Notable Quotes
"TMM is a favorite; it just had another record-breaking quarter." (5/24/13) Timmins Gold Corp. - The Gold Report Interview with Ivan Lo More >
"We are comfortable with CSI's ability to begin pouring gold by Q4/13." (5/16/13) Colossus Minerals Inc. - Joseph Fazzini, Dundee Securities More >
"BTO reported solid Q1/13 results; its balance sheet remains strong." (5/16/13) B2Gold Corp. - Morning Coffee More >
"The bankable feasibility study results on SGC's Asmara are positive." (5/16/13) Sunridge Gold Corp. - Adam Lucas, Ocean Equities More >
"Free cash flow at AR should be stronger in H2/13 as production ramps up at La Colorada." (5/15/13) Argonaut Gold Inc. - Christos Doulis, Stonecap Securities More >
Streetwise Silver Interviews
How to Be an (Educated) Optimist: Ivan Lo on the Enduring Value of Gold and Silver
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (5/24/13)
Do you follow your own advice? Ivan Lo, editor and founder of Equedia.com and The Equedia Weekly Letter, does. Lo doesn't just follow companies in the gold and silver space, he actually paused this interview with The Gold Report to receive a shipment of silver bars. Following the notion that "knowledge is power," Lo also explains the philosophies that guide his publications, the reasons why educated investors have nothing to fear from the dip in the gold price and why some companies remain good bets in the out-of-favor mining sector.
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Sprott Is Bullish on Silver—and Gold—Equities
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (5/22/13)
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.
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Tips for Diversifying Beyond Gold from Brent Cook
Source: JT Long of The Metals Report (5/14/13)
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.
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Precious Metal Royalties: The New Landscape
Source: JF Gunter of The Gold Report (5/10/13)
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.
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Special Report from the SME Conference: How to Find Money in Any Market
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report (5/6/13)
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.
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Gold's Plunge Ultimately Healthy for the Sector: Michael Gray
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (4/29/13)
Market volatility sets the stage for price upswings as well as dips, according to Michael Gray, equities analyst of Macquarie Capital Markets, and the recent gold price drop should be seen as a "pause" in the bull market. Management teams are pausing as well, to focus on earnings and shareholder return rather than growth. In this interview with The Gold Report, Gray says this is the time to buy the best companies you can while they are discounted to fire sale prices, and he offers several names in jurisdictions from South and North America in the junior explorer space.
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Sell in May and Miss a Chance to Buy Gold Stocks Cheap, Warns Bob Moriarty
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report (4/26/13)
What is up—the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor's 500—will come down and what is down—gold equities—will go up fast, predicts the ultimate contrarian investor, Bob Moriarty. In this interview with The Gold Report, the president of 321 Gold proclaims that while all gold stocks are cheap right now, he has some favorites that he expects to jump when the junior market turns. Those who turn their back on the market over the summer just might lose their best chance to get in at historic lows.
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Can Equities Cushion the Blow of Falling Gold Prices?: Peter Rose
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (4/19/13)
The recent fall in precious metals prices has investors on edge. Many precious metals equities were hurting even before the latest precious metals drop. In this interview with The Gold Report, Peter Rose, head of mining research with Fox-Davies Capital Ltd. in London, provides a European perspective on mining and advises looking at under-appreciated jurisdictions (think Europe) and neglected metals like tin, lead and zinc.
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These Three Triggers Will Produce a Resurgence in Natural Resources Prices: Greg Dorsey
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (4/17/13)
Three trends will light a fire under natural resource prices and equities in the coming years, according Greg Dorsey, editor of Leeb's Real World Investing. Buying small- to mid-cap equities now and holding them as a long-term option against the metal price is a winning strategy, whether you are talking about gold, silver, copper, platinum or palladium. In this interview with The Gold Report, Dorsey shares the names of favorite companies that could profit from the expected surge.
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Don't Panic, Buy Silver: Rick Mills
Source: Sally Lowder of The Gold Report (4/15/13)
It looks bad for precious metals. Gold prices have fallen hard. Explorers are hurting for money. Slim treasuries mean fewer drill programs. Scarce discovery news could lead to fewer listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange. But all is not lost. In this interview with The Gold Report, Rick Mills, owner and host of Ahead of the Herd, points to the fundamentals of silver and the opportunities for stock pickers willing to invest in small bites and wait out the inevitable market ups and downs.
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Thinning the Junior Mining Herd Tough but Necessary: Philip Ker
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (4/12/13)
A dearth of financing is culling the junior mining herd. Who will be left? Philip Ker, a mining analyst with PI Financial in Toronto, believes cash-flow generators in safe jurisdictions will continue to perform in this market. In this interview with The Gold Report, Ker talks about a few favorite companies that fit the bill.
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Arie Papernick: A New Mining Investment Landscape Explained
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Metals Report (4/9/13)
Life is difficult for junior resource companies. Not only are stocks and commodity prices moving sideways, but tax changes in Canada may signal less friendly treatment for exploration investment. But not all is grim, according to Arie Papernick, the head of equity capital markets at Secutor Capital Management Corp. in Toronto. In this interview with The Metals Report, Papernick says investors can still make money if they focus on companies that are producing or near production with an attractive capital structure and strong balance sheets. Royalty plays are another favorite. He reveals that the next big opportunity may be coming in the energy metals space.
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The Casey Downturn Millionaires' Message: Why David Galland Is Answering His Broker's Calls Again
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report (4/5/13)
Natural resource investors have experienced a tough year. The price of gold bullion has fallen from its 2011 highs and the prices of good junior companies have been slashed to as little as half their former valuations. All the more reason to start returning broker phone calls according to David Galland, Casey Research managing director, speaking on the Friday eve of the webinar he is moderating that features some of the biggest names in the industry.
The webinar, "Downturn Millionaires: How to Make a Fortune in Beaten-Down Markets," features Casey Research Founder Doug Casey, Sprott Global Resource Investments Founder Rick Rule, International Speculator Editor Louis James, "Endgame" Author John Mauldin and Diary of a Rogue Economist Editor Bill Bonner. In this interview with The Gold Report, Galland shares the motivation behind assembling this all-star cast for a golden wake-up call.
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Jeb Handwerger Follows the Smart Money to Undervalued Miners
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (4/1/13)
Investors unsure of which way to turn in this market need only watch the "smart money," says Jeb Handwerger, the editor and publisher of GoldStockTrades.com. Billionaires like John Paulson and Carlos Slim are plucking up mining investments on the cheap. In this interview with The Gold Report, Handwerger shares his favorite discount buys.
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International Gold Analyst Christos Doulis Names Four Miners that Could Make Money at the Margins—and One that Probably Won't
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (3/29/13)
Christos Doulis travels the world for Stonecap Securities looking for mining companies that can contain costs; companies that can't contain costs because of rising labor and energy bills are not profiting from higher gold prices. From Mexico to Europe and Canada, he has singled out four companies that could actually make money for shareholders—and one that probably won't. And for those not ready to pick one company, Doulis, in this Gold Report interview, names his first small royalty company selection that could profit from the current challenging financing environment.
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Precious Metals the Antidote to Fiat Currency Threat: International Resource Specialist Peter Krauth
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (3/27/13)
Peter Krauth, resource specialist for Money Map Press, considers the precious metals space an overarching requirement for investors. He sees value in every sector, although he admits it takes a contrarian mindset to see the opportunity among stocks that have been trending down for as long as 18 months. In this Gold Report interview, Krauth shares names from majors to mid caps to royalty companies, including those in the platinum group metals space, where supply-and-demand tensions will move the price of palladium up.
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Mexico's Guerrero Gold Belt, Home of Low-Cost Gold Production and Analyst Merrill McHenry's Favorite Miners
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (3/20/13)
The Guerrero Gold Belt, a sexy, new, developing mining district in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, has attracted some exciting explorers that have unearthed key discoveries. While several companies have gone on land-grabbing sprees, there's still good news: the Guerrero is growing. Merrill McHenry, metals and mining analyst with Industrial Alliance Securities in Toronto and an expert on the area, believes the Guerrero could be more than twice as large as it's currently defined—potentially becoming one of the largest gold districts in the world. McHenry tells The Gold Report
which companies are strategically positioned to grow and develop within the Guerrero Gold Belt. He also discusses the impact of the evolving Cyprus financial crisis on gold.
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Will We See a Silver Breakout in 2013?
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report (3/13/13)
Silver has been trading sideways so far in 2013, but what will the rest of the year bring? Will 2013 be the year silver prices break out or crash and burn? What is a sustainable silver price for mining companies and where will the metal come from to supply the next generation of industrial and investment demand? Most important, how can investors make money off this volatile sector? These were the burning questions The Gold Report took to analysts, money managers and heads of silver mining companies. The answers may surprise you.
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Repositioning into Royalties for Richer Returns: Kwong-Mun Achong Low
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (3/8/13)
Royalty plays may have once been strictly the domain of larger companies, but smaller names are shifting gears to enter the space. Can the smaller players make the numbers work for their shareholders? Kwong-Mun Achong Low, an analyst with Jennings Capital, believes they can. Achong Low tells The Gold Report about which juniors are making the leap into royalties.
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Leonard Melman: Are You Prepared for Hyperinflation?
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (3/6/13)
As looming inflation, currency wars and a possible run on gold threaten to derail markets, Leonard Melman, author of The Melman Report, is setting his sights on the midtier and near-term producers that he wants to scoop up when the blood is in the streets. In this interview with The Gold Report, Melman explains why gold, silver and the companies bringing them out of the ground could do very well in the second half of 2013.
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Eric Sprott: Central Bankers Are Gaming Gold
Source: JT Long of The Gold Report (3/4/13)
Some people may look at the stock market and see economic recovery. Eric Sprott of Sprott Asset Management and Sprott Money looks at myriad other economic indicators and sees an economy still in decline. Despite his suspicions that central banks are keeping gold prices artificially low, he tells The Gold Report that he favors gold, platinum, palladium and especially silver, over the near and long term.
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Mike Berry's New Secret for Finding Winners—Optionality
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (2/27/13)
You will not find it in the dictionary, but a company's "optionality"—the condition of having choices—signals its chances of success according to Dr. Michael Berry. In this Gold Report interview, Berry, the editor of Morning Notes and discoveryinvesting.com, talks about junior mining firms in Nevada and Mexico that display optionality and sustainability in a market stuck in the mire.
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Value Market in Gold Will Work for Patient Investors: Jocelyn August
Source: George S. Mack of The Gold Report (2/27/13)
Even in a depressed gold market, knowing your catalysts in mining stocks is indispensable and is still the fundamental yardstick for buy-sell decisions. Senior Analyst Jocelyn August of San Diego-based Sagient Research understands the impact that events can have on your portfolio, and she has mastered the art and science of fortunetelling by keeping an eye on the calendar and those occurrences that will move shares. In this interview with The Gold Report,
August discusses top ideas that should move investors out of winter and into stocks with a shiny golden future.
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Spotting the Miners That Can Survive the Long Capital Drought: Eric Coffin
Source: Peter Byrne of The Gold Report (2/25/13)
In order to make wise investment decisions, gold investors must coldly assess economic realities, says Eric Coffin. As the publisher of Hard Rock Analyst Advisories, Coffin tracks a range of gold explorers with the bling to weather the long capital drought. He has figured out how to separate the winners from the losers and, in this interview with The Gold Report, he shares the names of some strong ventures.
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Discover 35 Mining Stocks with Potential: Henk Krasenberg
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report (2/22/13)
Henk Krasenberg, founder of the European Gold Centre, is back from the INDABA Mining Conference in South Africa with plenty to report. He has seen a sea change in mining in Africa over the last few years; countries are growing more confident and have a greater awareness of mining's potential. In this interview with The Gold Report, Krasenberg provides a European perspective on a whole slew of miners working in Africa, as well as in all corners of the world.
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More Experts
"MND's Costerfield delivered another solid quarter across all metrics." (5/15/13) Mandalay Resources Corp. - Benjamin Asuncion, Haywood Securities More >
"We favor SVL as it continues in 2013 with strong production numbers." (5/15/13) SilverCrest Mines Inc. - Philip Ker, PI Financial More >
"Drilling the remaining strike length could more than double INM's La Cigarra resource." (5/22/13) International Northair Mines Ltd. - The Gold Report Interview with Maria Smirnova More >
"BAR's Bug Lake zone has grown by 350m and remains open." (5/14/13) Balmoral Resources Ltd. - Erik Bermel, M Partners More >
"ROG's Burkina Faso deposit will be easy to mine, inexpensive to build and very profitable." (5/20/13) Roxgold Inc. - The Gold Report Interview with Brent Cook More >
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