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Record Quarterly Gold Production of 7,655 Ounces Announced By Castle Gold (CSG: TSXV)

Posted by AGORACOM at 11:11 AM on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

With gold having firmly broken the $1,000 barrier, news of record gold production could not have come at a better time for AGORACOM client, Castle Gold Corp.   The company owns 100% of the El Castillo Gold Mine in Durango State, Mexico and and has been increasing production both annually and sequentially.  As with all clients, assume I am horribly conflicted about Castle Gold – but record quarterly production + annual and sequential increases are simply great factors that warrant a closer look at the company:

Operating highlights for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared to Q3-2008 and Q2-2009, include:

  • New quarterly gold production record of 7,655 ounces of gold, a 65 percent increase from the year earlier third quarter period of 6.421 ounces and a 19 percent increase from the previous quarter (Q2-2009) of 6,421 ounces of gold produced.
  • New quarterly record for total tonnes mined of 2,594,800 tonnes of combined ore and waste, a 109 percent increase from the year earlier third quarter period of 1,239,500 and a 39 percent increase from the previous quarter of 1,862,300 tonnes mined.

To read the press release in its entirety please click on the link below:

Castle Gold Q3-2009 Operating Performance-El Castillo Gold Production Increases 65 Percent Compared to Q3-2008

About Castle Gold

Castle Gold Corporation is a growth oriented gold producer with projects focused in the America’s. The Company owns a 100% interest in the El Castillo gold mine in Mexico and a 50% interest in the El Sastre gold mine in Guatemala. Castle Gold is also advancing exploration and development work at its La Fortuna gold-silver-copper project in Mexico and at its El Sastre and El Arenal project in Guatemala.

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Congratulations to the entire Castle Gold team.
Regards,
George

New Dawn Mining Announces $US 2,779,000 In Gold Sales For Quarter Ended September 30, 2009

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:40 AM on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

(ND:TSX)

AGORACOM client, New Dawn Mining, is no stranger to my blog thanks to their continued release of hard production and revenue figures from gold production.  Today is no exception thanks to the following press release New Dawn Mining Corp. Reports Gold Sales from Turk Mine in Zimbabwe for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2009.

Amongst other things, New Dawn reported that gold sales from gold produced and sold from New Dawn’s Turk Mine in Zimbabwe for the quarter end September 2009 totaled US$2,779,000.  Other highlights include:

  • Total gold sales of US$2,779,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009
  • 3,059 ounces of gold produced during the quarter
  • Average net sales price of US$956 per gold ounce
  • At September 2009 month-end, an additional 733 ounces or 22.8 kg’s of gold were awaiting export for sale in South Africa, and will be included in October 2009 sales
  • 100% of gold sales were received in US Dollars

As always, assume I am horribly conflicted about AGORACOM clients and read the entire press release:

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Congratulations to Ian and his team for a continued job well done.

UPDATE:  I’ve taken the liberty of embedding video of a recent interview with Ian Saunders at the Cambridge Conference recently.  Short, concise but great info.  Well worth the 5-minutes to watch it.

Regards,
George

AGORACOM Financial News TV – Breaking Small-Cap And Micro-Cap Financial News At The Open (October 21/09)

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Good morning to you all. Please find enclosed a summary of the breaking small-cap and micro-cap financial news we highlighted on our TV show this morning. It’s October 21st and we’ve found 3 great press release and 2 stock halts to report on at the open. Another great day for mall-cap and micro-cap financial news.

If you are new to the show, it is a daily, fast-paced, edgy report that we put out at or before the open everyday that strictly reports on the best small cap and micro cap news of the day in 3-5 minutes. You can watch AGORACOM TV right from our home page .

If you miss an episode or want to search for your company in our archive, you can visit our industry leading Small-Cap Podcast site at any time:

If you want to subscribe to our Small-Cap RSS Feed or download our podcast everyday via iTunes, or your favourite podcatcher, just use the following:

As always, don’t forget to visit the AGORACOM Marketplace where we list compelling summaries for over 85 great small-cap and micro-cap companies that you can sort by exchange and industry to suit your personal investing tastes.

TODAY’S SMALL-CAP AND MICRO-CAP BREAKING FINANCIAL NEWS BEFORE THE OPEN

Our daily show focuses on content over form so that you can get profitable information into your hands as fast as possible. The same holds true for these entries in our small-cap, micro-cap news blog, where I simply cut and paste my TV notes for your benefit, without any editing, so don’t give me a hard time!

Now, onto our show notes for the day.

Benton Resources (BTC:TSXV) – $15.2 Million In Cash, $11 Million In Holdings … $29 Million Market Cap

Posted by AGORACOM at 1:54 PM on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

There is a lot more than meets the eye when it comes to AGORACOM client, Benton Resources.  As always, assume I am horribly conflicted about this client – but do yourself a favor and take a look at the following numbers, which speak for themselves:

  • $15.2 Million in Cash
  • $29 Million Market Cap
  • 34% ownership Coro Mining Corp (COP.TSX) – Market Value: $9.8 Million (Oct 20, 2009)
  • Ownership in Marathon PGM Corp (MAR.TSX) – Market Value: $1.35 Million (Oct 20, 2009)

‘Nuff said.

Benton Resources Corp. is a mineral exploration company with an aggressive and experienced management team that is focused on base and precious group metal exploration. The recent prospecting program on the Copper Hill Block A option, located 100 Km south of Timmins, has identified a new gold zone (the Crocker Zone) with assay results of up to 9.65 grams per tonne gold from surface grab samples

Benton Resources: Profile / Benton Resources: Hub / Benton Resources: Shareholder Forum

Regards,
George

Uracan Resources (URC: TSXV) CEO Discusses The Company’s Highest Ever Uranium Grades

Posted by AGORACOM at 1:38 PM on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

AGORACOM client, Uracan Resources (URC:TSXV) recently announced – according to the company – “some some of the highest uranium grades ever reported at a near surface uranium deposit” at the Grandroy zone of their North Shore Property in southeastern Quebec, Canada.

As a client of AGORACOM, assume I am horribly conflicted and take a close look at the following numbers that are pretty impressive for near surface results.  Specifically, Uracan had results from two Grandroy holes – one that was 5.4 meters of 0.213% U3O8, or 2130 ppm, (parts per million), and one that was 4.5 meters of 0.194% U3O8, or 1943 ppm. This equates to 4.3 pounds per ton and 3.9 pounds per ton respectively.  I’ve included a link to the full release below.

Uracan’s Grandroy Yields Intercepts Of Up To 0.213% (4.26 lbs/t) U3O8 Over 5.4 m

More importantly, Mr. Gregg J. Sedun, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Uracan Resources, took the time to speak with us and put these uranium grades into perspective for retail investors.  It is a 2-part 12-minute interview and well worth the time.

PART 1

PART 2

Uracan states drilling can and will go year round, and at only 50 m depth per hole, drilling is fast and inexpensive.

The Grandroy zone is 7 km north of the company’s Double S zone, which host a resource of 154.9 million tonnes grading 0.012% U3O8, for a total of 40.7 million pounds of U3O8.

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Congratulations to Gregg and his team on these great results.  We’re looking forward to further results in the future.

Regards,
George

AGORACOM Financial News TV – Breaking Small-Cap And Micro-Cap Financial News At The Open (October 20/09)

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Good morning to you all. Please find enclosed a summary of the breaking small-cap and micro-cap financial news we highlighted on our TV show this morning. It’s October 20th and we’ve found 4 great press release and 2 stock halts to report on at the open. Another great day for mall-cap and micro-cap financial news.

If you are new to the show, it is a daily, fast-paced, edgy report that we put out at or before the open everyday that strictly reports on the best small cap and micro cap news of the day in 3-5 minutes. You can watch AGORACOM TV right from our home page .

If you miss an episode or want to search for your company in our archive, you can visit our industry leading Small-Cap Podcast site at any time:

If you want to subscribe to our Small-Cap RSS Feed or download our podcast everyday via iTunes, or your favourite podcatcher, just use the following:

As always, don’t forget to visit the AGORACOM Marketplace where we list compelling summaries for over 85 great small-cap and micro-cap companies that you can sort by exchange and industry to suit your personal investing tastes.

TODAY’S SMALL-CAP AND MICRO-CAP BREAKING FINANCIAL NEWS BEFORE THE OPEN

Our daily show focuses on content over form so that you can get profitable information into your hands as fast as possible. The same holds true for these entries in our small-cap, micro-cap news blog, where I simply cut and paste my TV notes for your benefit, without any editing, so don’t give me a hard time!

Now, onto our show notes for the day.

  • China North East Petroleum – NYSEAmex:NEP $5.75
  • Huaneng Power International – NYSE: HNP $26.74
  • Osisko Mining Corp – TSX:OSK $7.62
  • Metanor Resources – TSX-V:MTO $0.69
  • Advitech Inc – TSX-V:AVI Stock Halted Pending News
  • Garson Gold Corp – TSX-V:GG Stock Halted Pending News

AGORACOM Financial News TV – Breaking Small-Cap And Micro-Cap Financial News At The Open (October 19/09)

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:00 AM on Monday, October 19th, 2009

Good morning to you all. Please find enclosed a summary of the breaking small-cap and micro-cap financial news we highlighted on our TV show this morning. It’s October 19th and we’ve found 4 great press release and stock halts to report on at the open. Another great day for mall-cap and micro-cap financial news.

If you are new to the show, it is a daily, fast-paced, edgy report that we put out at or before the open everyday that strictly reports on the best small cap and micro cap news of the day in 3-5 minutes. You can watch AGORACOM TV right from our home page .

If you miss an episode or want to search for your company in our archive, you can visit our industry leading Small-Cap Podcast site at any time:

If you want to subscribe to our Small-Cap RSS Feed or download our podcast everyday via iTunes, or your favourite podcatcher, just use the following:

As always, don’t forget to visit the AGORACOM Marketplace where we list compelling summaries for over 85 great small-cap and micro-cap companies that you can sort by exchange and industry to suit your personal investing tastes.

TODAY’S SMALL-CAP AND MICRO-CAP BREAKING FINANCIAL NEWS BEFORE THE OPEN

Our daily show focuses on content over form so that you can get profitable information into your hands as fast as possible. The same holds true for these entries in our small-cap, micro-cap news blog, where I simply cut and paste my TV notes for your benefit, without any editing, so don’t give me a hard time!

Now, onto our show notes for the day.

  • Shiner International – NASDAQ: BEST $1.58
  • East Asia Minerals – TSX-V:EAS $2.19
  • General Metals Corporation – OTC.BB:GNMT $0.07
  • ATAC Resources – TSX-V:ATC $1.24

Inside Trading Stupidity Is Not Limited To Penny Stocks Folks

Posted by AGORACOM at 1:38 PM on Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Photo Via Bloomberg.  Click For Article

Photo Via Bloomberg. Click For Article

When will they learn, when will they learn, when will they learn??  Perhaps, if I repeat myself, it will sink in, so here it goes:

You’re an idiot if you think you can get away with insider trading. Your crime provides a complete digital footprint for authorities to follow.

It’s Sunday morning and I’m getting ready to go out with the family.  I’ll give you the first paragraph and then you can read the entire article.

Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) — Raj Rajaratnam, the billionaire founder of Galleon Group,
and former directors at a Bear Stearns Cos. hedge fund were among six people charged
in a $20 million insider trading scheme that federal prosecutors called the biggest ever
involving hedge funds.

$20 Million  ….. as you’re reading, just remember that the biggest crooks in the financial markets reside on Wall Street, not in penny stocks.  Until Wall Street CEO’s Go To Jail And Pay Back Their Billions In Bonuses, mass faith in the markets will not be restored.

UPDATE:  Looks like an IR firm is at the center of this insider trading scheme as either the firm, or an employee (code name “Google Source“) was requesting $150,000 per quarter in order to provide insider information on Google.  Google Source‘s mistake was its marketing plan.  Selling inside information 1:1 is too slow … should have created a PPC program on Google to attract a huge number of clients. That would have attracted a whole lot less attention.

Regards,
George

Markets, Money and Life With Grandich and George – October 16, 2009

Posted by AGORACOM at 4:31 PM on Friday, October 16th, 2009

Good afternoon to you all and hope you’re preparing for a great weekend. Please find enclosed our next installment of Money, Markets and Life With Grandich and George . We covered some great topics in just 20 minutes including:

  • Grandich missing the oil run above $US 65
  • A short-term consolidation for metals and mining shares that are over extended right now
  • What do today’s industrial output numbers mean for the economy?
  • Is Google’s meta-data driven comment “the worst of the recession is behind us” really true?
  • Where are we in the market melt-up cycle and trading strategies for juniors if the melt-down comes.
  • Answering several questions posted by you earlier today on the blog, including but not limited to:
    • Uranium
    • Donner Metals
    • What comes first? Gold $1,100; Dow 11,000 or Dallas Cowoboys head coach being fired.

Without further adieu, here is this week’s show.


For those of you whose Flash player isn’t up to snuff, here’s the MP3:

DOWNLOAD THE SHOW

For those of you who want to download the show automatically, it has now been approved by Apple and available for download via iTunes. In addition, the show has it’s own podcast section on smallcappodcast.com. The latter also contains an RSS feed for those of you that want to syndicate the show on your site.

Have a great weekend and looking forward to your comments.

Regards,
George

New Dawn Mining Reports Six Consecutive Months of Increased Gold Production

Posted by AGORACOM at 9:32 AM on Friday, October 16th, 2009

(ND:TSX)

AGORACOM Client, New Dawn Mining (ND:TSX) is the kind of junior gold company most investors dream about.  Yes, assume I am horribly conflicted by the fact New Dawn is a client of AGORACOM – then take a look at the revenue and production numbers coming out of the company.  With September production numbers now in, the company has delivered 6 consecutive months of increasing gold production.  The company’s timing could not be better as gold bullion prices have started to hit their stride in 2009 and are currently sitting within a few dollars of their all-time high.

In addition, New Dawn recently announced the implementation of a program to increase annual gold production to approximately 23,000 ounces by Q3 2011 and, beyond that, 35,000 – 50,000 ounces.  That would be a significant increase from its current annual run rate of 14,000 ounces.

To this end, New Dawn recently reported that gold production at its Turk Mine in Zimbabwe for September 2009 was 1,029 ounces or 32 kg’s, as compared to 1,019 ounces or 31.7 kg’s produced in August 2009.

Highlights Include:

  • Gold sales for September 2009 were US$965,900 at US$988 per ounce average gold price
  • At September 2009 month-end, an additional 733 ounces or 22.8 kg’s ofgold were awaiting export for sale in South Africa, which will be included in October 2009 sales
  • 100% of gold sales were received in US Dollars
  • September 2009 marks the 6th consecutive month of increased gold production

Click on link below to read entire press release:

New Dawn’s Turk Mine in Zimbabwe – Six Consecutive Months of Increased Gold Production

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Regards,
George