REE Discoveries Show Promise for Brain Cancer Treatment

Source: InvestorSport, T. Goodman (8/5/11)

"Natural metals are proving very effective identifiers of diseased tissue and are even used as treatment carriers in nanotherapies."

InvestorSport, T. Goodman

Natural metals are proving very effective identifiers of diseased tissue and are even used as treatment carriers in today's nanotherapies. These compounds are known as theranostic agents because of their ability to both diagnose and deliver treatment to a tumor or other diseased site. Two Virginia universities have recently published the results of their theranostic discovery and its use for brain cancer treatment on animal models.

The theranostic agent discovered by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Virginia Polytechnical University is a nanosphere (buckyball) filled with MRI sensitive gadolinium attached to radioactive lutetium 177, the therapy used to treat glioblastomas, the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. . .View full article

Explorer Completes Phase 2 Metallurgical Work for Palladium-Copper Project
Source: Streetwise Reports (01/28/2021)

Generation Mining intends to wrap up the feasibility study on Marathon this quarter.

Silver Firm Reports Q4/20 Processing, Production Numbers from Mexico Project
Source: Streetwise Reports (01/28/2021)

MAG Silver's joint venture project Juanicipio produced 230,000 ounces of silver during the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2020.

Golden Arrow Resources Out Exploring Again After COVID-19; Hits High-Grade Gold at Tierra Dorada in Paraguay
Source: The Critical Investor for Streetwise Reports (01/27/2021)

The Critical Investor explains why he believes "investors have an interesting opportunity to invest in a pretty derisked, undervalued and experienced explorer with three chances for success."

Junior Mining Sector 'the Best Value in the Space'
Source: Streetwise Reports (01/27/2021)

The StreetSmart Live! Broadcast on Jan. 26, 2021, focused on metals and why now is a good time for investors to be looking at them and the mining space. John Newell, independent analyst and portfolio manager, and John Feneck, mining sector expert and president of Feneck Consulting, addressed the status of the current metals market. CEOs of the three metals-focused companies comprising the Metallic Group of Companies—Group Ten Metals, Metallic Minerals and Granite Creek Copper—discussed their projects.

MMT Survey Helps Explorer Identify New Large Target at Ecuador Property
Source: Streetwise Reports (01/26/2021)

Aurania Resources reported that data from an ongoing Mobile MT Survey identified an extensive target at Tsenken at its Lost Cities - Cutucu Project in southeastern Ecuador.

Miner with Projects in Canada and Mexico Looks Forward to 2021
Source: Maurice Jackson for Streetwise Reports (01/20/2021)

In conversation with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable, the CEO of Riverside Resources outlines the "sunglasses needed" future he sees for the company in the coming year.

Divide and Conquer, American-Style, the Dollar and Precious Metals
Source: Michael Ballanger for Streetwise Reports (01/18/2021)

Sector expert Michael Ballanger explores how fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar and the gold and silver markets have played out over the last week.