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Experienced private investor in the mining and commodities sectors. I look for long term growth companies, with a strong management team in tier 1 jurisdictions.

Mining Review 8th October 2023

Mining Review 8th October 2023

Higher US bond yields were the focus this week as they pushed gold lower, and then on Friday retreated a tad to allow gold to rise into the close.

Neometals issued an update on their Barrambie titanium and vanadium project, announcing they have failed to agree terms with Xinjiang for offtake, and have terminated discussions. Continue reading

Neometals Issue a Barrambie Offtake Update

Neometals Ltd (ASX & AIM: NMT)

Announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Australian Titanium Pty Ltd has been unable to advance from offtake term sheet to binding take or pay offtake agreement with Jiuxing.

Both parties have invested significant time and money evaluating the feasibility of using Barrambie MGC in Jiuxing’s downstream titanium processing facilities. Continue reading

Mining Review 1st October 2023

Mining Review 1st October 2023

A poor week for gold as “higher for longer” US rate predictions took their toll on the price, taking it down to the mid $1800s, and looking weak.

Westhaven announced good drill results at Shovelnose, Calidus reported increased production potential, and West Red Lake Gold rose on the back of a newsletter promotion.  Continue reading

Market Review September 2023

Market Review September 2023

West Red Lake Gold Mines is the company in the spotlight this month.

The best performing Watchlist stocks were Lithium Power International and UEC.

10 Year Treasury yields and the US dollar strength continue to push down the price of precious metals, with FED predictions of “higher for longer”Continue reading

Gold Road Maintains De Grey Shareholding

Gold Road Resources Limited (ASX: GOR)

Advised that it has committed to subscribe in the two tranche institutional placement by De Grey Mining Limited (ASX:DEG) (De Grey) at $1.05 per share, as announced by De Grey on 28 September 2023.

Thus maintains Gold Road’s percentage shareholding in De Grey Mining. Continue reading

West Red Lake Gold Mines Stock Promotion

West Red Lake Gold (TSX.V: WRLG)

I have followed the story of the Madsen Mine since it was opened by the now defunct Pure Gold Mining, formerley dual listed on the TSX and AIM markets.

Now it is in the hands of West Red Lake Gold at a bargain price, at a cost of literally pennies on the pound, this looks a very attractive propostion, especially with an experienced management team and good shareholder register.

On the 12th September, the “investing Whisperer” wrote a sponsored promotion of WRLG. What puzzles me is their need for a stock promotion currently?  Continue reading

Cyprium shareprice collapses after financing

Cyprium Metals (ASX: CYM)

Advised that CYM issued ordinary shares have been reinstated to official quotation and will resume trading upon market open today following the confirmation from ASX of the satisfaction of certain conditions for reinstatement to quotation.

The shares subsequently collpapsed from 10c to 4c as shareholders dumped their holdings in response to the deeply discounted placing.  Continue reading

Cornish Metals Starts 9,000m Drill Program

Cornish Metals (AIM / TSX.V: CUSN)

Reported that it has commenced a 14-hole / 9,000 m exploration drilling programme at the Wide Formation target in the Carn Brea South exploration area, located along the southern boundary of the mine permission area on its South Crofty Tin Project located in Cornwall, United Kingdom, Continue reading