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Happy Creek Minerals Ltd (TSXV:HPY) Exploring for Copper and Tungsten in British Columbia
by Allen Alper Jr.
David Blann, with education in mining engineering and as a professional geological engineer of 25 years’ experience, set up Happy Creek Minerals Ltd (TSXV:HPY) in 2006 determined to follow the old adage that the “best place to find a mine is near a mine”. The company became a publically traded company in August 2006 and has never looked back.
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Great Western Minerals is Growing Fast with its Rare Earths Mine-to-Market Model
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
There are many rare earth metals companies in the market right now, but one of the biggest problems facing the rare earths industry is the lack of companies that turn rare earths into usable material. Experts are advising investors to watch for companies who are focused not just on exploration but also on production.
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Sniper Resources Exploring for Gold in Nevada
by Allen Alper Jr. and Jeff Senior
Scott Baxter, President and CEO of Sniper Resources was at the recent PDAC convention and trade show. He's been a member since 1992, has over thirty years in the business and has been highly successful, so it's usually worth taking note of what he says.
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Goldrush Resources Exploring in Gold-Rich Regions of Burkina Faso in West Africa
by Andrew Alper and Aaron Hoos
Recently, we spoke to Dr. Len Brownlie, CEO and President of Goldrush Resources, a company working exclusively in the West African country of Burkina Faso. We talked about the Company's brief history and what opportunities they are pursuing today.
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Ihor P. Wasylkiw of Alhambra Resources Ltd. feels 2012 is Going to be a Growth Year for Alhambra and Its Gold Resources
by Dr. Allen Alper
We recently had an opportunity to sit down with Ihor P. Wasylkiw of Alhambra Resources Ltd., and their outlook for the upcoming year is one filled with promise. Wasylkiw is Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the company.
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Sutter Gold Mining (TSX-V: SGM) is Building on History
by Andrew Alper and Aaron Hoss
In the world of junior resource investing, companies come and go over time. But one company, Sutter Gold Mining (TSX-V: SGM OTCQX:SGMNF), has pushed through the many challenges and is building a mine on a past-producing mine in a challenging mining district.
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Tembo Gold Corp Starts a Drill Program that Follows in the Footsteps of Artisanal Miners
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 Tembo Gold Corp. (TSX-V: TEM) is a Canadian-based gold exploration company that owns gold exploration properties in Tanzania. Tanzania is located on Africa's east coast and the Tembo property is located in the northwest of the country, in the Sukumaland Greenstone Belt, adjacent to Barrick Gold's Bulyanhulu project.
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Castillian Resources (TSX-V: CT) Has Narrowed Its Focus and Is Working on a Big Gold Resource
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Castillian Resources (TSX-V: CT) is a Canadian company and although it has two properties outside of Canada, it has narrowed its focus to become a junior gold exploration company working exclusively in Canada. Thanks to an exciting project in Newfoundland, their narrower focus offers a significant reward to the company and to shareholders.
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Flinders Resources is a new IPO with a high grade graphite play and a fast path to cash flow
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Many investors love the "ground floor opportunity" – getting into an investment while it is still a newly listed company. But there is a speculative quality about these investments that can make them seem riskier.
But Flinders Resources (TSX-V: FDR) offers an interesting combination of being a newly listed company with an exciting resource.
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Yukon Model Proves Solid Government Resources Are Often Key to Successful Mines
by Dr. Allen Alper
The Yukon is home to some of the most important mineral deposits in the entire world. It is a land rich in resources overseen by a government that has developed a positive working relationship with industry and local and First Nations governments. The regulatory bodies in Yukon are the Minerals Resources Branch and the Oil and Gas Resources branch of the Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources. These two branches are working collaboratively to make mining investment more attractive in Yukon.
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Detour Gold's Massive Detour Lake Gold Mining Project Nearly Half Done – Only One Year Away from Production
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
Detour Gold, boasting the largest gold mining operation in Canada, is nearing the halfway point on construction with a target date of early 2013 for their first pour.
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MBAC Fertilizer Corporation Brings Phosphates and Potash to Market in Brazil
by Allen Alper Jr.
MBAC Fertilizer Corporation is poised to bring phosphate and potash-based fertilizer to market in Brazil, a severely under-served market during 2012.
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NioGold Is Starting Phase 2 of Its Project on the Heels of Good Drill Results
by By Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
NioGold Mining Corporation (TSX: NOX) is starting the next phase of drilling on the Marban project near Val d’Or Quebec, thanks to the positive results of its first phase, and in anticipation of drilling results to be released later this year.
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Dynacor Gold Mines Inc. operates with a Unique Business Model
by Dr. Allen Alper
Dynacor Gold Mines Inc., a junior exploration company operating in Peru, is not only exploring their own flagship property: Tumipampa but also processes gold ore for small scale miners in the area.
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Quest Rare Minerals Exploring and Developing Rare Earth Metals to Serve the Rapidly Growing Green Technologies Industry
by Dr. Allen Alper
Quest Rare Minerals, a Quebec-based company, is currently working on exploring the Strange Lake Property for rare earth element deposits, while creating value for their investors.
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Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU:TSXV) Prospects for Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, and Tungsten in Kosovo, Germany and Portugal
by Allen Alper
Avrupa Minerals, with generative prospect projects located in Kosovo, Germany and Portugal, is using their resources to look for gold, copper, zinc and other minerals.
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Marifil Mines the “Wal-Mart” of Argentina Commodities
by Andrew Alper
Marifil Mines, now the purveyors of over twenty-five properties, has bonanza-grade gold, copper and silver finds as well as base metals and industrial minerals in multiple properties in Argentina and is in talks with multiple companies about development.
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Tamerlane Ventures Moving Toward Production at its Lead and Zinc Pine Point Project in Northern Canada
by Allen Alper Jr.
With a focus on lead and zinc, Tamerlane is making final preparations to move Pine Point into the construction phase
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African Queen Mines Ltd (TSX.V: AQ) Exploring for Gold, Metals and Diamonds in Africa
by Dr. Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
The phrase 'African Queen' evokes images of a romantic and mysterious country, reinforced by the Hollywood movie many years ago. In the case of African Queen Mines, however, it's an altogether more practical approach that aims to create shareholder value by discovering resources throughout Africa.
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American Manganese Inc. (TSX.V: AMY; FRANK: 2AM; PINKS: AMYZF.pk) Pursues Production of Manganese Dioxide Blends in Arizona and British Colombia
by Allen Alper Jr.
American Manganese, with properties in Arizona and British Colombia, is working toward developing manganese dioxide blends that can be used in the battery and steel industries.
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Tasman Metals Ltd Moving Forward Rapidly Developing Rare Earth Metals in Scandinavia
by Dr. Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
Tasman Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company that focuses on strategic metals in Scandinavia, with properties in Sweden, Finland and Norway.
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QRS Capital Corp is Focusing on Latin America
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Some junior mining companies will go wherever the opportunities are while others leverage their jurisdictional expertise by focusing on one particular area. Each of these approaches offers its own advantages. Investors who like jurisdictional expertise may want to take a closer look at a new junior mining company that is leveraging its expertise in Latin America.
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Sulliden Gold Corp’s Scott Moore, VP of Corporate Development – Low Cost, Low Capital Gold Project in Peru
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Sulliden Gold Corp (TSX: SUE, OTCQX: SDDDF, BVL: SUE) is a company that appears to have all the right pieces in place. Sulliden is focused on the exploration and development of the Shahuindo Gold and Silver Project, located in northern Peru. Production from this property is expected in late 2013, early 2014. The Company also owns the East Sullivan property in the Val-d'Or gold district in Quebec.
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Kimber Resources Drills at Their Flagship High Grade Gold-Silver Monterde Property in Mexico
by Dr. Allen Alper
Kimber Resources, ending a year with considerable progress and much news regarding their Monterde property, is actively exploring for additional gold-silver mineral resources. The Monterde project is a gold-silver project situated in the prolific Sierra Madre gold-silver belt of Mexico, an area with a number of producing mines with multi-million ounce gold-silver deposits.
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Mawson Resources Ltd. (TSX: MAW) Michael Hudson, President and CEO, Bonanza Grade Gold and Uranium at Surface
by Allen Alper
Mawson Resources Ltd. is excited about its prospects with the Rompas Gold Uranium Project in Finland.
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Moly Mines Limited: Mining and Shipping Iron Ore to China
by Dr. Allen Alper and Jeff Senior
With plenty of money available due to a positive cash flow and a new strategic alliance, Moly Mines is looking to diversify and expand the scale of its operations.
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CuOro Resources Wants to Be a First Copper Mover in Colombia
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Some investors want to invest in companies who are working in tried-and-true jurisdictions using tried-and-true business models. There are a lot of experts available to help these businesses, and often the costs are lower. And some investors want to invest in businesses that are doing new things in new areas. For these businesses, the rewards are higher as they pave the way for the future.
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Levon Resources Explores Mexico-Based Cordero Project for Silver, Gold, Zinc and Lead
by Allen Alper Jr.
The Cordero project, located in Chihuahua, Mexico, is the focus for Levon Resources as they explore and develop a 20,000 hectare site for silver, gold, zinc and lead.
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Marston Webb’s GOLD & SILVER Notes and Quotes
by Marston Webb
A monthly review of published articles, reports, and research on gold and silver
As 2011 wound down to its final days, traders tended to dump currency alternatives in favor of the flexibility of actual cash, as Europe's debt crisis dragged on. Precious metals, one of the hottest trades in commodities for much of the year, continued to lose favor. Silver touched a 13-month low and platinum fell to a fresh two year nadir.
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Commerce Resources’ President, David Hodge Discusses Critical Minor Metals with Plenty of Long-Term Upside
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 Some mining companies specialize in a certain type of mineral; others specialize in a particular business model. Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv: CCE; U.S. OTCQX: CMRZF; FSE: D7H) has its own unique advantage – it is taking a "double barrelled" approach to mining with minerals that have been neglected for the past decade or more. This approach, coupled with a projected increase in global demand for these minerals, make Commerce Resources an interesting opportunity for investors who are looking to move beyond some of the more conventional junior mining company stories.
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Experts Corner
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Stockpicks
Vin Maru is watching Tembo Gold
Vin Maru is watching SSL:TSX
Jordan Roy-Byrne is watching NOX
Jordan Roy-Byrne is watching HDA.V
Jordan Roy-Byrne is watching AR
Jordan Roy-Byrne is watching MAY:TSX.V; MAYGF:OTCQX
Jordan Roy-Byrne is watching KOR
Jordan Roy-Byrne is watching TSX-V: SVL; OTCQX: STVZF
Jordan Roy-Byrne is watching FR
Jordan Roy-Byrne is watching FVI
Peter Grandich recommends $TSX-V:SGC
David Morgan recommends $TSX:SLW
David Morgan recommends $TSX:FVN
Jim Letourneau recommends DNI
Jim Letourneau recommends WEE
Jim Letourneau recommends SHPNF.PK
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Musings on the Long-Term Fundamentals of the Copper Market
by Mickey Fulp
 Recent angst among analysts, pundits, mavens, gurus, savants, wizards, and other assorted talking heads has China plummeting toward a “hard landing”. These views in combination with the on-going and never-ending worry over the Euro, the currency without a country, have weighed heavily on the entire resource market since the first of May.
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Brent Cook Talks about How to Turn Rocks into Money
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 At the best of times, investing in stocks can be a risky activity for many investors, and that's even truer when average investors invest in the resource sector. There are a lot of confusing numbers and industry terms, and the resource market is very volatile. But there is a lot of money to be made, which is what keeps attracting investors to the sector.
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Mickey Fulp's PDAC Presentation Gives Investors Tips to Evaluate Stocks
by Andrew Alper and Aaron Hoos
 At the recent PDAC Conference (Toronto, March 4th through March 7th), investors heard from a number of experts about how to uncover good stocks. Among those experts was Mickey Fulp, The Mercenary Geologist. We've provided highlights of his talk below. Where possible, quotations are used directly from his presentation but may have been slightly edited.
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A Nations Metallurgical Achilles Heel
by Richard (Rick) Mills / Ahead of the herd
 As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information
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Dominic Frisby Sees a Buy Signal in the Resource Market
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Investors are on the fence nearly every moment of every day: Is it a time to buy? Or are we about to see everything come crashing down? No one seems to know and everyone has their own secret technique to determine what the market is going to do.
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Lawrence Roulston, Editor of Resource Opportunities, Speaks at PDAC 2012
by Allen Alper Jr.
 Lawrence Roulston, the Editor of the Resource Opportunities newsletter, attended the PDAC 2012 Conference and shared his views on global uncertainty, pricing and junior stocks.
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Frank Holmes Sees Future Commodity Growth Driven by E7 Nations
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
 Mr. Holmes is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW) and the co-author of The Goldwatcher: Demystifying Gold Investing. We've provided highlights of his talk below. Where possible, quotations are used directly from his presentation but may have been slightly edited without changing the meaning.
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John Kaiser Discusses His Stock Picking Strategy in the Mining Sector at PDAC
by Allen Alper Jr.
 John Kaiser, the Editor of Kaiser Research Online, offered his opinions on how to evaluate and select junior stocks in today's challenging economic market.
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Adrian Day Speaks at PDAC about Global Monetary Policy Affecting the Mining Sector
by Dr. Allen Alper
 Adrian Day, CEO of Adrian Day Asset Management, offered his perspective on monetary policy and the mining industry at the recent PDAC conference.
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Rick Rule Has Bad News and Good News for Investors
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Rick Rule thinks that we have a mix of good and bad in the year ahead, but it seems to be all good news to him – an investor who likes to buy when everyone else is fleeing.
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Paul Burton Talks about Gold Mining in Ontario and Quebec
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
At the PDAC Conference investors heard resource industry experts provide insight and evaluation on these resource stocks. One of those experts was Paul Burton, who writes for GFMS World Gold. Paul Burton was in the mining industry as an engineer and has been in the mineral economics side of the business for most of his career. We've provided highlights of his talk below.
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Of Jobs, Debts and Budgets
by Richard (Rick) Mills / Ahead of the herd
Consumer confidence spiked last December. Gas prices were lower for the third straight month, a mild winter has meant that many consumers paid less to heat their houses, the auto sector posted another strong month, consumers spent more on recreation and demand for student loans increased.
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Mickey Fulp Believes 2012 Will Be a Good Year for Commodities
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hooos
 Although the equity markets are well past the "weary" stage of worry about the European Union debt crisis, commodity investors continue to enjoy high prices. The commodities markets should remain strong in 2012, asserts Mickey Fulp, the "Mercenary Geologist".
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Gold bull Peter Grandich gives stock ideas to investors
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
 Peter Grandich – a widely respected market and economy expert who blogs at Grandich.com – shared his ideas with us. Mr. Grandich is forecasting higher gold prices in the years to come as global economic changes make gold scarcer and in higher demand.
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Peter Grandich is bullish about gold
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Peter Grandich – a commentator on markets, economies, and politics at Grandich.com – believes that investors will continue to see a bull market in gold (and silver) for the near term. Mr. Grandich recently spoke at the Cambridge House Vancouver Resource Investment Conference and we followed up with him in the days after the conference to learn more about his talk and what he forecasts for the future.
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