Daily Dispatch

Can this Hunter Dickinson venture leverage its recently-acquired Black Empowerment status for big gains in South Africa?

Aurora Platinum's big payoff, Bema says no to Arizona Star, the return of uranium explorers and more in this week's Round Up.

The mid-week review lets us see if the actions foreseen during the week-end are performing as expected or if we need some refining or revision to the analysis.

In this insightful and very timely article, originally published May 2, Robert Bishop of the highly acclaimed Gold Mining Stock Report explains why you shouldn't let the correction in shares distract you from the underlying opportunity.

Up, up and away. The US$ Index had a good week gaining on every day for a final 1.1% advance on the week. 1.1% may not sound like much but compared to the alternatives, it was okay.

XL: Welcome. Do you prefer Jorge, or Patricio. Your first name is Jorge, but everyone who's spoken of you calls you Patricio.

JPJ: It's a second name. It comes from my mother preferring it to "George". I guess that's why it's stuck with me.

XL: So, is your preference Patricio, then?

JPJ: Yeah, no problem. [laughs]...

XL: Let's start at the beginning. Can you tell us a bit about your background, education, and why you got into mining?

Ron: Sure. I got a degree in geology from the University of Alberta in 1964. As part of that, I started working in the bush in northern Saskatchewan on government surveys. I found that was a...