No ratings

When investors think of brick-and-mortar retail now, the term “retail apocalypse” often comes to mind. After all, over 12,000 physical stores had closed between the Great Recession and 2017 when the term was first coined with the Internet and rise of online shopping receiving much of the blame for this. So why would anyone want to undertake a brick-and-mortar retail strategy right now? 

Because sometimes a brick-and-mortar retail strategy still makes business sense. That’s exactly what small cap Canada based Spyder Cannabis (SPDR: TSXV)is doing (in addition to an online presence) as the Company leverages its brand and retail operating experience in the e-cigarette and vaporizer markets for a competitive edge in the now-legal Canadian cannabis industry.

No ratings

Since the summer ended, up-and-coming Guyana focused (butCanadian based) junior gold company Guyana Goldstrike (TSX.V: GYA; OTC: GYNAF; FSE: 1ZT)has made steady progress towards developing akey mining project.

That progress is worth taking a closer look at because Guyana is an up-and-comingmining powerhouse that’s also an English speaking Commonwealth country (a republic with a democratically elected government) with British common law and an established Mining Act. The country already produces over 600k oz of gold per annum with all gold production occurring within the Guiana Shield which has geological continuity with gold rich West Africa.

No ratings

In mid-September, two pieces of important news hit the newswires that have long term repercussions for the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) market(consisting of connected medical devices or applications that feed medical or patient data into the cloud via online networks).

The first piece of news was the announcement that the Apple Watch Series 4 includes an FDA-cleared heart monitor function with an electrocardiogram (ECG). As you can imagine, that piece of news got a tremendous amount of attention (or hype) in the tech and healthcare press.

No ratings

A final Mining Charter will be published by the government of South Africa for implementation by November 2018 and this has led to a cloud of uncertainty over the future of Africa's most important mining country as various stakeholders give feedback on draft charters. After all and given how the government's plan for “land reform” (aka seize White owned farms without compensation) has already helped to plunge South Africa into recession, both local and foreign mining investors are leery about putting new money to work in the country's mining sector which is already grappling with high costs and a generally volatile labor, political and ownership (including racial ownership quotas) environment.

In contrast, the West African nation of Burkina Faso is quietly seeing a flurry of good news about new mining investments and/or production with one Canadian small cap in particular focused on the country poised to deliver more potentially good news or updates in the months ahead.

No ratings

Lithium has increasingly become a hot commodity thanks to electric vehicle (EV). However, lately the lithium industry has been seeing an increasing number of moving parts (so to speak) along with news that has the potential to set the direction for the industry to head in for years to come. This can also lead to opportunities for relatively unknown small cap players.