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Video: Monarques Resources 3D Drill Tour Plus

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The Nisk-1 deposit is Monarques Resources advanced exploration, nickel-copper-platinum group element deposit in the James Bay area of northern Quebec.
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Video: Nemaska Exploration’s Whabouchi 3D Drill Tour

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Nemaska’s world-class Whabouchi lithium project speeding toward development

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Nemaska Exploration is aggressively pursuing the development of its 100-per-cent owned Whabouchi lithium project. In the James Bay area of Northern Quebec, the 25-million-tonne lithium deposit is known to be one of the largest resources of its kind in the world. Read more

International PBX’s Copaquire Life of Mine Animation

 

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Junior copper project flanked by majors in prolific Chilean belt

The 100-per-cent owned Copaquire project is an advanced-stage copper-molybdenum deposit in the highly prolific Chilean Copper Belt.
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Gold posts positive returns in Q2 2011, while commodities suffer major price correction

Low volatility and measured price performance during Q2 demonstrates further gold’s role as a unique asset class

Gold is outperforming most major assets, including commodities, according to the World Gold Council. In their Q2 report, the Council stated that the trend continued throughout the second quarter, adding gold’s low average volatility of 13.4 per cent is well below its long-term 20-year average of 15.8 per cent.

“While commodities exhibited heightened levels of volatility and sharp falls in price during the month of May, gold’s volatility was modest and its price remained stable,” said Juan Carlos Artigas, investment research manager at the World Gold Council.

“Gold’s attributes make it a valuable strategic asset that investors can use to manage risk during periods of economic uncertainty. Holding gold in a portfolio enables investors to optimize the balance between return and risk.”

Top line statistics from the Q2 2011 Gold Investment Digest include:

• The gold price broke new record highs during Q2 2011, ending the quarter 4.6 per cent higher than the previous quarter.

• The average gold price during the second quarter of 2011, at US$1,506.13/oz, was 8.6 per cent higher than that of Q1 2011.

• Gold-backed exchange traded funds experienced strong net inflows adding a collective 46 tonnes of gold to a total 2,155 tonnes (worth US$104.2 billion) in holdings.

• Total central banks’ net purchases year-to-date have already surpassed the level seen in the whole of 2010. Emerging markets banks continue to be the main driving force, led this quarter by Mexico’s 100-tonne increase in its reserves.

• Physical gold delivery at the Shanghai Gold Exchange was over 205 tonnes between April and June, around 26 tonnes higher than the same period last year. This represented a 14.6 per cent increase in year-on-year tonnage, a strong performance especially considering that Q2 is not the traditional peak season for buying in China.

• Gold outperformed major bond, equity, and commodity indices in developed and emerging markets alike on a quarterly basis, in US$ terms.

• On a risk-adjusted basis, gold’s performance was only surpassed by US and global Treasury bonds.

While inflation has picked up in many countries, there is a strong debate as to whether countries will face high inflation or deflation in years to come. In that context, gold has an important role to play as an additional source of protection, due to the performance characteristics it exhibits in each scenario. A recent independent research study conducted by Oxford Economics entitled ‘The impact of inflation and deflation on the case for gold’ explores these characteristics in depth.

The full Gold Investment Digest and The impact of inflation and deflation on the case for gold can be downloaded from www.gold.org/media.

 

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Rare Earth Interview with Analyst John Kaiser

Episode 4, Part 1
By Doug Hadfield, resourceINTELLIGENCE TV

Of the many aspects of a rare earth deposit vital to its success, John Kaiser of Kaiser Bottom Fish Online argues that there are three deal breakers. These three things, when assessing the quality of potential resource investments in the smoking hot rare earth sector, should be meticulously scrutinized. In the order that John told them to me on our latest episode of resourceINTELLIGENCE TV, these essential attributes are rock value, tonnage footprint and distribution of metals.

John is known as a mining maven with 25 years experience in the resource investment sector. His investments calls have over the years netted him a broad following of investors. As a result, John speaks regularly on the conference circuit, from San Fransisco to Zurich. Between now and next September, John is scheduled to speak at more than 25 conferences.

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Quest Uranium on Resource Intelligence TV

Quest Uranium Strange Lake “B” Zone Potentially 4x Larger than “A” Zone

By Doug Hadfield, resourceINTELLIGENCE TV

Of the many aspects of a rare earth deposit vital to its success, John Kaiser of Kaiser Bottom Fish Online argues that there are three deal breakers. These three things, when assessing the quality of potential resource investments in the smoking hot rare earth sector, should be meticulously scrutinized. In the order that John told them to me on our latest episode of resourceINTELLIGENCE TV, these essential attributes are rock value, tonnage footprint and distribution of metals.

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GWG Executive Chairman Billingsley discusses Mine-to-Market Strategy on RITV

Interview and feature article on Great Western Minerals and Executive Chairman Gary Billingsley
By Doug Hadfield, resourceINTELLIGENCE TV

In the realm of rare earth elements (REEs), the way the market has gone in the last year there are a couple must-have attributes in choosing a prospective investment. There is a danger with these stocks that they could be overbought in an environment where investors are suddenly trampling over one another to hold shares in the next big thing.

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Goldsource Mines Confirms Coal at Border, Expands Exploration

Goldsource Mines has completed some of the most astounding drilling in the history of coal exploration in Canada, if not the world. Perhaps that alone doesn’t explain the company’s meteoric rocket from 30 cents per share to $19 per share last year in the weeks after the first two discovery holes were announced. The markets have since taken a beating on many fronts and with them Goldsource’s share price has come down from the skies. All the better for astute investors, we think. Read more

HudBay charts new course

In the aftermath of its failed takeover bid for Lundin Mining and a shakeup in the executive offices, HudBay Minerals is charting a new course, again under the steady hand of CEO Peter Jones….read more….

Teck slashes copper output at B.C. mine

Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd. announced late Wednesday night it has slashed copper production at one of its mines due to “geotechnical” issues….read more….

BHP preparing to sell Ravensthorpe nickel mine

BHP Billiton may be preparing to offload its disastrous Ravensthorpe nickel project in Western Australia….read more….

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Junior gold stocks: have wings, will fly

A glance at some of the junior gold names in the space of the world’s top 100 most in-demand listed gold stocks….read more….

Rio mulling IPO for U.S. coal unit, insider says

Rio Tinto Group, the world’s third-largest mining company, is considering an initial public offering for its U. S. coal unit after failing to find a buyer for the business, said a person familiar with the situation….read more….

Dioro out of touch, says Avoca Resources

Avoca launched its $49 million offer — one of its shares for 2.82 Dioro shares — in April, but the bid was rejected by the target’s board as too low….read more….

Precious Metals Update: Spring 2009

Gold’s correction has been quite sharp but given the extent of the rise since mid April (from $864/oz to over $980/oz or over 13% in just 6 weeks) it is not unexpected….read more….

Bucko mine reaches commercial milestone

Crowflight Minerals of Toronto has declared commercial production at its wholly owned Bucko Lake nickel mine in the Thompson Nickel Belt….read more….

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