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With gold (“Au“) up +37%!! in the past 12 months to $2,628/oz., earnings for producers are coming in hot. And, profits will be even stronger next year, as year-to-date Au has averaged $2,286/oz., ~13% below the current level. UBS, Citi, … Continued
Gold & silver are having an extraordinary year, up 25.5% & 31.0% year-to-date to $2,591/oz. & $31.23/oz. As expected, the stocks of many producers are up substantially. Newmont, Agnico Eagle, Kinross, Alamos Gold, Hecla Mining, Pan American Silver & Coeur … Continued
Copper (“Cu“) demand is expected to grow at an average of 3.0-3.5%/yr. for decades to come, but a dearth of Major discoveries in the past decade (see chart) points to constrained mine supply growth in the 2030s-2040s, especially as many of … Continued
Will ongoing and possibly worsening economic woes in China sink the global economy? After months & months of bullish commentary by pundits (and me) about copper, (“Cu“), suddenly it’s out of favor? I feel the downside on the Cu price … Continued
Anyone watching the price of gold (“Au“) should be amazed at how well it’s done, above US$2,400/oz. for two months, and > $2,300/oz. for five months. Many expected a pullback to $2,200 or $2,100, which never happened. Today’s $2,514/oz. is … Continued
Wow. It was worth the wait! It’s not often that PEA/PFS/BFS reports come in stronger than expected. Over the past few years cap-ex and/or op-ex blowouts have sunk some highly anticipated studies. I had been making educated guesses about Thesis … Continued
Gold’s & sliver’s inflation-adj. ATHs in Jan. 1980 were about $3,430/oz. & $202/oz. (in today’s dollars). Notice that the gold (“Au“): silver (“Ag“) ratio was [$3,430 / $202] = 17 to 1! Today that ratio is 84:1 and it has averaged ~60:1 over … Continued
Wow, it finally happened! The spot gold (“Au“) price closed above US$2,500 on August 16th, currently at $2,530/oz. The significant move higher, +11% since early May, is attributed to lower U.S. inflation numbers paving the way for imminent interest rate … Continued
Silver Storm Mining (TSX-v: SVRS) / (OTC: SVRSF) has an enterprise value {market cap + debt – cash} of ~C$41M at $0.095/shr., (down 47.2% from $0.18 on July 24th). Over the same period, the silver (“Ag“) price is roughly unchanged. … Continued
In opening articles, I focus on the main commodities associated with a company –> copper, uranium, gold, silver, lithium, etc. The Company in this case is a gold (“Au“) junior. There’s essentially only one topic most want to hear about … Continued