ColdBlock Technologies unveils new lab digestion technology
Multi-year collaboration brings analyzing innovation to mining industry By Ellsworth Dickson Canadian start-up, ColdBlockTM Technologies Inc., along with research partner, Brock University, unveiled its pioneering ColdBlock Laboratory Sample Digestion Technology…
U.S. officials launch precious metals manipulation probe
The Wall Street Journal has reported that U.S. officials are investigating as many as 10 major banks around the world with regards to their possible manipulation of precious metals markets….
Obama vetoes Keystone pipeline
President Barack Obama, as promised, has vetoed a bill Republican bill that approved building the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The pipeline would transport some 830,000 barrels of per day oil…
Canadian Gas Association welcomes new tax plan for LNG
The Canadian Gas Association (CGA) is pleased with the announcement that the Government of Canada intends to establish new Capital Cost Allowance (CCA) rates to help support investment in liquefied…
Former oilfield now a park and museum
Bubbling La Brea Tar Pits continue to yield thousands of extinct animals By Ellsworth Dickson It’s not often a geological phenomenon is in the heart of a major city. Yet,…
Fission’s initial resource totals at PLS: 79.6M lbs Indicated and 25.9M lbs Inferred
Includes High-Grade Zone of 44.3M lbs Indicated @ 18.21% U3O8 and 13.9M lbs Inferred @ 26.35% U3O8 Fission Uranium Corp. [FCU-TSX; FCUUF-OTCQX; 2FU-FRANKFURT:2FU] has reported the results of an independent…
Paramount Announces Agreement To Be Acquired By Coeur And Spin-off Of New Exploration And Development Company
Paramount Stockholders to own 24% of the outstanding shares of Coeur Mining post-acquisition Winnemucca, Nevada – December 17, 2014 – Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (“Paramount” or the “Company”) (NYSE/TSX:…
Lundin Gold acquires Fruta del Norte gold project
Lundin Gold Inc., formerly Fortress Minerals Corp., [LUG-TSX] announced the closing of the acquisition of a 100% interest in the Fruta del Norte gold project (FDN) in Ecuador from Kinross…
IN MY VIEW – Thinking of Zinc
By Molly Hamilton Golden State Mint This month, zinc shortages have become a point of concern for investors and experts watching the market because of the news that its costs…
Pershing Gold Announces 0.119 Ounces per ton Gold over 58.1 feet in Step-Out Drilling at Relief Canyon
LAKEWOOD, Colo., October 21, 2014 (PR NEWSWIRE)—Pershing Gold Corporation (OTCQB:PGLC) (“Pershing Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its ongoing step-out core drilling program at Relief Canyon in…
Angkor Gold representative to speak at United Nations Forum
Angkor Gold Corp. [ANK-TSXV] announced that Delayne Weeks, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility of Angkor Gold Corp. has accepted an invitation to speak about Cambodia, its mining industry, and…
Goldcorp opens two gold mines this year
It’s not often a gold mining company opens two mines in one year, yet that is the case for Goldcorp Inc. [G-TSX; GG-NYSE]. The latest gold pour took place on…
SCC group accreditation helping mineral analysis labs crystallize success
By Lynn Gauker SGS Canada Inc. Mineral Services and Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs) are revealing a silver lining to the current cyclical downturn in the mineral analysis industry, thanks to…
Avino Silver & Gold Mines ramping up production
By Ellsworth Dickson Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. [ASM-TSXV, NYSE MKT; GV6-FSE] has announced the re-opening of the Avino Mine and the re-starting of mining operations. The company’s Avino…
Barkerville Gold Mines pours first Bonanza Ledge Mine brick
By Ellsworth Dickson It was almost 152 years ago to the day that Billy Barker discovered placer gold in what became the gold rush town of Barkerville in the Cariboo…
Tapping the world’s vast undersea riches
Nautilus Minerals Inc. [NUS-TSX; NUSMF-OTCQX] is exploring and plans to mine polymetallic massive sulphide deposits (copper, gold and silver) on one of the final frontiers – the ocean floor. The…
Novo Resources Corp.
SHARES ISSUED & OUTSTANDING: 50,411,610 FULLY DILUTED S/O: 64,390,234 RECENT PRICE: $0.75 MAJOR SHAREHOLDER: NEWMONT CANADA (35.7%) TRADING SYMBOLS: NVO-CNSX; NSRPF-OTCQX CASH IN TREASURY: $27 million Corporate Profile Vancouver, British…
EXPLORATION AND MINING IN WESTERN USA
by Simon Rees Exploration and mining companies operating in the Western USA are facing tough times; metals prices remain sluggish, while costs remain a perennial problem. For many, equity, debt…
OVER REGULATION HARMING MINERAL EXPLORERS
by Leonard Melman For the past 25 years or more one of the greatest concerns of metals advocates, both prospectors and miners, has been the gradually increasing intrusion of government…
DIVIDEND PAYING RESOURCE COMPANIES
The great thing about dividend paying stocks is that they pay you to own them. Though, they do tend to cost more than speculative, non-dividend paying stocks. Mining stocks are…
JUNIOR RESOURCE COMPANIES WITH SENIOR PARTNERS
by Ellsworth Dickson Mineral exploration and development are very capital intensive activities. Often, junior exploration companies recognize that they have a valuable mineral prospect; however, on occasion, it makes sense…
URANIUM EXPLORATION ROUNDUP
Aldrin Resource Corp. [ALN-TSXV] has flown an airborne magnetic and electromagnetic geophysical survey covering the Triple M property located 9 km south to 11 km west of the recent Alpha/Fission…
RICK RULE ON URANIUM
Rick Rule, Chairman/Founder of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., is a sought after speaker at resource investment conferences throughout North America; he usually draws a standing room only audience. Although…
A CRITICAL COMMODITY FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGIES
Both the European Union and the United States have declared graphite a supply-critical mineral. The alarm, as of late, has spun off the realization that China, the greatest exporter of…
6 QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE BUYING GOLD
Investing in Physical Gold – Six Questions by Michael Levy Not all investors treat real gold bullion the same way I do. As an equity investor, I buy gold for…
That Marketing Solution, Inc. (OTCBB: TSTS) Acquires Micellization Technology: TSTS Plans to Establish U.S. Manufacturing Operations
SOURCE: That Marketing Solution, Inc SALT LAKE CITY, UT–(Marketwired – Nov 30, 2014) – That Marketing Solution, Inc. (OTCBB: TSTS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Aqua V Micellization…
Sunshine Announces The Appointment Of A Non-Executive Chairman, An Executive Vice-Chairman And A Non-Executive Director
Resignation Of A Non-Executive Director CALGARY, Alberta and HONG KONG, Nov. 30, 2014 /CNW/ — The Board of Directors of Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. (the “Corporation” or “Sunshine“) (HKEX: 2012, TSX: SUO) has appointed…
