I apologize for the lag between articles. I’ve been scouring the junior landscape in search of a new entry, a new addition for the Highballer shortlist portfolio—a list that currently reads eleven. I’m reviewing several potential candidates. All strike me as intriguing speculations. All boast the fundamentals I require in a Junior ExploreCo: solid management, […]
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Cartier (ECR.V) looks to monetize flagship gold asset, sets stage for aggressive drilling campaign at Benoist project
Here’s the thing… every day that a gold miner digs ore out of the ground—every day the company is in business—they reduce their metal inventory. For companies that produce millions of ounces of gold annually, adding to reserves—replacing these ounces—requires a steady stream of new discoveries. What investors new to this arena may not realize […]
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Catching up with Philippe Cloutier, CEO Cartier Resources (ECR.V)
Cartier Resources (ECR.V) is no stranger to these pages. I shortlisted the company at the beginning of 2020 in my maiden Highballer report—Highballer’s Top Three Picks for 2020. The stock was a no-brainer for a shortlist candidate. Its price trajectory over the past few months has demonstrated good, steady, stair-stepping accumulation. For those of you […]
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Banyan (BYN.V) to drill AurMac, Cartier (ECR.V) tags more high-grade Au, Pure Gold (PGM.V) launches 30k meter drilling campaign, Strategic (SMD.V) goes hard at Mt. Hinton
Gold continues to consolidate gains registered after a sharp push higher from its March 16 ‘crash day’ lows. We’re going into our third month of sideways chop. No one knows for sure how this sideways channel will resolve itself, but without a doubt, if (when) gold successfully challenges $1,800 again, it’ll be watched by a […]
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Banyan (BYN.V) drops a 43-101, White Gold (WGO.V) tables 2020 exp plans, Pure Gold (PGM.V) bags a billionaire, Cartier (ECR.V) tags high-grade Au
Is it too early to declare Game-On for the junior exploration arena? The recent across-the-board price action looks and feels right. In many cases, good news is greeted with positive market depth. And the market appears to have more than lint lining its pockets. Earlier last week I came across a chart supporting the notion […]
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Deep value in the Highballer portfolio – Cartier (ECR), Defense (DEFN.V), and White Gold (WGO.V)
Last week I profiled what I considered one of the better values in the junior exploration arena… Strategic Metals (SMD.V) tees up Mount Hinton for high-grade gold and silver With a number of high quality gold and silver plays beginning to catch a bid in recent sessions, Strategic was an anomaly. An extensive project portfolio, […]
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Forum Energy Metals (FMC.V) tags high-grade U3O8 – shares rip higher
It’s no secret that uranium is on a tear. Spot U3O8 is trading at levels not seen since 2011, marking a renaissance in the energy-dense metal as utilities around the globe scramble to lock in supply. Taking a boo at bellwether Cameco Corp, it’s also staking new high ground pressing multi-decade highs and looks to […]
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A Highballer update for August 2, 2022 – Is It Go Time?
The last few weeks have been hectic. In the wake of last week’s .75% rate hike, gold formed a higher low on the charts. But will it stick? If the Fed’s bullying tactics towards the inflationary spiral have run their course—if they’ve exacted enough shock value via these high-handed three-quarter-point rate hikes—it could be game […]
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Carnage in the junior exploration arena – risk vs reward
For all the years I’ve been following the junior sector, since my mid-teens, I’m hard-pressed to trot out a meaningful list of companies that succeeded in transitioning from ‘junior explorer‘ to ‘junior producer.’ Probing our planet’s subsurface layers to generate an economic mineral resource requires a very particular set of skills. Navigating the complex permitting […]
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Optimum (OPV.V) and Teuton (TUO.V) tag high-grade at Harry Project, Golden Triangle BC – Forum updates progress at Wollaston, Athabasca Basin – some thoughts on market volatility
Volatility dominates the investment landscape as this inflationary spiral appears to have legs. There’s potential for tremendous shock value in the coming weeks as the Fed has taken on a decidedly hawkish stance leading up to its next meeting in May. The Bank of Canada may go even more rogue on rates with as much as […]