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ASA Limited Announces Results of Vote at Annual General Meeting - 17 Minutes
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ASA Limited (NYSE: ASA), a closed-end fund specializing in gold and other precious mineral investments worldwide, announced that, at today’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, shareholders voted to elect David J. Christensen,... |
ASA Limited Reports Financial Results for the Three Months Ended February 28, 2010 - 19 Minutes
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ASA Limited (NYSE:ASA), a closed-end fund specializing in gold and other precious mineral investments worldwide, today reported financial results for the three months ended February 28, 2010. Total return for the first quarter was a... |
Graham Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend - 28 Minutes
BATAVIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Graham Corporation (NYSE Amex: GHM) announced that its Board of Directors, at its regular meeting today, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per common share. The dividend will be payable April 12, 2010, to stockholders of record at... |
Antares Exercises Option to Acquire 100% Interest in Haquira Cu-Mo-Au Project, Peru - 30 Minutes
Antares Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce it has exercised its option to acquire a 100% interest in the Haquira Cu-Mo-Au project in southern Peru by completing payments totaling US$15 million to Minera Phelps Dodge del Peru S.A.C. prior to the March 4, 2010... |
Secure Runway Systems Announces Letter of Intent for Ontario Gold Property - 42 Minutes
Secure Runway Systems is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Letter of Intent dated March 10, 2010 with International Explorers and Prospectors Inc. and Explorers Alliance Corp., which are both private companies. |
Ormet Releases Financial Results - 43 Minutes
HANNIBAL, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ormet Corporation, an independent U.S. producer of aluminum, announced its results of operations for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009. Results for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were a net loss of $9.8 million... |
SEMAFO Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Financial Results Release
Notification and Conference Call - 53 Minutes
SEMAFO today announced that the Company's quarterly and year-end financial results for the three-month and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2009 will be released on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. The financial... |
Abraxas Schedules 2009 Financial and Operating Results Conference Call - 1 Hour
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:AXAS) will announce their 2009 financial and operating results on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, after the U.S. financial markets close. The corresponding conference call is scheduled for Thursday, March 18,... |
Acquisition of Two Gold Exploration Properties in the Urban-Barry Mining Camp, Quebec - 1 Hour
Amseco Exploration Ltd. is happy to announce the signature of an acquisition agreement for a 100% interest in two claim blocks that make up the Urban-Oasis property located in the Carpiquet township of Quebec which is some 100 km east of Lebel-sur-Quévillon in the... |
Loncor stock option grants - 2 Hours
Loncor Resources Inc. announces that it has granted, pursuant to the terms of the Company's stock option plan, 895,000 stock options, each such stock option entitling the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of Cdn$1.25 for a period of five years. |
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Exciting Times for Levon Resources: Gold, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum and Zinc!
by Dr Allen M. Alper and Bryan Martin
For more than 20 years Ron Tremblay had been exclusively involved in mining finance. So when he was approached three-and-a-half years ago by Vancouver-based junior Levon Resources Ltd to oversee operations, it didn’t take long for the now-president and CEO to make what has become a pivotal venture into mineral exploration.
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American Bonanza Gold: Investors Look for Years to Find an Opportunity like This
by Allen M. Alper Jr and Aaron Hoos
Investing in the minerals industry sometimes feels no more accurate than gazing into a crystal ball. Investors long to find the right opportunity at the right time; for many, the ideal investment is getting in on an investment just before a major success.
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Source Exploration: Exploring and Redeveloping Historic Silver Mine in Mexico
by Allen M. Alper Jr and Bryan Martin
For a junior company seeking silver to enrich its portfolio, Mexico is not only an extremely practical choice given its bounteous history, but also, logistically speaking, a very advisable decision. Brian E. Robertson couldn’t agree more.
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Wits Gold: Possible New World Class Gold Resource
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
I interviewed Dr. Marc Watchorn in Vancouver at the Cambridge House Resource Conference. He has a great geological background and has an outstanding company. Having been a geologist for over 30 years, Dr Marc Watchorn has spent much of his career searching for gold and base metals throughout Africa.
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Numerous 100-Percent-Owned Properties, Financially Independent, Diversified and Making Innovations in Eco-Friendly Minerals Applications
by Dr. Allen Alper and Bryan Martin
The last time Metalsnews.com spoke with the ever-ebullient Jack Stoch, President and CEO of Quebec-based Globex Mining Enterprises Inc., his domain included 85 projects, all of which featured elements spanning a vast stretch across the periodic chart. October saw Globex celebrate a milestone of 60 years in the exploration and mining sphere.
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Get Gold and Silver Insight at the Phoenix Investment Conference
by Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
There is a wealth of news online about metals to invest in, but it's difficult for investors to know what information to listen to. The price of gold is going up? The price of gold is staying the same? The price of gold is going down?
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Alexis Minerals - Merger and Increased Profitability
by Dr. Allen Alper
Alexis Minerals just finished a very exciting third quarter. In a press release, earnings were reported for the Ontario exploration and mining company: Alexis earned revenue in excess of CAD $6.5 million; 7883 ounces of gold were mined during these three months, the Lac Herbin deposit in Val d’Or is on track to yield up to 36,000 ounces of gold in 2009. These are just a few of the highlights of a stellar year, and things are only looking up.
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A Torrent of Insight is Available at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference – Allen Alper Jr. Interviews Howard Fitch
by Allen Alper Jr.
Investors need information and insight to make accurate decisions about the resource stocks they are investing in or thinking of investing in. They need data that helps them recognize a good time to buy and when a good time to sell.
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Zimtu Capital Corporation: Successful in Acquiring, Investing in and Developing Rare Metal Properties & Exploration Companies in Canada
by Dr. Allen Alper
Based in Vancouver Canada, Zimtu Capital Corp. is an investment company publicly traded on the Frankfurt Exchange (symbol “ZCT1”) and the Toronto Venture Exchange (symbol “ZC”). The Company’s focus is acquiring, investing in, developing and growing exploration companies in the Natural Resource sector.
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Capital Gold Corp: Junior is Growing Up
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
The word "junior" in "junior mining company" tends to indicate that the business is so young it's still learning to walk. Maybe it's not profitable yet. Maybe it's still in the research stage. Maybe there is talk of pulling gold out of the ground but it just hasn't happened yet. Maybe the company is still bottle-fed and toothless.
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Gold, Molybdenum, Manganese and Magnesium - Larry Reaugh Shares his Expertise with Metals News
by Dr. Allen M. Alper
Back in late 2008, when doom and gloom were everywhere, Larry Reaugh was upbeat about the mining industry, predicting everything would start to pick up. He was proved right, with metal prices soon on the rise, so we went to seek out his latest views on the situation.
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Uranium-mining Company Ur-Energy Inc. Preparing for the Big Time
by Allen M Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
At first glance, uranium doesn't seem to be all that important. It's rare and doesn't have a lot of uses. It occurs in low concentrations. But, once mined and refined, uranium is indeed in demand! It is a key fuel for nuclear power plants, an energy source that is gaining prominence around the world.
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Lithium: What New Company Has an Advantage?
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
Investors like experience, and who can blame them? If you're going to put your hard-earned money into anything, it makes sense to put it into an organization with a track record of success rather than into an organization with no track record at all.
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Avanti Mining focuses on Molybdenum: An Experienced Gold Manager Turns His Attention to Molybdenum
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Gold, silver, uranium, and other metals often get glamorous headlines and a dedicated following who will invest in them and swear by them through thick and thin.
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Orvana Minerals Corp - Gold and Copper Producer: Smart People Doing the Right Things… and It Shows
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
 There are lots of mining companies out there and investors can sometimes become so overwhelmed with quantity that it's hard to find quality. Orvana, though, is a clear winner among the crowd – they are a smart mining company doing the right things and it shows in their track record of success and growth.
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Why Tantalus Rare Earths? ... Wolfgang Hampel is Interviewed
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Investors dream of the day that they will hear about the next big opportunity BEFORE it becomes popular. Wistfully, they consider how different things would be if they had bought stock in Microsoft, Google, or Berkshire-Hathaway in the earliest days when those companies became publicly traded.
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Aurcana: Mining Silver and Expanding
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Aaron Hoos
Mining sector investors tend to have two choices: Juniors who may struggle and stumble for years before achieving greatness and the junior's bigger brother, which seems to enjoy successful project after successful project.
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Rare Element Resources: In the Right Place at the Right Time
by Allen Alper Jr. and Aaron Hoos
Rare Element Resources is a publicly traded company (RES on the TSX Venture Exchange) that is enjoying some growth and attention from its early successes – which can be attributed to being in the right place at the right time – and it presents an attractive opportunity for investors.
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Ralph Shearing and the Soho Resources Corp: Developing Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc Properties in Durango Mexico
by Dr. Allen Alper
 Ralph Shearing, of the Soho Resources Corporation, is working on an exciting mineral exploration project in Mexico’s Sierra Madre Mineral Belt area.
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Great Western Minerals: Innovators and Rare Earth Producers
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
When it comes to investing in compelling opportunities, investors sometimes look for first movers and innovators as exciting additions to their portfolio. Innovators are forward-looking opportunists who create strategic alliances and develop groundbreaking business models to grow their businesses and become successful.
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Equinox Minerals Limited 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results to be Released
TORONTO, ON - (MetalsNews - March 2, 2010) - Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX and ASX symbol: "EQN") ("Equinox" or the "Company) to release its 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The report will be published at approximately 16:00 HRS (EST), subject to change. |
Uranerz Updates NI 43-101 Uranium Resources for PRB Properties
Casper, Wyoming - (MetalsNews, March 1, 2010) - Uranerz Energy Corporation ("Uranerz" or the "Company") (NYSE Amex: URZ; TSX: URZ; Frankfurt: U9E) reports that the Arkose Mining Venture ("Arkose") has received an updated independent National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") technical report for its South Doughstick Property which now includes the uranium resources on the west one half of Section 29, Township 43 North, Range 76 West 6th PM, Johnson County, Wyoming. Arkose has signed a lease for the 50% interest in the mineral rights on Section 29 that it did not control, which includes a portion of the South Doughstick resources. Arkose is a joint venture operated by the Company and owned by the Company (81%) and United Nuclear, LLC (19%). |
Alexis Re-Opens Aurbel Gold Mill
TORONTO, ONTARIO – (MetalsNews, March 1, 2010 – Alexis Minerals Corporation (AMC: TSX) ("Alexis" or the “Company") has taken another step in its growth strategy by completing the refurbishment of its wholly owned Aurbel Gold Mill, establishing a new active asset for the Company. |
Chariot Resources Limited Forms Arrangement Agreement with China Sci-Tech Holdings Limited
TORONTO, ONTARIO - (MetalsNews, March 1, 2010) - Chariot Resources Limited (TSX:CHD)("Chariot") has entered into an arrangement agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") with China Sci-Tech Holdings Limited (HKSE:985) ("China Sci-Tech") pursuant to which China Sci-Tech has agreed to acquire through an indirect,wholly owned subsidiary, by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement (the
"Arrangement"), all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Chariot at a price of $0.67 in cash per common share (the "Consideration").
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Experts Corner
Peter Grandich Delivers Thoughtful Insight On Gold, Investing, and the Financial Apocalypse
by Allen Alper Jr.
Investors hear a lot of messages from investing gurus. Some are insightful, some are interesting, and some are downright depressing. It takes just one good, high-quality guru to cut through the clutter and deliver plain-spoken insight, and when it's done with a little humor and a healthy dose of "that makes perfect sense", so much the better.
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Thom Calandra, Ticker Ticker Trax: Optioning Colombia gold & copper
by Dr. Allen Alper of Metals News
 We sat a spell in Vancouver, Canada, with Thom Calandra, investor and writer. Thom is the journalist who started CBS MarketWatch and MarketWatch.com – now part of the Dow Jones-News Corp. family. Thom (by the way, folks -- as friendly and helpful as ever – some five years post-MarketWatch), and his California family of four profited handsomely from the $518 million sale of MarketWatch to Dow Jones in 2005.
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Aptium Global, Inc. helps identify, qualify, and implement new metals suppliers
by Dr. Allen Alper
 Lisa Reisman, co-founder Aptium Global, Inc. If you’re a manufacturing company looking for a viable metal supply solution, then Aptium Global, Inc. has the answer. Lisa Reisman, co-founder, tells us more about her company and what they have to offer.
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Smart Investing For 2010 - Michael “Mickey” Fulp, Analyst
by Dr. Allen Alper
 Michael “Mickey” Fulp, Mercenary Geologist and analyst, shares three key factors for investing in exploration and mining companies.
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Euro - Anchor of Stability?
by Axel Merk
The world’s attention is on the fiscal malaise in Greece and Portugal. Just a few months ago, policy makers told banks to shore up their balance sheets with more sovereign debt. However, policy makers around the world have since raced to spend money in an attempt to reinvigorate their respective economies, leading to record deficits. Now everyone appears surprised that weaker countries are having difficulty financing their largesse.
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Greenscapes - a true triple bottom line proposition
by Richard (Rick) Mills
As we become a bit more environmentally conscious and start to recognize and acknowledge the negative effects on our environment caused by our overly consumptive, energy inefficient lifestyles and business practices, a number of businesses - based on an environmental sustainability model - have responded to our new found social responsibility.
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RARE EARTHS PRE-CURSER TO OTHER METAL SHORTAGES DOMINATED BY CHINA PRODUCTION?
by Larry W. Reaugh
Currently, the metal markets are correcting as most pundits are calling for a bubble collapse in all commodities. The prices of metals both precious and base moved up rapidly throughout 2009 resulting in rapid gains as follows:
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Chile’s Gold Riches: Worth Fighting Over
by Marc Davis, www.BNWnews.ca
 As the gold market continues its lustrous trend, the corporate elbowing and shoving to get at the richest buried treasures is getting increasingly cutthroat. A prime example involves northern Chile’s clutch of mostly prolifically sized gold/copper deposits.
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Cautious optimism is Jim Letourneau's vision of the future
by Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
With the New Year upon us, it's vital for mineral investors to look at their portfolio and compare it to the vision of what lies ahead and make sure that they are appropriately balanced for their risk/reward levels.
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Reprising (and Preparing for) Rough Times
by Howard Ruff
 Howard Ruff, who has observed the markets, the economy and government through three serious recessions and witnessed the rise and fall of the dot-com and real estate bubbles, entered the world of precious metals when Robert Preston's How to Prepare for the Coming Crash caught his eye in the early '70s.
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