“Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (the “Company” or “Appia”) (CSE: API, OTCQX: APAAF, Germany: “A0I0.F”, “A0I0.MU”, “A0I0.BE”) is excited to announce the release of assay results from 2022 diamond drilling of More »
Critical Minerals Institute Summit- Wed Nov, 2022
Critical Minerals Institute, or CMI The next Critical Minerals Summit hosted by the CMI is scheduled for Wednesday, November 9, 2022, in Toronto, Canada. -Corporate sponsors are listed here, Critical Minerals Institute link -This promises to More »
Appia Rare Earths and Uranium Corp.
APPIA ANNOUNCES THE EXTRACTION AND SHIPMENT OF ALCES LAKE BULK SAMPLE TO CANMETMINING FROM ALCES LAKE RARE EARTH PROPERTY, NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN (CSE:API, OTCQB:APAAF, Germany: “A0I.F”, “A0I.MU”, “A0I.BE”) -More big news from rare More »
PDAC 2022 ‘Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’ 90th Year
Exciting News: The PDAC is back in person in 2022, for its 90th birthday! The date of the show will now be held from June 13-15 in person and June 28-29 online. More »
Is a ‘Commodities Supercycle’ coming?
Is A Commodities Supercycle Coming? “A commodity supercycle is a sustained period, usually more than a decade, of increasing commodity demand.” The phrase ‘commodities supercycle’ has been popping up in articles more More »
PDAC 2022 ‘Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’ 90th Year
Exciting News: The PDAC is back in person in 2022, for its 90th birthday!
The date of the show will now be held from June 13-15 in person and June 28-29 online.
This is a change from the usual spot in early March, probably due to ongoing pandemic considerations.
After 2 years of being hosted online only due to the Covid pandemic it appears 2022 will see the world renowned Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada back in all it’s glory.
Also looks like this years event will be busy as we see this announcement on the official website:
“Please note that exhibit space for the in person portion of the Trade Show is sold out. See below for more details.” Prior years regularly have seen well over 30,000 attendees so we expect the event to be very busy this year given that the pandemic measures continue to normalize.
You can register by clicking this link: PDAC 2022 Registration
-The location for exhibits and trade show events at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto at 222 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto Canada.
As usual we expect to see various company parties and evening events hosted at other venues in the surrounding downtown area as in pre covid years. There is usually a list of events posted in the lobby of the Royal York Hotel and
flyers posted and so on in the convention area and at the exhibit booths.
2022 promises to be a very exciting year as there has been a lot of important discoveries and the term ‘commodities supercycle’ has become popular lately, as well as the need for certain metals to support national defense and various industries that rely on a secure supply of metals for their products. This has lent a more than usual sense of urgency to the important task of finding new mineral resources.
Hope to see you there!
Editor,
The Canadian Junior Report
PDAC Contact Address:
–Prospectors & Developers
Association of Canada
800-170 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3B3
416 362 1969
info@pdac.ca convention@pdac.ca
Is a ‘Commodities Supercycle’ coming?
Is A Commodities Supercycle Coming?
“A commodity supercycle is a sustained period, usually more than a decade, of increasing commodity demand.”
The phrase ‘commodities supercycle’ has been popping up in articles more frequently recently. The last time it was getting mentioned so frequently was back around 2008 just before we entered a severe downturn in the fortunes of the junior exploration business.
The following 20 year chart shows where we are at with the current sentiment via the TSX.V which tends to be heavily weighted with junior exploration companies.
Now a lot of people know you can get quite rich from holding shares in the right junior exploration companies, but it can also really test your patience waiting for a discovery. Conventional wisdom also says you need to own around 10 of these companies in order to achieve success with one because it is a game of probabilities.
That being said there is a lot you can learn, and even participate in by telling all your friends and going to the various conventions for these companies, one of which is the annual PDAC in Toronto.
The Prospectors and Developers Association Convention is one of the largest in the world and has been a virtual institution in Toronto for decades. The covid pandemic the past couple of years has been the only real hiccup to one of the most interesting conventions out there, at least if you are a mining enthusiast!
The past 2 years has seen the PDAC go virtual but it will be back at the regular spot as of this year.
Official dates: PDAC 2022 will now be hosted in person in Toronto from June 13-15 and online from June 28-29.
Official Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
222 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON
CANADA
See you there!
Editor,
The Canadian Junior Report
Global Lithium demand continues to Dazzle
LITHIUM! The new oil?
One of the biggest commodity stories of 2021 is the enormous demand for lithium to supply batteries for electric vehicles. Electric vehicle production has grown at a staggering pace for anyone aware that not that long ago all the electric cars made were taken out into the desert and destroyed! Now I wonder who was behind those shenanigans?
At any rate we have a new consciousness which declares that electric vehicles are going to save the planet from overheating and we need them to replace ICE vehicles as soon as yesterday.
For this to occur we need batteries and lots of them! Those batteries take lithium to construct, hence the lithium price has soared to all time highs of approximately $30,000.00/ton U.S. as companies and countries move aggressively to obtain reliable supplies.
Further, according to data from the website MarketsandMarkets.com, (Article Link)the demand by 2025 will increase by more than double:
The lithium compounds market is projected to grow from USD 5.3 billion in 2020 to USD 13.5 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 20.6% from 2020 to 2025.
A junior exploration company which we own shares in largely because of faith in management is Infinite Ore Corp. (ILI.V OTCQB-ARXRF)
Jackpot Lithium deposit is the name of their established lithium deposit near Thunder Bay Ontario which is high grade although is rather small at present and needs to be expanded by more exploration. Jackpot is approximately 2 million tones of over 1% lithium which is considered high grade.
ILI has very recently closed a financing for approximately $8 million (cad) to expand their lithium holdings although it is unclear at this point where they will focus their spending.
We await further guidance from management, and the prospect has not gone unnoticed as the company valuation has basically doubled recently on the news of financing. The financing was done around 100% below where the share price was trading so that tells you something positive is happening in the sector and the company as well/
Stay tuned for updates and “GO Lithium!”
Disclosure: Editor owns shares of Infinite Ore Corp. and may buy or sell at any time. Infinite Ore Corp. is
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API:CSE-Appia Announces Assay Results, Additional Land Acquisitions, A New Discovery And Drilling Update
Sept 01, 2021
Appia Energy Corp. continues to move full speed ahead with their 2021 exploration program at Alces Lake, Saskatchewan. Having recently added critical metals expert Jack Lifton to the Advisory Board, and with 13 geologists working at the project plus a winter camp set-up there is a lot of excitement in the air!
Recent results have added to the energy surrounding the Alces Lake rare earth/critical rare earth prospect with additional land being acquired.
“Acquisition of a further 11,055.4 hectares (27,318.5 acres) of land contiguous to the claim block at
Alces Lake, increasing the 100% owned landholdings to 35,682.2 hectares (88,,172.7 acres),
doubling the landholdings from the start of the 2021 exploration season.”
NEW ZONE DISCOVERED:
The Sweet Chili Heat zone (“SCH”), among others (Figure 2), is a new discovery that was found as a direct
result of the new airborne survey. As a result of the analysis of the geophysical data and geologic work done at the location, the SCH zone has been prioritized for drilling in the near future. Monazite mineralization has an exposed strike length of ~25m, with elevated radiation readings continuing under ground cover for an additional ~30m. Observed mineralization indicates that the SCH is a highly prospective target.”
DIAMOND DRILLING
With two drills active on the property, there are so many occurrences to explore that the diamond drilling program is being extended from 5000 meters to a possible total of 10,000 meters. As was mentioned earlier there is now a winter camp set-up and earlier grab samples have been assayed by the SRC (Saskatchewan Research Council) laboratories. With all this activity and focus we can expect a steady flow of news from Appia moving forward.
We will continue to follow this company on their exciting journey to become a rare earth/critical rare earth producer right here in our own Canadian back yard, one of the highest grade discoveries in the world.
Disclaimer:
Editor owns shares in this company and may buy or sell at any time.
Appia Energy-Research Capital Corp. Initiating Coverage-May 31, 2021
Research Capital Corp. has just initiated coverage on Appia Energy Corp. (CSE: API) (OTCQB: APAAF) (FSE: A0I.F) (FSE: A0I.MU) (FSE: A0I.BE)
The report is focused on their Lake Alces high grade rare earth property in Saskatchewan.
This is a comprehensive 25 page report and is well worth the read if you are interested in exposure to rare earth mineralization projects with potentially explosive upside.
The high grades Appia has found so far rank 2nd in the world at around 16% according to the company and there are plenty of other reasons to take a very close look at what this company has to offer.
AppiaEnergy-ResearchCapitalMay27,2021
One great stroke of luck for Appia is a rare earth processing facility is currently being built in the same jurisdiction by the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). This $31 million facility is like a dream come true to a junior, especially with their early exploration results are showing high grade rare earth and critical rare earth mineralization in monzanite host rock.. This is significant because the method of processing rare earth minerals found in monzanite are well established.
(From the Research Capital Report)
“As noted above, the Saskatchewan government is constructing a 3,000 tonne per year REE processing facility north of Saskatoon – the first facility of this kind in Canada. The government intends the facility to act as a catalyst to drive the growth of the REE industry in Canada by “providing the early-stage supply chain needed to generate industry investment and growth”. The new
facility is expected to be operating in the fall of 2022.”
Appia is just about to start a $5 million diamond drilling program on Alces Lake where they have identified at least 70 targets so far on their 34,000+ hectare property.
Appia Energy Corp – Alces Lake Video- April 02, 2021
Appia’s management, directors and consulting team have extensive experience with uranium exploration in the prolific Athabasca Basin district of northern Saskatchewan, and uranium and rare earth development and mining in the historic Elliot Lake mining camp.
-The following video describing their exciting “Alces Lake” rare earth (REE) and critical rare earth (CREE) minerals property located in Saskatchewan. The company is launching a $5 million diamond drill program in the 2nd quarter of 2021 to further develop this highly mineralized property.
-Disclaimer: Editor holds shares in Appia Energy Corp. and may buy or sell at any time.
PDAC 2021 is Here!
It is PDAC again, the biggest mining conference of the year (in the world) is here and this year it is virtual! Like most of the world PDAC is going virtual this year and it promises to be a good one.
You can register here: PDAC 2021 Convention Registration
-A popular real life event which has now gone virtual is the Core Shack PDAC 2021 Core Shack
-With this year being basically 100% virtual, it is quite possible that attendees will be able to cover even more of the events and participate in more meetings – since they won’t have travel to deal with. As the world has adapted to virtual communication at a blinding speed because of the pandemic it may just be that consuming new information on potential investments or companies and subjects of interest will permanently be facilitated by virtual information consumption.
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY:
There is a lot to be happy about this year if you are in the mining or minerals and commodities supply business. Demand is booming with Electric Vehicles firmly leading the way in a number of categories. Uranium and nuclear power demands are also on the scene and more and more people are realizing that keeping the world green may well depend on implement nuclear power as it creates virtually no greenhouse emissions. (Wake up Greenpeace!) Copper has seen recent multi-year highs which is usually considered a very powerful sign of growth. In short, things are booming for this sector and the rest of the investing world is starting to catch on. Very exciting!
At any rate, it is happening in full measure this year of 2021 and we expect the PDAC organization to be fully prepared and to ‘knock it out of the park’ as they do every year, see you there!
Bitcoin Update- 2021
Last year at this time, PDAC 2020 was occurring and Bitcoin was trading in the $8,500.00 USD range.
Now it is PDAC 2021 and Bitcoin is trading in the $48-49,000.00 USD range. Just saying….
Market corrections do happen..
Stock markets overall have been correcting for the past couple of weeks, with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies not immune to this phenomenon either. Markets have been on what is considered a long if not historical bull run so this correction is not really a surprise. How long and deep the correction will be is the question. Traders watch the Nasdaq QQQ and SQQQ ETF’s for clues.
When a medium to deep correction happens most sectors lose value, with some sectors tending to fall more than others. In this particular correction in fact the oil sector has actually been doing well because of oil prices rising to new intermediate term highs.
The OTC and pink sheet market companies have taken a brutal hit for some reason- maybe the short algos have been working overtime but it has not been pretty.
At any rate picking quality growth companies to invest in is always in fashion and can protect against longer downturns when the overall markets inevitably continue to march north.
Editor,
CanadianJuniorReport
PDAC 2020 is here soon!
With the mining and commodities business looking healthier today than it has in a years, the 2020 PDAC is coming up quickly!
The PDAC goes from Sunday Mar 01 to Wednesday March 04 this year. A large turnout is expected with lots of juniors reorganized and galvanized, as well as mergers happening to consolidate the industry further. The conference is the biggest of it’s kind in the world and it is not unusual to get more than 25-30,000 people in attendance.
Various juniors had eyebrow raising growth in 2019 which is not going unnoticed by the investment community at large. AMEX Exploration for example (TSXV:AMX) has a 52 week range of .22 to $1.65 and is currently trading in the $1.45 cent range. It was a leader in the juniors and continues to press release very good results from their Quebec properties.
Great Bear Resources Ltd. was another winner in the news quite often in 2019. 52 week hi was $9.70 (cad) with a low of $2.20 (cad). Some serious gains were seen by shareholders in these 2 companies as well as a host of others, while the marijuana/cannabis companies virtually collapsed. Therefore we can make the conclusion that that sooner or later the rest of the exploration juniors may be getting some love which has been sorely missing for many years…