In a recent Equity Guru piece, I presented the disconnect—the divergence—that exists between gold stocks and the underlying metal via a chart comparing GLD (the SPDR Gold Shares ETF) to the GDXJ (the Global Junior Gold Miners Index). I suppose you can blame this price weakness on the summer doldrums—the volume has dried up in […]
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Prime Mining (PRYM.V) tags bonanza grade silver at Los Reyes project in Sinaloa Mexico – shifts into Phase-2 drilling
The last time we checked in with Prime, they were reporting “more bonanza grades” at their 13,800-hectare flagship Los Reyes project in the mining-friendly state of Sinaloa Mexico. They were also adding a 7th rig to their 15,000-metre Phase-1 drill campaign. Los Reyes is a district scale low sulphidation epithermal gold-silver project located in a […]
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The drills turn at Forum’s Janice Lake Project in Northcentral Saskatchewan and HighGold’s Johnson Tract Project in Southcentral Alaska
The following is a brief update related to two of the companies we follow closely here at Highballer. Brief, because it’s currently pushing 41C (107F) as I tap away on my keyboard, beads of sweat colonizing my forehead and the nape of my neck. I’ve consumed 8 liters of H2O and my day is barely […]
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Forum Energy Metals (FMC.V) tags high grade Cu at Janice Lake Project in mining-friendly Saskatchewan
Despite Copper taking it on the chin in recent sessions… … the shares of Forum Energy Metals (FMC.V) having been holding up well, and on fairly decent volume. It’s not always the case, especially in these highly volatile markets… but when a Cu exploreco demonstrates price strength while the underlying commodity is getting thumped on… […]
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Forum (FMC.V) announces initial results from Janice Lake, Harfang (HAR.V) confirms kilometric-scale gold structure at Serpent Project, Prime (PRYM.V) delivers MORE bonanza grades at Los Reyes Project
After smashing through all-time highs, Copper—the malleable, red-orange metal with superior thermal and electrical conductivity properties—is currently consolidating its gains after that historic breakout. If you believe we’re in the early innings of a new supercycle in commodities—a structural bull market that will stick for years—Copper will lead the push higher as the rush to […]
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Gold breaks out, Copper tags all-time highs plus Forum (FMC.V), HighGold (HIGH.V), Prime (PRYM.V), Banyan (BYN.V), Skeena (SKE.T), White Gold (WGO.V)
Having bookended the month of March with a Double Bottom and smashing through stubborn resistance at $1800 last week (a hard-fought 10-week high), Gold is holding on to its gains, settling in above that critical $1,800 line. The next stop for the precious metal is the 200 SMA at roughly $1856. Once that level falls, […]
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Inflation, Gold, Copper, Bitcoin – Part 2 – also Cartier (ECR.V), Highgold (HIGH.V), Kuya (KUYA.C), Pure Gold (PGM.V), Skeena (SKE.T), Minnova (MCI.V), and Forum (FMC.V)
After testing the $1800 level earlier this week, gold backed off, rounding out the week essentially flat. But the setup here looks compelling. Since a double bottom that bookended the month of March (chart below), the metal is grinding out a series of higher lows- higher highs. Having tested and broken out above the 50 […]
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Inflation, Gold, Copper – Forum (FMC.V), Defense (DEFN.V) and Prime (PRYM.V) – Part 1
Recent trade in gold is showing some real conviction having taken out key resistance at $1750, a level that has held prices in check for the past month and a half. After forming a Double Bottom at key support in mid to late March, the low may be in for what some call “eight agonizing […]
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An early spring Highballer update – Defense (DEFN.V), Cartier (ECR.V), Forum (FMC.V), HighGold (HIGH.V), Kuya (KUYA.C) and Pure Gold (PGM.V)
The junior exploration arena has sprung back to life in recent sessions. Two companies on the Highballer shortlist tagged significant highs in recent sessions. Forum Energy Metals (FMC.V)… Prime Mining Corp (PRYM.V)… This episode of Highballer will bring many of the companies on our shortlist up-to-date. Defense Metals (DEFN.V) Yesterday, on March 23rd, Defense dropped an […]
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Prime Mining (PRYM.V) encounters bonanza grade gold and silver near surface and at depth in 1st drill hole at Los Reyes Project in Sinaloa, Mexico
The shimmer around initial assays from Prime Mining’s (PRYM.V) Phase-1 drilling campaign at its flagship Los Reyes Project in Sinaloa State, Mexico pushed its stock to an all-time high yesterday (March 18th). Before we examine the market-moving headline values from this 15,000-meter program, a quick review… “Decades of extensive fieldwork and technical studies have positioned Los Reyes […]