February 2013 Stock Catalysts

Resource Investing News

The following companies have significant upcoming news catalysts that are expected in the next 30 days which have the potential to move the listed companies’ stock: Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX:QRM), Tungsten Mining NL (ASX:TGN), Cap-Ex Ventures Ltd. (TSXV:CEV), Premium Exploration (TSXV:PEM), Orbite Aluminae Inc. (TSX:ORT,OTCQX:EORBF), Largo Resources Ltd. (TSXV:LGO), Alabama Graphite Corp. (CNSX:ALP), Highbank Resources Ltd. (TSXV:HBK), Richmont Mines Inc. (TSX:RIC), Avanti Mining Inc. (TSXV:AVT), Unigold Inc. (TSXV:UGD).

 Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX:QRM)

Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX:QRM) is expecting to receive a Pre-Feasibility study on its Strange Lake Rare Earths project located 225 km northeast of Schefferville, Québec and 125 km west of the Voiseys Bay nickel-copper-cobalt deposit, eastern Labrador. In late October last year, Quest tabled an updated resource estimate on the B-Zone. It contains an Indicated Resource of 278.1 million tonnes grading 0.93% TREO+Y (Total Rare Earth Oxides plus Yittrium), 1.92% zirconium oxide (ZrO2), 0.18% niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5), 0.05% hafnium oxide (HfO2), containing a higher-grade “Enriched Zone” of 20.0 million tonnes 1.44% TREO+Y, 2.59% ZrO2, 0.34% Nb2O5 and 0.06% HfO2. The B-Zone hosts a further Inferred Resource of 214.4 million tonnes grading 0.85% TREO, 1.71% ZrO2, 0.14% Nb2O5 and 0.04% HfO2. The company currently has a market capitalization of $69 million.

 Tungsten Mining NL (ASX:TGN)

Tungsten Mining NL (ASX:TGN) is focused on evaluating its wholly-owned Kilba Tungsten project in Western Australia. The company completed the first phase of a three phase (40 hole) drill program in mid-December 2012. We expect to see assay results from the first eight diamond drill holes soon. These holes were drilled as twins to selected core holes drilled by Union Carbide in 1981 in order to verify the accuracy of previous work on the property. The company has a market capitalization of $16.2 million.

 Cap-Ex Ventures Ltd. (TSXV:CEV)

Cap-Ex Ventures Ltd. (TSXV:CEV) recently released the final set of assay results from its 2012 drill program on its Block 103 Iron Ore Property located in Western Labrador. These drill results will be included in the upcoming NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate, which is scheduled to be released within the next few weeks. The company has a market capitalization of $27.7 million.

*** Update: Catalyst Achieved ***

  Premium Exploration (TSXV:PEM)

Premium Exploration (TSXV:PEM) is expecting the first assay results from an 8,000 metre infill and definition drilling program has on its Friday Zone along the Idaho Gold Project, in Idaho. Drilling commenced in November 2012 and was designed to increase and expand the Friday-Petsite constrained resource. The company has a market capitalization of $12.5 million.

*** Update: Catalyst Achieved ***

  Orbite Aluminae Inc. (TSX:ORT,OTCQX:EORBF)

Orbite Aluminae Inc. (TSX:ORT,OTCQX:EORBF) is in the process of commissioning its 2,600 sq. metre high-purity alumina (HPA) plant in Cap-Chat, Quebec, Canada. The plant is expected to become fully operational in the first quarter of 2013. Orbite plans to license its technologies to well-qualified alumina producers who want to reduce their environmental footprint. Non-commercial production of HPA will continue throughout commissioning at a rate of less than one tonne per day. The first HPA samples for customers in Europe, America and Asia will be shipped as the material becomes available throughout the first quarter of 2013. The process used by Orbite to produce HPA is unique and patented. It differs significantly from the rest of the HPA industry and is expected to produce higher purities at lower production costs than existing producers. The company has a market capitalization of $500 million.

  Largo Resources Ltd. (TSXV:LGO)

Largo Resources Ltd. (TSXV:LGO) is steadily advancing its Maracas Vanadium Project in Bahia, Brazil towards production. Construction and assembly of all the main components of the process plant and will continue through to commissioning in the fourth quarter of 2013. The company reports that current construction activities are on schedule and on budget. The next milestone will be the commissioning of the water pipeline which will provide fresh water to the Project. It is currently about 90% complete and commissioning is anticipated in February, 2013. Work on the electrical power line is continuing with pre-commissioning targeted for mid-year. The company has a market capitalization of $181.31 million.

  Alabama Graphite Corp. (CNSX:ALP)

Alabama Graphite Corp. (CNSX:ALP) recently tabled assay results from six additional drill holes from its ongoing infill drilling program at its Coosa Graphite Project, Alabama. The company anticipates that it will continue to release drill hole assay results on a weekly basis between now and early March. Once all of the drill data is received, Alabama Graphite intends to hand off the data to Scott E. Wilson Consulting Inc. to prepare an initial NI 43-101 complaint resource estimate. The company has a market capitalization of $13.22 million.

*** Update: Catalyst Achieved ***

  Highbank Resources Ltd. (TSXV:HBK)

Highbank Resources Ltd. (TSXV:HBK) holds a 100% interest in, the Swamp Point North aggregate deposit, a +70 million tonne tidewater aggregate gravel tenure in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. The company recently received an acceptance of the License of Occupation (“LoO”) renewals for both the sand and gravel quarry area, and the barge loading foreshore tenures. The LoO includes acceptance of the Tenure over Crown Land and the Management Plan. The next milestone is acceptance of the Notice of Work which will allow the Company to commence development and move toward production of the Swamp Point North aggregate deposit. The company has a market capitalization of $6.6 million.

  Richmont Mines Inc. (TSX:RIC)

Richmont Mines Inc. (TSX:RIC) is in the midst of an aggressive 35,000 metre underground deep drilling campaign at its Island Gold mine in Northeastern Ontario. The company anticipates releasing a preliminary resource calculation, exclusively for the C Zone, during the first quarter of 2013. There are currently no resources or reserves below the 400 metre level and mineralization remains open laterally and at depth. Last year Richmont published numerous promising assay results from depths between 500 to 900 metres. The company has a market capitalization of $130 million.

*** Update: Catalyst Achieved ***

  Avanti Mining Inc. (TSXV:AVT)

Avanti Mining Inc. (TSXV:AVT) is in the permitting stage of its Kitsault Molybdenum Mine Project, located 140 km northeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The BC Environmental Assessment Office has submitted its report to the BC Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and the Minister of Environment for issuance of the Environmental Certificate. The Ministers have up to 45 days to make their decision on the Kitsault Project EA certification. The company has a market capitalization of $40 million.

  Unigold Inc. (TSXV:UGD)

Unigold Inc. (TSXV:UGD) should start to see more assay results from the Candelones area on its wholly owned Neita Concession in the Dominican Republic. In November the company announced it was drill testing and sampling a three km long IP anomaly at Candelones Main through to Candelones Extension. The company has a market capitalization of $74.56 million.

*** Update: Catalyst Achieved ***

  Blackheath Resources (TSXV:BHR)

Investors in Blackheath Resources (TSXV:BHR) should expect to see additional drill results from the company’s Covas Tungsten Project in northern Portugal. The Phase 1 drilling program is designed to confirm and test known skarn-related mineral zones and extensions as well as new targets at Covas. Five diamond drill holes have been completed so far on the Telheira zone and two holes have been released with assays that included 7.98 metres of 2.11% WO3. The company has a market capitalization of $5 million.

*** Update: Catalyst Achieved ***

  Energizer Resources (TSX:EGZ)

Energizer Resources (TSX:EGZ) tabled a resource estimate for its Molo graphite project in Madagascar in December 2012. Indicated resources totalled 84.04 million tonnes grading 6.36% Carbon, and inferred resources totalled 40.34 million tonnes averaging 6.29% Carbon. The company has now set its sights on completing a preliminary economic assessment by the end of the 1st Quarter 2013. Energizer has a market capitalization of $54.7 million.

*** Update: Catalyst Achieved ***

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