Stock price when the opinion was issued
Gold is an interesting subject these days, because it has sort of fallen back into its old pattern. The market sells off and the golds go up. It’s the go to place if you are concerned about currencies or markets in general. It is really a trading vehicle, not a “buy and hold”. If you are really very negative on the market and the potential of some slowdown in the economic side, some of them, particularly the juniors, have a fair amount of upside potential. From a chart standpoint, the golds have not been looking that badly.
A few years ago, he was not keen on northern South America, because of infrastructure issues. Geologically it is very similar to West Africa. You’ve got West Africa geology in these greenstone belts, but you are in south America. Time zone wise it really is attractive to some North American companies. People are looking a little bit harder at northern South America. This company’s open pit grades are 1.5-2 grams, and it makes money. They’re are also looking at going underground. He is interested in this area from an exploration point of view.
(Market Call Minute) Loves it. Stock is cheap and feasibility study looks really good. Keep an eye on it.