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What is Lithium? To put it simply, Lithium is an element. This chemical element is known with the symbol “Li” and atomic number 3. Lithium in nature is never found alone, it is always bonded with another element. It can be found in trace amounts in essentially any rock, which is how it got its name. Lithium comes from the...

Recently I was asked to do an article for Inside Exploration. Never done such a thing in all my years and have some reticence upon opening a door to something new. One reason for for accepting the opportunity is strictly to help people keep themselves out of what could be some very trying times ahead. I’ve been doing my own...

Gold surged late last week up to a high of $1,411.89! After the initial announcement from the Fed on Wednesday that saw spot price take an initial 10 dollar jump and ultimately kicked off the run we are seeing today. To be clear the Fed made the decision to not make any cut’s which would typically stall gold, but the...

A few weeks ago we spent some time in the historic town of Cobalt, Ontario in an attempt to bring the history of the area to light before we made our way up to Gowganda for a site visit. Northern Ontario has always been of interest for junior mining companies, given the immense opportunities it presents for exploration.  The geological...

While we were in Cobalt, Ontario, we had an opportunity to take a tour of the Wabi Iron and Steel. Founded in 1907, Wabi Iron & Steel Corp. has evolved into a leading manufacturer of loading and conveyance systems for the mining industry and one of North America’s premier producers of general and abrasion-resistant castings in iron and steel.  During...

Many months have passed since the initial discovery that rocked the investing community. Investors watched as the share price skyrocketed from .07 cents to as high as 1.18 late last year and while everyone held their breath waiting for more results, RNC instead opted to pull back the reins and focus on exploration in an attempt to define the the...

On August 7th, 1903, Ernest Darragh and James Mckinley, made a discovery that would forever change the history of Ontario. The two lumbermen seeking timbers for railroad ties stumbled upon a silver vein that ultimately kick started the rush of 1905-06. The Klondike rush was over and people were hungry for the next great discovery and Cobalt quickly became a...

Junior resource companies generally follow an S-curve over their lifetimes, and are recognized to have two distinct stages that provide the most opportunity for rapid growth, and hence profitability for investors. As seen on the illustration below, the first opportunity for rapid growth in share price and investor value is during the exploration phase. It is during this time when...

Playfair Mining Ltd (PLY-TSX.V) has begun a new era of modern exploration of a historic mining district in Norway.The RostvangenKvikne-Vakkerlien Project (RKV Project) covers 2 past-producing Besshi-type Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) copper mines (Rostvangen and Kvikne), a nickel-copper deposit (Vakkerlien) and over 20 additional known mineral occurrences. Playfair has signed an Option and Exploration Agreement with EMX Royalty Corporation (EMX-TSX.V)...

It's a well know fact that large discoveries in base metals are becoming more and more scarce. As the years go by it's becoming increasingly difficult to identify deposits through the traditional methods of outcropping and drilling. With the demand for base and precious metals on the rise, it is imperative that miners use all the tools available to them...