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Great Western Minerals: Innovators and Rare Earth Producers
by Dr. Allen Alper and Aaron Hoos
When it comes to investing in compelling opportunities, investors sometimes look for first movers and innovators as exciting additions to their portfolio. Innovators are forward-looking opportunists who create strategic alliances and develop groundbreaking business models to grow their businesses and become successful.
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The Waterfront Mining Group: Molybdenum, Nickel, Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium and Silver
by Dr. Allen Alper and Mindy Matter
With five publicly traded companies, and numerous deposit projects, The Waterfront Mining Group is poised to make a sizable impact in the metals industry in the years ahead
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Riches in the Mountains of Mexico-Tony Rovira of Azure Minerals
by Dr. Allen Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen
 At PDAC 2009 we had the opportunity to talk to Tony Rovira founder of Azure Minerals in the Sierra Madre Occidental Range in northwestern Mexico. He has a great reputation as one of the discoverers of the huge Cosmos nickel deposits for Jubilee Mines in Western Australia.
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PREMIER GOLD MINES: Discovering and Developing Gold Deposits in the Superior Province of Canada
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Graeme Lamb
Recently we had an opportunity to talk with Stephen McGibbon P.Geo., who is the Executive Vice-President and COO (Chief Operating Officer) of Premier Gold Mines Ltd.
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Goldbrook Partners with Jilin Jien of China for Nickel Exploration
by Dr. Allen Alper and Alison J. Conte
In the last decade, China’s manufacturing and building boom spurred a demand for nickel, about 25 percent of the global demand for this metal.
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Freewest Resources: North American Outstanding Chromite Discovery
by Dr. Allen Alper and Bryan Martin
Mac Watson is a firm believer in making your own luck. For 45 years he has pioneered incredibly successful expeditions that have lead to the discovery of significant deposits of gold, coal and base metals throughout eastern Canada.
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Mexivada: Gold-Silver, Uranium, Molybdenum and Diamonds in Nevada, Mexico and Africa
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Bryan Martin
Since 2005, Mexivada Mining Corporation has built a genuine name for itself on the international precious minerals scene as a junior exploration and mining company.
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Great Western Minerals Mines and Markets Rare Elements
by Dr. Allen Alper and Alison J. Conte
Since we last spoke with Gary Billingsley, Executive Chairman of Great Western Minerals,
in May 2008, his company has continued to expand on their mine-to-market business strategy
with the acquisition of another production facility, an option to recommission a former rare
earth mine in South Africa, and a new heavy rare earth property in New Brunswick.
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Thomas Patton, President & CEO Quaterra Resources Inc. Discovering New North American Mines – Copper, Uranium, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum
by Dr. Allen Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen
When it comes to making significant mineral discoveries in North America, Quaterra Resources Inc. is on the cutting edge. We caught up with Quaterra’s President & CEO Dr. Thomas Patton to get the inside scoop on this exciting junior’s current projects and outlook.
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Interview with Warren Bates, Vice President, Exploration for PDX Resources Inc. and Pelangio Exploration Inc.
by Dr. Allen Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen
Dating all the way back to the 1930’s, Pelangio Mines Inc. was a pioneer in the mining and exploration industry. On September 6, 2008, the legacy of founder Maurice Hibbard was split into two companies: Pelangio Mines was renamed PDX Resources (“PDX”) and holds Pelangio Mines’ interest in Detour Gold Corporation (“Detour”), and Pelangio Exploration (“PX”) was incorporated to hold Pelangio Mines’ exploration assets.
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Advanced Explorations Inc.: Aiming to Become the Lowest Cost Iron Producer
by Dr. Allen Alper and Bryan Martin
Despite an anxious market bearing witness to the disorienting price seesaw of iron ore over the last few years, a strong insistence on steel in China appears to be positively affecting demand for the stock exchange’s second largest commodity.
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Oroco Resources Moving Towards Production
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Mindy Matter
We had a few moments to catch up with Adam Smith, the Business Development Director of Oroco Resource Corporation recently.
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Globex Mining Enterprises : a very large North American portfolio of advanced properties with gold, copper, zinc, silver, uranium, platinum, palladium, magnesium and talc potential
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Bryan Martin
Jack Stoch has very rare abilities and geological and business background that has enabled Globex to have a very successful approach of discovering and acquiring a vast amount of diversified valuable properties and developing them for licensing or partnership.
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Avalon Rare Metals Inc.: Advancing Green Energy Technology
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen
 Metalsnews.com interviewed Don Bubar in Calgary. He has a very strong background in geological exploration and has assembled an excellent team of employees, management, board and consultants to explore and develop one of the largest and richest potential new sources of rare earth elements in the world.
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Phil Vinet Talks About Red Lake Gold District at PDAC 2009
by Allen Alper Jr.
This is Al Alper Jr. with Metals News. I'm here with Phil Vinet, Mayor of Red Lake, Ontario, Canada. Could you give us a little background on Red Lake and its history, Phil?
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Western Troy Capital Resources Positioned in Moly, Copper, and Gold
by Dr. Allen Alper and Bryan Martin
Western Troy Capital Resources, a mineral exploration company based in Canada, keeps itself pretty busy these days with its advanced stage MacLeod Lake Copper/Molybdenum Project and most recently the company has staked a number of promising new properties in Quebec.
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Moly Mines Ready for Market Upturn
by Dr. Allen Alper and Alison Conte
We interviewed Derek Fisher, managing director of Moly Mines Limited, (ASX and TSX listed), at the Cambridge Vancouver Investment Conference. We are extremely impressed with the knowledge and background of Dr. Fisher and his team. He told us how the firm is focusing its efforts on the Spinifex Ridge molybdenum project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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Adriana Resources: The New Player in Iron Ore
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Bryan Martin
 
Michael Beley and Richard Barclay are one of the most successful partners in the mining business. They have created billion dollar mining companies. We were fascinated to learn of the progress they have made in developing Adriana Resources into “The New Player in Iron Ore”
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LatAm Mining Congress 2009
by Metals News
The LatAm Mining Congress 2009 will take place June 29 – July 1, 2009 at The Biltmore, Coral Gables, FL.
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Terry Tucker, President and CEO of StrataGold Corporation
by Dr. Allen M. Alper and Jill Cueni-Cohen
We recently touched base with Terry Tucker, President and CEO of StrataGold Corporation, and his manager of Investor Communications, Vanessa Pickering, to talk about the happenings at this promising junior exploration company.
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Brett Resources: Sawbill North Road Opens
Vancouver, BC - (MetalsNews, February 8, 2010) - Brett Resources Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange -- BBR) (the "Company" or "Brett") reports that the Sawbill North road was officially opened on February 2, 2010. Approximately 26 kilometres in length, this road provides a shorter link between Brett's mineral properties in the Hammond Reef Area and the community of Atikokan. The road will also provide access for other resource related activities in the area. |
Largo Resources Mandates Banco Itau BBA S.A. as its Financial Advisor for the Development of the Maracas Vanadium Project, Bahia, Brazil
TORONTO, Ontario - (Marketwire, Feburary 1, 2010)) - Largo Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:LGO) ("Largo or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged Banco Itau BBA S.A. ("Itau BBA"), a subsidiary of Itau Unibanco Group and one of Brazil's leading investment banks, to act as its financial advisor to obtain financing for the development of its Maracas Vanadium Project in Bahia State, Brazil. |
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Experts Corner
RARE EARTHS PRE-CURSER TO OTHER METAL SHORTAGES DOMINATED BY CHINA PRODUCTION?
by Larry W. Reaugh
Currently, the metal markets are correcting as most pundits are calling for a bubble collapse in all commodities. The prices of metals both precious and base moved up rapidly throughout 2009 resulting in rapid gains as follows:
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American Manganese Production “When & Why”
by Ken Reser
Once again I find myself wondering in print why there is little to no public outcry from mining writers or industry pundits (or politicians) regarding the fact that America (& Canada) have “NO” domestic mine operations in Manganese.
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Buying a House – A Risky Proposition?
by Axel Merk
 After renting four homes in the San Francisco Bay Area this decade, I bought a house last month. I had been a long-time advocate of renting rather than buying, so what drove me to buy a house now? Has the time come to buy a house as an inflation hedge? Buying a house should be a matter of risk, not price.
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Who are the real top-performing companies in the metals industry today?
by Thom Calandra
 Thom Calandra of Ticker Trax has been following natural resources since 1991 and shares his thoughts on the current metals market trends. He is the co-founder of CBS MarketWatch and is well known among geologists, prospectors and merchant bankers
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Cheerful Prognosis for Dr. Copper
by Peter Campbell
 Even if emerging economies' demands for copper were to falter, Jennings Capital Inc. Mining Research Analyst Peter Campbell sees plenty of polish on copper ahead. One big reason: Even a gradual climb out of recession will prompt North American and European manufacturers to replenish inventories as they begin restoring production to pre-crash levels. As for the copper companies themselves, he tells The Gold Report that some of the best bets lie with emerging producers that are prepared to augment diminishing supplies with new finds. Peter has his sights set on iron ore, nickel, aluminum and other base metals, too, but he calls copper "the best and clearest way by far" of participating in the evolving economic story.
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Fundamental View On Metal Markets - Part IV - ARE SPECIALTY METALS NEXT IN SUPER CYCLE?
by Larry W. Reaugh
 In the past few months we have seen how the rising pre-cious and base metal prices have positively affected the future of several well known mining companies. Some of these companies were scrambling to save themselves as profits disappeared and unsustainable debt dragged them down. It appeared as if they would be seeking bankruptcy protection.
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Model Mining Portfolio: Monetising our accumulated calls
by Christopher Ecclestone
 Policy error is piled upon policy error as the decadence of the Greenspan years is followed by the total abandonment of monetary policy under his acolyte Bernanke. Reflation is the name of the game but inflation might very well be the eventual outcome of running the printing presses to drown the economic woes in a sea of money
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Model Mining Portfolio: Performance Review
by Christopher Ecclestone
Christopher Ecclestone - Portfolio Manager: since 2003 has been a principal at Hallgarten & Company where he has had the roles of equity strategist, analyst and asset manager. Prior to that he was the head of research at an economic think-tank in New Jersey which he had joined in 2001. He was the head of research at the esteemed Argentine equity research house, Buenos Aires Trust Company, from 1991 until 2001. This latter firm pioneered in-depth locally-generated investment analysis in this hitherto undiscovered market.
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Dr Allen M. Alper Interviews Philip Klapwijk, GFMS
by Dr Allen M. Alper
 Executive Chairman Philip Klapwijk appears regularly at international conferences and seminars, and his articles have been widely published. All the company’s analysts travel regularly and extensively to stay in touch with GFMS' unrivalled network of contacts and sources of information around the world.
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Al Alper Jr Interviews Leonard Melman of the Melman Report
by Al Alper Jr
 Mr. Melman's is writing a forthcoming book on the essential fundamentals of the developing international financial crisis and its relationship to gold and silver.
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