The list of links on this page is an ample demonstration of the huge amount of information available on the Worldwide Web. All of these websites have features that recommend them to the studious investor.

We all handle information differently, particularly for a complex matter like investment. It is hoped that our site readers will find at least some of these links to be useful in gaining a clearer understanding of the mining industry and investment.

If you feel that we have unjustly omitted an important website or source of information, you are invited to email us a nomination. Thank you for your participation.

(Sites can be accessed by double-clicking on the hyperlinks in bold Italics.)

A. Industry Associations

• AMEBC – Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia – The main industry association for BC’s mineral exploration companies. Organizers of the annual Mining Roundup conference.

• MABC – Mining Association of British Columbia – Industry association representing BC’s operating mines and projects under construction or nearing commissioning.

B. Leading Newspapers, Magazines & Broadcast Media

• Business Week – The U.S.’s leading business and economics magazine.

• Canadian Business Online – Top Canadian stocks

• Der Spiegel – The English-language edition of Germany’s leading news magazine.

• Economist.com – The well-known English-language magazine on business and economics.

• FT.com – Britain’s leading business and finance newspaper.

• Far East Economic Review – An excellent magazine for news relating to Asian economies.

• The Financial Post – Canada’s principal business and investment newspaper.

• globeandmail.com – Canada’s senior news daily.

• globeinvestor.com – The “Globe & Mail’s” online business and investment section.

• Guardian Unlimited – The authoritative consolidation of news and editorial from “Le Monde,” “The Washington Post” and “The London Times.”

• International Business Times – A major US-based business newspaper.

• International Herald Tribune – The international voice on business and economics for “The New York Times.”

• The London Times Online – The web presence for London’s famous daily, “The Times.”

• Time Magazine – The populist, American news magazine.

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• BBC Online – News flow from Britain’s national broadcasting company.

• BNN Online – Canada’s Business News television; a valuable source of information.

• CBC Online – Similarly, news flow from Canada’s national broadcaster.

• CNN Online – The ubiquitous CNN.

C. Web Portals, Trade Press & Newsletters

• 24hgold.com – Much more than just gold, a very comprehensive web portal focussed on mining.

• 3-2-1 gold – A web portal covering general economic reports, silver and gold.

• Dig Media Resources – Scroll two thirds of the way down the page and you will come to a very targetted series of links offering media coverage on the major mineral products.

• The Energy Report – A web portal focussing on energy materials.

• Gold-MiningStocks.com – As its name implies, a portal focussed on gold-mining stocks.

• GoldSeek.com – Another web portal to delight gold bugs.

• InfoMine – The largest Internet portal dedicated to the mining industry.

• InvestorIdeas.com – Global research portal with a strong leaning towards the green investment.

• minesite.com – Providing coverage of economic and mining news from throughout the English-speaking world.

• Mineweb – In conjunction with Infomine, provide extensive news flow on mineral exploration and mining.

• MiningNerds.com – A useful portal for targetted news access and company lists.

• MolySeek.com – A web portal focussed on molybdenum exploration and development.

• ResourceInvestor.com – An encyclopedic collection of news flows on mining and investment.

• Resourcex Investor – Dedicated to information relating to emerging energy, metal and mineral resource stocks.

• SilverSeek.com – A web portal covering silver exploration and development.

• StockInterview – Web portal with a strong, though not exclusive, leaning towards uranium.

• Stock Research Portal – An extensive resource for economic, market and investment research.

• UraniumSeek.com – As its name suggests, a mine of information on uranium exploration and mining.

• UraniumStox.com – Another web portal focussing on uranium.

D. Economic Analysis

• Bank Credit Analyst – A very authoritative journal tartetting senior financial and corporate treasury managers.

• BMO Capital Markets – The share-broking side of the Bank of Montreal

• CIBC World Markets – Investment and economics research from another leading Canadian bank.

• The Daily Reckoning – Offering quality economic commentary from a number of regional portals.

• DB Research – Economic editorial and opinion from the Deutsche Bank Research Unit. (In English)

• Desjardins Securities – Valuable research and analysis from a respected Canadian brokerage house.

• Dundee Wealth Management – Martin Murenbeeld leads a team of highly-respected analysts for Dundee Securities.

• HSBC Global Research – A comprehensive offering from one of the world’s leading international banks.

• MacQuarrie Research – Top flight market and economic research with a strong resource focus.

• Morgan Stanley – Quality research from one of the senior American banks.

• RBC Dominion Securities – Authoritative economic and market commentary from Canada’s senior chartered bank.

• Royal Bank of Scotland – Economic insight from one of the senior British banks.

• Scotia Capital Inc. – Quality research and analysis from another of Canada’s Big Five.

• Wells Capital Management – Well-researched economic commentary from a respected American source.

• VOXEU – Commentary from leading European economists.

E. General Investment News & Commentary

• Bloomberg.com – The cornerstone of the North American investment world.

• Fool.com – The Motley Fool - Despite its unlikely name, an excellent web portal with a slightly contrarian view of the markets.

• HoweStreet.com – Full range of financial news and opinion for investors.

• Michael Campbell’s Money Talks – Conference organizer and noted radio show host, Michael Campbell has aligned himself with some of the best researchers and analysts on the Canadian investment scene.

• Oxford Analytica – Scholarly research and analysis always worth checking.

F. Market Information & Analysis

• Don Vialoux’s “Tech Talk” – One of the most useful analytical sites on the Internet.

• InvestmentTools.com – An excellent collection of market activity graphs.

• Seasonal Charts For Commodity and Futures Traders – A helpful reminder of seasonality’s impact upon markets.

• Seasonality Charts – Dimitri Speck’s excellent suite of charts covering a wide range of economic and market seasonalities.

G. Company Lists

• Canadian Diamond Stocks

• Canadian Silver Stocks

• Canadian Gold Stocks

• Canadian Uranium Stocks

• Goldsheet Mining Directory

• MiningNerds.com – A useful portal for targetted news access and company lists.

H. Gold Investment Webzines and Newsletters

• GFMS Limited – The gold industry’s senior research and analysis unit; publishes a highly authoritative, free quarterly newsletter.

• Gold Stock Analyst – An excellent research and analytical website.

• Gold Stock Center – Another excellent site with extensive research material for the gold stock investor.

• Kitco – The Kitco sites are mostly focussed towards gold and silver but also carries content regarding base metal and energy materials.

• LBMA – The Alchemist – The official website of the London Bullion Market Association; their “The Alchemist” quarterly jounal is excellent.

• ScotiaMocatta – Market Report – A valuable source of information from one of the major gold traders.

• World Gold Council – Another gold industry organization that provides excellent new flow on the economy and the gold market.

I. Mining Investment Newsletters

• The Allan Barry Report – You can access Allan Barry Laboucane’s thoughtful newsletter and blog at this website.

• David Coffin & Eric Coffin’s Hard Rock Advisories – The Coffin brothers are long-standing members of the mining community who have garnered a great deal of respect for their research and analysis.

• Brian Fagan’s Stocks & Speculations – By special arrangement with various newsletter writers, Brian Fagan publishes a wide range of excellent articles in his “Stocks & Speculations.”

• Micky Fulp’s “The Mercenary Geologist” – A valuable source of information from a seasoned explorationist.

• Jason Hommel’s Silver Stock Report.com – The “Silver Stock Report” provides excellent commentary on the silver market.

• John Kaiser Bottom Fish Report – The “Kaiser Bottom Fish Report” makes a great contribution to the mining investment community; full of valuable information.

• The Korelin Economics Report – Calling upon commentary from a wide range of industry analysts and operators, Al Korelin’s webcasts of the “Korelin Economics Report” are another excellent source of information.

• Jim Letourneau – Big Picture Speculator – A well-respected researcher, analyst and guest speaker at many investment conferences.

• Greg McCoach – Mining Speculator – A top-flight analyst who generously shares his views at a wide range of investment conferences and via his “Mining Speculator” newsletter.

• Louis Paquette – Emerging Growth Stocks – A diligent researcher, astute analyst and valuable contributor to the investment community.

• Lawrence Roulston – Resource Opportunities Newsletter – An experienced geologist and mining executive who contributes one of the finest newsletters available to the Canadian junior mining investment scene.

• J. Taylor’s Gold & Technology Stocks Newsletter – Always thoughtful and well-presented, Jay is a mainstay at investment conferences who is often interviewed on BNN,

J. Stock Market Monitors

• ADVFN

• BigCharts

• Globeinvestor

• Google Finance

• Marketwatch

• StockCharts.com

• StockHouse.ca

• Stockwatch

• VantageWire

• Yahoo! Finance

K. Conferences

• AMEBC’s Roundup – Western Canada’s premier mining industry trade show.

• Cambridge House International Inc. – Organize a series of investment conferences for the retail investor at a number of urban centres.

• Kamloops Exploration Group – KEG’s Exploration Conference – A very active, annual industry event where a lot of property deals are done.

• Prospectors’ & Developers’ Association of Canada (PDAC) – Canada’s largest conference catering to all levels of the mining and investment industries.

• Smithers Exploration Group – SEG’s Minerals North – Northern BC’s annual mining industry event.

• World Outlook Financial Conferences – Top of the line conference organized by investment guru and radio personality, Michael Campbell.

L. Brokerage Houses

Successful investment is much about working with the right brokerage house and broker. Each house has different policies, fee structures and levels of service. If you are trading for yourself, your main concern will be transaction cost and a discount brokerage can fulfil your needs. However, all things being equal, if you prefer to deal with a full service broker, the key will be to develop a good working relationship with a competent, diligent and consistent broker. Such an individual is rare, when you find him or her, consider yourself lucky.

Here is an extensive list of brokerage houses for you to choose from:

• BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.

• Blackmont Capital Inc.

• CIBC-Wood Gundy

• Caldwell Securities Ltd.

• Canaccord Capital Corp.

• Credit Suisse

• Desjardins Securities

• Dundee Wealth Management

• Edward Jones

• Goldman Sachs Canada

• HSBC Securities (Canada) Ltd.

• Hampton Securities Ltd.

• Haywood Securities Inc.

• Laurentian Bank Securities Inc.

• Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.

• Morgan Stanley Canada Ltd.

• National Bank Financial Corp.

• Nomura Canada Inc.

• Octagon Capital Corp.

• Odlum Brown Ltd.

• Paradigm Capital Inc.

• RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

• Raymond James Ltd.

• Salman Partners Inc.

• Scotia Capital Inc.

• TD Waterhouse Investor Services Inc.

• Wolverton Securities Ltd.

M. Miscellaneous

• Canadian Insider – A very handy site to check buying or selling of shares by company insiders.

• Sedar – An important source of information critical to investment decision-making (corporate financial statements, technical reports etc.)