Ascendant: Free Cash Flow in a Rising Zinc Market

T.ASND, Ascendant Resources, zinc, Honduras

For Ascendant Resources (T.ASND) , 2017 was an extremely successful turnaround year. The Company’s El Mochito zinc, lead and silver mine located in Honduras has been in continuous operations for 70 years but, over the course of recent years, suffered from underinvestment and some neglect from its previous operator. With its recently released 2017 full year production results and 2018 guidance, it is now clear Ascendant is well positioned to build on the strong operational successes of 2017 with tremendous long-term opportunity remaining at El Mochito yet to be fully harnessed. read more

Cartier Resources: Cashed up in the Abitibi

V.ECR, Cartier Resources, gold, Quebec, gold in the Abitibi

Cartier Resources’s (V.ECR) CEO Philippe Cloutier has worked in the exploration business for over twenty-five years. He understands the potential of prospective properties and he knows that the very best place to find gold is where gold has already been mined. He also knows that to develop and execute a drilling program is expensive. Which is why, when we began our interview, Cloutier said, “Cartier is cash rich, we have 16 million dollars in the bank.” read more

Argentina Lithium: Local Knowledge Counts

V.LIT, Argentina Lithium, lithium, Argentina, Nikolaos Cacos

Twenty five years ago Argentina liberalized its business and mining rules. At the time the mineral rich nation had barely been explored using modern techniques. A fact which Joe Grosso was very much aware of. He set out to explore in Argentina and, over the years, made three major discoveries and was named Argentina’s ‘Mining Man of The Year’ in 2005. Joe Grosso is the founding force behind Argentina Lithium (V.LIT). read more