SAN FRANCISCO –  I got it wrong about a year ago on the innovative mining methods taking place at Great Basin Gold's (T.GBG) Burnstone Mine in South Africa. GBG shares have shed 70 percent of their value this year, mostly because Great Basin Gold was excellent at promoting its long-hole...

[caption id="attachment_875" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Eric Sprott, Chairman of Toronto Based Sprott Inc."][/caption] Sprott Asset Management CEO Eric Sprott issued a “A Call to Action” letter to 17 of the world’s largest silver producers. Sprott outlines a compelling case...

"Ted Turner was absolutely correct when, in response to a question about how to make a fortune, he answered that you should go to where the action is and throw yourself in the middle of it. The law of large numbers will work, and some of the wealth will start coming your way." Doug Casey If...

By Ron Hera November 22, 2011 ©2011 Hera Research, LLC [caption id="attachment_826" align="alignright" width="174" caption="Keith Neumeyer, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of First Majestic Silver Corp."][/caption] The Hera Research Newsletter (HRN) is pleased to present an...

A frank conversation about the Keystone XL pipeline, fracking and nuclear energy. We are pleased to share this interview with Casey Research's Chief Energy Investment Strategist, Marin Katusa. Marin is also a co-founding director of Copper Mountain Mining, Canada's third largest operating copper...

Montreal, Quebec – Well, the booths are struck and the bars at our upside-down conference hotel with the rooms and the pool on the top floor,  are full, as are some nearby restaurants and bistros, as the Cambridge House 2011 Conference Investir winds to its close after two days of fun and frolic...

Montreal, Quebec – As Friday's affairs here wound down for the first day of the Cambridge House Conference Investir, as the French say it, a thought: at approximately the same size as CH's October Silver Summit in Spokane, the Montreal gathering has a pleasant level of intimacy on both the...

Montreal, Quebec – Well, maybe the a.m. doomsday report has a silver lining or two, at least according to John Kaiser of Kaiser Research. Yeah, the charts look bad and the numbers are scary. Savers are being slaughtered by low interest rates which no Western nation dares raise; a boat-load of...

Montreal, Quebec – Welcome to the first upside-down hotel we've ever seen: the Hilton Bonaventure Montreal, where Cambridge House International is conducting its two-day resource investment conference. And we mean upside-down; the lobby, meeting rooms, guest rooms and even the swimming pool are...

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NAPA, California – Pioneer Nevada & Colombia geologist Raul Madrid died suddenly earlier this month. He was 66. Dr. Madrid and I met several times over the years, as recently as this past spring. He lived in Napa, California, not far from where I live. Dr. Madrid launched many...

Mr. John Kaiser, founder of Kaiser Research and perennial Cambridge House keynote speaker, had some strong words to say about the precious metals and junior resource markets tonight. We think you should read them.  [caption id="" align="alignright" width="235" caption="Mr. Kaiser has been an...

Gold traders and analysts are the most bullish in seven years says a new Bloomberg survey. Here's a link to the article (Bloomberg). [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="404" caption="Queu the dance music at GATA HQ."][/caption]

Source: Bloomberg