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DEPARTMENTS
EDITOR'S COMMENTS 5
This could be the start
of something big
by Ellsworth Dickson
COMING EVENTS 68
Advertisers' List 68
EPILOGUE 70
Recovery in base metals blindsides
precious metals investors
by David Duval
CONTENTS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017
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FEATURE
B2Gold opening fifth mine 6
by Ellsworth Dickson
Precious Metals Review 12
by Ron Hall
Electric cars, battery materials
and disruptive technology 16
by Alf Stewart
Cobalt staking rush underway 20
by Robert Simpson
INVESTMENT
SPECULATIONS
Recent gold rally driven by civil
unrest and economics 28
by Leonard Melman
AT THE MARKET
Compare the charts 29
by Rodney Blake
BROKER'S PICKS
MGX Minerals – fueling the new
energy economy 30
by Shayne Nyquvest
John Kaiser stalking metal stocks 32
by Ellsworth Dickson
MINING
Battery mineral companies to watch 25
Shore Gold partners with Rio Tinto
to develop diamond project 31
by David Duval
FIELD REPORT
The Far North brings its own
challenges and opportunities 36
by Peter Kennedy
Manitoba Mining and
Exploration 42
by Kathrine Moore
Chatham Rock Phosphate planning
offshore mining project 46
by Ellsworth Dickson
AUSTRALIAN UPDATE
Heron Resources funded to build
Woodlawn Project 47
by Greg Barns
Alio Gold sets its sights
on mid-tier status 48
by Thomas Schuster
Great Panther Silver operations
expanding to Peru 50
by Peter Kennedy
Camino Minerals following up good
Peruvian drill results 52
Golden Arrow/SSR Mining advancing
toward production at Chinchillas 53
by Ellsworth Dickson