Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Vivien first became involved with the stock market in 2006, when she started working for RBC Dominion Securities, the Royal Bank of Canada’s full-service brokerage firm. It was at RBC DS that Vivien gained an understanding of commodity investing and became intrigued with how the markets move in direct correlation with the economy.
In 2007, Vivien graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Arts specializing in English Literature. She later enrolled in the Writing and Communications program at Simon Fraser University. Vivien volunteered with the Investing News Network in the spring of 2010, and interned for Momentum Magazine in Vancouver. In the fall of 2010, Vivien began working for the Investing News Network in an official capacity as an assistant editor, where she is constantly learning more about the commodity markets. In the summer of 2011, Vivien was awarded a Certificate in Editing from Simon Fraser University.
Largo Resources (TSXV:LGO) announced the completion of the acquisition in its Maracas vanadium project in Brazil. Largo now owns 100% interest in its flagship property.
Reuters reported that Russian steelmaker, Evraz, will not be able to ensure a stable supply of steel and vanadium following a suspension of operations in South Africa due to a strike.
Crosshair Energy (TSX:CXX) has mobilized its drill crew for the 2012 program at the company’s newly consolidated uranium-vanadium CMB project in Labrador.
Mining Weekly reported that a prefeasibility study by metals developer TNG has indicated that its Mount Peake project could deliver up to A$12 billion in revenue and an operating cash flow of roughly A$5 billion over the course of its 20-year mine life. Mount Peake is an iron/vanadium/titanium project.
Largo Resources Ltd. (TSXV:LGO) is a Canadian mineral resource exploration and development company specializing in the production and development of vanadium and tungsten projects in the Americas. Largo’s two advanced stage projects are the Maracas vanadium deposit in Brazil, and the Northern Dancer tungsten-molybdenum deposit in the Yukon.
Energizer Resources Inc. (TSX:EGZ,OTCBB:ENZR,FBW:YE5), is an exploration company focused on the exploration and development of its primary project, the Green Giant Vanadium Property in Madagascar. The property is one of the world’s largest 100% owned vanadium properties. Energizer is also one of the few companies actively targeting vanadium pentoxide.
Energizer Resources Inc. (formerly Uranium Star Corp.) (TSX.V: EGZ) has announced final test results from its recent metallurgical program conducted on composite samples from its Green Giant vanadium property in Madagascar.
