Showing posts with label Inflation. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 27, 2010

US Dollar Collapse: Reversal in Confirmation TNR.v, CZX.v, GRC.to, NGQ.v, GBN.v, ASM.v, EPZ.v, KTN.v, FVI.to, MGN, VTR.v, GDX, SLV, HUI, XAU, BTT.v,

"We will speculate on the real events behind the scene on a day of Cyber Meltdown: spectacular Dow Crash by the magnitude of 1000 point in fifteen minutes. We will develop a very strong argument in favour of Inflation and its cost based on PhD Thesis: At what point price of Oil becomes prohibitive to use Helicopters by Ben Bernanke in his open market operations. We will draw some lines on How Lithium, Gold and price of Oil are connected and what it means to be grounded. In the end we will leave you with the question: Where to invest - In Ben Bernanke, Ink Factory, Helicopters, Oil or Gold and Lithium?
Our memories from 2008 meltdown and the
last deflation strike in March of last year are still too vivid for us to stay rational amid recent market panic of this week. Was it the fat finger, Cyber Meltdown or revenge of the Government Sachs, which was striped of its Olympus glamour is not so important - the most important message is the reaction of the Market itself and actions of the people in charge to follow."



We have further confirmation of US Dollar Bearish reversal with double Top in the making now. We need to clear 85.17 on the down move to make it decisive. China's confirmation of confidence in Euro was the last shoe to drop for Green Fellow levitation: as you can see below it was a very expensive exercise. Markets were again in a free fall and they better stop now at the key technical levels. Second Deflation Scare episode is almost over and price will be paid by further debasement of all currencies against the Gold, Silver and Oil amongst other commodities.



Dow is in Bullish Reversal now at the key technical level confirming the third test of the lower band of recent trend. We have a very bullish candle two days ago and yesterday the level was retested by late day selling. Today's action provides another confirmation for Deflation Scare to be subsiding and Euro panic is slowing down with news from China, declining review of SAFE Euro holdings. Fear index below is confirming its Reversal and appetite for Risk assets will be coming back with further improvement in indicators fooled by flood of liquidity provided. Euro bail out with almost 1 Trillion in USD terms and QE on the run have shadowed domestic bills for another 30 billion in Job support program and further requests for capital from bottomless Freddy and Fannie.




Risk appetite is coming back and this Summer can be really Hot in some sectors, we think that Oil starting from 70 USD now after this Second Deflation Scare on sovereign default will provide necessarily catalyst for the move above 90 USD. Our Lithium play will be enjoying next bull leg up with oil passing north of 80 USD.
"Recent Oil Spill shows the real price for Oil and leaves no doubt for us that there will be no more cheap oil: offshore drilling is costly now, it will be even more costly later. Relatively cheap Oil is in the hands of state owned companies in not so friendly to U.S. places. Oil squeeze will come from diminishing production rates and rising Inflation. The move will be even more explosive than in the Gold market - in the end only minority of people is effected by the gold price even now, Oil is the underlining of all Western Energy Diet. It is not sustainable. Emerging markets are taking more and more share of world wide production, oil producing countries are spending more at home. If you account all cost to produce, deliver and protect Oil supply to U.S. corp the price is already above 150 USD/barrel.
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Peak Oil and Lithium: Joint Operating Environment 2010
Please pay attention,
this report is written by those who knows the Real Price of Oil. If you account all military needed to protect Oil supply lines and cost of wars to get more oil, price will be well above 150 USD/barrel already. Now we all have another problem: there is simply no more oil enough for all. Will future wars for oil be the only answer?"
Another "liberation" operation like Iraq, this time against Iran will break the camel's back with no return point. Competition for Oil is heating up and aggressive move by China into Electric Cars leaves no other options for US than to follow. In order to keep power China needs gradually improve standard of living, it will bring upside pressure on labor cost. Electrification will not only provide Energy Security to China, but will significantly reduce the cost of its transportation element and provide another opportunity to stay among low cost producers. Situation is completely different to U.S. - they have capital to invest in Electric Mobility CAPEX now and rip the rewards of lower cash cost on transportation side later. We will refer you to the
Economics of Electric Cars.
Recent Ash Cloud events in Europe brought a very sobering sense of the feeling to be grounded. It is amazing how many things are taking for granted. This time it is Ash Cloud - what will happen with oil above 150?
Electric Cars is the only commercially viable technology today to sustain mobility world wide with rising Oil prices. Lithium is at the heart of Green Mobility revolution - it is an industry adopted standard for batteries and billions of dollars are invested into battery technology and upcoming by the end of this year Electric Cars on a mass market scale. This Bull market is still very young - only a year or so from the beginning after the crash of 2008.
We will provide you with few links to study the subject further:"

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Canada Zinc Metals arranges $3-million placement CZX.v, TNR.v, BLS.to, LUN.to, QUA.to, FCX, CUU.v, DON.v, BWR.to, CS.to, BHP, RTP, RIO, IMN.to,


"CZX’s Cardiac Creek deposit (Akie property) represents one of the top 10 largest undeveloped zinc deposits on the planet. The deposit is very good grade with a very high grade section within it that could be mined first (quicker payback of capital). CZX also has a very large prospective land package – this represents a district scale opportunity in mining friendly BC, Canada. Infrastructure in the area is relatively advanced (full road access, railway, power facility, deep sea port). Neighboring property / deposits owned by big players Teck Resources and Korea Zinc. We are going to China to visit Tongling and other Chinese companies next week for further discussions on our project development"





"Tongling exercises its warrants at 20% premium to the market today (0.50CAD) - it is a very positive sign of commitment. Now Chinese company holds 17.5% in Canada Zinc Metals CZX.v, when will they bid for the whole company? Another important shareholder is Lundin Mining LUN.to With new Bailout in Europe direction is to Inflation and Commodities are the place to be. Another company we are following here is engaged in this Chinese M&A in Canada story: TNR Gold Corp. with International Lithium Corp. where CZX has a stake. Will shareholders in TNR Gold wake up one morning with new Chinese connection one day?"





With recent market meltdown Canada Zinc Metals provides another very good Entry point into this Chinese M&A play in Commodities in Canada. Markets are signaling that risk appetite could be back now and Company reports that after Chinese Tongling has exercised their warrants at 0.6CAD it was able to secure another sizable financing at that level with more than 20% premium to the market.







2010-05-27 07:44 ET - News Release
Mr. Peeyush Varshney reports
CANADA ZINC METALS ANNOUNCES NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Canada Zinc Metals Corp. has arranged a private placement of five million units at a price of 60 cents per unit for gross proceeds of up to $3-million.
Each unit will consist of one common share and one-half share purchase warrant of the company. Each whole warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of 80 cents for a period of 18 months from closing.
A finder's fee of 7 per cent will be paid on the private placement. The private placement is subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
The proceeds of the private placement are anticipated to be used for further exploration of the Akie Sedex zinc-lead deposit and for working capital purposes.
About the Akie and Kechika regional properties
The Akie zinc-lead property is situated within the southernmost part (Kechika trough) of the regionally extensive Paleozoic Selwyn basin, one of the most prolific sedimentary basins in the world for the occurrence of Sedex zinc-lead-silver and stratiform barite deposits.
Drilling on the Akie property by Inmet Mining Corporation during the period 1994 to 1996 and by Canada Zinc Metals since 2005 has identified a significant body of baritic zinc-lead Sedex mineralization (Cardiac Creek deposit). The deposit is hosted by variably siliceous, fine-grained clastic rocks of the Middle to Late Devonian Gunsteel formation. The company has outlined an NI 43-101-compliant inferred resource of 23.6 million tonnes grading 7.6 per cent zinc, 1.5 per cent lead and 13.0 grams per tonne silver (at a 5-per-cent zinc cut-off grade).
Two similar deposits, Cirque and Cirque South Cirque, located approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Akie and owned under a joint venture by Teck Resources and Korea Zinc, are also hosted by Gunsteel rocks and have a combined geologic inventory in excess of 50 million tonnes (not 43-101-compliant) grading approximately 10 per cent combined zinc and lead.
In addition to the Akie property, Canada Zinc Metals controls a large contiguous group of claims which consist of the Kechika regional project. These claims are underlain by geology identical to that on the Akie property (Cardiac Creek deposit) and Cirque. This project includes the 100-per-cent-owned Mt. Alcock property, which has yielded a historic drill intercept of 8.8 metres grading 9.3 per cent zinc and lead, numerous zinc-lead-barite occurrences, and several regional base metal anomalies.
All of the company's claims (77,889 hectares), with the exception of a small isolated block (2,293 hectares), are in good standing, under the provisions of the Mineral Tenure Act of British Columbia, until Dec. 8, 2018."
READ MORE - Canada Zinc Metals arranges $3-million placement CZX.v, TNR.v, BLS.to, LUN.to, QUA.to, FCX, CUU.v, DON.v, BWR.to, CS.to, BHP, RTP, RIO, IMN.to,

Monday, May 17, 2010

Gold in South America: Cornerstone Reports Significant Progress on Ecuador Permits CGP.v, AUY, NEM, ABX, TNR.v, BVN, HUI, XAU, GDX, FCX, GG, MAI.to,


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Cornerstone and Newmont Propose to Form a Strategic Exploration Alliance in Southern Ecuador
Primary TargetGoldLocationThe Macara concessions is approximately 75 km2 located near the Ecuador-Peru border. The Strategic Alliance area of influence encompasses approximately 2000 km2.Property InformationThe property hosts gold bearing quartz-tourmaline veins and breccias associated with an intrusive body. Recent work by Sierramin has returned assay values from channel samples up to 23.8 g/t Au over 1.0 m and 7.3 g/t Au over 1.8 m. Chip samples collected during reconnaissance prospecting returned assays of 13.0 g/t Au over 2.0 m (incl. 44.2 g/t Au over 0.5 m) and 8.3 g/t Au over 0.65 m from sulphide bearing quartz veins within shear zones cutting granites.







Press Release Source: Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. On Monday May 17, 2010, 8:00 am
MOUNT PEARL, NEWFOUNDLAND--(Marketwire - May 17, 2010) - Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CGP - News; FRANKFURT:GWN - News; BERLIN:GWN - News; PINK SHEETS:CTNXF - News) reports that it has been issued a number of key permits needed to re-start exploration activities in Ecuador. During the first two weeks of May, Cornerstone received new titles under the January 2009 mining law to 13 of its mineral concessions including the 10 Shyri properties under option to Intrepid Mines Ltd. (see news release October 29, 2009).
Also issued by the Ecuador Ministry of Environment during this period were the approval of the Environmental Management Plan for the Gama property, part of the Shyri project, and a water permit for drilling at Gama. Cornerstone representatives are meeting with the regulators this week to determine any final steps required to initiate exploration work and will provide updates of further developments. While the permitting process has been a lengthy one under an array of new laws and regulations in Ecuador, the company is encouraged that it is progressing within the current legal framework and expects to have its final permissions in the near future.
About Cornerstone
Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration company based in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a diversified portfolio of projects in Canada and Ecuador and a strong technical team that has proven its ability to identify, acquire and advance properties of merit. The company's business model is based on generating exploration projects whose subsequent development is funded primarily through joint venture partnerships.
Further information is available on Cornerstone's website: www.cornerstoneresources.com or for investor, corporate or media inquiries, please see contact information.
Cautionary Notice:
Certain statements contained in this press release may be considered as forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimated or implied results. While Cornerstone anticipates that subsequent events may cause its views to change, it expressly disclaims any obligation to update the Forward-Looking Statements contained herein except where outcomes have varied materially from the original statements.
On Behalf of the Board,
Colin B. McKenzie, President & CEO
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release."
READ MORE - Gold in South America: Cornerstone Reports Significant Progress on Ecuador Permits CGP.v, AUY, NEM, ABX, TNR.v, BVN, HUI, XAU, GDX, FCX, GG, MAI.to,

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Gold is at All Time High 1232.80 USD/oz TNR.v, GRC.to, GBN.v, BBT.v, EPZ.v, KTN.v, CPG.v, MGN, ASM.v, GG, AUY, AEM, NEM, RGLD, ABX, GDX, SLV



We will leave the situation on how technically stock like P&G could drop 50% in fifteen minutes to be investigated by the mass media, but will confirm here one more time: it was second Deflationary Test with sudden drop in liquidity this time driven by sovereign debt crisis. Call it Run On The Bank among Big Guys. (Next Bull Lithium: Crash of the Markets, Gold and the Price of Oil for Helicopters) Fifteen minutes made no mistake about the state of the market and economy in deflationary environment - we have seen the future and it is ugly. Deflation spiral means death of financial market by thousand cuts - financial system is insolvent and the only way to run it is to keep liquidity high enough that nobody is testing it to deliver. QE will provide flood of money, debt will be rolled over and by destroying the value of FIAT currencies Debt will be Inflated out in the end. This time it is different - it is not only our theory, but confirmed market action. This time the most important here is that Gold was at almost all time high at the moment of test, Gold was moving up against all currencies and this time in a sharp contrast to the events of 2008 it was sharply up and over 1200 on the day of Market Crash. This new round of QE (when Europe has not even started!) will be going already from this very high base in Gold value and rising Inflation in Commodity and Growth driven economies. We will not go into the debt issue today in details and will only point out that it is a notch under 13 Trillion and in dangerously close proximity to 100% of GDP of U.S.
After pictures from Greece we do not think that anybody will go there in U.S. Corp. Deflation will be prevented by any means, it is easy and price to pay is not so obvious. Newly printed US Dollars are "free", but price to drop them is not: you need Oil to keep you helicopters flying and here will be our first conundrum: At what point price of Oil becomes prohibitive to use Helicopters by Ben Bernanke in his open market operations?
Here is time to move to practical implications of the new Inflation round to fight Deflation Scare this time created by sovereign default. How Lithium, Gold and price of Oil are connected and what it means to be grounded? We will start with Gold and will give you few observations:
1. We are in a new Bull market territory with Gold moving up against all FIAT currencies.
2. Corporate default was exchanged on sovereign one, all bailouts were not more than transferring obligations from failed banks and other Corporations to the public finance. Bonuses were left with bankers, losses were privatised with public. Now we have on outskirts of Europe with less than 4% of EU GDP fireworks which suppose to end Euro legacy in wain. Do not rush to trash the Euro yet. Sovereign default is very different from corporate one. If the debt is issued in local currency it could be always printed more in order to repay it. U.S. Corp. is living in this space for years, UK is there and Europe will have to decide and move in support of Greece to prevent the run on the bank and collapse of the following PIIGS members.
3. Expect shakeouts, but the direction in Gold market is clear: further Up - driven by run from all FIAT currencies, rising interest rates, generational Bear market in Treasuries, negative real rates and expansion in monetary base (QE) with inevitable by definition Inflation. And we have to pray for it - we do not know how to survive in Deflation Spiral should anybody made a crucial mistake.
4. First Gold will make new all time high, second will be M&A play: Majors will shop for Juniors with resources in the ground. Here is the double game - Gold is moving up and Majors' production and Reserve Base is going down. If you like more leverage you are welcome to Silver market. Place to be is in stories will strong management, growing resources and stable political situations. markets will be volatile by all means and political tensions will be driving this Gold Bull as well.
We are running Gold Bull for nearly ten years now: Gold first, than Majors and follow up on Junior side. We were always wondering about Future of Energy and have collected some great memories on Uranium Run, Solar and Water plays. Gold Bull has years to run, but we are searching constantly for new Macro trends - it is very interesting to find out what will be the next Bull which will come out of these rubbles in case we are right and Inflation will be the answer to deflation war scenario. It is time for Lithium to come into picture.



READ MORE - Gold is at All Time High 1232.80 USD/oz TNR.v, GRC.to, GBN.v, BBT.v, EPZ.v, KTN.v, CPG.v, MGN, ASM.v, GG, AUY, AEM, NEM, RGLD, ABX, GDX, SLV

Sunday, May 9, 2010

James Dines: The Future of Gold, Nuclear Power and Rare Earth Minerals TNR.v, CZX.v, RM.v, LMR.v, LI.v, WLC.v, CLQ.v, AVL.to QUC.v, RES.v, GRC.to,




Satturday May 8th, 2010.


James Dines Editor & Publisher The Dines Letter with Jim Puplava.


"Lithium is the leveraged play on Peak Oil and rising Oil price with coming Inflation. Sector is very small and market is even more smaller - everything is ready for the parabolic move in case of supporting fundamentals."




James Dines has started the fire with REE market last spring as he did with Uranium before:





"Big IF" was in 2003 when James Dines pronounced bull market in Uranium and we made an easy killing on basket of Uranium Junior miners, some of them going from low 0.2 to over 1.0 AUD on Chinese money coming into the sector in less then a year. James Dines is in the picture again and this May he moved the REE market with value doubled and tripled with his announcement of the first Major Bull market after 2003 Uranium call in Rare Earth Elements. It will be our first take out from San Francisco Hard Assets conference last week - meeting hall was full of crowd and Master energised by attention proclaimed:
In 70s he told to his followers Buy Gold and he was a Gold Bug. He was stared down but refused to retreat. (This phrase followed every of his bullish calls.)
In 80s he told to Buy China and he was China Bug. He was...you know what happen next.
In 1997 he told to Buy Internet and he was an Internet Bug.
In 1999 he told to sell Internet stocks.
He told that it will be era of raw materials in 2000.
2002 he announced Uranium Super Bull.
2005 he told Sell Real Estate.
In November 2008 he told that it is Not the End of the world and mining stocks will double again.
In May 2009 he told about coming Buying Panic in Rare Earth Elements, announced Super Major Bull market in REE and became a Rare Earth Bug. They (REE) will be on front pages and Goldman Sachs owns Molycorp - private company which owns last past producing mine in USA. (We did not verify this information.)
- James Dines, John Kaiser and Jack Lifton are all extremely bullish on Rare Earth Elements and Jay Taylor has picked up recently TNR Gold / International Lithium for his Watch List. James Dines called it "The One Best Area to Buy Now", John Kaiser worried about "Security of Supply in a Changing World" and Jack Lifton reported on "In 2010 What will be the Best Plays in Rare Earths for Small Investors As Well As Large". Reasons sighted are the same as we have discussed before here:
China controls more then 97% of the market now.
By 2014 China will consume everything that will be produced in REE space.
All other REE metrics like 36 kg of REE in every Prius and 300kg of Rare Earth magnets per 1 mW of Wind Tubines."


READ MORE - James Dines: The Future of Gold, Nuclear Power and Rare Earth Minerals TNR.v, CZX.v, RM.v, LMR.v, LI.v, WLC.v, CLQ.v, AVL.to QUC.v, RES.v, GRC.to,

EU Readies Emergency Fund Said to Be $645 Billion to Fight Off `Wolfpack' ABX, TNR.v, GG, AEM, AUY, GRC.to, EPZ.v, ASM.v, MGN, KTN.v, GBN.v, MAX.to,


"Corporate default was exchanged on sovereign one, all bailouts were not more than transferring obligations from failed banks and other Corporations to the public finance. Bonuses were left with bankers, losses were privatised with public. Now we have on outskirts of Europe with less than 4% of EU GDP fireworks which suppose to end Euro legacy in wain. Do not rush to trash the Euro yet. Sovereign default is very different from corporate one. If the debt is issued in local currency it could be always printed more in order to repay it. U.S. Corp. is living in this space for years, UK is there and Europe will have to decide and move in support of Greece to prevent the run on the bank and collapse of the following PIIGS members."



Bloomberg:



European Union finance ministers moved toward agreement on an unprecedented loan package worth at least $645 billion to prevent Greece’s fiscal woes from triggering a broader sovereign-debt crisis and shattering confidence in the euro.
READ MORE - EU Readies Emergency Fund Said to Be $645 Billion to Fight Off `Wolfpack' ABX, TNR.v, GG, AEM, AUY, GRC.to, EPZ.v, ASM.v, MGN, KTN.v, GBN.v, MAX.to,

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Copper in Argentina: TNR Gold Provides Update on Los Azules Copper Project TNR.v, CZX.v, MAI.to, AUY, BVN, ABX, LUN.to, RTP, BHP, RIO, CUU.v, FCX, FXI


Value of the prise in the ground at Los Azules is rising with every drill hole. It is very important to see that the best grade was in a step out hole 300m to the North - we have a very big chances of increasing size of the deposit at Los Azules. The step out hole 51 and majority of the High Grade Core of the deposit are located on Xstrata's part of the property, back in right into which is now the subject of legal dispute between TNR Gold, Xstrata and Minera Andes.

"The very important issue for development of Los Azules - ownership for Escorpio IV stays with TNR Gold until court decision in the Fall. Escorpio IV will accommodate part of the mining facilities according to Minera Andes Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Los Azules."


"TNR Gold has announced today (23rd of April, 2010) a very important milestone in the development of the company: management and, what is very important, investors behind this financing are not discouraged by any legal rhetoric from Xstrata and Minera Andes and methodically advancing their legal case in Los Azules back-in right case. Company reports that as part of its legal strategy TNR Gold secured the credit facility and have notified Minera Andes about an early back-in right into the Los Azules project.It looks like money will be used only in case of successful litigation progress and this bridge loan allows company to finance the back-in right without dilution of TNR Gold and International Lithium Corp. at these price levels, which do not reflect the possible success in litigation.You can review Los Azules project details in Minera Andes presentation. Recent news on developments at Los Azules can be found here and for further reference we will address you to the latest TNR Gold presentation. Every legal case brings uncertainty and you should address it in a legal statement below."
We are not legal experts, but legal tactic of TNR Gold with announced early back in waiving the condition of feasibility study looks very interesting in conjunction with Law and Equity Act:

54 If the performance of a contract is suspended until the fulfillment of a condition precedent, a party to the contract may waive the fulfillment of the condition precedent, even if the fulfillment of the condition precedent is dependent on the will or actions of a person who is not a party to the contract if
(a) the condition precedent benefits only that party to the contract,
(b) the contract is capable of being performed without fulfillment of the condition precedent, and
(c) where a time is stipulated for fulfillment of the condition precedent, the waiver is made before the time stipulated, and where a time is not stipulated for fulfillment of the condition precedent, the waiver is made within a reasonable time."

Feasibility study -- a detailed investigation and analysis of a proposed development project to determine whether it is viable technically and economically. It looks like that it will be clearly to the benefit of TNR Gold to know, whether Los Azules can be economically viable or not before back in and if they have decided to take the risk, put the money and step in before it - how it could be denied? We will monitor the situation.

We have a position in this company, please, do not consider anything as an investment advise, as usual, on this blog.




Press Release Source: TNR Gold Corp. On Friday May 7, 2010, 3:21 pm EDT
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 7, 2010) - TNR Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: TNR - News; "TNR" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following update on the status of its Los Azules project located in the San Juan province of Western Argentina.
Minera Andes Inc. ("MAI"), announced yesterday that they have received further positive results from their diamond drill program of approximately 10,007 metres at the Los Azules project. For further details on the exploration program, please refer to MAI's news on May 6th, 2010.
The Los Azules project is an advanced exploration project currently reporting a National Instrument 43-101 compliant Inferred Resource. TNR's wholly owned subsidiary, Solitario Argentina S.A., has served notice of exercising its 25 per-cent back-in right to certain of the properties. Solitario's right to back into the properties is the subject of a lawsuit filed by Minera Andes, and the terms of the back in right are the subject of litigation between Solitario and Xstrata. A court date is set for the fall of 2010.
In the legal dispute with Xstrata, TNR is also seeking confirmation of its ownership of the Escorpio IV property, which is located adjacent to the Project, and a declaration that the Escorpio IV property is excluded from the Exploration and Option Agreement.
ABOUT TNR GOLD / INTERNATIONAL LITHIUM CORP.
TNR and International Lithium Corp. ("ILC") are diversified metals exploration companies focused on exploring existing properties and identifying new prospective projects globally. TNR has a portfolio of 18 active projects, of which 9 will be included in the proposed spin-off of International Lithium Corp. For further details of the spin-off please refer to TNR's April 27, 2009 news release or visit http://www.internationallithium.com/.
The recent acquisition of lithium, other rare metals and rare-earth elements projects in Argentina, Canada, USA and Ireland confirms the companies' commitments to generating projects, diversifying its markets, and building shareholder value.
On behalf of the board,
Gary Schellenberg, President
Cautionary Language and Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this discussion, other than statements of historical facts, that address future exploration drilling, exploration activities and events or developments that the Company expects, are forward looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include metal prices, exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. In particular, there are no assurances that any transaction will result from the strategic review, or that if any transaction arises, that it will be completed. Nor are there any assurances that the Company will be successful in the current litigation with respect to the Project. This news release and the information contained herein does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States and securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or exemption from registration."
READ MORE - Copper in Argentina: TNR Gold Provides Update on Los Azules Copper Project TNR.v, CZX.v, MAI.to, AUY, BVN, ABX, LUN.to, RTP, BHP, RIO, CUU.v, FCX, FXI

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Copper in Argentina: Minera Andes drills 62.5 m of 1.12% Cu at Los Azules TNR.v, CZX.v, MAI.to, AUY, GG, FCX, BVN, ABX, LUN.to, RTP, BHP, RIO, FCX


Value of the prise in the ground at Los Azules is rising with every drill hole. Very important to see that the best grade was in a step out hole 300m to the North - we have a very big chances of increasing size of the deposit at Los Azules. The step out hole 51 and majority of the High Grade Core of the deposit are located on Xstrata's part of the property, back in right into which is now the subject of legal dispute between TNR Gold, Xstrata and Minera Andes.

We are not legal experts, but legal tactic of TNR Gold with announced early back in waiving the condition of feasibility study looks very interesting in conjunction with Law and Equity Act:
Feasibility study -- a detailed investigation and analysis of a proposed development project to determine whether it is viable technically and economically. It looks like that it will be clearly to the benefit of TNR Gold to know, whether Los Azules can be economically viable or not before back in and if they have decided to take the risk, put the money and step in before it - how it could be denied? We will monitor the situation.
We have a position in this company, please, do not consider anything as an investment advise, as usual, on this blog.


"TNR Gold has announced today a very important milestone in the development of the company: management and, what is very important, investors behind this financing are not discouraged by any legal rhetoric from Xstrata and Minera Andes and methodically advancing their legal case in Los Azules back-in right case."


TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 06, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Minera Andes Inc. (the "Corporation" or "Minera Andes") (CA:MAI 0.98, +0.03, +3.16%)(MNEA.F 0.91, -0.02, -2.37%) is pleased to announce 12 additional, and very encouraging, drill holes from our 100% owned Los Azules copper project in San Juan Province in Argentina. Highlights include a step-out hole 300 meters to the north of any previous drilling which contains 1.12% Cu over 62.5 meters (Hole 51). The other intercepts are from in-fill drilling and confirm the presence of an important high-grade secondary enrichment zone: 1.03% Cu over 101 meters (Hole 53A); 0.84% Cu over 52 meters and 0.83% Cu over 38 meters (Hole 57); 0.99% Cu over 84 meters (Hole 58); 0.90% Cu over 74 meters (Hole 59); and, 1.04% Cu over 168.2 meters (Hole 61A).

Exploration commenced in mid-December 2009, and four diamond drills have been operating on the project. A total of 22 diamond drill holes were completed this season for a total of 10,007 meters. Most of the drilling is infill drilling, although step-out holes drilled at the north end of the existing deposit extend the mineralization further north. The deposit remains open to the north, to the west, and at depth. In addition, we completed 615 meters of RC drilling in three holes that were drilled for geotechnical testing.

The objective of this field season's drilling program was to expand the known limits of mineralization, delineate the high-grade secondary enrichment zone and to increase the confidence level of the existing Los Azules resource. This resource contains 922 million tonnes grading 0.55 percent copper, equivalent to 11.2 billion pounds of copper, based on drilling completed through 2008. Also included in this resource is a high-grade core of 161 million tonnes grading 0.87 percent copper, which is equivalent to 3.1 billion pounds of copper. The known resource covers an area approximately 4 kilometers by 1 kilometer, and is open at depth and laterally. Please refer to figure 2 for a drill hole map.

Rob McEwen, Executive Chairman and CEO of Minera Andes commented:

"The continued success of the drilling is accomplishing our objective of increasing the confidence level of the resource at this world class deposit. The drilling is also continuing to define the extent of the high-grade secondary enrichment zone. Once all drill results have been received we will update and announce a new resource estimate. We are extremely pleased by the results of the drilling this season, and the project continues to look better and better as we gain additional information."

During this field season additional geological mapping was carried out and a state-of-the-art geophysical survey is nearly completed. The information gained from the geological mapping and geophysical survey will be utilized to target step-out drilling for the next field season's drilling. Engineering work and environmental base line studies to support a preliminary feasibility study are underway.

About Los Azules

Los Azules is a large copper porphyry system located in western San Juan Province in a belt of porphyry copper deposits that straddles the Chilean/Argentine border. This belt contains some of the world's largest copper deposits, including Codelco's El Teniente and Andina mines, Anglo American's Los Bronces mine, Antofagasta PLC's Los Pelambres mine and Xstrata's El Pachon project, among others.

About Minera Andes

Minera Andes is an exploration company exploring for gold, silver and copper in Argentina with three significant assets: A 49% interest in Minera Santa Cruz SA, which owns the San Jose Mine, a large primary silver producer that produced 4,998,000 million oz silver and 77,070 oz gold in 2009; 100% ownership of the Los Azules copper deposit; and, a portfolio of exploration properties in the highly prospective Deseado Massif region of Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina. Minera Andes continues to be well funded and have no bank debt. The Corporation had $18.9 million USD in cash as at December 31, 2009.

This news release has been submitted by Jim Duff, Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation.

For further information, please contact: Jim Duff or visit our Web site:http://www.minandes.com/.

Scientific and Technical Information:

This news release has been reviewed and approved by Nivaldo Rojas, President of Rojas & Asociados Mining Consultants, a mining engineer and independent consultant to the Corporation, who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, and is responsible for oversight and review of the exploration program at the Los Azules Project, and Bruce Davis, PhD, FAusIMM, who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and responsible for the quality control for the assaying of the Los Azules drill core. All samples were collected in accordance with industry standards. Splits from the drill core samples were submitted to the ACME sample preparation laboratory in Mendoza, Argentina, and then transferred to ACME's laboratory in Santiago, Chile for fire assay and ICP analysis. Accuracy of results is tested through the systematic inclusion of standards, blanks and check assays.

For further information in respect of the Los Azules project please refer to the technical report entitled "Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report in Support of the Preliminary Assessment on the Development of the Los Azules Project, San Juan Province, Argentina" dated March 19, 2009, the "Los Azules Report" prepared by Randolph P. Schneider, Robert Sim, Bruce Davis, William L. Rose, and Scott Elfen, each of whom is "independent" of the Corporation and a "qualified person" for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 - "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects . This report is available on SEDAR (http://www.sedar.com/). The results of the preliminary assessment referenced in this news release are preliminary in nature and include inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the project as described in the preliminary assessment will be realized. The basis for the preliminary assessment and the qualifications and assumptions made are set out in the Los Azules Report.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors:

All resource estimates reported by the Corporation were calculated in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Classification system. These standards differ significantly from the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information. The forward-looking statements and information express, as at the date of this press release, the Corporation's plans, estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and results and management's understanding of proposed legislative changes. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the market price of precious metals, mining industry risks, risks associated with foreign operations, risks related to on-going or pending litigation, property title, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral resources and reserves and other risks.

Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to reissue or update forward-looking statements or information as a result of new information or events after the date hereof except as may be required by law. See the Corporation's annual information form for additional information on risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to the forward-looking statements and information. All forward-looking statements and information made in this news release are qualified by this cautionary statement.

Figure 1 - Summary of Drill Hole Results


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Monday, May 3, 2010

Gold in Nevada: Bravada Begins Trading, Drilling Planned at Signal Project in June BVA.v, MAX.to, GG, NEM, ABX, AUY, TNR.v, RM.v, LMR.v, GDX, HUI, XA

Bravada Begins Trading, Drilling Planned at Signal Project in June

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, May 03, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Bravada Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: BVA) reports that it has received Exchange approval to commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on May 4, 2010 under the symbol BVA.V. Bravada was formed under a Plan of Arrangement with Bravo Gold Corp. /quotes/comstock/11v!e:bvg (CA:BVG 0.29, -0.02, -4.92%) (FRANKFURT: B6I) whereunder it issued shares to Bravo Gold Corp. in exchange for properties and cash. Bravada has issued and outstanding 25,619,218 shares with Bravo holding 11,147,688 shares (44%) and Bravo shareholders of record on December 31, 2009 holding 14,471,530 shares (56%).
President Joe Kizis commented, "Listing of the shares of Bravada is the culmination of the restructuring of Bravo Gold Corp., which will continue to develop its Homestake Ridge property in B.C. with an extensive exploration program which is fully funded and commencing in mid-June. Bravada plans to aggressively drill test several of its Nevada properties, which were previously developed to drill-ready stages at an approximate cost of $7 million. Bravada is fully funded for the proposed drilling at Signal, which will be followed by drill programs at other fully permitted properties in 2010."
Drilling is planned in early June at the Signal property. Two core holes (approximately 1,200 metres total) are planned to test the intersection of a feeder fault with favourable Devonian carbonate host rocks projected from nearby exposures. The feeder fault is related to a small, near-surface Carlin-type gold occurrence that was the subject of previous drilling by Bravo Gold Corp. Such relatively small Carlin-type occurrences can be used as a guide to unexposed and much larger Carlin deposits because they often represent leakage haloes around the larger deposits, often along the same feeder faults. The Signal property is located in the northwestern portion of the Eureka District, which includes Barrick Gold Corp's Ruby Hill mine, six kilometres to the east of Signal.
Bravada Properties
Bravada has a portfolio of 13 properties (approx.9,000 hectares, or approximately 35 square miles), one of the largest land position of any junior in the Battle Mountain-Eureka Gold trend, providing shareholders with potential for significant discoveries in this region of very large gold deposits. Drill targets have been identified and permitted at six of the projects. Other property acquisitions are being considered that could further enhance exploration success.
The largest Carlin-style gold deposits occur along two major trends in Nevada; the Carlin trend and the Battle Mountain-Eureka trend. Deep crustal features are believed to be responsible for the trends. Along these trends, deposits further cluster as districts and sub-districts. A striking characteristic of large Carlin-style gold deposits is their association with smaller gold deposits that have virtually identical alteration and geochemistry signatures. For example, relatively small gold deposits were discovered at and around the Cortez mine decades before the discovery of the much-larger Pipeline and Cortez Hills deposits. Goldstrike and Turquoise Ridge are other very large deposits that were discovered long after nearby small deposits were placed into production.
The NSR property, recently acquired from Agnico-Eagle (USA) Limited ("Agnico"), a subsidiary of Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited, consists of 161 lode mining claims (approximately 1,300 hectares) as two irregular blocks, with adjacent ground generally being either private or claims held by others. Data provided by Agnico includes soil and rock geochemistry, geophysical surveys, historic drill data, and geology and geochemistry for five reverse-circulation holes drilled by Agnico. Limited surface rock-chip sampling by Bravo's consultants confirms that anomalous gold exists up to +1g/t, with typical Carlin-style pathfinder geochemistry. Historic drilling indicates that several areas contain accumulations of strongly anomalous gold; however, historic drilling cannot be confirmed to have been conducted to NI-43-101 standards and cannot be relied upon to define any possible resource. Mineralization and alteration occur in Paleozoic-age 'Upper Plate' rocks and Eocene intrusions, but more-attractive 'Lower Plate' host-rocks have not been encountered yet at the property. In addition, most of the shallow, historic holes that were intended to test near-surface gold mineralization were drilled vertically, even though mineralization in 'Upper Plate' rocks is often predominately hosted by vertical structures, which may have been missed by those holes. Compilation of existing data, 3D geologic modeling, and additional geophysical surveys are expected to identify several attractive drill targets.
The PH property lies immediately east of US Gold's Tonkin Springs property and northeast of Miranda's Red Hills gold project. Gold mineralization is exposed in prospective Lower Plate carbonates at PH, with assays of surface grab samples ranging from background to 3.39g/t Au. Alteration and pathfinder geochemistry is typical of Carlin-style deposits. Permits have been acquired to drill test two attractive targets; one is a geophysical magnetic 'bulls-eye' high beneath post-mineral gravel and volcanic cover along the western property boundary that may be caused by a mineralized intrusion, and the other is the highly prospective Roberts Mountains formation beneath surface mineralization in less favorable carbonate rocks in the eastern portion of the property.
Currently, the Eureka Mining district hosts approximately the same number of ounces of gold in historic production, reserves, and resources as was known in the Cortez district prior to discoveries of the very large Pipeline and Cortez Hills deposits and is considered by the company to be strong evidence that one or more very large deposits may be found in the Eureka district.
The Signal and Temple properties are in the northwestern portion of the Eureka district, and both contain small non-43-101 accumulations of gold with typical Carlin-style alteration and geochemistry. Mapping at both projects shows the "feeder" faults should intersect highly favorable Devonian-age carbonate host rocks between 450m and 600m depth. Signal is permitted and bonded for drilling, and Temple has been permitting but not yet bonded.
The SF property is located east of the Eocene-age Carlin-type deposits at Cortez and east of the Miocene-age low-sulfidation epithermal-type deposit at Buckhorn. Several large Carlin deposits show evidence of overprinting by younger gold systems, an indication that their plumbing systems are deeply rooted. Both Carlin-type and low-sulfidation-type alteration are present at SF, with narrow zones of Carlin-style geochemistry intersected in a drill hole directly east of the property by a competitor. Host rocks are the highly favorable Devonian-age Wenban limestone and Horse Canyon formation. SF is permitted and bonded for drilling.
The Gabel property lies along the northern portion of the Roberts Mountains, east of Tonkin Springs and north of the US Gold's Gold Bar deposits. The region hosts significant past production and reported resources. Carlin-style alteration is widespread at the property, and mapping indicates that the highly prospective Silurian/Devonian-age Roberts Mountains formation should lie within approx.300m of surface in the western portion of the property; no drilling has tested this important host rock at Gabel. In addition, an attractive target exists in favorable Devonian host rocks. Gabel is permitted and bonded for drilling.
The Granite Mountain property consists of a small parcel of private, fee land northwest of Barrick's Pipeline mine and Coral Gold's Robertson property. Eocene-age dikes are common on the property, cutting Upper Plate sediments. Grab samples contain anomalous gold to 1.46g/t Au with typical Carlin-style pathfinders and alteration. Permits and bonds are not required to drill on private ground until disturbance exceeds five acres.
The rights to barite at the Company's Shoshone Pediment property were leased to Baker Hughes, for which the Company will receive a royalty for any barite produced from the property. However, the Company reserves the rights to gold and other metals, and will receive splits of any drill samples collected by Baker Hughes (see specifics in News Release NR-08-09). Low-level gold and encouraging pathfinder geochemistry are widespread in generally unfavorable Upper Plate rocks, and the property is on strike with a series of small gold deposits in Upper Plate rocks at US Gold's Slaven Canyon property. More prospective Lower Plate carbonates are at an unknown depth at the property.
The Company also has several 'pediment' plays, properties along trend with favorable host rocks and gold mineralization, but covered with post-mineral gravel. These include the North Lone Mountain, South Lone Mountain, South Gold Bar, 3Bar, and HO properties. North Lone Mountain is permitted and bonded for drilling.
More detailed descriptions of the Nevada properties can be found on Bravada's website www.bravadagold.com and in Bravo's News Releases NR-23-09 (dated September 22, 2009), and NR-05-10 (dated February 12, 2010).
About Bravada Gold Corporation
Bravada Gold Corporation is a member of the Manex Resource Group of Companies with an exploration office in Reno, Nevada from which it is exploring its extensive Carlin-type gold holdings strategically located within the Battle Mountain/Eureka "Cortez" gold trend in Nevada.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Joseph A. Kizis Jr., Director, President, Bravada Gold Corporation
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Contacts:
Bravada Gold Corporation
Jeff Stuart
1.888.456.1112 or 604.641.2771
jstuart@mnxltd.com
Bravada Gold Corporation
Liana Shahinian
1.888.456.1112 or 604.641.2771
liana@mnxltd.com
www.bravadagold.com"
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