here to continue... | Golden Goliath Resources Ltd: Junior Company with a Giant Name and Giant Ambitions
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
Although Golden Goliath Resources Ltd. is a junior exploration company, they do have close ties to some serious players. A joint venture with Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd., and control of an entire mining camp in the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains of northwestern Mexico close to Fresnillo PLC’s recent gold discovery, are both points in their favour. And as Paul Sorbara, President, Golden Goliath Resources Ltd., points out, they have a strong board of directors with extensive mining experience.
Click here to continue... | Leadership Spotlight: Randgold Resources' CEO Mark Bristow has a vision that is bigger than gold
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
There are various reasons for an investor to get excited about a particular company. It could be where the company is mining or the successes it's had, or it could be a dynamic leader with a bold vision. In the case of Randgold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD), investors will get excited about those three reasons and more
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Minefinders is Generating Substantial Cash-Flow from the Dolores Gold and Silver Mine
by Dr Allen M. Alper
Minefinders Corporation is moving forward on the Dolores Gold and Silver Mine located in Northern Mexico by protecting shareholder value and investing in their property.
Click here to continue... | Kevin Bambrough of Sprott Resource Corporation Shares His Insight on Successful Investing
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Some investors invest in a sector, others invest because of who runs the company, and still others try to time the market. But investors who are looking to invest in something a little different may find the Sprott Resource Corp. is worth a closer look.
Click here to continue... | Trade Winds Resources Gold Properties Continues to Soar
by Allen M. Alper Jr.
In a previous article, we discussed how Trade Winds Ventures has managed the Block A property. In this follow up article, Ian Lambert, CEO of Trade Winds offers an update on the progress of the gold find and their overall business objectives.
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Alhambra Resources (TSX-V: ALH): a World-Class Gold Target in the World's Very Significant Gold Mineralization Belts in Kazakhstan
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Success isn't measured by what you do at the best of times. It's how you get through the worst of times. That's true whether you're into self-improvement, the economy, or whether you're a junior resource company facing challenging times. And while many companies face challenging times and pretend that nothing is wrong, Alhambra Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ALH) is quite frank about the challenges they've faced and how they've succeeded since.
Click here to continue... | Visible Gold Mines (TSXV VGD), Martin Dallaire, President, CEO: Gold in Quebec
by Allen Alper Jr.
Visible Gold Mines is a prolific mining company based in the South-eastern region of Quebec, Canada. They own a large portion of that region and are responsible for some of the best mining figures to come out of that region.
Click here to continue... | Eastmain Resources (ER: TSX) Creating Value through Extensive Gold Exploration in Quebec
by Allen Alper Jr.
At the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, Dr. Donald Robinson, President and CEO, discussed Eastmain Resources plans for 2011.
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Explor Resources (TSX-V: EXS) Exploring for Gold and Base Metals in the Abitibi region of Ontario's Timmins Gold Camp
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Sometimes, a mining company's success is based entirely on luck – by being in the right place at exactly the right time. But for other companies, a successful project is based on something more substantial – like a historical record of high-grade deposits in an area that has a rich history of high-grade discoveries.
Click here to continue... | Brian Kirwin of American Bonanza Gold Corp $TSX:BZA Plans Gold Production in 2011
by Allen Alper
American Bonanza (TSX: BZA) is an emerging gold producer whose property, projections, and business plan look quite compelling for investors.
Click here to continue... | First Majestic Silver Corp. Building a Senior Silver Producing Mining Company
by Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
Keith Neumeyer began his professional career in the financial industry. He started in the brokerage business in 1983 and worked for three of Canada’s largest brokerage firms before making a career change when the crash of 1987 decimated the financial markets.
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PDAC 2011
by Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
With the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s next Toronto show set for 6-9 March 2011, we caught up with Joe Hinzer to find out what’s on the agenda.
Click here to continue... | Thomas Morris, Northern Superior Resources. A new major gold district at Ti-pa-haa-kaa-ning in Ontario.
by Dr. Allen Alper
"A lot of the next finds are going to be under the dirt," says Thomas Morris, President, CEO and Director of Ontario-based Northern Superior Resources.
Click here to continue... | As Copper Surges Crazy Horse Resources is Knocking at the Door of China
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Since Asian countries are experiencing an economic boom, there is a huge demand for commodities to build infrastructure to keep up. Investors know this and are investing accordingly, not only in commodities themselves but also in companies that are closely tied to commodities.
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Lydian International
by Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
According to Lydian’s President and CEO Tim Coughlan, what makes the firm different is that it started as a concept play that turned into a company rather than being a company that was founded from a particular project. With a background as a geologist, he’s spent most of his career as an industry consultant and has tended to specialize in ‘target generation’, which is basically regional exploration.
Click here to continue... | Leadership Spotlight: Rob McEwen
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Rob McEwen, a leader in the mining industry, has shaped the current business climate for mining gold and silver in North America and beyond. He is the founder and former chairman of Goldcorp, a senior producing gold company that calls itself the lowest cost, fasting growing gold company.
Click here to continue... | Anthony O’Sullivan: Nautilus Minerals’ Mining Massive Sulfides at the Seafloor for high grade copper, gold, zinc and silver Resource
by Dr. Allen M, Alper and Bryan Martin
We spoke to Anthony O’Sullivan, chief operating officer of Nautilus Minerals Inc ("Nautilus") He has over 20 years of industry experience, 15 of which were with BHP Billiton. He explained that Nautilus is using technology developed by the offshore oil and gas industry to tap vast offshore resources.
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From Gold Pan to Gold Mine: How Sutter Gold Got Started and Where it’s Headed
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Sutter Gold Mining Inc. (TSX-V: SGM) has an interesting story that these kinds of investors will love. In some ways, Sutter Gold Mining’s current success began in part with Matt Collins (the COO of Sutter Gold Mining), panning for gold.
Click here to continue... | NovaGold Resources: Objective is to Become a Low Cost, Million Ounce a Year Gold Producer
by Dr. Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
“We’re not in production yet but our objective is to become a low cost, million ounce a year gold producer. And we’ll get there by putting our two core projects into production. We own 50% of the big Donlin Creek deposit up in Alaska. It’s got 40 million ounces of gold all told, so it’s really one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in the world. And we’ve also got a 50% interest at the big Galore Creek copper-gold-silver deposit in British Columbia, Canada.”
Click here to continue... | Hecla Mining Company, Largest USA Silver Producer: Mining, Exploring, Developing
by Allen Alper Jr. and Jeff Senior
“The first thing is to be happy to have it here in our backyard. When I look at the conference, the thing that strikes me is the new companies that are now starting to do exploration in silver. That’s a great thing because, basically for 25 years, there was no exploration done for silver. Unlike gold, which has had this continuous investment in exploration, there has been, to all intents and purposes, zero in the silver industry.”
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Hard Assets Investment Conference
by Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
After the conclusion of the Hard Assets Investment Conference in San Francisco on 21-22 November, we spoke to Summit Business Media’s Jonathan Moore. As Senior Vice President and Managing Director of their Events Division, he’s in as good a position as anybody to give an impression of the event. And overall, he was well satisfied.
Click here to continue... | Mining convention draws people from around the world
by PDAC 2011
For a few days every March, Toronto becomes the focal point for some 20,000 people involved in the world’s exploration and mining industry.
Click here to continue... | Golden Phoenix Minerals: Royalty Mining In The Americas
by Allen Alper Jr. and Jeff Senior
CEO and Director Thomas Klein joined Golden Phoenix when it got into financial difficulties in the fall of 2008 due to the price of molybdenum crashing from $40 to below $10. The company has been running for around twelve years and had previously brought two mines into production for a period of time — the Ashdown Mine and the Mineral Ridge project, both in Nevada.
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Estrella Gold Applies Global Lessons to Build Gold Value in Peru
by Dr. Allen Alper
Peru has a storied past in precious metals. How does it continue to produce rich mineral finds today? Estrella Gold Corporation shows how it applies modern methods and talent to pursue new discoveries in Peru.
Click here to continue... | Ormonde Mining: An Emerging Tungsten Producer
by Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
At the recent ITIA meeting, we caught up with the company’s Chief Operating Officer Steve Nicol and Executive Chairman Mike Donoghue to find out the latest developments. Although an Irish company, Ormonde Mining’s operations are centered in Spain.
Click here to continue... | Tasman Metals Ltd: The Rare Earth Element Exploration Company in Scandinavia
by Dr Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
Tasman is an international mix as a Canadian mineral exploration and development company that was formed by two Australians and is focused exclusively on Scandinavia.
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Mawson Resources High Grade Gold and Uranium Finland, Sweden Plus Gold and Copper in Peru
by Dr. Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
President and CEO Michael Hudson is a geologist who has spent the last twenty years looking for metals around the world. “It’s my passion,” he comments. “It’s what we exploration geologists love to do.”
Click here to continue... | Eagle Hill Exploration: Quebec’s Big Golden Play
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
When investors look for junior exploration companies, their expectations are set a little lower. They don’t expect big plays. They don’t expect a lot of discoveries. These investors are taking a risk and hoping to see some interesting discoveries.
Click here to continue... | Eastmain Resources Systematically Developing Large Gold Resources in Quebec
by Dr. Allen Alper, Allen Alper Jr. and Bryan Martin
For Eastmain Resources Ltd., the Toronto-based junior with a proven track record of excellence, a summer of diligent hard work has inevitably given way to basking in autumn’s golden hue, a color that can be said to directly reflect the bright future of this ever-promising exploration company.
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