Aben Resources: Deep in BC’s Golden Triangle
Aben Resources has gold properties in Saskatchewan, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, but its flagship property is in British Columbia’s hugely prospective, Golden Triangle.
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White Gold: Science and Soil in the Yukon
You don’t have to be in the Yukon for very long before you hear about Shawn Ryan. Last year, I’d just landed and was in the hotel pub with two great people who are legends in the placer business and was asked, “So are you going to see Shawn?” I had no clue. And as I travelled to the now Goldcorp Coffee deposit the geo who was running the tour said, “Shawn was over this property.”
What do you do with a Doré bar?
Back in September of 2017 the Government of the Yukon and the Yukon Mining Alliance held an event in Toronto. The star at the event – other than Premier Sandy Silver – was a doré gold bar protected by a real Mountie in the real, scarlet, dress uniform of the RCMP.
Marathon Gold: Step by Step to Gold in Newfoundland
Phil Walford, CEO of Marathon Gold (T.MOZ), has been working on mining projects for four decades. When he looks at a flow sheet he can spot the potential bottlenecks.
Bayhorse Silver: Moving Parts to Build a Business
I spoke to Bayhorse Silver (V.BHS) CEO Graeme O’Neill (pictured above) as he was getting ready to fly down to Oregon to spend time at the Bayhorse Silver mine over the weekend. It’s a frequent trip. Vancouver to Boise Idaho and then an hour or two driving to get to the mine site on the Oregon side of the Snake River.
Standard Lithium: Going where the right brine project is
Towards the end of our interview, Robert Mintak CEO of Standard Lithium (V.SLL), laid out Standard’s criteria for evaluating lithium opportunities, “You have to get the right project,” he said, “There needs to be infrastructure. You need a workforce. You need to access to water and reagents. You have to consider the jurisdiction and the permitting rules. Utilizing modern selective extraction, you need to not only pump large volumes of brine, you need to know if you will be allowed to re-inject the processed brine.”
Bayhorse Silver: Actuals vs. Estimates
How can an investor find a company which has real potential but is trading at a knock down price?
Enforcer Gold: Exploring in the Abitibi
The Abitibi is one of the world’s premier gold camps. Whether it is deep beneath an old mine or a fresh look at a former exploration site, the Abitibi offers tremendous opportunities for creative gold explorers. A fact which Steve Roebuck, CEO of Enforcer Gold (V.VEIN), is fully aware of.
Millennial Lithium: Moving to Lithium Off Take in Argentina
One of the extraordinary aspects of Canada’s junior mining sector is just how international it actually is. Millennial Lithium (V.ML) is headquartered in Vancouver, is advancing two lithium projects in Salta province in Argentina but its CEO, Farhad Abasov is based much closer to the lithium markets in China. Abasov’s last project, Allana Potash Corp, was a deposit in Ethiopia which was eventually sold to Israel Chemicals (ICL) for $170M in 2015.
Cartier Resources: Deep Gold in the Abitibi
When the gold price crashed to less than $300 an ounce in the late 1990s many gold mines in Canada went into “care and maintenance”. And when that price failed to recover these mines were, effectively abandoned.