By Eric Pratt

Goldcliff Resources (TSX.V:GCN) assayed a trenching sample from its 100% owned Panorama Ridge project that returned a value of over 15 ounces per tonne of gold. The bonanza grade sample was assayed twice to confirm the result, which has validated the company’s theory that there would be high grade zones encountered throughout broadly disseminated lower grade host rock.

By Eric Pratt

Its not often one discovers an OTC-listed mining company that has a board of directors and management team with the caliber and pedigree of Little Squaw Gold Mining Company (OTCBB:LITS).

Helio Resource Corp.’s (TSX.V:HRC) project generator model is starting to yield results, both in terms of attracting other juniors as joint venture partners, and on its own flagship SMP property in Tanzania.

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) ("Assured" or "the Company") announced today that it has signed an agreement for WL Ross & Co. LLC ("WL Ross") to purchase $250 million of common shares of Assured and to provide a commitment to purchase up to $750 million of additional common shares of Assured at the option of the Company. The closing of the initial $250 million investment is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.

By Darryl Kelley

Wind is not only the cleanest source of energy available to humanity, it is also the world’s fastest growing source of electrical power. But the United States has been slow to adopt. A Canadian company is changing that though – one wind farm at a time.

More and more people with money are looking to invest in young startups and projects as Angel Investors or Venture Capitalists. And with more tools available online, if you have a bright idea, but fall short on the capital, you can surely find quite a few pwople to back you up! Go4Funding.com is one such website that I really liked. Unlike several others, it is unique as it offers a fresh look and provides a platform to bring entrepreneurs, business owners and investors closer together.

By Eric Pratt

Seldom a week passes without news of another investment by Pinetree Capital Ltd. (TSX:PNP) in an emerging resource or technology company. Pinetree has a lean corporate structure and visionary business model that makes it part investment fund, part investment bank.

By Darryl Kelley

In what is quickly becoming a habit with Bard Ventures (TSX.V:CBS), another great intercept from the drilling ongoing at the Lone Pine Molybdenum Project has returned 0.06% Molybdenum over 284 meters.

Should you pay your mortgage early, or apply your extra cash to investments that may earn more than you would save on compounded mortgage interest? Jason Striegel of hackzine.com says "On the one hand, you get a guaranteed outcome with paying down your mortgage. On the other, a conservative rate of return on an index fund should have no problem beating a 6% rate over the next 30 years."

The first good news of the year for readers at Resourcex Investor was the price of gold. The start of the year heralded all-time high prices for gold easily topping $900 per ounce, driven by the weak US dollar, high oil prices and renewed geopolitical concerns. Just a month later, gold continues to break all time highs, confidently striding toward the long anticipated $1,000 mark.

By Doug Hadfield

It may not be the sexiest of metals to investors, but iron is also arguably one of the most important. That was the message of Brian Thurston, President of Raytec Metals Corp. (TSX.V: RAY) in a recent interview with Resourcex.com. The junior exploration company has turned its focus from uranium in the Athabasca Basin to iron ore in Ontario and South America.

By D. J. Hadfield

Certainly, one of the most daunting challenges an investor faces is putting on the thinking cap and calculating the value of a mining or junior exploration company share. There are countless ways of valuing and comparing companies, and tens, if not hundreds of variables to consider when making your final investment decision.