Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) 2022

The Vancouver Resource Investment Conference 2022 has been postponed to May 17-18 in order to enable a life event. January was impossible because of COVID restrictions. The event has been covered by Kitco in a series of videos.

Miners index (HUI) to gold regression impaired.

The linear regression between the HUI miners index and the gold price which was valid since Aug 2018, has come under severe strain since last summer. Permanently negative residuals are a clear statistical indication that the linear relationship is seriously impaired.

Stock price lists: what extra information you can draw from them?

For following up on the miners I often report on, daily closing prices of all quotes do the job. But a wealth of other information can also be added. 

Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2022

By the end of February many investors are eagerly waiting for the release of the Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook. The 2022 edition was announced last Thursday.

Ask the experts — Joe Mazumdar’s and Brent Cook’s Q&A on picking junior stocks

Joe Mazumdar and Brent Cook of Exploration Insights are notorious junior exploration investors, sharing their investment decisions and argumentation in their newsletter.

Rational arguments for selecting precious metal investments

Not many investment experts even consider precious metal mining. Those that do often are tacit about their stock selection rationale. The price performance of most (if not all) precious metal mining funds or ETF's lag that of the metals, moreover with a far higher stock volatility. It seems to be the worst choice possible.

Mining managers see opportunities

2021 has been another lousy year for precious metal mining investors. Year-to-date the HUI index of unhedged gold or silver miners has shed about 16%. The yellow metal closed 2020 at $1898/Oz and is in for a modest decline at around 5% over 2021. Precious metal mining CEO's look at the scene from a different angle.

Omicron crisis affecting all markets

How little do we know about the new Omicron variant of the Corona virus? The less we know, the more we fear. Hence markets have found a valid pretext for a brutal sell-off. Were valuations overstretched? For most stocks that cannot be denied. If the stock market decline coincides with a slowing economy, stock price targets may need to be revised down significantly. If this perspective unfolds, stocks will look even more pricey after a 10% decline from current levels.

Agnico Eagle and Kirkland Lake will merge

Negotiations between the two partners have been ongoing for some time, but the news was revealed only last week. Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd discussed the benefits of his company’s proposed merger with Kirkland Lake Gold.

Early autumn precious metals and miners conferences

With summer and the US labor day behind us, a few conferences have taken place, usually in mixed mode: partly virtual and partly on venue.

There was the (33rd) Denver annual Gold Forum (in Colorado Springs) and the 2021 Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek (also Colorado).