November 2011
Canadian Uranium Scene Sizzles as Rio Tinto Enters Athabasca Basin
November 30, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
ANALYSIS– ProspectingJournal.com – Months after drawing the mining giant into the province’s potash sector, Saskatchewan is rolling out the carpet again for Rio Tinto, and this time it’s for uranium. Ending what many were speculating to become a bidding war with Canadian uranium miner Cameco [CCO – TSX, NYSE], Rio Tinto successfully won out in [...]
What ‘To The Moon’ Will Look Like
November 29, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
GUEST COMMETARY–Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst This may sound sensationalistic, but I think the odds are very high that, on average, gold producers will sell in the $200 range before this bull market is over. With most of them trading between $20 and $40, the returns could be tremendous. And while the typical [...]
Peru: An Emerging Power in the Global Gold Hunt
November 29, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
ANALYSIS – ProspectingJournal.com— Peru has a rich precious metals history. This diverse Andean nation, once a victim of Spanish looting, is now the largest silver producer in the world, the second largest copper and zinc producer and the sixth largest gold producer. The richness of its mineral deposits stems from a dramatic landscape consisting of [...]
Profile of a Gold / Silver Customer: Q&A With Two Vancouver Bullion Dealers
November 28, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
COMMENTARY—ProspectingJournal.com—A couple of weeks ago, while struggling to keep myself upright on the Vancouver skytrain on the way to work in the dark, wet morning, I noticed (for the millionth time) yet another “We Buy Gold!” advertisement on the back of the Metro. The discarded paper, face-down on the dirty floor of the jam-packed, steamy [...]
Finore Mining Inc.: Drilling Begins on the LK Project
November 28, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
NEWS–ProspectingJournal.com–VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Nov. 28, 2011) – FINORE MINING INC. (CNSX:FIN) (the “Company” or “Finore”), is pleased to announce that it has begun drilling on the Lantinen Koillismaa palladium-platinum-gold-copper-nickel project (the “LK Project”) as part of the Option Agreement with Nortec Minerals Corp. (“Nortec”) to earn-in an 80% interest in the property (see Finore [...]
VIDEO – Tirex CEO Announces Fast Track to Copper and Gold Production
November 25, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
VIDEO – ProspectingJournal.com – CEO of Tirex Resources [TXX - TSX.V], Bryan Slusarchuk, gives a detailed description of the opportunity his company has as a first mover in Albanian mineral exploration and development. Tirex holds a very large land package in the upwardly moving country of Albania, which played host to 17 known historical deposits, [...]
Tirex Resources Engages Dorsey & Whitney LLP To File For Quotation On The OTCQX
November 24, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
NEWS–ProspectingJournal.com–Tirex Resources Engages Dorsey & Whitney LLP To File For Quotation On The OTCQX November 08, 2011 quotation additional to current Tirex listings in Canada and Germany aim to significantly broaden and enhance access and exposure within United States Vancouver, B.C. – Tirex Resources Ltd. (TSX.V:TXX) is pleased to announce it has retained the services [...]
ICN Resources Announces Initial Phase II Drill Results
November 23, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
NEWS–ProspectingJournal.com–November 23, 2011, from the Goldfield Bonanza Project ICN Resources Ltd. (“ICN” or the “Company”) (TSX.V:ICN), is pleased to announce the initial drill results from its Phase II drill program at the Goldfield Bonanza Project. The project, under option from Lode Star Gold, Inc. (“Lode Star”), a private Nevada corporation, is located in the historic [...]
Got the Uranium Blues? Follow the Hathor Bidding War
November 22, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
COMMENTARY—ProspectingJournal.com—Considering the growing realization among the world population that fluffy government promises often lead to disappointment, you have to wonder just how long it will be until uranium makes a strong comeback. While Japan is still in shock, Germany has been proud to announce that it will apparently be off the nasty stuff by 2022 [...]
Is Gold Still the Answer for Investors?
November 22, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
GUEST COMMENTARY–Bud Conrad, Casey Research Though late to the party as usual, the proverbial man on the street – along with members of mainstream media and Wall Street heavyweights – is finally waking up to the decade-long, 700% increase in the price of gold, joining a growing buzz around the monetary metal. From questions whether [...]
Confederation Minerals Ltd.: Drilling at Newman Todd Intersects 11.25 Metres of 5.75 g/t Gold and 58.00 Metres of 1.11 g/t Gold
November 22, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Nov. 22, 2011) – Confederation Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CFM) (“Confederation”) is pleased to report continued high grade drill results from the on-going drilling program at the Newman Todd property in the Red Lake Gold District, Ontario. The work is being operated and funded by Confederation pursuant to an option to earn [...]
Golden Reign Resources Ltd.: Complete First Fence Drill Results From San Albino Mine
November 21, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
NEWS–ProspectingJournal.com–VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Nov. 21, 2011) – Golden Reign Resources Ltd. (the “Company” or “Golden Reign”) (TSX VENTURE:GRR) is pleased to present the complete first fence drill results from the ongoing 2011 definition drilling program at the San Albino Mine area of its San Albino-Murra Property (the “Property”), Nicaragua. The 2011 drill program [...]
United Silver to issue $6-million (U.S.) in notes
November 18, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
NEWS–ProspectingJournal.com–Mr. Graham Clark reports UNITED SILVER CORP. SIGNS TERM SHEET FOR $6,000,000 SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES United Silver Corp. has signed a term sheet with Hale Capital Partners LP with respect to issuing $6-million (U.S.) in secured convertible notes. The notes would be secured by all of the assets of the company and interest will ##accrue [...]
Don’t Sweat the Correction in Gold
November 18, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
GUEST COMMENTARY–Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst By Jeff Clark, BIG GOLD I’ve told more than one concerned investor that when the gold price falls, they should “come back in three months” and see if they’re still worried. The idea is that the daily and monthly gyrations are nothing to fret over, that the [...]
Take the Hint: Central Banks are Buying Gold
November 17, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
COMMENTARY—ProspectingJournal.com—I don’t really like gold. In fact I find it (at first glance) to be a useless commodity, a rather boring reminder of the superficial side of humanity. Seeing as gold is a metal that we dig out of the ground, it’s extraction demands vast resources, while its “return” for society comes in the form of [...]
Is It a Good Time to Invest in Pipeline Companies?
November 17, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
GUEST COMMENTARY–By Marin Katusa, Casey Energy Opportunities Let’s begin by positioning the sector. Investing in a pipeline company is similar to investing in a utility: Like electricity providers, pipeline companies operate in heavily regulated environments, and once they are up and running, pipeline operators enjoy stable cash flows from long-term contracts. In an economy where [...]
Encanto Potash Corp. announces First Nations and Metis Fund/Muskowekwan investment in Encanto
November 16, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
NEWS–ProspectingJournal.com–VANCOUVER, Nov. 16, 2011 /CNW/ – Encanto Potash Corp. (“Encanto” or the “Company”) (TSXV:EPO) (OTCQX:ENCTF) is pleased to announce that the Muskowekwan First Nation (“MFN”) through its development corporation Muskowekwan Resources Limited (“MRL”) will be making up to a $3,000,000 Cdn equity investment into the Company. The First Nations and Métis Fund (“FNMF” see www.fnmf.ca) has approved [...]
High Gold Price Brings Miners to Nicaragua
November 15, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
COMMENTARY—ProspectingJournal.com—For those who read our previous article on Nicaragua, it’s a predictable surprise that, thanks to foreign investment, this tiny nation has reported an economic surge for 2011. And having recently won yet another election, President Daniel Ortega has promised to create a more accepting environment for miners. His continued role in the country thus [...]
Mining Stocks News; SilverCrest (TSX-V: SVL.V) Identifies Large Bulk Tonnage Target at La Joya; Hole 17 Intercepts 205.2m Grading 92.7 gpt Silver Equivalent
November 15, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
NEWS–Investorideas.com–VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – November 14, 2011 (Investorideas.com Mining stocks newswire) SilverCrest Mines Inc. (TSX-V: SVL.V)(OTCQX: STVZF)(PINK SHEETS: STVZF)(Frankfurt: CW5.F) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that data compilation for the Phase I drilling program and a newly received historic database has identified a large, near-surface bulk tonnage target at its La Joya property in [...]
Why Gold Should Set New Highs for the Holidays
November 14, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
GUEST COMMENTARY–Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst Most gold followers know the metal has a seasonal tendency to perform better in the fall and winter than in the spring and summer. Indeed, since 2001, the annual high for the gold price has occurred after Labor Day every year except two (2006 and 2008). Further, [...]
Political Petroleum: Keystone Delay Fuels Oil Debate
November 11, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
COMMENTARY—ProspectingJournal.com—“The United States Government is not beholden to the big oil companies. It’s beholden to the American people.” – Susan Casey-Lefkowitz November 10 2011, Business News Network Vote pandering, geopolitical strategy, an “environmental victory”—whatever the reason, the Obama Administration is now seeking “alternative routes” for TransCanada Corporation’s [TRP – TSX] planned Keystone XL pipeline. [...]
Coronet Metals Inc
November 10, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
Coronet Metals Inc. (TSX.V: CRF) is a junior gold exploration and development company focused on ‘advanced stage’ gold and silver projects in Latin America. Coronet Metals is presently developing the Yanamina Gold Project in Ancash Department Peru. Yanamina is an advanced-stage project with an initial inferred and indicated resource of approximately 286,000 oz of gold [...]
Endeavour Mining Corporation
November 10, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) is a junior gold producer committed to grow into an intermediate-sized producer. Endeavour owns the Youga Gold Mine in Burkina Faso, and an attractive pipeline of exploration and development projects in West Africa. The company owns the Agabou feasibility stage project, one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in Côte d’Ivore, [...]
December 9-10, 2011 – Global Resource Investment Conference – China
November 9, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
Message from the organizers “It gives us great pleasure to announce one of our company’s major milestones.Global Chinese Financial Forum, the largest bilingual financial conference in North America, presents the latest event – Global Resource Investment Conference at the Shenzhen Sheraton Futian Hotel on Dec 9-10, 2011. As the demand from China for natural resource [...]
November 27-29, 2011 – Hard Assets Investment Conference – San Francisco
November 9, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
The San Francisco Hard Assets Investment Conference includes: Unique insight on natural resources supply and demand trends, investment opportunities, and economic forecasts…keynote presentations. Profitable advice from global hard assets investors, experts, analysts, and forecasters…. investment newsletter sessions and invitation only master classes. Meet senior industry executives… more than 200 established and publicly traded mining companies [...]
Albania Economy Surges with Canadian Resource Investment
November 9, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
ANALYSIS – ProspectingJournal.com – According to Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Albania’s economy increased during the first 9 months of the year, fueled by increased exports of goods and resources. Though the country still has a long road ahead of it in terms of living up to its growth potential, and before it joins the [...]
Stock Market Contagion: TSX Buckles Under Italy Fears
November 9, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
COMMENTARY—ProspectingJournal.com—And off the cliff we go! Like a herd of buffalo tumbling to their doom at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, the markets panicked when the Italian bonds passed the horrible 7% yield point. Although this was very predictable, we panicked anyways. Like a dumb herd of buffalo. The TSX slumped 332.63 points (2.7%), the biggest drop [...]
Eagle Star finds up to 22% P2O5 at Ruth project
November 9, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
NEWS–ProspectingJournal.com–Mr. Eran Friedlander reports EAGLE STAR MINERALS ADVANCES EXPLORATION PROGRAM ON AGROMINERAL RUTH PROJECT, PIAUI, BRAZIL Eagle Star Minerals Corp. has advanced its agromineral exploration program on the southern portion of its Ruth project, in the state of Piaui, Brazil, known as the Paes Landim block. This southern portion was selected based on high concentrations [...]
Adam Fergusson: “Inflating your economy means playing with fire”
November 9, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
GUEST COMMENTARY–ProspectingJournal.com–by Adam Furgusson at Casey Research GoldMoney founder James Turk interviews When Money Dies author Adam Fergusson, who discusses the parallels and differences between the Weimar inflation and the situation in the US and Europe today. “I don’t see how any of these [Western] economies can grow their way out of the extraordinary debts [...]
TSX Stocks to Watch; Tuesday’s Trading Leaders: (TSX: ELR),(TSX: AE), (TSX: MFC), (TSX: ARE)
November 9, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment
GUEST COMMENTARY–InvestorIdeas.com– Investorideas.com, a leader in sector research for independent investors issues a trading alert for TSX trading leaders for November 08, 2011. The Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite Index increased by 26.87 (0.22%) to close the day at 12,488.85, after moving within a range of 12,431.45 – 12,542.58. Eastern Platinum Ltd. (TSX:ELR) was the top [...]
