Sector Experts

Cosmos Chiu

CIBC World Markets

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Cosmos Chiu, director of Precious Metals Equity Research, CIBC World Markets, joined CIBC in June 2006 to provide coverage of development and production-stage companies in the gold sector, as well as royalty companies. Chiu has a specific focus on mining assets in North America, Europe and Africa, covering companies with market capitalizations ranging from $200 million to $10 billion. He was ranked fifth overall best stock picker by Starmine in 2010. He is consistently ranked in the top 10 in the Brendon Wood International survey for the Precious Metals—Small/Mid Cap sector.




Recent Interviews

Cosmos Chiu Finds Mining Opportunities Around the World (11/2/12) Cosmos Chiu, a director and research analyst with CIBC in Toronto, focuses on midtier gold producers, but his coverage gives him a leg up on truly understanding royalty companies' assets. In this interview with The Gold Report, Chiu talks about how much longer royalty companies could continue to outperform the rest of the market, while also discussing companies he follows in some of his favorite jurisdictions.

Recent Quotes

"We resume coverage of DGC, which recently completed a CA$176M equity financing." (6/13/13) Detour Gold Corp. - Cosmos Chiu, CIBC World Markets More >

"TGZ has indicated its intent to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Oromin Explorations." (6/4/13) Teranga Gold Corp. - Cosmos Chiu, CIBC World Markets More >

"Total cash costs per ounce have been trending lower at TGZ's Sabodala." (5/23/13) Teranga Gold Corp. - Cosmos Chiu, CIBC World Markets More >

"DGC's ramp-up at the Detour Lake mine continues to progress." (5/17/13) Detour Gold Corp. - Cosmos Chiu, CIBC World Markets More >

"FNV remains a top pick in the precious metals space." (5/7/13) Franco-Nevada Corp. - Cosmos Chiu, CIBC World Markets More >

"RGL has a steady group of assets." (5/3/13) Royal Gold Inc. - Cosmos Chiu, CIBC World Markets More >

"Plant availability has been key to DGC's Detour Lake ramp-up; early results have been positive." (4/29/13) Detour Gold Corp. - Cosmos Chiu, CIBC World Markets More >

"TGZ is well positioned to leverage its existing infrastructure." (4/22/13) Teranga Gold Corp. - Cosmos Chiu, CIBC World Markets More >