Stockhouse Podcasts

Podcast #69 Nighthawk Gold Corp

With the gold mining industry still depressed, investors are now highly focused and extremely selective with the companies in which they are placing their hard-earned dollars. They want to see either:
Above-average grades; or
Very robust intercepts
The Colomac Gold Project of Nighthawk Gold Corp. (TSX: NHK, OTCQB: MIMZF, Forum) clearly passes the test in terms of robust intercepts and it can also boast some high-grade numbers. The Stockhouse audience has already been introduced to this Company in a full-length feature article from November 27, 2018.
The next day, Nighthawk reported new drilling results that included its broadest intercepts to date. Hole C17-28 reported “several extensive regions of continuous mineralization”:
00 meters (85m true width) of 2.47 g/t Au, including 34.70 meters of 4.27 g/t and 9.65 meters of 6.90 g/t; plus
05 meters (100.00m true width) of 1.13 g/t Au, including 7.70 meters of 4.82 g/t; plus
25 meters (20m true width) of 1.15 g/t Au, including 3.75 meters of 6.94 g/t
These results extended this zone of mineralization where it remains open along strike and to depth. Previous drilling has also yielded very robust intercepts of high-grade gold, including:
50 meters of 7.78 g/t Au
07 meters of 7.72 g/t Au
65 meters of 5.58 g/t Au
Altogether, 26,168 meters of drilling were completed in 2017. A minimum of 25,000 meters of drilling is planned for this year. The Company is fully funded for the next 18-24 months, anchored by strategic investors like Kinross Gold and Osisko Royalties.
All of this activity has led to a new resource estimate for the Colomac Project. Stockhouse recently tracked down NHK’s busy CEO, Michael Byron, to dig deeper into this new resource estimate as well as getting a more general update on Colomac.
 
FULL DISCLOSURE: Nighthawk Gold Corp is a paid client of Stockhouse Publishing.

Frank Holmes Talks Markets

Talk to your peers, institutional investors, and [they will say] “we don’t use technicals.” Not so. Their level of confidence, their level of enthusiasm is always greater when the 50-day [moving average] is above the 200-day. And their degrees of pessimism is when the 50-day is below the 200-day…So I think the crypto world is waiting for that turn…I think we’re coming to a bottom.
Frank Holmes, CEO of HIVE Blockchain
Frank Holmes wears many hats: analyst, fund manager, CEO. Stockhouse Media recently sat down with him to get his insights on a variety of topics: the blockchain/crypto space, general market conditions, and his views on the resources sectors.
Frank Holmes on using HIVE Blockchain as a “proxy” for cryptocurrency trading:
The quant funds today are 70% of the trading in NewYork. HIVE correlates with Bitcoin 70% of the time but correlates with Ethereum 95% of the time…It’s actually easier for them to trade HIVE than to get in and out…of these cryptocurrencies. I believe probably 25% of our volume is from these quant funds who use HIVE as a proxy. Look at the volume: 10 million, 10 million, 10 million [shares].
…on bond market conditions:
Right now we’re in that “fear trade” model of rising interest rates. What really amazes me is when you look at the [interest rate] spread of what will the European Union currencies will pay you, for 5-year/2-year/10-year government bonds and Japan – versus the U.S. I’ve never seen such a negative spread: how trillions of dollars in Japanese yen have a negative spread relative to the dollar.
…on The Golden Rule:
The “10 percent” Golden Rule. The Golden Rule has been good to other people and it will be good to you too…In the investment world, 10% [of portfolios] should be invested in gold and gold mining stocks. I am a big believer of that – for any investor. Rebalance once a year and maintain that 10%...It’s been an incredible investment. In this century, in the past 18 years, bullion has outperformed the S&P 500 2:1.

Podcast #68 Granada Gold Mine Inc.

As industry analysts predict the price of gold to start heading northwards, exploration in one the world’s gold hotspots continues to heat up. And, Granada Gold Mine Inc. (TSX.V: GGM, OTCQB: GBBFF, Forum) has announced that it has just completed its trenching program at its Aukeko property, immediately adjacent to its flagship gold property, the Granada Gold Mine, located 5 kilometres south of Rouyn-Noranda Quebec. Quebec’s Abitibi Gold Belt is an area consistently ranked as one of the world's friendliest jurisdictions for gold mining and exploration.
On July 10th, 2018, The Company announced its exploration team has completed the third trench, totaling 85 metres in length with an average width of approximately 1.5 metres, located 150m to the east and south of the previous two trenches.
Granada has shown interest in the Auk shear zone where the Aukeko shaft was sunk. The zone was traced over a one-kilometre length, with an average width of 50 metres. It is also the location of the Bert vein where three bulk samples were taken in 1938.Grades from those bulk samples averaged 240 g/t Au.
Stockhouse recently had the opportunity to get an update on Granada Gold Mine’s operations from the Company President and CEO Frank J. Basa.
 
FULL DISCLOSURE: Granada Gold Mine Inc. is a paid client of Stockhouse Publishing.
 

Blockchain 101 Podcast - Eps 6 - Peter McCormack

This is the sixth in our series of Stockhouse Blockchain and Cryptocurrency 101 podcasts. These podcast interviews, with some of the industry's most successful and influential professionals, are designed to help investors understand the complexities and nuances required prior to investing in the cryptocurrency marketplace.   In today's podcast, we talk to Peter McCormack – Bitcoin and cryptocurrency trader, blogger, advisor, and miner. He’s also the host of the wildly successful podcast ‘What Bitcoin Did’. Peter has interviewed a veritable who’s who of the international crypto and blockchain community and has provided his listeners with one of the most informative and entertaining podcasts on the internet today.   You can find Peter on Twitter @WhatBitcoinDid
Many of his popular blogs and articles can be accessed at https://medium.com/@whatbitcoindid
His company website and podcast home is www.whatbitcoindid.com
Peter joined us from his studio in London, England.

Podcast #67 Bluebird Battery Metals

Stockhouse readers are likely familiar with the rising demand for battery metals as electric vehicle sales are expected to hit 4 million by 2020. While demand is rising, the known supply in the ground isn’t overly abundant, especially for one key mineral - cobalt. Nearly two-thirds of global cobalt output comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has made headlines for its geopolitical and social risks. Many companies and investors are quickly looking for opportunities elsewhere.
This is where Bluebird Battery Metals Inc. (TSX: V.BATT, OTCQB: BBBMF, Forum) comes in. The mineral exploration Company is mainly focusing on the two crucial minerals to EV battery production – cobalt and nickel. It is also acquiring and advancing projects in two of the top five producing countries – one in Canada and three in Australia.
The latest acquisition came in early June 2018; when Bluebird took an important step to secure 100% of the Oberon Gold Property in New South Wales, Australia. This project offers 202 sq. km. within the emerging Bungonia Battery Metal Cobalt District. Bluebird has several other drill-ready projects and a vast portfolio of underexplored polymetallic projects.
Stockhouse Editorial recently had the chance to catch up with Bluebird CEO and Chairman Peter Ball about why now the perfect time, and why these are the right commodities in excellent locations.

Podcast #66 Blockstrain Technology Corp

BLOCKStrain Technology Corp. (TSX:V.DNAX, Forum) is an integrated blockchain platform that registers and tracks cannabis intellectual property from ‘Genome to Sale’. A new cannabis industry is emerging and using the power of blockchain, Blockstrain has developed the most comprehensive, community-driven cannabis genetics archival platform…dedicated to making the space safe and comfortable for breeders and growers – large and small. It’s all designed to help growers protect and release their varieties into the public domain, all the while being compensated and rewarded.
Stockhouse caught up with Blockstrain CEO Robert Galarza, to talk about the Company’s  recent letter of intent to integrate its proprietary technology into a new life science’s product and services ecosystem, as well as its proprietary integrated blockchain platform that registers and tracks intellectual property for the cannabis industry and their unique and aggressive business model.

Blockchain 101 Podcast - Eps 5 - Chase Cedar

This is the fifth in our series of Stockhouse Blockchain and Cryptocurrency 101 podcasts. These podcast interviews, with some of the industry's most successful and influential professionals, are designed to help investors understand the complexities and nuances required prior to investing in the cryptocurrency marketplace.   In today's podcast, we talk to Chase Cedar – co-founder and CEO of the Koi Research Group – a blockchain and cryptocurrency educational company headquartered in Vancouver, BC. Koi employs a group of educators, researchers, and coin specialists that focus on a niche sectors of the crypto asset industry. Koi’s clients include –
new crypto investors
universities/conferences seeking guest educators
organizations seeking blockchain solutions for business operations.
Chase is a graduate of the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business and has a follow-up degree in Latin American Business from the Universidad Adolfo Ibanez in Viña del Mar, Chile.   He can be found on Twitter @VicWealthMgmt
His company website is https://koiresearchgroup.com/
Chase joined us from his beautiful office at White Rock Beach, BC.

Podcast #65 Osisko Gold Royalties (2)

The name Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR, Forum) is certainly familiar to Canadian mining investors, especially those interested in the precious metals sector. Gold-royalties companies in this space have, for the past several years, outperformed other gold mining companies. However, Osisko Royalties is not your typical gold-royalties company, offering their unique ‘Incubator or Accelerator Business Model’.
 
Stockhouse caught up with Vincent Metcalf, Vice President of Investor Relations, to talk about the company’s aggressive business model, their record returns in Q1 of 2018, and its current diversified mining portfolio.