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Advantage Lithium: Proving up a Lithium Resource in Argentina

September 23, 2018 JayCurrie

V.ALL, Advantage Lithium, lithium, Argentina

Argentina has been in the news. 60% interest rates, a recession and a temporary 8% export tax are not good news for miners. However, at this point, David Sidoo, CEO of Advantage Lithium (V.AAL) is cautiously optimistic. “It’s effecting all the juniors working in Argentina,” said Sidoo. “it surprised the market and it is going to be painful for the next twelve months. However, we have built a contingency into our Preliminary Economic Assessment. But it is important to explain to investors.” read more

Enforcer: Moving On, Making a Mine

September 5, 2018 JayCurrie

Success in junior exploration depends on good management. Management which is able to find and acquire prospective properties and management which can evaluate those properties. But also management which can make the hard call to let a property go when it no longer makes sense for the company and its shareholders. read more

Cartier Resources: Brown Field Gold in the Abitibi

September 5, 2018 JayCurrie

The great thing about “brownfields” exploration is what could be called predictable success. If you are drilling next to the shaft of a mine which was a successful gold producer it is a pretty good bet that you will hit mineralized rock. read more

FSD Pharma: Indoor, Medical Grade, Cannabis

August 27, 2018September 12, 2018 JayCurrie

As the companies come up to the starting gate for the great Canadian recreational cannabis sweepstakes we are seeing huge interest in the sector. The investment of 5 billion dollars in Canopy Growth by Constellation Beverages re-ignited the marijuana stock market in Canada. All of a sudden, Canada’s world-wide lead in the creation and financing of cannabis businesses looked to have an international scope. read more

Millennial Lithium: Lithium Resource, Infrastructure, Margins

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 JayCurrie

V.ML, Millennial Lithium, Lithium Argentina

Farhad Abasov, President and CEO of Millennial Lithium (V.ML), has experience with shifting markets for the resource he’s looking for. As the President and CEO of Allana Potash, as he explored in Ethiopia for potash, he watched as the entire potash market changed in a couple of years. Now he is watching the lithium marketplace gyrate as his company explores for lithium in Argentina. read more

Bayhorse Silver: Q&A about old workings and resource expansion

August 8, 2018August 9, 2018 JayCurrie

Bayhorse Silver (V.BHS) has recently re-opened old workings at its silver mine in Oregon. The company has always known the workings were present on the site but, until breaking through into those workings it had no idea of their condition. read more

Nickel Creek: “What sort of mine we’ll be when we grow up”

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 JayCurrie

When we were at Yukon’s Destruction Bay last year the weather was bad enough that we never saw the beauty of Kluane Lake or the snow-capped mountains in the distance. Entirely spectacular and well worth the visit if you are driving the Alaska Highway. read more

Goldplay: “Is this a mine?”

July 31, 2018 JayCurrie

People have been mining gold and silver in Mexico for hundreds of years. The Rosario mine in Sinaloa Mexico operated from the 1700s to 1944 on the western edge of the Sierra Madre Occidental. A few kilometers away, Goldplay Explorations (V.GPLY) is looking for gold and silver at its El Habal and San Marcial projects. The San Marcial project has a historic 43-101 compliant silver resource with upside opportunities for expansion. The El Habal is at drilling stage with recent attractive results from trenching supporting exploration potential. read more

Skyharbour: Last Man Standing

July 15, 2018 JayCurrie

V.SYH, Skyharbour Resources, uranium, saskatchewan,

On Monday March 11, 2011 the Fukushima nuclear plant was severely damaged by a 15-metre tsunami which disabled the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors. All three cores largely melted in the first three days. read more

ATAC: Carlin on Edge

July 11, 2018July 17, 2018 JayCurrie

ATAC VP Exploration, Julia Lane, on the edge of a Carlin structure after a hail storm

One of the best things about the Yukon Mining Tour is the opportunity to revisit amazing places like ATAC (V.ATC) Resources’ Rackla property to the northeast of Keno City. When I went last year the sheer beauty of the place was overwhelming. And the geology, frankly, flew over my head. This year I was much more prepared. read more

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