It took a bit of time, but hybrid prospect generator Avrupa Minerals (TSXV:AVU)(OTC:AVPMF) and JV partner Sandfire Miniera Portugal (subsidiary of Sandfire MATSA) intercepted a substantial mineralized interval at Sesmarias, Portugal again, after the impressive high grade result from June last year: 26.95m @ 2.18% Cu, 2.58% Pb, 5,6%Zn and 88.2g/t Ag.
With inflation finally going down to the point the Federal Reserve almost certainly intends to announce the first rate cut in September, and the gold price reacting favorably as it hovers around the US$2,400 levels since April, Aztec Minerals (AZT: TSX-V, OTCQB: AZZTF) profited from slowly increasing gold junior sentiment, and managed to raise C$2.575M in a non-brokered LIFE offering.
After a period of markets awaiting more definitive signals from the macro-economic side of things, we finally witnessed inflation coming down more than expected, and downward revisions of job reports and a significant increase in unemployment figures. This leads to a probability of over 90% for a September rate cut, which will likely be a positive for not only the markets but also metals, as the US Dollar usually goes down.
When PTX Metals (PTX:CSE)(9PX:FRA) set out to raise C$750k for exploration at their flagship W2 Cu-Ni-PGE project in Ontario, it was good to see the flow-through financing closed oversubscribed, to the amount of C$860k, with some last minute entrants coming in.
Summary
Ice drilling at Regnault target, Frotet project, Quebec
With conflicts around the world not exactly working towards a solution, with Taiwan potentially entering the mix since China wasn’t too happy with the speech of the Taiwanese president, gold remains strong above US$2,300/oz despite rumors swirling around of a first rate cut in September this year.
As the stockmarkets in the US are printing all-time highs again, not really urging the Federal Reserve to lower rates anytime soon it seems as inflation remains well above target, Kenorland Minerals (KLD.V)(3WQO.FSE) announced the final drill results for Regnault, part of their flagship Frotet Project in Quebec.
Ice drilling at Regnault target, Frotet project, Quebec
At a time where markets are weighing Federal Reserve comments about being hawkish towards rate cuts as inflation remains persistent, two major conflicts deepen (Russia-Ukraine) or seem to spread out (Israel-Hamas), the BRICS expand with new members, and recession fears are looming large in the background, gold remains trading above US$2,000/oz.
Platinex Inc (PTX:CSE)(9PX:FRA) had to manoeuvre carefully on their fully permitted flagship W2 copper-nickel-PGE project, a district scale land area in Northern Ontario, but finally managed to acquire the two missing pieces of the puzzle in the centre of their claim package.
Introduction
After spending almost 1.5 years assembling and permitting several significant projects in Ontario, junior explorer Platinex Inc (PTX:CSE)(9PX:FRA) commenced reconnaissance exploration work in August at their gold and lithium projects, with assays for the lithium project called Muskrat Dam being expected around in January 2024.