Andrew Burger - Articles

Popularity
53

Golden Reign Explores Russia’s Wild, Wild Far East
Golden Reign Resources Ltd. (TSX.V:GRR) is looking to develop Magadan’s Butarni and Dorozhni gold properties in partnership with Status LLC, the mining arm of Moscow’s CentroCredit Joint Stock Commercial Bank. Read
By: Andrew Burger | 06/12/2007 | Investing
Popularity
50

Mineral Exploration Companies Take the Road of Bones to New Resources
Resourcex Investor is an internationally distributed newsletter about emerging junior resource companies. Sign up for a free 1-month trial to our newsletter and get instant access to news and investing tips that have helped many of our readers make more money. http://www.resourcex.com Read
By: Andrew Burger | 04/12/2007 | Investing
Popularity
54

Atomic Minerals Drills for Uranium in Colorado, Looks to Acquire in Tanzania
It stands to reason that governments around the world are looking to expand their use of nuclear energy in coming years given the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change and the current international focus on reducing carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions. More than 130 new nuclear power plants are under construction worldwide and the World Nuclear Association forecasts that demand for uranium will grow between 25% and 50% per annum over the next 13 years. Read
By: Andrew Burger | 26/11/2007 | Investing
Popularity
51

Is it Bonanza Time for Valgold in Venezuela?
On Tuesday, Nov. 6 as ValGold Resources (TSX:VAL) announced that it had closed on its Honnold Corp. acquisition. As a result, ValGold now indirectly owns 21 exploration concessions covering approximately 900 square kilometers in Venezuela’s Bolivar state, considered one of the few remaining relatively unexplored and untapped regions of bonanza scale gold, precious, industrial and base metals prospects in the world. Read
By: Andrew Burger | 08/11/2007 | Investing
Popularity
52

Astral Mining Adds Drill Targets at Bc’s Jumping Josephine
Astral Mining on Oct. 18 released a report on the ongoing Phase II drilling program at its Jumping Josephine gold prospect in southern British Columbia. Astral’s on-site geotechnical team has sampled JJ Main Zone quartz stockwork over more than 540 meters of strike and down to a maximum depth of 152 m, diamond drilling a total length of some 3,333 m. Management expects that a minimum 12 more holes will be drilled during the Phase II program before calling it quits for the season. Read
By: Andrew Burger | 08/11/2007 | Investing
Popularity
53

True North Gems Seeks Alternative to Myanmar “blood” Rubies
Mining companies like Vancouver’s True North Gems (TSX:TGX), which is working to develop a ruby and sapphire resource in Greenland, can play a role in breaking the dominance of governments such as Myanmar’s, the world’s largest supplier of rubies and sapphires, as well as jade. Read
By: Andrew Burger | 25/10/2007 | Investing
Popularity
50

Ascendant Copper Holding Steady on Ecuadorian Nest Egg: Part 2
The social responsibility and environmental impact of miners and mining are the populist themes of the day in Ecuador as the Correa administration and newly elected members of a National Constituent Assembly begin what is likely to be a long and drawn out effort to rewrite the country’s constitution and mining legislation. Read
By: Andrew Burger | 22/10/2007 | Investing
Popularity
50

Ascendant Copper Holding Steady on Ecuadorian Nest Egg: Part 1
There’s good news and bad news coming out of Ecuador for miners such as Ascendant Copper. The good news is that a government led by President Rafael Vicente Correa is about to take on a rewriting of the nation’s constitution, as well as its mining laws and legislation, which may well pave the way for all parties to realize some benefit from the country’s mineral resources. The bad news is that the process is likely to take some time. Read
By: Andrew Burger | 10/10/2007 | Investing