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White Gold: Titan Discovery Q&A
3 Dec 2019
On November 26, 2019 White Gold announced a major discovery at its Hen Property in the White Gold District of Yukon. The target group is referred to as Titan. The discovery was the result of the first ever drilling at the target. Famed gold prospector and Chief Technical Advisor to White Gold (V.WGO), Shawn Ryan, […]
Goldplay Exploration: Deep Silver Veins in Mexico
27 Nov 2019
Marcio Fonseca wears two hats, ten years of investment banking with Macquarie Bank, but trained as an exploration/project/resource geologist. His company, Goldplay (V.GPLY) uses his investment banking know-how to finance what is clearly his real passion, the discovery of high-grade mineral deposits. I spoke to him about Goldplay’s most recent news where it reported the results […]
Cartier Resources: Building the Chimo Mine Project’s Curb Appeal
20 Nov 2019
Philippe Cloutier was just back from conferences in Europe and looking forward to shovelling a foot of snow from his driveway in minus 20 degree weather in Val-d’Or Quebec. He’d been in Munich and Zurich and in both places found investors anxious but willing to listen to solid resource stories. Just before Cloutier left for […]
Golden Predator: Gold Extraction Innovation in the Yukon
18 Nov 2019
One of the biggest issues miners face is processing the material they extract in an efficient and effective manner. For Golden Predator’s (V.GPY) 3 Aces project, bulk sampling has yielded a great deal of knowledge and with it three distinct concentrates. All are high grade, but each presents a different processing challenge. The #1 concentrate […]
Blackrock Gold: New Thinking about Old Nevada Gold Ground
31 Oct 2019
It is still a very tough market for gold explorers. Andrew Pollard, CEO of Blackrock Gold (V.BRC) knows this. The fact that Blackrock’s share price has gone from $0.03 to as high as $0.30 since Pollard became CEO in May of 2019 is encouraging but, Pollard is well aware, what matters are results. Blackrock reported […]
Adding Value to Cannabis: World Class Extractions
30 Oct 2019
Cannabis investors have had a series of rude shocks in the past few months. Right now, people still believe in the cannabis opportunity are much more selective in their investment choices. They want companies with real assets, cash on hand, a real business plan, proprietary intellectual property and a well-defined market. That in mind, I […]
White Gold: A Pipeline of Projects in the Yukon
9 Oct 2019
David D’Onofrio, CEO of White Gold Corp (V.WGO), says the company offers the opportunities and has the successes of multiple mining juniors, all combined into one company. “It’s not about one project or one resource, but about continually advancing our pipeline of multiple exploration projects efficiently and effectively in an exciting new gold camp.” states […]
Cartier Resources: Ready for its 43-101 Close-up
16 Sep 2019
Junior mineral explorers tend to rush out news of their discoveries and their resource estimates. A 43-101 Resource Estimate encourages a company’s investors and, in theory, makes it easier to raise money to continue development. But the market has to be able to hear the news. For years, CEO Philippe Cloutier and Cartier Resources (V.ECR) […]
A Gold Mine, A Plant and a Mint: Golden Predator
7 Aug 2019
We’ve been trying to get an interview with Golden Predator Mining Corp (GPY:TSXV) CEO Janet Sheriff since the beginning of July. Because Sheriff has been incredibly busy. “I’ve been on the road a lot,” said Sheriff when we finally managed to connect. “A big reason is finalizing the approvals for the Quartz Mining License and […]
Bonanza Gold Grade all part of Goldplay’s San Marcial Story
31 Jul 2019
Any exploration company CEO would be pleased to report a headline number of 204.6 grams per ton gold. For Goldplay (V.GPLY) CEO Marcio Fonseca, that is just the beginning. The drill result reported in the July 30 press release is part of a much larger story. Fonseca is quoted in the press release as saying, […]
Goldplay: Going for Gold
14 Jul 2019
Most exploration companies would be very happy to have delineated a high grade – low strip ratio pitable 43-101 silver resource pretty much as soon as they began to explore their property. For Marcio Fonseca, CEO of Goldplay Exploration (V.GPLY), that was just the beginning. Goldplay holds a concession called San Marcial in Sinaloa, Mexico, […]
Victoria Gold: Edging Up to First Gold Pour
7 Jul 2019
Almost exactly two years ago I was on the Yukon Mining Alliance Media Tour and went to the Victoria Gold (V.VIT) Dublin Gulch Eagle Mine project, 80 bumpy kilometres from Mayo, Yukon. There, VP Exploration, Paul Gray took us on a tour of the proposed mine site. There were some roads bulldozed out of the […]
White Gold: Data Driven Discovery in the Yukon
20 Jun 2019
White Gold Corp’s (V.WGO) exploration and geological team led by legendary Yukon prospector, Shawn Ryan, and quarterbacked by VP Exploration, Jodie Gibson, is already in the field and as CEO David D’Onofrio said in a recent interview with MotherlodeTV: “This season is our most exciting yet and we are well underway.” On June 10, 2019 […]
Cartier Resources: Building Economic Gold Ounces at Chimo, Quebec
19 Jun 2019
There are huge advantages to a brownfield project. Past producing mines come with a valuable legacy of geological and engineering data that is backed by production numbers and, sometimes, leftover mineralization. On the Chimo Mine project this is the case since the mine was closed due to weak gold prices and not lack of mineralization. […]
Aben Resources: Gold in the Yukon and BC’s Golden Triangle
13 May 2019
Part of running a successful resource exploration company is working on complementary projects. Projects which mesh with one another so that the exploration resources, the drillers, the geos and the logistical support can be deployed efficiently. A big part of that is combining projects which have different drilling seasons. When you look at a map, […]
Canada’s Nuclear Summer
2 May 2019
There is a lull in the precious metals junior markets and it makes sense for investors to look at a few of the alternatives out there. One of which is nuclear energy. The world’s demand for electricity is steadily growing. In particular, countries such as India and China are building electrical generation capacity to meet […]
Goldplay: Developing the District
23 Apr 2019
Goldplay’s (V.GPLY) San Marcial project consists of 1,250 hectares, located south of the La Rastra and Plomosas historical mines in one of most important multi-million ounces (Au-Ag) mine district in Sinaloa – Mexico. It is a large concession and Marcio Fonseca, the company’s President and CEO, together with Goldplay’s team based in the regions are […]
World-Class Extractions: Adding Real Value to Cannabis
22 Apr 2019
Anthony Durkacz has a unique perspective on Canada’s emerging cannabis industry. Through his First Republic Capital, he has financed FSD Pharma (C.HUGE), Canntab Therapeutics (C.PILL), Cannara Biotech (C.LOVE) and, now, World-Class Extractions (C.PUMP). In each case Durkacz has been looking for business models which go well beyond the simple cultivation of cannabis. “A lot of […]

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