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Mariana Resources, an AIM quoted exploration and development company focused in Peru and southern Argentina, have issued positive results from its scout drilling programme at its 102 sq km Condor de Oro copper-gold-molybdenum project, located along the prolific Cordillera del Condor gold-copper belt in Northern Peru. The latest drill hole CDOYE-5 has yielded the strongest […]

North River has announced that it has raised approximately £1,025,000 through a conditional placing of 170,833,333 new Ordinary Shares of £0.002 each at a price of 0.6 pence per Ordinary Share (the “Placing”). The Placing, which was conducted through Pareto Securities Limited, was over-subscribed. The net procceds of the Placing will be applied towards completion […]

Have you ever wondered why there are analysts and economists? The analysts are buried in the down and dirty, devilish details, whilst the economists step back and view things on a much broader scale. The analysts exist to drive investors crazy and the economists exist to help us not get caught up in the anxiety […]

Actually, the ride started last week when the FTSE 100 climbed to lofty heights, tantalizing investors with the possibility that the index would establish a new high. Then, just as it seemed possible, the FTSE plunged to it’s current level of 6578. It looks like we’ll have to start the ride over in order to […]

GSK’s share price drifted lower today, a 1.69% slide (28.00 pence) to 1624.50. Almost a year ago, 07 February 2013, ADVFN published a story entitled “GSK Betting on Robust R&D Pipeline.” The point of the story was that long-term investors in pharmaceutical companies, like GlaxoSmithKline (LSE:GSK) should keep their eyes more on their R&D Pipeline […]

Pearson plc (LSE:PSON) is getting pounded today on the London Exchange following issuance of its January Trading Report. Folks, it was not good news. Pearson shares closed yesterday at 1311.00 on the London Exchange. It’s share price is currently at 1192.00, down 9.08%. When a company has a market cap of £9.65 billion, that kind of […]

On 23 August 2004 Google’s share price was $106.15 (NASDAQ:GOOG). Except for a sharp, one-year decline when it dropped from just above 700 to 290, Google’s share price has climbed nearly continuously to its current level of 1163. Just in case you are blissfully uniformed, that single year was 2008 and the responsibility for that […]

Northcote Energy has issued an update on its interests in Oklahoma which cover 6,058 net mineral acres, including an overview of its 2014 drilling/frack and well workover programmes focused on significantly increasing production and proving up the reserves on its leases, which are primarily targeting the producing Mississippi Lime Formation. Overview: – 2013 saw the […]

IronGru? Sula Iron & Gold plc, a multi-commodity exploration company focussed on Sierra Leone, have announced that an independent valuation of the Company’s wholly owned 153 km2 Ferensola Project in Sierra Leone, which is prospective for both iron and gold, has been prepared by independent mining consultants SRK Exploration Services. SRK Exploration Services (‘SRK’) has […]

Forty minutes is a long time to hold your breath, but there’s a bunch of us doing it right now. The FTSE has been riding high above the 6840 mark for most of the day. If it finishes above 6840.27, it will be the index’s highest close since 30 December 1999. About two hours ago […]