03 Mar 2014 @ 16:39
One week ago today, on 24 February, Gulf Keystone Petroleum (
LSE:GKP) announced that it plans to bid adieu to the AIM and step into the LSE Main Market on 24 March. That is three weeks from today. Although GKP dominated headlines last Monday, the news has been eerily devoid of anything to do with the […]
17 Feb 2014 @ 15:40
The petroleum sector is, almost without debate, the single largest economic and political force in the world. Petroleum can used to leverage peace and prosperity, but it can also be used to dictate power and to decimate entire economies and political entities. Which raises my personal concern over how President Obama will use the current […]
12 Feb 2014 @ 17:30
James Bullard is the President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank. While all eyes have been on Janet Yellin the past several days, Bullard was in New York City this morning, speaking to representatives of the European American Chamber or Commerce. Aside from his address, he made a comment to reporters that, as Lincoln […]
04 Feb 2014 @ 15:10
After closing yesterday at its highest point since 20 November 2013 Randgold’s share price (
LSE:RRS) has slipped by 111.00 pence , a drop of 2.49% from yesterday’s close of 4456, during the first half of the day. Frankly, this is absurd. It would appear that the drawback was initiated by an inane reporter’s description of […]
03 Feb 2014 @ 15:17
Randgold Resources (
LSE:RRS) proved the positive implication of the old axiom, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” The company’s keen understanding of the gold market and its anticipation of a decline in the price of gold during 2013, positioned itself to described its annual results for 2013 this morning for “one of […]
29 Jan 2014 @ 12:27
Alecto Minerals (
LSE:ALO), an AIM quoted mining exploration company focussed on West and East Africa, has commenced work at the company’s 945.5 sq km Wayu Boda Gold Project, located on the Adola Greenstone belt in southern Ethiopia. The project is held under joint venture with Centamin plc, which is required to fund US$1.8 million to […]
29 Jan 2014 @ 12:18
Mariana Resources, an AIM quoted exploration and development company focused in Peru and southern Argentina, have issued positive results from its scout drilling programme at its 102 sq km Condor de Oro copper-gold-molybdenum project, located along the prolific Cordillera del Condor gold-copper belt in Northern Peru. The latest drill hole CDOYE-5 has yielded the strongest […]
29 Jan 2014 @ 12:11
North River has announced that it has raised approximately £1,025,000 through a conditional placing of 170,833,333 new Ordinary Shares of £0.002 each at a price of 0.6 pence per Ordinary Share (the “Placing”). The Placing, which was conducted through Pareto Securities Limited, was over-subscribed. The net procceds of the Placing will be applied towards completion […]
29 Jan 2014 @ 12:09
North River Resources have announce a drill-for-equity agreement with the owner of the drilling and mining contractor operating at the Company’s flagship Namib Lead-Zinc Project in Namibia. Under the terms of this agreement, which also establishes an important local partnership for the Company, Mr. Wilhelm Shali, will be paid in shares of North River rather […]
29 Jan 2014 @ 12:07
Ariana Resources, a gold exploration and development company focused on Turkey, has conditionally raised £770,000 (before expenses) by way of a subscription for 85,555,556 ordinary shares of 0.1p each at a price of 0.9p per share. Highlights: – Lanstead Capital L.P. (“Lanstead”) has maintained its approx. 25% shareholding in the Company through the subscription of […]