Company Growth Feeds Human Growth: Junior Secures Key Phosphate Deposit in Brazil

February 22, 2012 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment 

ANALYSIS—ProspectingJournal.com—Brazil, now the envy of debt-ridden nations, is scrambling to strengthen its control over domestic food production. This move became a matter of national security as the country saw 2008’s increased fertilizer prices threaten its agricultural sector. The result has been a flurry of activity from the domestic mining community and major tax incentives provided [...]

Imaginary Investing In A Market Collapse

August 12, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment 

COMMENTARY—ProspectingJournal.com—I’m a big fan of “imagine” conversations, mainly because they take me back to the glory days of high school class-skipping shenanigans. These spaced-out talks would focus on completely unrealistic projections, as participants started each scenario with a drawn-out “MAGIN” that quickly veered off into the realm of stupidity. Indeed, we were deliberately unrealistic in [...]

Mining for Food: A Canadian Entry Into Brazil’s Exploding Agro Scene

July 12, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment 

ANALYSIS – ProspectingJournal – Sensing an impending crisis back in 2008 when higher internationally imported fertilizer prices hit the scene, the Brazilian government sprung into action to aid its burgeoning agriculture industry. Along with the pledged investment of US$5 billion from 2011 through 2014 on Brazil’s fertilizer segment, the government enlisted the help of the [...]

Video Update on Former PJ Feature – Eagle Star Minerals

July 9, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment 

PROSPECTINGTV – ProspectingJournal.com – Previously featured on the Prospecting Journal, Eagle Star Minerals has expanded its company operations beyond its Angico Iron Ore in Northeastern Brazil, by acquiring 100% interest in 41 phosphate-bearing mineral claims within 200km of the Angico project. Eagle Star President and CEO, Eran Friedlander issued a Letter to Shareholders, earlier this [...]

Dispelling the Myth of Over-Diversification: Canadian Miners Branch Out

June 27, 2011 by prospectingjournal · Leave a Comment 

ANALYSIS—ProspectingJournal.com—It can seem that only in the Canadian exploration sector can you have a company that carries a vast portfolio of projects that cover potash and gold, oil and copper, silver and ore, and so on. This project diversity, once thought of as a warning sign for potential investors, is emerging as a successful (and [...]