Streetwise Reports' Article Archives — May 2013 back to current month (35)

SilverStrategies' Sean Rakhimov Advises Diversity (05/31/2013)

It's these times—volatile markets that shake you to your core—when you truly learn what kind of investor you are, says Sean Rakhimov, the founder of SilverStrategies. The investors who face these testing times, never forgetting why they sunk their funds into precious metals in the first place, are soon to be rewarded, according to Rakhimov. In this interview with The Gold Report, Rakhimov explains why he believes that investors who haven't been shaken out of stocks yet will be able to cash in on a "triple" headed to the silver sector and discusses a handful of companies that investors need to pay attention to.

more>

The Copper–S&P 500 Disconnect (05/31/2013)

"No longer just a boring industrial metal, copper is a flamboyant asset that has made fortunes for investors and speculators."

more>

Rick Rule's Reasons to Buy Gold and Select Gold Stocks (05/30/2013)

"I think that one of the things you have to look at in the gold market is that we are changing the nature of ownership, from institutional momentum holders who are leveraged to physical individual buyers on a global basis."

more>

Has the Gold Bull Market Hit a Snag? Tobias Tretter Says No (05/29/2013)

Interest rates will be low for a long time, predicts Commodity Capital Global Mining Fund Manager Tobias Tretter. Despite predictions of a gold bubble bursting, Tretter says in this interview with The Gold Report that the gold bull run will continue. In fact, Tretter still sees tremendous opportunity in a number of junior gold companies that have been largely ignored by the market.

more>

Flake Graphite Prices Have Bottomed: Simon Moores (05/28/2013)

Growth potential among end-users and underinvestment on the supply side makes graphite an obvious go-long play, according to Simon Moores, manager of Industrial Minerals Data. China's consolidation of graphite production plays a role in that scenario. Now is the time to look for responsible junior graphite miners that base their economics on current (lower) prices, says Moores in this interview with The Metals Report.

more>

Miners with the Means to Acquire New Assets Are in the Driver's Seat (05/27/2013)

"The short list of high-quality acquisition candidates includes Balmoral Resources Ltd. and Newstrike Capital Inc."

more>

Grade Is King: Gold Miners Moving Low-Grade Mega Projects to Back Burner (05/23/2013)

"With low-grade gold mega resources being seen as too expensive to develop in the current financial climate, explorers like Pretium, Seabridge and others are targeting potential higher-grade options."

more>

Sprott Is Bullish on Silver—and Gold—Equities (05/22/2013)

Sprott Silver Equities Class Co-Manager Maria Smirnova understands the power of leverage. She has seen the big impact even a slight increase in the silver price can have on silver producers. Every cent is multiplied and goes right to the investor's bottom line, giving the equities more upside than possible in a coin. That is why Eric Sprott increased holdings of silver equities in certain Sprott funds. Smirnova discusses five of these companies in this interview with The Gold Report.

more>

Platinum and Palladium: A Fundamental Shift (05/22/2013)

"While we wait for our gold positions to rebound, an investment in platinum and palladium could be very profitable."

more>

How George Topping Is Profiting from Copper Price Volatility (05/21/2013)

Everything you thought you knew about copper is wrong. Is it an economic barometer? Nope. Do copper warehouses decrease volatility? Hardly. Can investors play small-cap base metals producers for profit? You bet. These are the conclusions Analyst George Topping shared with us in his interview with The Metals Report. Find out why Doctor Copper just might be stripped of its credentials and whether you should trade in your gold for platinum group metals.

more>

6 Reasons Why Gold Stocks Will Begin a Huge Rally (05/21/2013)

It's been a tough road for precious metals but the path ahead has strong potential of being significantly profitable compared to these levels.

more>

Brent Cook's Primer on Reading Drill Result Press Releases (05/20/2013)

"Half science, half art, half luck," is how Brent Cook describes a geologist's work in distinguishing an anomaly from a deposit. But in his interview with The Gold Report, the publisher of Exploration Insights suggests investors will have an easier time distinguishing good drill results from bad if they know how to dissect a company's press releases. And despite the current preference for cost cutting over discovery, Cook discusses several miners whose futures are bright.

more>

Volatility in Precious Metals Driven by Investor Switch from Commodities to Equities (05/20/2013)

"Initially extending Friday's late drop to touch $1,340/oz for only the second time since January 2011, gold rallied from new five-week lows for euro and British pound investors."

more>

Salmon Sperm May Provide Cheap Option for Rare Earths Recovery (05/20/2013)

"Dried salmon milt or sperm is a low-cost and environment-friendly method to extract rare earth metals."

more>

Caesars Report's Second Most Important Factor in Picking a Winning Mining Investment: Jurisdiction (05/17/2013)

Jurisdiction risk continues to grow as a result of countries attempting to capitalize on higher commodity prices. In this interview for The Gold Report,Thibaut Lepouttre, editor of Caesars Report, a newsletter and mining portal in Belgium, discusses which jurisdictions offer better value to investors and which countries to avoid. He also offers suggestions on where to look outside of North America for compelling values in junior mining.

more>

Junior Gold Producers' Q1/13 Earnings Show Profitability (05/16/2013)

"Junior gold producers are still, by and large, not in a panic about the current price of gold, though for some it puts the pressure on."

more>

Gold and Bitcoin: Currencies of the Future—James Turk (05/15/2013)

Europe, says James Turk, founder and chairman of GoldMoney, is in the midst of two crises—one in the banking sector, the other related to economic activity, and capital is needed to solve both. As to the allegedly strong dollar, Turk, in this interview with The Gold Report, suggests comparing it to the price of gold rather than other fiat currencies for a better picture. And the world's newest currency—Bitcoin—has a lot in common with one of the oldest—gold.

more>

Tips for Diversifying Beyond Gold from Brent Cook (05/14/2013)

Last month's landslide at Utah's Bingham Canyon, one of the world's largest copper mines, triggered significant discussion on possible copper shortages. Brent Cook, veteran geologist and publisher of Exploration Insights, puts the landslide into perspective in this interview with The Metals Report. And for investors who want to dig out profit potential beyond the yellow metal, Cook gives us a byproduct primer and suggests base metals are a great way to diversify.

more>

Why Peter Grandich Is Still Telling His Wife Gold Will Hit $2,000/oz (05/13/2013)

Many junior mining investors have run off with their tails between their legs. And who can blame them when even the portfolios of market veterans like Peter Grandich, publisher and editor of The Grandich Letter, have taken a beating? But before you cash in, you might want to read why Grandich still has hope for $2,000/oz gold, and which companies he believes have the mojo to make it through this trough in this interview with The Gold Report.

more>

US Silver Production Up 17% in February 2013: USGS (05/13/2013)

"Combined U.S. mining silver production for January and February of this year was 183,000 kg (5,883,586 oz), said the USGS."

more>

Three Reasons to Buy Gold Equities Today (05/13/2013)

"I believe the drivers for the yellow metal remain intact, so for investors who can tolerate the ups and downs, gold stocks are a compelling buy."

more>

Precious Metal Royalties: The New Landscape (05/10/2013)

In today's challenging finance environment, some miners are looking to royalty companies to fill the funding void. Royalty sales give the junior mining company capital to explore or build a mine in exchange for a percentage of future production. It is a win-win. Investors have exposure to gold profits, but are immune to much of the risk. Juniors get the money they need to move forward. But not all royalties are the same and a number of new types have entered the market to fill specific investing and funding niches. In this special primer from The Gold Report, we survey the heads of the companies to explain the role they see themselves playing in investment portfolios and the future of mining.

more>

Placing Bets on Colombia: Paul Harris (05/10/2013)

Some exploration projects in Colombia are advancing to the mine definition stage, says Paul Harris, the Colombia-based editor and publisher of the Colombia Gold Letter, and with the government starting to provide the level of administration that the sector needs, the country is poised for great things. In this interview with The Gold Report, Harris discusses the implications of Colombia's 2001 mining code and which companies are leading the project development curve.

more>

Best Investments 2013: How the Mining Mess Will Send Platinum Soaring (05/10/2013)

"While platinum's long-term outlook is bright, a short-term price catalyst is about to take place, as early as this week."

more>

The Real Reason Gold Fell—and Why It Has Already Stabilized: Lawrence Roulston (05/08/2013)

Things are upside down in the gold market. Valuations are irrationally low, while global consumerism fuels demand and supply comes up short. Lawrence Roulston, editor and publisher of Resource Opportunities, advises people to trust their guts as well as the numbers when weeding through prospective investments. In this interview with The Gold Report, he skirts around conspiracy theories regarding the recent gold sell-off and keeps his advice simple: lower expectations, get rid of poorly performing investments and load up on the companies going cheap. If you push against the trend, you might come out with your feet on the ground.

more>

Mr. Spock Would Definitely Find Current Gold Price Levels Illogical (05/08/2013)

"Unprecedented demand for physical gold does not even seem to be having any impact at all on the metal price as high frequency traders rule the day. Illogical!"

more>

Richard Karn: New Mining Technology Could Increase Profits (05/07/2013)

The need for low-cost production may prove to be the mother of invention, argues Emerging Trends Report Editor Richard Karn. Although miners are far more technologically conservative than oil producers, today's tough financing environment may prompt technological advancements in a sector that has historically approached processing "with brute force rather than finesse," says Karn. In this interview with The Metals Report, Karn explores the possibilities for technological advancement in the mining space and tells us how we could (theoretically) reach a state of "resource equilibrium."

more>

Special Report from the SME Conference: How to Find Money in Any Market (05/06/2013)

Money: Mining companies need it and investors want to know that companies will use that money to make them money. An innovative conference sponsored by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), called "Current Trends in Mining Finance—An Executive's Guide: What Are Lenders, Investors Looking For?", brought together about 145 experts who were actively funding and running companies—and looking for answers. In this interview with The Gold Report, SME Executive Director David Kanagy and Conference Co-Chair Tim Alch share some insights about alternative funding that could help more companies survive the year.

more>

Are Palladium Stockpiles Running Out? (05/06/2013)

"The market is absorbing a supply-side shock from two fronts."

more>

Ryan Walker: Tweet Retreat Hasn't Changed Gold's Story (05/03/2013)

Gold CoinsInvestors were shaken by the market's death-defying drop and recovery in a matter of minutes recently. But the "tweet retreat" hasn't changed the reasons why investors need gold companies in their portfolio. Ryan Walker, a mining analyst with Casimir Capital in Toronto, tells investors to look past the headlines to what underpins the market. In this interview with The Gold Report, Walker says all the cash pumped into the economy has to start driving inflation at some point.

more>

James Dines Follows His Prediction of a Commodity Crash with Another One the Mainstream Media Is Ignoring (05/03/2013)

When the metals markets tumbled in mid-April, The Gold Report reached out to "the original investor bug" and author of The Dines Letter, James Dines, for perspective. He predicted a crash in commodity prices two years ago based on his analysis of a weak Chinese economy. Next, he says, will be a bond market bust once interest rates start to climb. This will lead to "a stampede to get out of bonds like a herd of elephants attempting to exit through a revolving door." How can investors protect themselves? That is Dinesism #38.

more>

Physical Gold-Silver Shortage Could Benefit Undervalued Miners (05/03/2013)

"We may see a very powerful rebound as short covering and record investment demand returns to the precious metal sector."

more>

Silver Prices in 2013: The Reasons for a Bold Forecast (05/02/2013)

"Investing now in beaten down silver could prove very rewarding."

more>

How to Stress Test Gold Equities: Joe Mazumdar (05/01/2013)

Gold prices are down in the short term, but the commodity metal is here to stay, says geologist Joe Mazumdar. In this interview with The Gold Report, the Canaccord Genuity analyst assesses the current situation and compares the performance potential of the majors with the mid caps. He backs up his analysis and predictions with a few solid companies that are positioned to weather the storm.

more>

Gold Stocks to Rebound in May (05/01/2013)

"Sell in May and don't go away. Sell and buy gold stocks."

more>

More Archives

2024Feb Jan

2023Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2022Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2021Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2020Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2019Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Get Our Streetwise Reports' Resources Report Newsletter Free and be the first to know!

A valid email address is required to subscribe

Notable Quotes