Neometals {ASX: NMT} has provided an update on their Barrambie titanium project located in Western Australia.

A direct ore shipping valuation is underway, and the company are in China on a marketing trip. Continue reading →

Minera IRL {CSE: MIRL} has issued a correction notice for their previous October 2017 announcement regarding

The company have informed the market that the report was not NI 43-101 compliant, and should not be relied upon”. Continue reading →

Bitcoin $BTC and other crypto currencies are under the threat of regulation like never before, as governments begin to realise the potential danger of a decentralised currency not under the control of any central bank.

The answer is of course regulation, long overdue, but finally starting now, and the effects of that regulation create uncertainty for Bitcoin et al in the longer term.  Continue reading →

Tinka Resources {TSX.V: TK} has been the subject of a sharp fall in share price, despite having no negative news recently.

The source of that fall has now been identified as an American newsletter writer issuing a “sell” note after the price had fallen 20%, causing another fall. The stock is now recovering. Continue reading →

Komet Resources Inc. {TSX.V: KMT} announced the beginning of a RC (Reverse Circulation) drilling campaign on its Dabia South permit located in the Kéniébia region of Mali.

The main target will be the Kabaya mineralised zone. Continue reading →

PDAC 2018 – Final day.  Wednesday is a rather strange day at the PDAC, as it starts an hour earlier than the other days, at 9 am, and closes three hours later at 12 pm.

Arriving early this morning the aisles were quiet and there were great swathes of booths unattended, a suggestion that the previous night’s festivities had taken their toll perhaps? Continue reading →

PDAC 2018 – Day 3.   The conference centre was busier than normal for the third day, with crowded aisles around the popular companies.

Talking to both exhibitors and delegates it was clear there is more interest in Cobalt, lithium, and the base metals this year, rather than the precious metals, which is unique in my experience. Continue reading →

PDAC 2018 is underway in chilly but bright Toronto.

Day two, Monday brings in the professionals and the attendees are largely suited, a change from Sunday when most people were casual as that is effectively investors’ day.

Now the brokers and people looking for opportunities have arrived, and Monday is always the busiest day for them. Continue reading →

PDAC 2018 opened its doors yesterday in bright sunshine and a chill in the wind.Inside the convention centre was busy and the aisles crowded with investors.

Enviroleach Technologies came so close to winning the Disruptive Mining award last night, finishing as runner up in a strong group of contenders.

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Condor Gold {AIM: CNR / TSX: COG} announced that it has formally submitted an amendment to an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in Nicaragua, to redesign the open pit without resettling 1,000 people.

This comes after protests and unrest in the area surrounding the mine, in Leon, Nicaragua. Continue reading →

PDAC 2018 is upon us, and once again I am making my annual pilgrimage to the frozen Arctic weather conditions that prevail in Toronto  in early March, in order to participate in what is my favourite large mining conference.

Here I preview the PDAC from an investor’s viewpoint, and outline why I enjoy attending this conference so much. Continue reading →

Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. {TSX.V: NOU}  announced the results of its January 2018 drilling program in the extension of the West Zone of the Tony claim block, part of its Matawinie graphite property.  The results contain intervals of several tens of meters including one at 69.5 meters grading 5.08% Cg. Continue reading →

Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. {TSX: AVL} announced that it has completed the diamond drilling program on its Separation Rapids Lithium Project near Kenora, Ontario. As planned, six holes totalling 1,500 metres were completed in just under one month. Continue reading →