Gold, which has climbed for 5 straight sessions, has traded between $1,175 and $1,186 so far today…as of 9:30 am Pacific, bullion is off $2 an ounce at $1,181…Silver is also slightly lower at $16.05…Copper is off 2 pennies at $2.40…Crude Oil has edged 33 cents higher to $46.71 while the U.S. Dollar Index has added one-tenth of a point to 94.65…
China increased its Gold holdings by nearly 1% in September even as total foreign exchange reserves dipped, central bank data showed today…Gold reserves rose by nearly half a million ounces, or 14.9 tonnes, to 54.93 million ounces, or 1,708.5 tonnes at the end of September, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said…the central bank added 16.2 tonnes in August and nearly 19 tonnes in July…
Investor sentiment toward Gold has certainly improved…holdings in the world’s largest Gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold shares, rose another 5.1 tonnes yesterday to 700 tonnes, the highest level since mid-July…
Southeast Asia’s largest bank, DBS Group Holdings, is bullish on Gold entering next year even as it forecasts that the Fed will raise interest rates, albeit only gradually, beginning in Q1 with the cycle peaking at a lower level than earlier rounds. “A gradual hiking path by the Fed, and the general view of eventually lower U.S. rates compared with previous cycles, are positive for the yellow metal,” said Manish Jaradi, senior investment strategist at DBS’s Chief Investment Office…the firm raised its view on Gold to neutral during the 2nd quarter of this year, and then turned overweight in mid-August…
In today’s Morning Musings…
1. A Goldcorp-Gold comparative that provides some clues on where bullion is headed near-term…
2. Breakouts above 200-day SMA’s – what they may mean for Garibaldi Resources (GGI, TSX-V) and Kaminak Gold (KAM, TSX-V)…
3. Integra Gold (ICG, TSX-V) keeps pushing higher, and adds some more dollars into its account…
Plus more…to view the rest of today’s Morning Musings, login with your username and password, or click here to gain full access to this and other exclusive BMR content and features…
Jon, any further updates on the DBV situation? Has anyone heard of the court date for their hearing?
Thanks
Go Jays Go!!
Comment by Jeff — October 16, 2015 @ 9:37 am
CDNX now at 558. bumping it’s head on 560 resistance , some good news from the Sheslay district could be the catalyst that will propel the CDNX through this resistance level. The GGI drilling to commence is a good start but it will be quite some time before results are made public. DBV resolution to the Chad Day stunt will clear the path for the whole area. JMO
Comment by Les — October 16, 2015 @ 9:56 am
Guy have you heard anymore on that contractor delay re WRR’s drilling? I have emailed the company and phoned them but have not heard back from them. Volume seems to be picking up.
Comment by Hugh — October 16, 2015 @ 9:58 am
That 21 day time frame for the DBV court decision should be about up. I’m thinking end of the month. Chad being in hiding has delayed things and now he may be trying to stall by asking the court for an extension. I’m just speculating.
Comment by Les — October 16, 2015 @ 10:07 am
DBV- About the court injunction the rumor said 21 days + 6 days ultime date is October 25 probably a news week of 26 !
WRR- At the beginning of the week he think receive the ok for the rigs this week, I try to phone today but nothing….probably he’s gone on the property, if it’s the case we have a news next week that drilling is begin !
Comment by Guy Delisle — October 16, 2015 @ 10:24 am
GGI – drilling to start by Monday and if they are clever, they will space out the start of drilling, past geochem + IP work, mexico and cores off to lab from BC news, to keep a profile over the next 6 wks. A bonus would be positive news from DBV along the way. GGI volume ahead of EQT for a change
Comment by david — October 16, 2015 @ 10:40 am
ICG. Not sure what to make of this. 2 million shares were traded on the Aequitas exchange???? Gypsie swap?
stockwatch.com/Quote/Detail.aspx?symbol=ICG®ion=C
Comment by tony T — October 16, 2015 @ 11:01 am
Jon, how many meters per day DBV achieve with the contractor?
Comment by Martin — October 16, 2015 @ 11:21 am
Jon, I did not receive that GGI alert this morning… can you please resend?
Cheers
Comment by Phil — October 16, 2015 @ 11:36 am
Martin all depend at this moment if the hose are winterized !
Comment by Guy Delisle — October 16, 2015 @ 11:48 am
garibaldiresources.com/s/Photo_Gallery.asp?ReportID=604184
Ip High + Mag High
Comment by Martin — October 16, 2015 @ 12:00 pm
DBV was drilling about 50m in a 24 hr. shift
Comment by Les — October 16, 2015 @ 12:17 pm
One more important piece of the puzzle, Martin. I would have been astonished if GGI hadn’t carried out IP over Grizzly Central before proceeding with drilling – it’s really an essential component, especially considering there are a lot of boggy areas (making it harder of course for soil sampling). An IP high and a mag high together – that’s really intriguing. All G-cubed factors considered (geological, geophysical, geochemical), they’re in the perfect setting here for a discovery which could be off-set from the IP/mag high, given what’s known about the district. Mind you, Imperial Metals drilled into a deep chargeability high and got that spectacular 1,000 m of 1% Cu at the Red Chris. Next week could prove quite fascinating for GGI.
Comment by Jon - BMR — October 16, 2015 @ 1:41 pm
drilling/footage will depend on how much ore they’re hitting. If they’re hitting some sweet ore they’ll be drilling some pretty good footage in a shift. If they’re hitting rock, it will be a slow go. Also the drillers will know how good the ore is by how “dark” the water is returning to surface via their drill bit.
Comment by tony T — October 16, 2015 @ 1:45 pm
Be patient with ggi at this point, I hear and see that the weather hasn’t been in their favour, lots of rain and rain for next week, may be a little slow going, in the bush and in the middle of nowhere is always a safety concern.no more delays are needed at this point. We should hear something good next week.
Comment by Tombc — October 16, 2015 @ 3:17 pm
You’re right Tony about the color of the residues black is ore, grey is waste !You probably drill 75 meters at the beginning of the hole but all depend what kind of rock you drill???? what dip you drill??? don’t forget nobody want loose the hole !
Comment by Guy Delisle — October 16, 2015 @ 4:09 pm
Guy D: I hope Jon guys start talking up WRR when it begins drilling as all the promotion has been quiet for months on it???
Comment by STEVEN1 — October 16, 2015 @ 4:23 pm
Steven be confident that WRR will know a very good end year !
Comment by Guy Delisle — October 16, 2015 @ 5:16 pm
John, Just wondering what the EQT chart is telling us currently, thanks…..
Comment by Bob — October 17, 2015 @ 4:45 am
Bob, I have an updated EQT chart from John this morning, and the stock continues to trade at and above very strong support as it continues to consolidate above the pennant where it broke out from recently. We’ll post that chart by Monday morning at the latest.
Phil brought up an issue yesterday with regard to not receiving an eAlert that went out to subscribers only (in fact it was sent to him in this specific case at 5:06 am but likely landed in his junk mail folder). It’s really important for everyone to ensure they have [email protected] on their safe contact list, otherwise any emails (eAlerts, advisories, etc.) can get thrown into your junk mail, or you may not receive some at all – especially if you’re on a Shaw account as they have a habit of intercepting emails. We’ll try to set up a system on the site ASAP that alerts subscribers to check their emails when any have been sent.
Comment by Jon - BMR — October 17, 2015 @ 11:29 am
Jon, do you plan on doing a follow up on WRR once they announce start of drilling THIS coming week?
Go Jays Go!!
Thanks…
Comment by Jeff — October 17, 2015 @ 11:46 am
Absolutely, Jeff, on both counts…
Comment by Jon - BMR — October 17, 2015 @ 2:23 pm
7th inning comes back to haunt the jays. What the heck goins???
Comment by tony t — October 17, 2015 @ 3:21 pm
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Treasures of the Walker Lane
Bob Moriarty
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Sep 25, 2013
Walker Lane in Nevada, straddling the California border hosts some of the most prolific gold mines in the United States. The trend is where the North American Plate meets the Pacific Plate. More than 50 million ounces of gold have been produced from mines on the Walker Lane including the world famous Comstock Lode and the Round Mountain gold mine owned by Kinross and Barrick Gold. I visited three projects in the Walker Lane recently and I want to share with you what I learned.
My first visit was to an unusual company called Star Gold (SRGZ-OTCBB). I say unusual because it has many of the attributes of a private company. The vast majority of the shares are owned by a small number of investors. That’s both bad and good. It’s good in that it’s easy for the company to raise money but it’s bad in that it can be hard for a new investor to pick up a reasonably sized position.
The shares pretty much trade by appointment. Do not even think of ever putting in a market order. If you do, it’s like telling the market maker, “Steal from Me.” Currently the company is only on the OTCBB but they are making plans for either a major listing on something like the Amex in the US or a Canadian listing. Insiders own 42.7% of the shares.
I say the company is run like a private company and I mean exactly that. Management has a large equity position in the company and the major officers take no salary. They intend on putting their project into production as soon as possible as cheap as possible. I really like that.
Their keystone project is named Longstreet and is located some 50 miles northeast of Tonopah. It was discovered in the early 20th century but not put into production until about 1929. There was a mill but evidently little actual production. The project is a Round Mountain lookalike. It went as far as a pre-feasibility report in 1988. Star Gold picked it up in 2010 with the intent to put it into production just as soon as possible.
Star paid $270,000 in cash to the vendors along with a $3.55 million work commitment and 400,000 shares for 100% interest in the project. There is a 3% NSR at production. The 2013 Technical Report showed just over 155,000 ounces of gold equivalent in resources. Star intends to increase the resource to at least 250,000 ounces before making a production decision even though they are moving forward with permitting.
It was a large tour with about 25 people, mostly investors. The first day of the tour we visited Round Mountain. I wasn’t real sure why until I actually saw Longstreet. Then I understood, it is a Round Mountain lookalike.
Round Mountain was first discovered in 1904 and operated as an underground mine from 1906 until 1942. The mine went through a series of owners between 1943 and 1969. Over 350,000 ounces of gold and 360,000 ounces of silver were produced during this time. It was turned into an open pit mine in 1977 and has produced about 13.5 million ounces of gold since then.
The primary host for the gold mineralization is found in what Round Mountain calls Type 2 ore. It’s a poorly welded volcanic tuff. There are two advantages to the rock type, one is that it sucks up the gold and the 2nd is that it also sucks up the cyanide solution used to leach the gold from the rock.
Like Round Mountain the Longstreet project is located on the edge of a caldera. That’s significant both for rock type and the heat necessary to move gold bearing solutions through the rock. Longstreet is a near perfect location for a gold mine. The mine itself is in a north trending range and just to the east in the flats is an area perfect for a leach pad.
Preliminary geological work completed since 2011 shows 8 distinct targets and some 70 northwest trending veins. The 2013 drill program consisted of 6930 feet of RC drilling in 20 holes. The company released the results from the last 14 holes in late August.
What was significant and visible from the tour of the Longstreet project was just how permeable the rock was. Everything that we saw was the same Type 2 poorly welded tuffs found at Round Mountain. But Longstreet has more. The rock is lightweight and just sucks up fluids. That’s a good thing.
Management is adamant about going into production. This is not one of those, “Let’s drill and spend until the shareholders figure out it’s all about our compensation and fire us” companies. Management isn’t taking a salary and they are all in.
The mineralization is a simple oxide gold and silver quite amenable to heap leaching. Star intends to start permitting a small pad and mine and bootstrap to higher production. The project is on Forest Service land and that can be a bit of a problem for permitting but once the Forest Service has gotten to know Star Gold, permitting should be easier and shorter.
My only objection and I expressed it clearly to management was that during the 2-3 years necessary for permitting, the lack of news flow would kill the price of the shares. In this I was in total agreement with the geologists who said they had to continue drilling. It’s a target rich environment and good drill results will continue to give support to the shares as permitting and construction goes on.
The company expects a scoping study to be completed soon. Star will begin baseline environmental studies in early 2014 and expects permitting of the leach pad in late 2014, construction in late 2015 and full-scale production in 2016. The company is in the process of completing a $1 million placement right now.
Seeing Star Gold and Round Mountain made it easy for me to understand the next project I visited, another treasure in the Walker Lane Trend, the Lapon Canyon project owned by Walker River Resources. Walker River, too, wants to expedite production.
The Lapon Canyon project was discovered around the same time as Round Mountain and Longstreet, about 1907. Between 1914 and 1924 a two stamp mill was erected and the mine put into production. Numerous values showed over one ounce gold per ton and a sample taken in 1994 from the lower adit showed a grade of 20.6 ounces per ton.
Walker River intends to commence a basic ground-mapping program and small drill program intended to produce a minable 43-101 resource. Preliminary figures from the company indicate they believe they could commission a 200-tpd mill in about a year and cost about $3 million. The project is made up of 36 claims totaling some 720 acres. The company is paying $40,000 per year with no work commitment and no NSR at production. They can buy the claims for a total of $1.5 million.
I really like the plans of both companies. Star Gold wants to start a small heap leach pad for production of a low-grade bulk tonnage rock. They estimate they could be in production for about $20 million in 2-3 years. They have giant expansion potential. They have a total market cap today of about $11 million
Walker River on the other hand wants to put a prior producing high-grade gold mine back into production doing 200 tpd at a total cost in the $3.5 million range in about a year. That’s very doable. I walked the project. It’s 3 km from high-tension power, water is available, it won’t cost much to survey and test the project. They have a market cap of about $4.5 million and a lot of potential for expansion.
I am very biased. The business model of drill and raise money, drill and raise money, drill and raise money has proved itself to be a bad model for investors. Both of these companies are taking mines that were in production before and restoring them with today’s technology. I have participated in private placements in both companies and they are advertisers. Do your own due diligence.
Star Gold may be difficult for Canadian investors to buy because of their OTCBB presence. Walker River Resources may be difficult for American investors to purchase because of their lack of an American symbol. Each of the companies has a very tight share structure and strong management
Comment by Guy Delisle — October 17, 2015 @ 7:59 pm
DBV’s notice of injunction against Chad Day and the elders appeared in the Terrace Standard Classified Section on Oct 07 and quoted a Supreme Court ruling on Sep 29th fyi…z
terracestandard.com/eeditions/?iid=i20151007045401816
Comment by zippy — October 18, 2015 @ 4:43 am
Zippy , we should be getting that court decision by the 30th of Oct. or sooner.
Comment by Les — October 18, 2015 @ 6:56 am
Gents, I do have a shaw account – It didn’t show up anywhere, so I will look into it. Thanks
Comment by Phil — October 19, 2015 @ 8:01 am