Junior Mining News

By Jayant Bhandari India’s Rapid Degradation This is Part XI of a series of articles (the most recent of which is linked here) in which I have provided regular updates on what started as the demonetization of 86% of India’s currency. The story of demonetization and the ensuing developments were merely a vehicle for me […]

By Cory Comments on US markets, oil and gold A brief recap of what we are seeing in the US markets, oil and gold. As bearish as I would like to be I explain why I am not buying into this being the start of a huge drop around the corner. I also explain why

By James Rickards Why do these doom and gloom prognostications offer opportunities to investors? The reason is that the disaster scenarios do not have to happen. History shows that responsible nations find ways to move back the hands of the Doomsday Clock. The way to avoid reaching midnight is with more spending in defense and

By analyst By Cecilia Jamasmie Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) will have to pay more than $85,000 after pleading guilty in Saskatoon provincial court to violating Occupational Health and Safety rules, which caused a worker’s serious injury. The charges stem from a Feb. 7, 2014 accident at the Plymouth, Minnesota-based firm’s Colonsay mine, southeast of Saskatoon, in which

By analyst By Frik Els In New York on Thursday copper for delivery in May was trading slightly higher at $2.6375 per pound or $5,817 a tonne with mixed news on disruptions at the world’s biggest mines pulling the metal in different directions. Copper is holding onto modest gains year to date, but is down

By Cory The assumptions at the beginning of the year are being proved wrong There were a lot of assumptions at the beginning of the year that are being turned on their head. This is not surprising when you have a new president who made some pretty drastic promises. Craig Hemke and I discuss the

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With uranium up 40% off last year’s lows, a glimmer of optimism is returning to the uranium market, says Fission Uranium’s President, COO and Chief Geologist Ross McElroy. In this interview with The Energy Report, McElroy discusses the company’s latest drill results, its winter drilling plans and why he believes Fission could be on the

Dataram’s plans to acquire U.S. Gold Corp. to diversify its business would give it access to potentially high-growth mining projects in Nevada and Wyoming. Dataram Corp. (DRAM:NASDAQ), which has been in the IT memory business, intends to acquire U.S. Gold Corp. as part of its strategy for business diversification and growth through acquisition. The company

Seabridge’s Iskut project has the potential to be another success story like its flagship, 100%-owned KSM project. When Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) closed the sale of its Castle-Blackrock claim block interest in Nevada to Columbus Gold in February, Seabridge Chairman and CEO Rudi Fronk noted that “the sale is part of a continuing program