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A Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) is a significant milestone for junior exploration companies, essentially it promotes them into a select group of “valued asset” owners in the mining industry. It is a third-party assessment of the economic viability of the project’s resource estimates which a company has completed to date and it is an outline of the steps to be taken to reach commercial production.
Over on Substack, I write about Cartier Resources (ECR.V). Philippe Cloutier is racking up the gold ounces at the old Chimo Mine site in Quebec. While we’re waiting for news, here’s the background. Cartier Resources: A Golden Layer Cake
Interesting CTV interview with Luisa Moreno, President and Director of Defence Metals (DEFN.V)
A few months ago I started a SubStack about junior resource companies I either hold shares in or am thinking about taking a position in. Unlike motherlodetv.net where we try to stay very objective, over on “Talking my Book” I give my opinions (for what they are worth) about some of the promising juniors I am lucky enough to own.
One of the challenges in the junior resource exploration/development sector is attaching a credible net asset value to potential assets in the ground. A 43-101 resource estimate is helpful, so is a preliminary economic assessment; but neither really attaches a hard cash value to a company’s project.
Announcing the start of the operating season is usually a somewhat ho-hum press release. However, Tocvan Ventures (TOC:CSE) is beginning to drill the 24 km2 area that makes up the El Picacho Project in Sonora Mexico. While the company will continue to work on its Pilar project, the real excitement this season will come from Picacho.
Raising money in the current market has been difficult for many junior exploration and development companies. So the Grid Metals team’s achievement, raising $8.52 million for Grid Metals (GRDM.V), is particularly important.
Calgary, Alberta – TheNewswire – September 16, 2022 – Tocvan Ventures Corp. (the “Company”) (CSE:TOC); (OTC:TCVNF); (FSE:TV3) is pleased to announce it will be presenting at the Discoveries Mining Conference in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico on October 5th. This is the 8th addition of the conference that showcases Mining and Exploration companies of Mexico. The conference is held October 4th to 6th. Tocvan will have a booth for the duration of the event (Booth #173) and President & CEO, Brodie Sutherland will be presenting on the Company’s two gold-silver assets in Sonora. For more information on the conference visit: 2022 | Discoveries Mining Conference (discoveriesconference.com)
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / September 19, 2022 / GRID METALS CORP. (TSXV:GRDM)(OTCQB:MSMGF) ( “Grid ” or the “Company”) today announced it has closed a $4,920,000 first tranche (the “First Tranche”) of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of 56 million shares for gross proceeds of $8,520,000 ( the “Offering”). Churchill Strategic Investments Pty Ltd is acting as Lead Manager of the Offering.
