For the sake of this list, I'm going to define defensive stocks with very specific parameters beyond the traditionally "defensive" sectors: the companies I've chosen had to have over $1 billion in market caps, excellent financial health, reasonable P/E ratios, decent past growth of earnings, and at least some kind of dividend.If you thought stocks like that were few and far between on the TSX, I m...Read More
Great Bear drilling its Dixie Lake Project near Red Lake, Ontario. Source: Great Bear Resources Ltd.Great Bear Resources Ltd. [GBR-TSXV] has reported a new high grade gold discovery at its Dixie Project in the Red Lake District of northwestern Ontario.The company said the South Limb Zone (SLZ) discovery features some of the highest grade assays reported at Dixie to date, at a vertical depth of 75...Read More
Split diamond drill core from drill hole DV-058 at the Dolly Varden silver project in the Golden Triangle of northwestern British Columbia. Source Dolly Varden Silver Corp.Dolly Varden Silver Corp. [DV-TSXV] said Friday it has closed the final tranche of a $4.2 million private placement financing that will be used to fund further exploration and mineral resource expansion at the company's flagship...Read More
TORONTO - Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX-V: EOG), an oil exploration focused company with licences in the highly prospective regions of offshore Guyana and in the Walvis Basin offshore Namibia, is pleased to update the market on its PEL 30 Block in Namibia. The Company announces today that it has received the necessary final Environmental Clearance Certificate to drill an explora...Read More
CALGARY - Kestrel Gold Inc. (KGC:TSX-V) has announced exploration results for its Val-Jual property located approximately 70 km southwest of Dawson City, Yukon."Optioning the Val-Jual property gave the Company an excellent position in the burgeoning White Gold district," stated Rob Solinger, President and CEO of Kestrel. "Our 2018 efforts succeeded in enhancing the Cupid East and Teckphel anomalie...Read More
The price of oil is set to move higher.Maybe a lot higher.Right now, oil prices are trading at just over $72 per barrel. But prices closer to $100 per barrel are expected as U.S. sanctions cut supplies from Iran.Mark this date on your calendar: November 5th.Remember, remember! The fifth of November.The White House says countries must stop importing oil from Iran by November 5th. If they don't, th...Read More
Two Colorado School of Mines professors have been awarded $250,000 in National Science Foundation funding for research into a scalable microfluidics-based approach for manufacturing nanostructures.David Marr, professor of chemical and biological engineering, and Ning Wu, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, are the principal investigators on the three-year project, "Surface-...Read More
A new prefeasibility study on Denison Mines' (TSX: DML; NYSE-AM: DNN) flagship Wheeler River uranium project in northern Saskatchewan's Athabasca basin says underground in-situ recovery methods would lower cash-operating costs at the high-grade Phoenix deposit to US$3.33 per lb. - an eye-popping decrease from the US$22.15 per lb. determined in a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) completed just...Read More
As I alluded to in the last post, I wanted to share with readers some pics from some recent property tours that I’ve gone on…The first one was at 8 Forbestown Road, featuring an awesome view overlooking the Makati skyline.And the country club right adjacent to it…Outstanding view and all, this 100 sq. meter 2 bedroom apartment was asking for 21 million PHP, which is quite rich...Read More
I just returned from "The Land of Enchantment": New Mexico.I spent all of last week covering Governor Gary Johnson's campaign for Senate. He's running as the Libertarian candidate against the incumbent Democrat Martin Heinrich and the upstart, no-experience Republican candidate Mick Rich.And he's doing pretty damn well...If Gary Johnson were to win, he'd be the first Libertarian in the entire hist...Read More
When Italy elected a bunch of rowdy populists back in March, the rest of the eurozone assumed (or at least hoped) that the weight of responsibility would bring Rome back into line. But so far the Italians appear to be serious about ending austerity and forcing the ECB to finance their spending ambitions. The just-passed Italian budget calls for a rising deficit, in direct disobedience of Continent...Read More
"Metallic Screen Check Samples Return an Average 25% Increase in Gold Grade Over Fire Assay Samples https://t.co/T6M3DBXk97 #investing"Read full newsRead More
... The SEC seeks orders of disgorgement, along with prejudgment interest, civil penalties, and an officer and director bar against Musk.Read full newsRead More
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By Avi Gilburt, ElliottWaveTrader.net The Fed controls the gold market. The manipulators control the gold market. The "swaps" control the gold market. The hedge funds control the market. Yes, I have heard about how everyone is controlling the gold market.In fact, I even hear such ridiculous statements as, "The banks are pushing us down so that they can buy at lower prices." The problem with th...Read More
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has taken some cannabidiol off the most restrictive class of controlled substances, a move that allows the sale of the first nonsynthetic, cannabis-derived medicine to win federal approval.It's a decision that immediately affects CBD producers but also signals the agency's first admission that the plant has medical value.Read full newsRead More
Mr. Brett Heath reports METALLA REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR FISCAL 2018Metalla Royalty and Streaming Ltd. has released its financial results for the fiscal year 2018. For complete details of the consolidated financial statements and accompanying management's discussion and analysis for the year ended May 31, 2018, please see the Company's filings on SEDAR or the Company's website.Brett Heath, Pr...Read More
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"Financing and profits in the resource industry are intimately tied to fluctuations in the commodities markets for which they serve, something which is less of a hindrance for those investing in diversified mining companies. https://t.co/eQczwGwd3J @CanPlats #mining #investing"Read full newsRead More
The second day of the conference brought more talk about Barrick and Randgold's deal, but discussions also centered on where the gold price could be headed next.Read full newsRead More