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Lucky Minerals: Too Much Geology in Ecuador
9 Aug 2021
“We have too much geology for our geologists,” Francois Perron, CEO of Lucky Minerals (LKY.V) told me in a telephone interview. It is a problem many junior exploration companies would like to have. Having 12 contiguous exploration concessions covering 550 Km2 means there is a lot of ground to cover. So much ground that Lucky […]
Newlox Gold: Scaling Artisanal Mining
27 Jul 2021
It is always interesting to speak with Ryan Jackson, CEO of Newlox Gold (LUX.C). Jackson has the great gift of being able to make a plan and stick to that plan – with a few shifts for COVID. We hear a lot about Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance these days. For many junior resource companies, […]
Lexaria: A drug delivery system
6 Jul 2021
It is one thing to have a drug which shows activity against an infection, virus or disease, it is another to deliver that drug effectively. Lexaria (NASDAQ:LEXX) is in the drug delivery business. Whether it is an anti-viral like COVID-19 focused Remdesivir and Ebastine or Cannabinoids including for Hypertension and Central Nervous System disorders, Lexaria’s […]
Black Mountain Gold: More Gold in Arizona
22 Jun 2021
I am always curious about how a junior exploration company comes to take an interest in a particular property. Graham Harris, CEO of Black Mountain Gold (BMG.V) was happy to tell me. “The group at Millennial Lithium saw that there was likely to be an uptick in the inflation rate due to the massive liquidity […]
Tocvan Ventures: Another Gold Property in Mexico
14 Jun 2021
One thing leads to another as the saying goes. Tocvan Ventures (TOC.C), under the leadership of CEO Derek Wood announced that it had committed to acquire an option agreement for the El Picacho Gold Project within the Caborca Orogenic Gold Belt in Sonora, Mexico. In the press release, Wood commented, “Tocvan sees this as a […]
Eloro’s Iska Iska: Ready for News in Bolivia
16 May 2021
Just over a year ago when I first spoke to Tom Larsen about Eloro’s (ELO.V) Iska Iska project in Bolivia he told me, “We’re looking to find 100 million plus tons.” That was in January 2020. Eloro had optioned the project from its private owner and set to work exploring, mapping and sampling. Drills began […]
Stratabound Minerals: “How do we mine this?
12 Apr 2021
Typically, an exploration company will hire an exploration geologist to run a greenfields program on prospective ground. This makes a lot of sense as exploration geologists serve what amounts to an apprenticeship learning how best to evaluate and de-risk a piece of ground. Stratabound Minerals (V.SB) went in another direction: their President and CEO, Kim […]
First Mining Gold: Pre-Feasibility at Springpole Lake, Ontario
30 Mar 2021
First Mining Gold (T.FF) has just released a Pre-Feasibility Study on its Springpole Lake project in Ontario. The headline numbers tell the story, Pre-Tax NPV5% of US$1.5 billion, Pre-Tax IRR of 36%, Average Annual Gold Production of 335,000 ounces and AISC of US$577/oz in Years 1 through 9. Proven and Probable Reserves of 3.8 Moz Au, 20.5 […]
Cartier Resources: Chimo Mine, 2 Million Gold Ounces on the Cadillac Break
28 Mar 2021
Cartier Resources (V.ECR) has released a third, updated, resource estimate for its Chimo Mine Project: 684,000 indicated and 1,358,000 inferred gold ounces with the potential for more gold ounces in all directions and at depth. This pushes the Chimo Mine project over the 2-million-ounce mark. I spoke to CEO Philippe Cloutier by phone. For Cloutier […]
Gran Colombia Gold: Under the Radar Gold Producer
7 Mar 2021
Quick question: which Canadian listed company is the largest producer of underground gold and silver in Colombia? The answer “Gran Colombia Gold” (GCM.T) is, to say the least, not well known to Canadian investors. This is a mid-tier, 200,000 ounces per year, monthly dividend paying company, which seems to be entirely off investors radar. From […]
Tocvan Ventures: Making the Grade in Mexico
21 Feb 2021
Things are moving quickly at Tocvan (TOC.C). On Friday February 19, it closed trading at an all time high of $0.72, up $0.10 on the day. The market is beginning to understand the potential of Tocvan’s Pilar property in Mexico. As Derek Wood, CEO explained on the phone from Mexico, “We want to create maximum […]
Unglaciated: Etruscus Resources reveals new ground in BC’s Golden Triangle
8 Feb 2021
There is an old real estate joke: buy land, they are not making it anymore. Or are they? Gordon Lam and his team at Etruscus (ETR.C) have recently reported some results from their 2020 summer exploration program at the Eskay Camp in BC’s resource-rich Golden Triangle. Excellent grab samples with grades as high as 7,013 […]
Clean Air Metals: A Ramp to Platinum near Thunder Bay
26 Jan 2021
Producing a 43-101 compliant resource estimate is a huge step forward for any junior resource company. For Abraham Drost, CEO of Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR), this was an especially satisfying moment because it confirms a new approach to a potentially very valuable platinum group metals deposit. “I live in Thunder Bay,” said Drost. “The original […]
GR Silver: Close to a Resource Estimate at the Plomosas Project in Mexico
21 Jan 2021
“Is it a mine?” is GR Silver Mining Ltd. (GRSL.V) CEO Marcio Fonseca’s constant question as he leads the exploration of the Rosario Mining District in Sinaloa, Mexico. “We’re very close to saying yes,” said Fonseca in a telephone interview. GR Silver already has an NI 43-101 compliant resource at San Marcial which is a […]
CBLT: Cobalt with the Pen
6 Dec 2020
In the investment banking business people talk about “deal flow”. Putting one deal together, closing it and moving on to the next deal. Peter Clausi, CEO of CBLT (V.CBLT) brings the concept of deal flow to the junior mining space. “There can be more money made with a pen than a drill,” said Clausi. With […]
Eloro: Big Breccias in Bolivia
30 Nov 2020
I think it is fair to say that Eloro (V.ELO) CEO Tom Larsen is excited by what the company is finding at its Iska Iska Property in Southern Bolivia. The announcement of a second major mineralized breccia pipe approximately 400m in diameter confirmed Larsen’s belief that Iska Iska may have significant tonnages of commercially viable […]
Newlox Gold: COVID reset
18 Nov 2020
Junior resource companies have been struggling to adapt their businesses to COVID-19. It is pretty tough to socially distance in a four seat helicopter and “camp” arrangements have to be reconsidered. In Ryan Jackson’s Newlox Gold’s (C.LUX)case, its milling operation in Costa Rica had to be suspended entirely. Jackson was delighted to finally be able […]
Understanding structure: X marks the spot
10 Nov 2020
When geologists are planning a drilling program they want to have as much information as possible before the drill starts turning. Tocvan put out a press release October 27 which, in technical language, indicated that the company’s geologists has reached some conclusions as to the geological structures at its Pilar Gold-Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico. […]

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