Frik Els , Editor

Verde Potash’s $25 million deal provides no succour to investors still nursing 27% knock after poor economic study

Verde Potash shares fell 2.8% to $6.51 by lunchtime on Thursday after the company announced bought deal financing of $25 million. In the run up to the release of a preliminary economic assessment report for its Amazon project a month ago, Verde Potash's shares were driven all the way up to $8.95, only to come crashing down after the study disappointed investors all round.

Frik Els | March 1, 2012 | 7:20 pm

Gold drops $75 in one hour, crashes through $1,700 after a 1 million oz trade

The dramatic fall came after comments from the US Federal Reserve that seemed to preclude any chance of another round of monetary easing or so-called QE3 and that its policy of zero interest rates may be coming to a end sooner than previously thought.

Frik Els | February 29, 2012 | 10:55 pm

Whose pricing power? Big 3 said to be in talks to join China’s new iron ore trading platform

Should the supermajors join the new platform it would mark the latest shift in the global iron ore business which has been completely transformed in less than a decade.

Frik Els | February 28, 2012 | 11:02 pm

Baja board battle: Mount Kellett says Greenslade, family and friends busy setting up $50 million payday

Mount Kellett calculates that Greenslade, his daughter Denby Greenslade and two directors "would realize $49,193,285 of value through their Baja stock, regardless of whether Catalyst proves successful or not."

Frik Els | February 28, 2012 | 8:02 pm

America choosing a post-Chavez Venezuela over Alberta? Say it isn’t so

A blog entry on Alberta Oil Magazine's website this week asks whether Alberta and Canada should not be paying more attention to political events in Venezuela.

Frik Els | February 28, 2012 | 12:20 am

White Tiger Gold is fading to grey

White Tiger Gold shed another 6% on Monday on almost double usual trading volumes, despite releasing high grade drilling results for its Nasedkino project that it says are enough to go ahead with a final feasibility study. The counter is now down 30% year to date and a shadow of its former self in January last year. At the time it was trading at a whopping $4.80.

Frik Els | February 27, 2012 | 11:55 pm

Richmont Mines, up 117% in a year, is looking for new CEO. How experienced are you at doubling stock prices?

After the market close on Monday Richmont Mines announced the resignation of Martin Rivard, its president and CEO. Under Rivard's guidance the company's stock has been on a tear, jumping more than 117% in just the last year.

Frik Els | February 27, 2012 | 11:50 pm

Oil sands glass is half full after Keystone XL southern stretch ok’d

In a move that should go a long away to relieve the oil glut in the US Midwest – the pricing point for US crude – TransCanada said on Monday it is going ahead with construction of the $2.3 billion southern leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Cushing Oklahoma to the US Gulf Coast.

Frik Els | February 27, 2012 | 9:38 pm

Latest salvo fired in nasty Baja board battle

Baja Mining, locked in a bitter dispute with Mount Kellett Capital Management over control of its board, on Monday accused the asset manager of being "reckless," having a "hidden agenda" and "misleading" shareholders.

Frik Els | February 27, 2012 | 7:15 pm

Success in the DRC: Investors line up for Banro already up 50% in 2012

Banro's Twangiza oxide mine poured its first gold Q4 2011and it owns four additional licences along the same rich gold belt in the east of the country. After bumping up its debt offering to $175 million on Friday the company says it can now start building a second oxide mine.

Frik Els | February 25, 2012 | 1:00 am

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