Sabtu, 31 Agustus 2013

Gold Exploration 10 and more Baggers

A few updates to the list of big recent discovery holes and "hot stocks"

Hopefully as this list develops the charts show the all too familiar rise and fall risk.

If we see an improved market in the next couple of years some of these stocks will likely feature and some of the fallers will build back on their initial discovery holes.
Some recent discoveries are in tightly share structures with good insider ownership.
Others will likely prove to have been the one hit wonders.
Review management, insiders and financing !

Africa Down Under 2013

A number of Australian companies are exploring in Africa, there were some spectacular stock performances in the junior stock run through 2010-11.
This conference may update on progress. See also the "Regional Exploration - West Africa" 

Selasa, 27 Agustus 2013

Martin Luther King - I Have a Dream

On August 28th, 1963, at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Martin Luther King stepped to the podium in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Around 10 minutes into his speech, King sounded as though he were wrapping up when Mahalia Jackson, the gospel singer and King's friend, shouted: "Tell them about the dream Martin". He ignored her at first. Then she shouted again. He put the text to the left of the lectern, grabbed the podium and, after a pause more pregnant than most, started to riff.
King's adviser Clarence Jones turned to the person next to him and said: "Those people don't know it, but they're about to go to church."
It's 50 years since Martin Luther King gave the speech that stands as one of the nation's favourite addresses delivered by one of its most beloved figures. But "I have a dream" wasn't in the text of the speech and its mainstream popularity only grew after King was assassinated.

Rabu, 14 Agustus 2013

Bulls on Gold and Miners

Quite a number identifying a bottom in gold and the miners.
After some of the better mining stocks are up well over 50%  ! Looking for pullbacks ....?     ...................more.........

Many stocks up over 50%

Mike Swanson in 3 recent articles thinks this may be the start of a two year run into a bubble, sees a turn away from US stocks to Europe and commodities.

Jordan Roy-Byrne puts together a good overview















Clive Maund sees the same























Selasa, 23 Juli 2013

Charts on Value in Gold Miners - Commercials - GOFO and Comex Stocks

Some interesting charts
Gold Miners offering value?




Commercial Traders Historically low short positions
















GOFO extremes


















Dramatically Changing "cover" ratios on the Comex



















Comex Inventories
Some Food for thought here on what may be happening in the gold market

But beware.........
Bullion Vault doubt the Comex shortage issues
But Jim Sinclair suggests the rate of change is important
 the bottom ingold is not based on a Comex default as there will be no default. Secondly, what makes anyone think the Comex will wait to go to zero ounces in order to change delivery conditions? What counts is not absolute level, but rate of decline. Only someone without any real experience as a member of the exchanges would come up with the soft opinion you quote.
Mike shedlock is positive on gold and the miners but sceptical of backwardation alarmism

Jumat, 19 Juli 2013

Major Gold Producers and Developers - Roger Bade at Whitman Howard

These Reports are somewhat dated, from November 2012 and February 2013 but now seem rather prescient in their focus on economics at lower gold prices.
Indeed Bade seems fairly bearish on gold and the miners
We are on record as arguing that this is a sector steeped in mediocrity. The sector has focussed on production and per ounce valuations for too long and will be forced to focus on shareholders’ returns as competition increases for the investor dollar.
The Major Gold Producers  and a review of the article 
A good appendix at the end trending return on shareholders' funds.

The Major Gold Developers 

Of course a turn and upward trend in gold prices may see leverage come back to marginal stocks

MORE DETAIL.....


Gold Producers reviewed


African Barrick Gold
Agnico Eagle
Alacer Gold
Alamos Gold
Allied Nevada Gold
AngloGold Ashanti
Apex Minerals
Argonaut Gold
Atna Resources
Aura Minerals
AuRico Gold
Aurizon Mines
Avocet Mining
B2 Gold
Banro Corp
Barrick Gold
Besra Gold
Brigus Gold
Buenaventura
Centamin Egypt
Centerra Gold
CGA Mining
China Gold International
Coeur D'Alene Mines
Crocodile Gold
DRD Gold
Dundee Precious Metals
Dynacor Gold Mines
Eldorado Gold
Endeavour Mining
Evolution Mining
Gold Fields
Gold One
Gold Resource Corp
Goldcorp.
Golden Star Resources
Gryphon Gold
Harmony Gold Mining
High River Gold Mines
Highland Gold
IAMGOLD
Jaguar Mining
Kingsgate Consolidated
Kingsrose Mining
Kinross
Lake Shore Gold
Luna Gold
Mandalay Resources
McEwen Mining
Medusa Mining
Nevsun Resources
New Dawn Mining
New Gold Inc.
Newcrest Mining
Newmont Mining Corp.
Nord Gold
Northern Star Resources
Oceana Gold
Orvana Minerals
Osisko Mines
Pan African Resources
Perseus Mining
Petropavlovsk
Polymetal Intl
Polyus Gold
Primero Mining
Ramellius Resources
Randgold Resources
Red 5 Limited
Regis Resources
Resolute Mining
Richmont Mines
Rio Alto Mining
St Andrew Goldfields
St Barbara
San Gold Corp
Saracen Minerals
SEMAFO
Signature Metals
Silver Lake Resources
Tanami Gold
Teranga Gold Corp
Timmins Gold
Troy Resources
Unity Mining
Veris Gold
Yamana Gold

As a result of our analysis, we would focus on Nevsun Resources (NSU-TSX), Dynacor
Gold (DNG-TSX), Gold Resource Corp
(MND-TSX) and would pay close attention to updates from Argonaut Gold (AR-TSX),
Northern Star Resources (NST-ASX), Rio Alto Mining (RIO-TSX/BVL), Teranga Gold
(TGZ-TSX/ASX), Timmins Gold (TMM-TSX/TGD-NYSE) and Veris Gold (VG-TSX).




Developers Reviewed

Ampella Mining (AMX-ASX) Lydian International (LYD-TSX)
Azimuth Resources (AZH-ASX) Midway Gold (MDW-TSX-V)
Atacama Pacific (ATM-TSX-V) Millennium Minerals (MOY-ASX)
Azumah Res. (AIM-ASX/AZR-TSX) Noble Mineral Res. (NMG-ASX)
Batero Gold (BAT-TSX-V) Orezone Gold (ORE-TSX)
Beadell Resources (BDR-ASX) Oromin Exploration (OLE-TSX)
Brazilian Gold (BGC-TSX-V) Papillon Resources (PIR-ASX)
Canaco Resources (CAN-TSX-V) Paramount Gold (PZG-TSX)
Carpathian Gold (CPN-TSX) PMI Gold (PMV-ASX/PVM-TSX)
Chesser Resources (CHZ-ASX) Premier Gold Mines (PG-TSX)
Colossus Minerals (CSI-TSX) Probe Mines (PRB-TSX)
Continental Gold (CNL-TSX) Rainey River Resources (RVS-TSX)
Crusader Resources (CAS-ASX) Riverstone Resources (RVS-TSX)
Dalradian Resources (DNA-TSX) Robex Resources (RBX-TSX)
Detour Gold Corp (DGC-TSX) Robust Resources (ROL-ASX)
East Asia Minerals (EAS-TSX-V) Romarco Minerals (R-TSX)
Eco Oro Minerals (EOM-TSX) Roxgold (ROG-TSX-V)
Exeter Res. (XRC-TSX/XRA-NYSE) Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-TSX)
Gabriel Resources (GBU-TSX) Sihayo Gold (SIH-ASX)
Golden Predator (GPD-TSX) Sulliden Gold (SUE-TSX)
Gold Road Resources (GOR-ASX) Sunward Resources (SWD-TSX)
Golden Rim Resources (GM-ASX) Tanzanian Royalty (TNX-TSX-NYSE)
Glory Resources (GLY-ASX) Torrex Gold Resources (TXG-TSX)
Gt. Basin Gold (CBG-TSX)/NYSE/JSE) Victoria Gold (VUT-TSX-V)
Guyana Goldfields (GUY-TSX) Vista Gold (VGZ-TSX/NYSE)
Intl. Tower Hill (ITH-TSX/THM-NYSE) Volta Resources (VTR-TSX)
Keegan Resources (KGN-TSX/NYSE)


In terms of the companies reviewed in this document, we believe that Brazilian Gold
(BGC-TSX-V), Crusader Resources (CAS-ASX), East Asian Minerals Corp (EAS-TSX-V),
Gold  Road  Resources  (GOR-ASX),  Millennium  Minerals(MOY-ASX),  and  Robust
Resources (ROL-ASX) might offer some value.

Sabtu, 13 Juli 2013

Outlook for Exploration - Minex Consulting

HT to IKN 

A very comprehensive survey of trends in mineral exploration and discovery from Minex Consulting who also make available a large number of additional reports and some interesting sources / links

Emphasises the enormous increases in expenditures but limited paybacks in discovery and, again in the mining industry, cost increases at the exploration stage.......MORE


As John Kaiser has pointed out much of the efforts of the recent gold cycle have gone into re-evaluating the economics of marginal gold deposits as prices pushed them into profitability, only to find costs have risen aggressively making some of those deposits marginal once more. Genuine discovery of low cost quality deposits in an industry struggling with depletion and costs could still provide great rewards. As the Minex report, Kaiser and Rule have suggested techniques and tools to make discoveries under deeper cover may be key.

The Minex report shows Lead and Zinc with shortfalls of discoveries vs mining rates, with Gold "Tight". Perhaps some of the silver miners with large zinc/lead by-products may see additional interest.