Significant drill results up – activity down

2011/09/22

Pipeline Activity Index (PAI) decreased for the second consecutive month in July, then slightly improved in August on the back of a record number of s... Read more »

Central Banks buying Gold

2011/09/19

Demand for gold isn’t only coming from the residents of China and India. There’s been a huge sentiment shift among central banks as well. Toussain... Read more »

Movers and Shakers

2011/09/17

Here are your “Movers and Shakers” for the week ending September 16th, 2011 on the TSX and TSX-V Exchanges. In no particular order, these ... Read more »

Silvercorp in the Hot-Seat

2011/09/11

The British Columbia Securities Commission said on Friday it’s conducting a regulatory investigation into anonymous allegations against Silverco... Read more »

Get leverage from gold producers

Welcome to the September issue of the Highgrade Review. This month’s issue is completely dedicated to gold and gold equities. Gold is making regular... Read more »

OceanaGold works diligently on Didipio

2011/09/07

On Monday, the price of gold traded above $1,920 an ounce which marked another record setting day for gold bullion. The record was set after the Swiss... Read more »

10 Most Interesting Gold Stocks – Part 1

2011/09/06

Is this the modern day version of the California gold rush or is gold in the process of forming a bubble? Erik Sprott from Sprott Asset Management is ... Read more »

10 Most Interesting Gold Stocks – Part 2

3. Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX: ELD) If you were to sum up the story of the bull market in metals in two words, then “Chinese demand” might r... Read more »

10 Most Interesting Gold Stocks – Part 3

On May 16th, 2011 it was reported that U.S. investment billionaire and former gold advocate George Soros, through Soros Fund Management, sold nearly ... Read more »

10 Most Interesting Gold Stocks – Part 4

8. Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) Lean and mean. The bull market in gold, which has, in ten years, moved the yellow metal from $270 to over $1,900 an ounce has... Read more »

Peak Gold – did it happen in 2001?

In China, gold production has increased for the eleventh consecutive year. China is the world largest gold producer for the third time in history wit... Read more »

It’s official, Cameco wants Hathor

2011/08/30

Cameco Corp. (TSX:CCO) officially commenced its $520 million hostile bid for Hathor Exploration Ltd. (TSX:HAT) today. On Friday, Cameco announced tha... Read more »

Rio Tinto increases stake in Ivanhoe Mines

2011/08/25

Last night Steve Jobs announced his retirement from Apple stating that he felt he could no longer fulfill his duties as the head of what has possibly ... Read more »

Majors rediscovering British Columbia

2011/08/22

The Province of British Columbia, Canada is experiencing a mining renaissance. What’s happening in the province, in regards to mining, should be on ... Read more »

Endeavour into Gold

2011/08/16

Today marks the fifteenth day in which the TSX has experienced a large point gain or loss, most of which have been triple digit. In the U.S., the Dow ... Read more »

Silver production largely dependent on base metals

2011/08/10

World production of the gray precious metal rose again in 2010. Silver, unlike gold, has seen production levels increase since 2003. This differen... Read more »

Gold Reserve makes $2.1 Billion claim against Venezuela

2011/08/03

Political risk, a term Gold Reserve (TSX:GRX) shareholders know well. Investors in Gold Reserve knew what they were getting into in Venezuela, or the... Read more »

What are Strategic Minerals?

2011/08/02

Welcome to the August edition of the Highgrade Review. This month’s issue is completely dedicated to critical minerals and the companies listed on t... Read more »

5 Strategic Mineral Stocks to Watch – Part 1

2011 has been a coming out party for rare earth elements and, more recently, a broader category of strategic raw materials. Strategic minerals constit... Read more »

5 Strategic Mineral Stocks to Watch – Part 2

3. American Vanadium Corp. (TSX-V: AVC) President Obama likes vanadium; or rather, he likes to say the word vanadium. Last February Obama joked that &... Read more »