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Chromium: More Than Fancy Trim

Very interesting article, given me my homework for the weekend!!!

SEC to Address Naked Shorts

In principle, shorting is immoral, naked shorting is beyond the unmentionable.
Whatever the commodity, no company deserves these negative leveraged tools to knock back their positive creative potential.
'Many traders want the SEC to institute a rule that allows traders to short only on an uptick in the stock's price. The SEC removed that rule recently and traders blame it for recent volatility and record levels of shorting.'
Sharpen up SEC.

Agnico Eagle: The Focus Is on Per Share Value Creation for Shareholders

A company that really cares about it's shareholders?

AEM has been careful not to dilute its shares even at the same time that it has made several strategic acquisitions. From 1998 to today, the number of shares outstanding has been up by 2.6 times, but its gold reserves have been growing 12.8 times, preserving and increasing shareholder value substantially.

Underdog Smallcaps: Potential Short Squeezes

Confusion to all shorters!

Potash Corp. Stock Undervalued

Sharp move to repurchase, a new wind is blowing, allchange soon.

Interview with Peter O'Sullivan, DuPont Titantium Technologies

Got the jump this time, interesting how long that they can stay ahead. Good article.

Decoupling Of Physical Gold And Paper Gold Prices

It appears that $HARK$ and CLH are the one and the same impostering from yet a third party website.

Decoupling Of Physical Gold And Paper Gold Prices

I expect that we will have to wait to doomsday to receive an article from $HARK$, probably just as well as it would be infantile.

Is This the Death of Gold & Silver Stocks? Part II

Marc, I do like your comment.
Is there a moral question as to where you should invest?
Is it all about making money?
We have the current moral example of the Kinross attempted take-over of Aurelian; the biggest gold find in the last twenty year: (see agoracom.com ARU) where the shareholder are likely to end up with $5 + worthless warrants instead of $20+ per share due to the greed of the ARU management who have sold their retail shareholders down the river.
Gold is about to take off, do I invest in this market or do I try and support miners producing a more worthwhile product.
Shorting, leverage, margin accounts; do you know who is using your shares for what purpose?; naked shorts etc. have brought us to the fine mess that we are in today.

Junior Gold Producers May Get Boost from M&A Activity

' One factor that could provide a boost is increased M&A activity. Mr. Curran noted that the Aurelian (AUREF.PK)-Kinross (KGC) and Gold Eagle (GEAFF.PK)-Goldcorp (GG) deals give him more confidence that more tie-ups lie ahead, particularly if gold prices rise later in the year as RBC forecasts.'

Not in the case of the poor Aurelian Resource Inc. retail shareholders, they thought that the were going to have a serious pay day; sitting on the biggest gold find in the last twenty years; but their management sold them down the river so that they will be lucky to see $5 + worthless warrants instead of $20+.
At least they have the guts not to take it lying down and have formed a 'revolt' operation to fight, come what may! Follow the story at agoracom.com ARU.
This kind of 'bad publicity' is just what this segment of the market does not need, rotten apples are not needed in the hard working miners barrel.

Yamana Gold: A Potential 70% ROI

A goodly profit for some maybe but pity the poor Aurelian Resource Inc. retail shareholders, they thought that the were going to have a serious pay day; sitting on the biggest gold find in the last twenty years; but their management sold them down the river so that they will be lucky to see $5 + worthless warrants instead of $20+.
At least they have the guts not to take it lying down and have formed a 'revolt' operation to fight, come what may! Follow the story at agoracom.com ARU.

Neil MacDonald: What Will Jumpstart the Junior Miners?

Who in their right mind would invest in the junior miners when we have such goings on with Aurelian Resources being taken over by Kinross at currently about $4.50 backed by worthless warrants! The shares are worth at least $20 and the area, including the best gold find in the last twenty years, has hardly begun to be explored. Just follow what the small retailers are saying at agoracom.com (ARU), some of these small investors are long term owners of Aurelian and they are having difficulty coming to terms with the dastardly and shameless actions of their own management.

Kinross Q2: Challenges, But a Good Reception

Seeing the present furore on Agoracom. com website concerning the low ball offer made to Aurelian shareholders, I would be very surprised if it goes ahead/

Venezuela Gold Miners: 'Misappraised'

I follow Rusoro, has'nt the Russian boss done well buying out Hecla for $20M, mind you I do not own any shares yet though I believe Peter Hambro has a large stake.
Production is expected at 100,000oz gold this year and they must have an eye to the future with 300,000m of drilling information.
Rusoro kept 100% of it's properties, only the Hecla property was split 50/50.
My advice, limited investment.

Gold: The Commodity Bull Market Isn't Over

I do like the junior miners which are now extraordinarily cheap, one would have thought that investments in gold miners would have tracked the price of gold closer, especially as many of the now producing mines have their expensive infrastructures in place.
I certainly would be careful in this area after noting the Kinross/Aurelian 'friendly' bid where the Aurelian (TSX:ARU) retailers; many holding shares for some years; stand to gain about a quarter of the true value and to add insult to injury worthless warrants redeemable in five years and this is the biggest gold find in the last decade!