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Charles Oliver, HBSc CFA Premier Gold Mines PG-T COMMENT Aug 05, 2014

Good management which has created a very unique package of assets. Their big focus right now is Hard Rock in Ontario. Have a great team of people. There will be a lot of analysts’ reports coming out in the next month or two.

$2.960

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TOP PICK

Impressed with how they've bought projects and kept them in production. Will spend $90 million on projects this year, $60 with partners. That's the way to run a business. This will grow into a company that someone larger will buy to get into the North American market.

PAST TOP PICK

(Past top pick March 6, 2018, Down 39%) Diversified North American portfolio with good geopolitical risk. They have a joint venture with Barrick which he just saw himself. Likes management. They have development as wel as exploration assets. He really likes their exposure to Nevada.

DON'T BUY
Gold will trade in the $1,100-1,400 range. For PG to rise, gold must rise even above $1,400. He doesn't see any short-term upside in gold. PG has probably bottomed out, but he doesn't see it going up either.
BUY
He has a $4.50 target. He likes it. Good managers and a low cost of production. Safe geography too in where it operates. They have a pretty good deposit.
TOP PICK
His target price is $2.90. They are involved in a hard rock open pit project in Northern Ontario. It holds about 5.8 million ounces of resources. It has low geopolitical risk. It is also operating a project in Mexico. The risk is if gold prices falter. They also need about $200 million to develop the hard rock project, so there is a large short position out against them. Yield 0% (Analysts’ price target is $3.88)
PARTIAL BUY
The stock has languished vs. the gold price. He knows the managers; well-run. Buy a half-position now, then the other when they announce construction financing for the next project.
WAIT
Likes it. $5 target on it. Still has it as a buy. There's some litigation. Tends to shy away and wait when lawyers get involved.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Oct 16/19, Down 28%) It is like everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Their Mexican mine did not meet guidance and did not generate enough free cash flow. Their 50% cash flow in a north Ontario deposit has had the partner cause a delay in the capital spending. They had to raise money for their joint venture in Nevada where it is accelerating in spending. It is highly levered.
TOP PICK

It's a sum-of-the-parts story with three moving parts. The knock on it was they always needed to finance, but they financed. He likes their assets, including a joint venture with Barrick, which is worth PG's market cap alone. Their Ontario and Mexico assets are extraneous and will likely be sold. (Analysts’ price target is $3.93)

HOLD
Hold until sale to Equinox, or buy more? He holds both to benefit from long-term effects of inflation. He thinks the takeout is great. EQX is well run, a buy, with a $12 price target.