After two strong sessions, the Canadian Markets took a breather during Tuesday trading to digest the recent gains. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added a modest 0.02%, while the TSX Gold Index fell back 0.7% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 0.39% with the declining issuers outpacing the advancers by a 445 to 314 margin on volume of 145 million shares traded.

Bravo Venture Group cut 24.9 grams gold and 1,042.9 grams silver per tonne at its Homestake Ridge project in northwestern British Columbia. Bravo ended the day up C$0.04 at C$0.48.

Not as well received was Dynamite Resources’ 75.89 metres running 2.86 grams gold per tonne and 0.69% copper at its Upper Scorn Ridge target on the Mike Lake project in west-central Yukon. Shareholders are concerned about the continuity because Dynamite ended the day down C$0.02 at C$0.04.

Knight Resources’

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The Canadian Markets started off the trading week in fine form with investors cheering both the bailout of Citibank(NYSE:C) and President Elect Obama’s economic vision in the United States. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 3.50%, while the TSX Gold Index climbed another 1.5% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, gained 2.64% with the advancing issuers outpacing the decliners by a 421 to 357 margin on volume of 166 million shares traded.

The Hudbay takeover saga just got a tad more interesting after Jaguar Financial announced that it would offer Hudbay shareholders the cash value of Hudbay, less a 1% fee estimated at C$5.40 per share, plus the cash from the remaining assets of Hudbay under a sale. HudBay Minerals and Lundin Mining (NYSE:LMC) have inked a friendly deal that would have Lundin shareholders getting 0.3919 of a Hudbay share

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The bulls and the bears battled hard for supremacy throughout Tuesday trading on the Canadian Markets with the bulls eventually coming out on top of the big board and the bears winning the day once again over on the junior bourse. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 0.46%, while the TSX Gold Index dropped 0.8% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 4.52% with the declining issuers outpacing the advancers by a 543 to 290 margin on volume of 169 million shares traded.

It was a good day for Peregrine Diamonds after the company reported that it discovered a gem quality 2.01 carat stone from a 2.28 tonne sample collected from the CH-1 kimberlite on the Chidliak property in Canada’s north. Peregrine ended the session at C$0.395, for a C$0.06 gain.

Rolling Rock Resources bounced off the mat to close at C$0.035 for

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Inspiration Mining Corporation, a junior mining company, owns the rights to 100% interest in 28 unpatented contiguous claims containing 69 units, covering approximately 1090 hectares in Langmuir Township, Porcupine Mining Division, Ontario, Canada. The company also has the rights to 100% interest (less a 5% Net Smelter Return less mining, concentration, etc. expenses) in 31 contiguous lode claims covering 246 ha located approximately 35 km southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah.

In addition, Inspiration Mining has the rights to 100% interest in 82 mineral claim units on Vancouver Island near the Pacific Coast in western Canada. Those claims, collectively known as the Jasper Property, cover 2050 hectares lying west of Lake Cowichan in west-central Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The company optioned the Jasper Property in 1995 and acquired a 100% interest in December of 1996.

Inspiration Mining is focused on exploring for polymetallic, massive sulphide deposits on its Jasper

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Now that oil and gas prices have retreated from unsustainable levels, oil and gas exploration and development companies have begun to step back and assess where their prospects for future development and profit lie. Some may sell percentages of leases while others may drill. Having data in hand to make longer term decisions will be a key element for smaller oil and gas companies going forward. Finding those companies, that have planned for the long haul, is the path to profit. Finding them is the trick.

Kodiak Energy Inc., a development stage oil and gas exploration company, works to develop and extract oil and gas primarily in the United States and Canada. The company is currently focusing its efforts on winter drilling opportunities in Canada.

Although the company has solid prospects in both the United States and Canada, it is currently focusing a majority of its effort on its “Lucy” northern British

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The selling pressure intensified during early Thursday trading on the Canadian markets but some late day buying pushed the big board into the black, while the junior board remained mired in the red.

For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange added 4.82%, while the TSX Gold Index rallied 12.9% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 1.08% with the declining issuers outpacing the advancers by a 494 to 288 margin on volume of 152 million shares traded.

Shares of copper miner Anvil Mining got slammed after the company reported a third quarter loss of $17.3 million or $0.24 per share, compared with a profit of $39.1 million or $0.55 per share in the same period of 2007. Falling copper prices, political uncertainty and operational issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo all impacted the bottom line. The company also does

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After an ever so brief reprieve the bears returned and once again started mauling the bulls during Wednesday’s trading session on the Canadian markets. For the tale of the tape, the TSX Exchange plunged 5.32%, while the TSX Gold Index tanked 8.5% and the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada’s largest junior exploration bourse, lost 5.71% with the declining issuers outpacing the advancers by a 607 to 224 margin, on volume of 141 million shares traded. Going from the penthouse to the poorhouse, Teck Cominco (NYSE:TCK) is looking at several options to trim costs. A series of investments over the past two years has pushed the company from a cash-rich state to a cash poor one, with reports out that the diversified miner will cut its dividend, cut spending on development projects such as the Fort Hills oil sands, its Galore Creek copper project in British Columbia and its Petaquilla copper

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Tri-Star Gold, a subsidiary of Tri-Star Holdings, Inc. (TSHL.PK), is focused on acquiring and developing properties to produce platinum, gold, silver, and copper. Tri-Star has a number of properties located in Nevada, Arizona, and Idaho. Three of their claims contain a copper and precious metal vein system that measures about 100 feet wide and 4200 feet long. This vein system has previously produced high-grade copper, gold, and silver ore. The company’s estimates on the potential recoverable metals at its Blue Jay claims are quite substantial.

A portion of the Blue Jay claims have a long mining history. Starting in the 1800s, mining at the Blue Jay Copper Mine began. Consisting of a six stamp mill, several underground adits, shafts, and open pits, the site was periodically mined up until the 1930s. A significant find occurred in 1950 when Consolidated Mining and Smelting (CM&S) of

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Mantra Venture Group owns several subsidiaries that have their focus on the environment. Mantra Wind focuses on sustainable wind technologies by building wind farms in British Columbia. Mantra Energy Alternatives Ltd. focuses on the alternative energy field exclusively with interest in biomass, hydrogen, tidal power, and improved 3-phase power management. Climate Esco Ltd. focuses on helping businesses implement new green technologies. Mantra Media Corp. serves to spread awareness for the complex field of sustainability with media and public relations. Last, but not least is Mantra China, which is the vehicle for the Mantra Group to establish a presence in Asia and expand throughout the Pacific Rim.

Mantra, through its group of sustainable energy, carbon reduction and consumer product subsidiaries, implements an innovative, multi-faceted approach focused on profitability through sustainability. Mantra has acquired the intellectual property for an alternative to carbon capture and storage, the CO2 Converter, a process that converts

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