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The Decline of Platinum

I believe Russian interests have majority control of Stillwater.

Venezuela Gold Miners: 'Misappraised'

Does this guy have a clue what he's talking about? Here are his qualifications, per the bio above:

"Guy Bennett – President, Q1 Publications - is the author the best-selling book, “Guy’s Guide to the Flipside,”

He sounds like a reliable source for gay bars in Vancouver, but for gold stocks?

Of Russia and Black Swans

Roger, you ask:

(anyone know if tensions between Georgia and Russia have been an ongoing thing making this conflict inevitable? if so, then no black swan).

Can't you google, or wiki before writing pearls of wisdom. This is a long-standing conflict, hardly a black swan. Also, all tied up in oil pipeline politics surrounding Caspian oil. Pundits should do their homework !

Rick Rule: Market Malaise Signals Opportunity in Miners

Why would I "nibble" before a junior bottoms? especially if there will be little competition to buy quality juniors? Right now ALL juniors are in a funk, in all of the 5 categories I have defined - 3 of which don't depend upon access to capital markets. The best individual juniors in all categories have yet to find a bottom.

Will There Be a Bidding War for Aurelian Resources?

The draft mining law (which I read in Spanish) looks reasonable. Aurelian is worth about $20/share I believe. Why would their board accept an offer now worth $6.30? Why didn't they say: "thanks for the offer, but it's a STINK bid"? It's the biggest and best gold discovery worldwide in at least 10 years.

Shareholders, write the company and the Ontario Securities Commission (as I have.) This is highway robbery by a board that is at least STUPID and at best acting against shareholder interests!

Follow the Ring of Fire to Gold's Geological Hot Spots

More big deposits: Seabridge, NovaGold, Crystallex, Gold Reserve (the latter 2 in the sights of Rusoro) Don't these deserve mention alongside Aurelian's?

Why I'm Restarting Kinross Gold

nvsnwl writes: "Kinross is a steal right where it is. It will never go down below 20 again."

Even Hank Paulson can't know that!

Junior Mining Companies Primed for Big Gains

40% of the companies in the CDNX are oil & gas, and therefore not relevant to the author's points on junior mining explorationcompanies. They have a different dynamic in the marketplace.

Hope for Crystallex Yet

a JV that's 51% CVG (VZ govt) and 49% Rusoro ...

Hope for Crystallex Yet

both KRY's and GRZ's press releases make them sound like total outsiders to the process. To succeed in a political environment like VZ, you have to have high touch with the key officials who determine your fate. I won't be surprised if both Las Brisas and Las Cristinas end up in a JV with Rusoro (RML.V) owned and operated by Russians, which already bought out Goldfields and Hecla's properties in Bolivar State. Rusoro could be a stalking horse for Russia's Peter Hambros (who just loaned Rusoro $80M) or Polyus ...

Leveraged Gold ETFs: The End of Gold Stocks

It seems all ETF's have complications due to the sponsoring bank's ability to lend, lease, or do who knows what with "your gold" ... Should it fail, would you ever get "your gold"?

Analysts Mixed on Mining Risk in Ecuador

There are differences between Ecuador and Venezuela:

1. Ecuador is poor, lacks VZ's oil, and needs economic development.
2. Pres. Correa has a Phd in economics from U. of Illinois, Urbana - while Chavez did not attend university, and had an entirely military career. Chavez thinks command and control; while Correa is critical of Wall St., he knows economics.
3. Extractive industries are controversial in Ecuador; although mining is new, Texaco and other oil companies caused major public health and environmental damage in Ecuador.

Sure, Correa has to ride herd on a raucus political process, but at the end of the day, I think western miners who can "dance with the music" will find happiness in Ecuador.

Silver or Silver Stocks?

I'd expect a multiple from a silver stock on the silver price increase only where investors expect the company will prove up more ounces in future than those current 43-101 compliant resources.

Silver or Silver Stocks?

HUI is mostly gold stocks! When I compare key silver stocks to SLV, I find they move in tandem: neither levered not low-correlation

Aurelian and Corriente Shares Down as Equador Suspends Mining Exploration

If companies negotiate hard and get a better deal for themselves, that's good. If governments do so, it's "thieving"?

Ecuador (that's how it's spelled, btw) has suffered massive public health and environmental problems from Texaco and successor oil operations.

Don't they have a right to decide how and when they allow large-scale mining to begin? -

BTW, I have a position in Aurelian, and feel the current pain !