We are back on the conference circuit in Vancouver. In today’s Rant, I take a deep dive seeking the rationale for the most recent mega-merger between Newmont Mining (NEM.NYSE) and Goldcorp (GG.NYSE, G.T) and its potential impacts on the precious metal sector. In Stock Talk, I cover two junior companies that are successfully tapping the equity markets to replenish their coffers, detail the potential reasons for the disappointing drop in share price for a mid-tier producer and explain why we are not panicking over news of a CEO succession at a prospect generator.

Canadian junior mining markets and the difficulty of keeping some of its players on the straight and narrow. Also, stock news reviews including a lithium project advancing quickly to development in Argentina, exploration updates from a copper-gold explorer in Peru and a prospect generator in northern Chile, and the most recent acquisition of a large, silver dominant producer.

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