January 2017

Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses the effects of Donald Trump’s comments on the U.S. dollar and trade with Canada on precious metal prices. As I muse delightfully this afternoon over my quote terminal, I am enthralled to take note of silver’s uncanny ability on Tuesday to actually listen to my cares and concerns and […]

Markets are expecting a Trump economic miracle with real GDP growth estimates of 4% per year and more. The cheerleaders cite tax cuts, infrastructure spending and deregulation unleashing a wave of new economic activity. But that’s not where growth comes from, argues Rudi Fronk and Jim Anthony, cofounders of Seabridge Gold, as they discuss some

The Slivovo Gold Project Study that Avrupa Minerals received from its JV partner recommends further exploration to increase the size of the deposit. Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (AVU:TSX.V, FWB:8AM) announced that it had received the Slivovo Gold Project Study from its JV partner, Byrnecut International Ltd., in a statement released on Jan. 13. According to the

Development progresses at Golden Arrow’s Chinchillas project as investors await Silver Standard Resources’ business combination decision, which is due by March. Golden Arrow Resources Corp. (GRG:TSX.V; GAC:FSE; GARWF:OTCQB) and Silver Standard Resources Inc. (SSO:TSX; SSRI:NASDAQ) entered into a business combination agreement in October 2015 for the joint development of Golden Arrow’s Chinchillas project and “an

The Critical Investor examines Dolly Varden Silver, a junior exploration company fully focusing on the Dolly Varden silver district, which is home to several former high-grade silver mines. • Dolly Varden is looking for much more high grade silver on its prolific land package, just inside the Golden Triangle • A new management team has

Veteran investor Bob Moriarty provides an update on Nexus Gold’s potential home runs in Burkina Faso. I wrote about the incredible coup that Nexus Gold Corp. (NXS:CVE) scored in Burkina Faso back in early December. Basically they have picked up two potential home runs in the best country to explore and build a mine in,

Terraco Gold rang in 2017 with the announcement that it has appointed Paul Zink as consultant and advisor. In a Jan. 3 news release, Terraco Gold Corp. (TEN:TSX.V; TCEGF:OTCPK) noted that “Mr. Zink is a mining industry professional with more than 35 years of experience in finance and the extractive industries. He has particular expertise

The discovery of a widespread oxide gold system at the Oro deposit in New Mexico creates a second prospect for Southern Silver Exploration. Recent drill results from Southern Silver Exploration Corp.’s (SSV:TSX.V; SSVFF:OTCQB; SEG1:FSE) Oro deposit in New Mexico identified a widespread gold system at the Stockpond target. The company announced on Nov. 23, 2016,

The completion of the acquisition of American Capital by Ares Capital leads money manager Adrian Day to reappraise an investment in Ares, causing him to ask if investors should buy or continue to hold at this time. Ares Offers 9% on Top BDC Ares Capital Corp. (ARCC:NASDAQ, 16.91, 8.99%) is not only by far the

While fund manager Adrian Day believes investors should tread cautiously in the market right now, he is upbeat on some gold stocks. Given our caution on the broad stock market, resulting from relatively high prices across the board, we have relatively few “buy” recommendations. Most of our buys are concentrated on the gold stocks, and