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CONT E NT S februa ry 2 0 1 3 Departments Editor's Comments 7 Will Sapphire Energy be a major game-changer? by Ellsworth Dickson OFF THE WIRE 48 Western Potash Corp. Unigold Inc. Probe Mines Ltd. Cerro Resources NL Coming Events 92 Reader Response Card 92 Epilogue 94 Are investors shunning Canadian juniors? by David Duval 32 FEATURES Exploration and Mining in South America 8 broker's pickS 26 Coral Gold – a maturing gold story a long time in the making Alabama Graphite soon to be the 38 newest and only graphite producer in the US by Simon Rees by Derek Wood by Kathrine Moore The uncertainty disconnect 18 in mining Bilateral investment treaty 34 considerations in structuring natural resource investments Tirex Resources – mining what could 44 be the world's next great VHMS discovery in Alabama by Richard G. Dearden and Wendy J. Wagner by Brandon Larson Say hello to the IRO 70 Copper North Mining excited 46 about first year as a junior company by Sandy Chim 50 companies with defined 40 mineral deposits by Jon Bey by Dr. Jennifer S. Getsinger InvestmentS insights & Investments 22 ITVs and EVs MINING Brigus Gold intersects high-grades 50 by Vanessa MacLean Prairie Creek – a mine in the making 28 by Eric Hoesgen & Dennis Hoesgen by Dr. Edward Schiller Speculations 24 Fiscal Cliff legislation and its impact Laurion Mineral exploring 31 multifaceted Sturgeon River property by Leonard Melman by Kathrine Moore At The Market 25 Cautiously Optimistic Yellowhead Mining blazing a trail 32 for a new generation of junior miners by Rodney Blake by David Forest Brixton Metals keeps eyes on Oban prize 52 by Simon Rees Silver Standard Resources is evolving 54 into a silver production play by Mike Kachanovsky International Northair Mines preparing 58 for an initial silver resource calculation by Brandon Larson february 2013 www.resourceworld.com 5