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Apollo’s C.E.O. Ross McElroy joins Chris here to share some obsrevations following Chris’ recent visit to the company’s Calico Project in California. A LOT of really interesting history here is represented to this day in the well-preserved, mining-themed …

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We’re revisiting copper plays in our portfolio/universe currently, given the red metal’s recent record prices…and here, we couldn’t come up with a more game-changing story if we tried! As I discuss here with Gunnison’s …

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As I’ve discussed it previously and recap here, Arizona Gold & Silver’s Philadelphia Project in western Arizona is one of the more unique geological stories I’ve ever encountered. And as the time since my coverage has started has gone …

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Chris visits with Apollo Silver (TSX-V:APGO) (OTCQB-APGOF) CEO Ross McElroy on coming next steps for the company’s flagship Calico Project in California, following the recent upgrade to the Mineral Resource Estimate there. Incredibly, STILL …

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Here, SMPR’s Chris Temple is joined by Robert Winton, P.Eng., the Vice President of Operations for Gunnison Copper (TSX-GCU) (OTCQB-GCUMF). Gunnison has consolidated the Cochise County, Arizona area to come up with more than …

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As promised, Terry Lynch, C.E.O. of Power Metallic Mines (TSX-V-PNPN) (OTCQB-PNPNF) returns here as we engage in a sober, engaging and–in the end–hopeful discussion on the future of Canadian resource companies specifically and that of the …

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