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"Drill results from BAR's Martinière indicate a growing, fertile gold system." (5/13/13) Balmoral Resources Ltd. - Eric Lemieux, Laurentian Bank Securities More >
"SAS had a strong cash position of $32.1M at the end of Q1/13." (5/13/13) St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. - Eric Winmill, Casimir Capital More >
"GRG has an exciting high-grade silver discovery and just released an NI-43-101-compliant resource estimate with 105 Moz Ag eq." (5/17/13) Golden Arrow Resources Corp. - The Gold Report Interview with Thibaut Lepouttre More >
"THO's Escobal remains on budget and on schedule; its progress is encouraging." (5/10/13) Tahoe Resources Inc. - Chris Thompson, Raymond James More >
"We reiterate our Outperform rating on P and it remains one of our top picks." (5/10/13) Primero Mining Corp. - Shawn Campbell, Macquarie Capital Markets More >
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Companies Commented On
- Amarc Resources Ltd
- Armac Resources Ltd
- Aurcana Corporation
- Auryx Gold Corp.
- B2Gold Corp.
- Bear Creek Mining Corp.
- Bearing Resources Ltd
- Brigus Gold Corp.
- Canaco Resources Inc.
- Carpathian Gold Inc.
- Endeavour Financial Corporation
- Endeavour Silver Corp.
- Extorre Gold Mines Ltd.
- Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.
- Geologix Explorations Inc.
- Golden Minerals Company
- Helio Resource Corp.
- Imperial Capital
- Imperial Metals Corp.
- Inca Pacific Resources
- Indicator Minerals Inc
- International Northair Mines Ltd.
- Kimber Resources Inc.
- Kiska Metals Corp.
- Lake Shore Gold Corp.
- Levon Resources Ltd.
- MAG Silver Corp.
- Mandalay Resources Corp.
- Marathon Gold Corp
- Marathon PGM Corp
- Minco Gold Corporation
- Minco Silver Corporation
- Mirasol Resources Ltd.
- North American Tungsten Corp. Ltd.
- North American Palladium Ltd.
- Orex Minerals Inc.
- Orvana Minerals Corp.
- Platinum Group Metals Ltd.
- PMI Gold Corp.
- SEMAFO Inc.
- SilverCrest Mines Inc.
- South American Silver Corp.
- Strongbow Exploration
- Sunridge Gold Corp.
- Tahoe Resources Inc.
- Valley High Ventures Ltd.
Chris Thompson
Raymond James
http://www.raymondjames.com/
Chris Thompson was trained in South Africa and has over 20 years of industry experience working as a geologist for major through to junior mining/exploration companies, in addition to a stint working as a mineral economist for the South African State. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, a graduate degree in Engineering, a masters in mineral economics and a PGeo designation. Thompson specializes in junior exploration and the silver and PGM sectors. Thompson was recently awarded the 2011 Starmine No. 1 Stock Picker award for the Canadian Metals and Mining Sector.
Recent Interviews
Finding Opportunity in Silver, the Devil's Metal: Chris Thompson (5/16/12) 
Silver has been called the most volatile of metals. But volatility produces opportunity, according to Chris Thompson, a top-ranked StarMine analyst with Haywood Securities. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Thompson forecasts a strong year-end for the devil's metal, despite price weakness so far in Q2/12, and shares the names of a select group of companies that stand to profit.
Chris Thompson: Investors Not Quite Ready to Embrace 'Ugly Sister' Silver (11/21/11) Volatility in the markets overall, and particularly in the silver price, continues to deter investors, even the major producers, from stepping in on silver juniors. However, Chris Thompson, equity research analyst with Haywood Securities, names some attractive opportunities in South and Central America in this exclusive Gold Report interview.
Recent Quotes
"We continue to rate shares of MND Outperform." (5/16/13) Mandalay Resources Corp. - Chris Thompson, Raymond James More >
"We rate shares of BTO Outperform." (5/16/13) B2Gold Corp. - Chris Thompson, Raymond James More >
"THO's Escobal remains on budget and on schedule; its progress is encouraging." (5/10/13) Tahoe Resources Inc. - Chris Thompson, Raymond James More >
"We are upgrading FVI to Outperform and increasing our target price." (5/9/13) Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. - Chris Thompson, Raymond James More >
"BTO's strong Q1/13 sales and revenue beat our estimates." (4/29/13) B2Gold Corp. - Chris Thompson, Raymond James More >
"We expect SVL's silver and gold grades to continue improving throughout 2013." (4/24/13) SilverCrest Mines Inc. - Chris Thompson, Raymond James More >
"BTO's strong Q1/13 sales and revenue beat our estimates." (4/23/13) B2Gold Corp. - Chris Thompson, Raymond James More >
"Overall, MND's Q1/13 production was in line with our estimates." (4/18/13) Mandalay Resources Corp. - Chris Thompson, Raymond James More >
Notable Quotes
"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 >
"AMM is the kind of company an investor wants to be involved with." (5/20/13) Almaden Minerals Ltd. - The Gold Report Interview with Brent Cook More >
"ATY had some very good drill results and its VMS project is certainly economic." (5/20/13) Atico Mining Corp. - The Gold Report Interview with Brent Cook More >
"I like LYD because of its simple, low-capex project." (5/20/13) Lydian International Ltd. - The Gold Report Interview with Brent Cook More >
"TMM released record production of 28.3 Koz Au for the quarter." (5/8/13) Timmins Gold Corp. - Joseph Fazzini, Dundee Capital Markets More >