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Thom Calandra

The Calandra Report

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Thom Calandra has just revived THE CALANDRA REPORT, a subscriber service, after years gathering gold dust in the silo of natural resources come-uppance. Calandra is also a principal of Torrey Hills Capital and a lifelong journalist. He co-founded CBS MarketWatch and FT MarketWatch. He started Ticker Trax in Canada. His reviews of natural resource companies and onsite visits to Colombia, Ghana, Cambodia, Mexico and Canada have become standards for independent coverage. THE CALANDRA REPORT some eight years ago was the standard-bearer for aggressive natural resources investing. He lives with his family in California. More on Calandra here.




Recent Interviews

Special Report: The Next Golden Age for Cambodia? (3/14/12) Journalist Thom Calandra recently returned from a tour of mining activities in Cambodia and filed this exclusive report with The Gold Report. Calandra came away from nine days in Cambodia thinking that by late 2013, the extent of identified gold reserves in this Southeast Asian country could rival Cambodia's abundance of Buddhist temples, rubber plantations, cashew trees and cassava farms.

Thom Calandra: Taking Calculated Yet Extreme Risks in Mining (11/16/11) Thom Calandra, a long-time journalist and mining investor, knows what risks to stomach in search of jaw-dropping returns. Geopolitical risk, for one. Karen Roche of The Gold Report caught up with him at The New Orleans Investment Conference to see what this 30-year veteran of analyzing financial markets took away from the event. In this exclusive interview, Calandra revealed what mining gems he'll be eyeing for his portfolio and why he'll never invest without setting foot on a project first.

Recent Quotes

"NRE is into the heaviest and rarest of the rare earths; I'll almost surely buy after the metallurgical report is out." (6/4/13) Namibia Rare Earths Inc. - Thom Calandra, The Calandra Report More >

"Most of ATY's El Roble mill and mine permits are in place." (3/15/13) Atico Mining Corp. - Thom Calandra, The Calandra Report More >

"SVV appears to be gaining ground." (8/27/12) Solvista Gold Corp. - Thom Calandra, The Calandra Report More >

"I suggest you stake part of your metals equities holdings to GSV." (8/27/12) Gold Standard Ventures Corp. - Thom Calandra, The Calandra Report More >

"AGG has 1 Moz gold at Kobadam already with another 1 Moz on the way." (6/15/12) African Gold Group Inc. - Thom Calandra, Baby Bulls More >

"PTM will outlast the decline in platinum prices as it continues to develop and explore." (6/15/12) Platinum Group Metals Ltd. - Thom Calandra, Baby Bulls More >

"Even after its ascent this spring, GV stock is still cheap." (5/24/12) Gold Standard Ventures Corp. - Thom Calandra, Baby Bulls More >

"I was impressed by SVV's latest rock-chip and channel samples." (5/24/12) Solvista Gold Corp. - Thom Calandra, Baby Bulls More >