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The investing world is even more uncertain today than it was a few months ago. The longer-term trends are more important to investors than the day-to-day events. A number of myths associated with 'bubble theory' for gold are exposed here.
The investing world is even more uncertain today than it was a few months ago. The longer-term trends are more important to investors than the day-to-day events. A number of myths associated with 'bubble theory' for gold are exposed here.
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The investing world is even more uncertain today than it was a few months ago. The longer-term trends are more important to investors than the day-to-day events. A number of myths associated with 'bubble theory' for gold are exposed here.
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Strong Cash Flow, Fund Aggressive Exploration Programs and Improve Financial Capacity Market Response Accelerates Project Development at Atna Resources Briggs and Reward Gold Mines; $9.2 Million Financing, Production Cash Flow to Fund Mine Expansion, Development and Exploration Mont hl y Anal ysi s of Gol d St ocks and Preci ous Met al s Trends July 2011 The Bull & Bear's The Bull & Bear's Rye Patch Gold Holds Sizeable Gold/Silver Resource, Seeking To Add to Existing Resource By Lawrence Roulston Resource Opportunities The investing world is even more uncertain today than it was a few months ago. Commentators and analysts are focused on the negatives. As we all know, there is no shortage of negative news. Analysts and the media tend to focus on the near-term. We are always hearing about what is happening today and what happened yesterday. But, to understand what is going to happen tomorrow, it is very useful to step back for a moment and look at the bigger picture. The longer-term trends are more important to investors than the day to day events. Amid all the uncertainty and fear that we face at this moment, there are some tremendous investment opportunities. The best part is that there are investments that provide long-term security at the same time as they offer growth potential. Lets start with gold. With all the uncertainty, its not surprising that gold is near an all time record high. Gold is up 10% this year. It is up 25% from a year ago. Yet, the gold companies are not reecting those gains. There are companies that Continued on page 12 Bullion vs. Stocks 2 By Adrian Ash BullionVault.com
Growth in global gold demand is rapid. No, another decade of quintupling prices isnt nailed on. But neither of those facts make gold a bubble today. In fact, anyone calling gold a bubble right now is talking through their hat at best. A number of myths associated with bubble theory for gold are exposed here. MYTH #1. Gold Is a Crowded Trade. The finance pages are packed with gold headlines, but actual investment levels remain low. In the early 1980s, private- bank clients were expected to hold 3% of their wealth in gold, many times the 0.5% allocation seen across the nance industry today. Even in the bullion market itself, three-quarters of the 500-plus analysts and traders attending last autumns LBMA conference in Berlin said they held as little as nothing (Between 0% and 10%) of their savings in precious metals. Saturation is a long way off. MYTH #2. Gold Has Madly Rushed to $1500 Without a Correction. Compared with undeniable bubbles, golds recent climb just isnt steep enough. Gold prices rose 70% for Dollar investors in the last 3 years, but US stocks rose 160% in that length of time in the 1920s, and Germanys Neuer Markt rose over 1600% starting in 1997. Londons South Sea Bubble of 1720 rose 9-fold in 5 months! What makes gold remarkable today is the longevity, not speed, of its bull market - now delivering positive, ination-beating returns to US and UK savers every year since 2001. MYTH #3. Gold Will Fall Hard When Interest Rates Rise. Only if interest rates outpace ination, and what are the chances of that? People turn to gold when cash - its major (and otherwise better) competitor as a store of wealth loses value. Sub-zero real US rates have already cost cash savers over 3% of their spending power in the Six Gold Bubble Myths Youd Do Well to Ignore last 18 months. Rates currently lag ination by the widest margin since the summer of 1980. Back then, however, the cost of living was rising at double-digits, and could not be talked away. MYTH #4. Ination is Set to Fall Back. How, exactly? The cost of living is hurting earners, savers and seniors alike, but mostly because their incomes arent growing. On the official data, the Consumer Price Index has risen barely 11% from ve years ago, its weakest long-term rise since 1967. Anything lower, and QE3 looks certain, thanks to the Feds anti-deation xation. If US ination is headed anywhere from here, its not down. MYTH #5. Golds Not An Investment, Because it Doesnt Pay Interest. A desperate claim which is at least true true a decade ago at $260, and true evermore unless an investment bank sells you a structured derivative. Golds lack of income means it has no promises to break, setting it apart from all other asset classes, most notably debt. Its hard to accuse gold buyers of over-optimism (Charles Kindlebergers denition of bubble), but this market would only move into irrational exuberance(Robert Shillers phrase) if it kept rising after monetary policy switched from weak to strong. MYTH #6. Gold Will Burst When The World Economy Settles Down. Youve got to love that when. But beyond its impact on policy rates, however, economic growth has little to do with gold prices. Gold fell vs. the Dollar during the US recessions of 1980 and 1990, only to triple during the go-go years of 2003-2007. Across the last four decades, in fact, gold shows a negative but statistically insignificant correlation with quarterly US GDP of minus 0.11 year-over-year. Quarterly GDP in China (the worlds second-biggest buyers) shows a negligible 0.08 correlation since 2005. Rupee gold prices since 1996 show only a 0.32 correlation with Indian GDP. People started saying gold was a bubble in early 2008 at $1000, then at $1200 and $1300 in 2009 and 2010, and now at $1500 and above in 2011. Yet still nothing has changed to the core case for gold. If anything, in fact, the fundamental reasons for private savings going to buy gold have grown stronger. Ultra-loose money is locked in by record peace-time debts and decits. Central-bank and private- Asian gold buying continue to grow as economic power moves East. Everything else is just noise the one excess to which gold investing is prone right now. Editors Note: Adrian Ash runs the research desk at BullionVault.com, the worlds No.1 gold ownership and trading service. Formerly head of editorial at Londons top publisher of private- investment advice, he was City correspondent for The Daily Reckoning from 2003 to 2008, and is now a regular contributor to many leading analysis sites. Adrians views on the gold market have been sought by leading nancial publications and news outlets. P.O. Box 917179, Longwood, FL 32791 (407) 682-6170 Publisher: The Bull & Bear Financial Report Editor: David J. Robinson Copyright 2011 Gold Stock News. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited. Gold Stock News publishes investment news and comments of investment advisory newsletters whose thoughts are deemed of interest to subscribers. Neither the information, nor any opinion which may be expressed constitute a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any securities or investment referred herein. 3 By Doug French Ludwig von Mises Institute Anyone who has bought gold for the entirety of this bull market is always look- ing for signs of a top. Not to sell one doesnt get rid of their insur- ance but just to wait until the insurance goes on sale. A pri ce st eadi l y holding over $1,450 per ounce has put gold on the cover of a few magazines, along with constant hawking of the yellow metal on daytime Fox News. But there seems to be more talk about owning gold than the actual owning of it. Chris Blasis work indicates that precious metals only made up 2 percent of investment assets at the end of last year after a decade-long bull market. At the same time, investment in real estate has remained constant despite the huge downdraft in property prices, meaning that investors continue to pile into this overbuilt sector. In its Wealth Advisor section, The Wall Street Journal recently featured a striking above-the- fold, half-page image of gold bars stacked in a pyramid, with short gold facts etched on the ends of the bars tidbits like Site of worlds largest accumulation of gold: New York Fed, and Value of 2010 world gold sales: $150 billion. Being editor of the Wealth Adviser section, Lawrence Rout enlisted the services of a couple of nancial experts to debate The Case For and Against Gold. This is the sort of splashy attention that normally gives gold bulls pause. Editor Rout explains that the combatants were to defend every argument and that they offer a deep dive for any investors thinking about taking the plunge themselves. However, the debate was any- Gold: Now Thats a Track Record thing but a backyard brawl. Certied nancial planner Janet Briaud carried the baton for the buy-side argument, making the usual tired points about crisis investing, uncertain times, and black swan events. So, how much gold as a percent- age of ones portfolio does CFP Briaud think the responsible inves- tor should have? Five to 10 percent. Five percent is the same alloca- tion that Lew Altfest recommends for investors to hold provided they promise to hold it rain or shine Altfests emphasis). Mr. Altfest, en- listed to argue against owning the yellow metal, has his own wealth management rm and is a nance professor at Pace University. Gold has no use other than being pretty, the Pace professor says. Its not a real investment like stocks, bonds, real estate, or private busi- nesses. If the world were falling apart, maybe it would make sense to own some gold he says, but, writes the money maven: Econo- mies are generally improving world-wide, and ination, while of some difculty in a few countries, is not currently a problem in the biggest one, the U.S., nor should it become a really serous problem in the future. No need to call in the gold troops here. Later on is his gold attack, the professor throws out this laugher. I dont believe any major na- tions will seriously pursue a consistent de- cline of their currencies over an extended peri- od of time. What does he suppose these na- tions have been doing already? Remember, Mr. Altfest manages money for a living in one of the worlds fi- nancial capitals and teaches students about nance. Mr. Altfest doesnt get it, and neither does Ms. Briaud for that matter. Wheth- er youre negotiating with an uneducated thug guarding a bor- der that must be crossed in the middle of nowhere, or sitting across the table from the most so- phisticated investor in the world, gold is the universal language and has been for eons. Sure, gold does nothing but sit pretty, fail- ing to generate earnings or pay dividends. But its portable, du- rable, and divisible, with a highly recognizable value; its highly marketable and homogenous, and its supply is stable: the perfect money. In 4600 BC, civilizations began using gold as jewelry. Squares of gold were used as money in China in 1091 BC. The rst gold coins were minted in what is now Turkey in 560 BC. Thats a track record. Concluding his case against gold, Altfest writes that if he were a border guard today who received a gift of gold, I would cash it in and buy stocks. There may be a day when the professor/money manager needs to buy his way out of New York. I hope he seriously doesnt think he can get the job done by slipping a stock certicate to the border guard. Editors Note: Doug French is president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and author of Walk Away: The Rise and Fall of the Home Ownership Myth, publishers of The Free Market newsletter, 1 year, 12 issues. www.mises.org. 4 Aurizon Continues to Generate Strong Cash Flow, Fund Aggressive Exploration Programs and Improve Financial Capacity Aurizon expects to produce up to 165,000 ounces of gold at its agship Casa Berardi Mine in 2011, nearly a 20% increase for a period when gold prices are expected to continued to rise. Aurizon Mines Ltd. (NYSE Amex: AZK; TSX: ARZ) has an enviable abundance of riches a producing gold mine, another project nearing production, and seven other properties showing great potential for exploration and eventual development in one of the worlds most prolic gold and base metals regions. But this also is a company that clearly is not satisfied to stand on its accomplishments to date, a fact that bodes well for shareholders. Aurizon posted record revenues i n 2010 and i s about to set even more records in 2011 as it continues to ramp up production at its agship Casa Berardi mine and embarks on a record exploration drilling program on nine of its 10 properties in Quebec. The company has two primary goals: to continue to bring an increasingly valuable precious metal to a voracious market where prices have quintupled over the past 10 years; and, to that end, to grow its resource ounces to ensure a strong production future. Aurizon offers investors a proven vehicle that is able not only to leverage but to outperform the price of gold. Consider that during the 10 years the price of gold took to rise ve-fold, Aurizons share price rose more than ten-fold in just seven years and yet remains at a small fraction of todays price for an ounce of gold. We will have a record year in 2011 in exploration activity and in expenditures, says Aurizon Mines President and CEO David Hall. We have worked very hard to build a good foundation for Aurizon. The increase in gold prices has given us the ability to dramatically increase both our exploration activity and our reserve base. First Quarter 2011 Highlights Cross prohf of $18.0 mIIIIon, 43% higher than same quarter of 2010. Cash fIov from operafIons of $14.5 million, 58% higher than same quarter of 2010. OperafIng prohf margIn per ounce
increased 63% to US$771, due to higher realized gold prices. CoId producfIon of 31,976 ounces. Prohf of $2.4 mIIIIon, or $0.02 per share, matching same period of 2010. WorkIng capIfaI of $152 million, including cash of $143 million. sfabIIshmenf of !S$50 million revolving credit facility. Based upon lower than expected gold production in the rst quarter of 2011, Casa Berardi production is now forecast at approximately 165,000 ounces. The continued strength of the Canadian dollar together with the higher total cash costs in the first quarter, has also resulted in a revision to the forecast total cash costs of US$525 per ounce for the full year, assuming a Canadian dollar exchange rate of 0.96 against the U.S. dollar for the balance of the year. Aurizon Looks Forward to Commencing Summer Programs at Several of its Properties Quebec, a low-risk, pro-mining province within a mining-friendly country, offers Aurizon a very large and mineral-rich sand box to play in. The company will spend $39 million on exploration and inll drilling on many of its properties in 2011 with the largest budgets at its operating Casa Berardi Mine and advanced Joanna Project. $21.2 million will be spent at its recently optioned Fayolle, Marban, Rex South, Opinaca-Wildcat, Duverny, and Patris properties, as well as for general exploration. About $6.5 million is budgeted at the Fayolle joint venture, which is only about 10 kilometers north of Joanna and encompasses 1,373 hectares along the Porcupine- Destor Break, one of the most productive gold bearing structures on the Abitibi Belt. Auri zons Rex South j oi nt venture project with Azimut Exploration Inc. hosts a major 5 polymetallic porphyry mineralized trend. Recent grab sample assays show high tungsten grades of up to 4.62%. Signicant results for copper (up to 2.56% Cu), gold (up to 23.3 g/t Au) and silver (up to 90.0 g/t Ag) were also reported. In 2010, 20 signicant mineralized prospects were identied on the 555-square- kilometer property. Aurizon can earn up to 65% interest in the project and has budget $4.1 million for exploration in 2011. The Augossen Zone at Rex South is six kilometers long and has some pretty interesting values not only for gold, but silver, copper and tungsten, says Hall. The potential to find something big is substantial. Weve been able to move in early and establish a toehold in what could become a very important mining area for Quebec. Ongoing exploration also will continue at Aurizons Marban property in the Malartic gold camp. Drilling in 2010 encountered significant values: 9.06 g/t gold over 7.3 meters, 66.0 g/t gold over 1.2 meters and 5.74 g/t gold over 4.2 meters. The project is a joint venture with Niogold Mining Corporation. Aurizon can earn up to a 65% interest. These examples amply demon- strate Aurizons obvious comfort level with JV partners active participation in exploration efforts that allow them to retain substan- tial positions in the projects. This, in turn, has led to a constant ow of joint venture proposals coming through Aurizons doors. We have a lot of projects coming to us, Hall says. We are working our way through them and are also looking for opportunities where we can develop and increase our production prole. Casa Berardi Reserves and Resources Continue to Grow at Rapid Pace Gold deposits along Aurizons 37 kilometer-long Casa Berardi property are concentrated along a five-kilometer mineralized corridor that includes the East and West underground mines and the Principal Zones. The latter will eventually become an open pit operation. Underground production at Casa Berardi has Aurizon Mines operates in Quebec, the worlds #1 mining jurisdiction, producing gold at its agship Casa Berardi Mine and developing multiple properties within the famed Val dOr and Abitibi Gold Camps. 6 totaled over 1.3 million recovered gold ounces since 1986. Under Aurizons management, since late 2006 the mine has produced 636,400 ounces of gold. Mineral reserves now stand at slightly more than 1.457 million oz. of gold. Measured and indicated resources total an additional 824,000 oz. of gold, and inferred resources stand at 748,000 oz. of gold. It is important to note that although the property hosts a producing gold mine, much of the area has yet to be extensively explored. In 2011, Aurizon will spend $13.6 million on 115,000 meters of diamond drilling. Up to four surface and eight underground drills will be active throughout the year with the goal of improving the quality of known reserves and resources, as well as extending known structures. Total production cash costs at Casa Berardi are targeted at approximately $525 an ounce for 2011. In addition to exploration drilling, Aurizon will spend about $51 million to improve access to the lower portion of Zone 113, as well as newly discovered gold mineralization in Zones 118 and 123. For the fourth consecutive year, Casa Berardi has renewed or increased mineral reserves, says Hall. Casa Berardi continues to confirm our initial expectations that it can deliver sustainable, profitable production for many years to come. Hosco Deposit at the Joanna Property Increases In-Pit Measured & Indicated Mineral Resources by 31% Aurizons Joanna Gold Property on Quebecs Cadillac fault has reported that at a cut-off grade of 0.5 grams of gold per tonne, in-pit measured and indicated mineral resources have increased by 537,000 ounces, or 31% over the last estimate released in July of 2010, and now total 2,245,000 ounces of gold for the Hosco deposit only. Aurizon has budgeted $5.4 million for development work at Joanna. Feasibility study work on the Hosco open pit deposit within the Joanna project is nearing completion and will be based upon the updated mineral resource. The company is also working on an optimization plan for metallurgical recoveries and an environmental impact study. In addition, Aurizon will spend about $3.7 million for 26,000 meters of exploration drilling at the Heva deposit and potential satellite zones located about three kilometers west of the Hosco pit. The companys goal is to expand the mineral resources contour and increase the quality of existing indicated and inferred mineral resources. Investment Considerations 2010 was unquestionably an impressive year for Aurizon Mines as the company posted a record $179 million in revenues and increased its operating profit margin per ounce of gold by 18%. The company also increased the mine life of its flagship Casa Berardi Mine from six to ten years and increased the mines reserves by 44% to 1.457 million oz. of gold. At the same time, Aurizon increased mineral resources at its Joanna project by 35% at the Hosco open pit deposit and early in Q2, Aurizon increased the Hosco In- Pit measured & indicated mineral resources by 537,000 ounces or 31% Here is just a sample of Aurizons expectations for 2011: AurIzon produced 141,000 ounces of gold in 2010 a number that could reach up to 165,000 ounces, higher ore throughput and grades are anticipated. OveraII, AurIzon's reserve base increased by some 44% in 2010. With a record $39 million set aside for exploration in 2011, a large increase in resources and reserves in 2011 is also anticipated. AurIzon's properfy porffoIIo grew from three to ten properties in 2010. That number could well rise again in 2011, even as the companys primary focus remains on exploration and development of its existing large property portfolio. Af fhe cIose of 2010, AurIzon's market cap was a staggering $1.18 billion with a strong and growing balance sheet of over $130 million in cash with access to another $50 million through a revolving credit facility. The company has no debt and is totally unhedged. Barring unforeseen events, expect the company to be even stronger at the end of 2011. 2010 was both challenging and exciting for Aurizon, says Hall. Aurizon exited the year with strong fundamentals firmly in place. In 2011, we intend to utilize our strong cash ow to embark on an aggressive diamond drilling program to upgrade mineral resources. AURIZON MINES LTD. NY5E AMEX: AZK * I5X: AkZ Contact: David Hall, President and CEO 1120 Cathedral Place, 925 West Georgia St. Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 3L2 Toll Free: 888-411-GOLD (4653) Phone: 604-687-6600 Fax: 604-687-3932 E-Mail: info@aurizon.com Web Site: www.aurizon.com Shares Outstanding: 171,815,302 Active Float: 162,271,702 52 Week Trading Range: NYSE Amex: Hi: $8.42 Low: $4.42 TSX: Hi: C$8.41 Low: C$4.87 GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS 7 EMERGING GROWTH STOCKS, 102 2020 Comox St., Vancouver, BC V6G 1R9. 1 year, 8-10 issues, $159. www.EmergingGrowthStocks.ca. Gold and stocks are in a period of seasonal weakness Louis Paquette: Gold and stocks in general have both entered a period of seasonal weakness lasting until December. Based on this regardless of ones feeling about he longer term factors, I see no reason to be in a big hurry to jump back into this market. No need to be hero and catch the falling knife. Best to wait until these markets tell us they are ready to go back up. What to do? I can tell you one thing not to do and that is get sucked into playing the leveraged (2x) ETF, which might seem like a good way to balance and hedge ones long positions. These products are destroyers of capital unless you have successfully timed a large move over a short period of time nearly perfectly. Otherwise they steadily lose value over time. Even if you hit the right price direction, if its not moving quickly enough, your ETF could actually lose value. Or, if the price of the underlying asset were to be stable over time then your 2x ETF will most certainly lose value. In other words the odds are very much against you. The only things you might want to do with these destroyers of capital, might be to sell them short. Since more often than not (two out of three instances) they lose value, Shorting them would be turning the table and improving the odds in your direction But what To do? Besides raising some cash on snap backs if you feel you have too much exposure, Im not doing too much of anything but waiting for opportunities to arise. The 20-Year Commodity Cycle Commodities began a new bull market in 2000. This has been a fairly consistent 20-year bullish/ bearish cycle for the past century, which suggests this is merely a cyclical setback within another 9 years of a bull market to go yet. *************** HENDERSHOT INVESTMENTS 11321 Trenton Ct, Bristow, VA 20136. 1 year, 4 issues, $50. www.hendershotinvestments.com. Buffett and Munger on Gold Ingrid Hendershot: When asked why he doesnt invest in gold, Buffett said that, If you take all of the gold in the world and put it into a cube, it would be about 67 feet on a side, and you could get a ladder and get up on top of it. You can fondle it, you can polish it, and you can stare at it. But it isnt going to do anything. All you are doing when buying commodities, like gold, which are assets that cannot do anything, is hoping that someone else will pay you more for it down the road While Buffett acknowledged that commodities have risen sharply recently, he also noted that over time commodities have not been good investments. He added that he understands why rising prices can create excitement and draw in buyers, but its not the way to create lasting wealth. He said hed rather bet on strong businesses instead of something that doesnt do anything. Charlie Munger agrees: theres something peculiar in buying an asset that will only really go up if the world goes to hell. Buffett added that all gold in the world is currently valued at $8 trillion. Instead, you could own 1 billion acres of U.S. farmland valued at $2 trillion, ten ExxonMobils valued at $4 trillion and still stick $1-$2 trillion in your pocket as walking around money. Or Charlie grumbled, You could have a 67 foot cube of gold that you would need to hire an army to protect. Buffett concluded that a smarter and safer strategy to beat inflation would be to concentrate your efforts on investing in businesses that have little debt, the ability to increase prices, and a history of paying strong dividends. ***************
THE DINES LETTER, P.O. Box 22, Belvedere, CA 94920. 1 year, 14 issues, $295. www. DinesLetter.com. July neutral month for gold and silver James Dines: The Dines Gold Stock Average (DIGSA) in the last 43 Julys has risen 19 times, declined 23 times and was neutral once, for a somewhat bearish outlook (55% of the time). The Dines Silver Stock Average (DISSA) has risen 23 times and declined 20 times, for a somewhat neutral seasonality (53% of the time). Not helpful in our calculations of odds for gold and silver stocks this month. *************** NATIONAL INVESTOR, 1190 Valley Rd., Spooner, WI 54801. Monthly, 1 year, $195. www.nationalinvestor.com. Gold will continue to outperform other hard assets Chris Temple: Gold continues its disengagement from other commodities. The yellow metal is viewed more as money now than as a commodity. As currency and debt woes mount, it will continue to outperform other hard assets, as it has done of late. Most recently, Greek citizens have been pulling money out of their bank accounts and buying gold. A further breakdown in the euros fortunes generally will be the most likely near-term catalyst to push gold to new near-term nominal highs that could exceed $1600 per ounce. Silver will benet from any gold breakout, though it remains damaged technically. Between the two we denitely favor gold; and more so due to it having less downside risk right now. GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS 8 ECONOMIC ADVICE, 3910 N.E. 26 th Ave., Lighthouse Point, FL 33064. Monthly, 1 year, $149. www.economicadviceinc.com. Batero Gold actively exploring potentially world-class gold-copper deposits in mineral-rich Columbia. James Rapholz: Heres a company you should look over real well: Batero Gold Corp., (TSX.V: BAT, recent price $2.65). Quick Facts & Company Highlights U Strong management; proven technical team and strong Colombian partners committed to Bateros success U Well nanced: - $10,450,000 in working capital U Comprehensive infrastructure in place U Favorable share structure: 47,594,669 shares outstanding U Expect continuous news ow from Phase 1 drill program U Institutional backers include Sentry Select Precious Metals Growth Fund, RBC Global Precious Metals Fund, Sprott Asset Management, Dynamic Precious Metals Fund, Libre Fund, 49 North Resources and others. Amid Columbias prolic Mid-Cauca gold belt, Batero Gold Corporation is exploring and developing a project that could well be Columbias next major mining venture. The companys fully funded drill program operates 24/7. The companys mission is to build the success of two gold and copper porphyry centers identied by Anglo-Gold-Ashanti in 2006- 07, explore newly identied targets within the 100% owned Batero-Quinchia project and prove its mine potential. Batero Golds Colombian partners, including senior Batero executives and other local supporters have vested interests in the company. Among them is Anglo-Gold-Ashanti-Columbia pioneer Rafael Alfonso, who along with other Batero team leaders, has been directly involved in some of Colombias most signicant mineral nds. The Batero-Quinchia project is situated at the south end of the Mid-Cauca gold belt, within 100 kilometers of two world-class gold deposits: Marmato (Medoro Resources; 20 km N; 9.8 million ounces gold at a 0.3 ounce gold per ton cut-off). The belt also hosts other gold and copper porphyry deposits including Titribi, LaMina and Quebradona. Compared to these other projects, Batero-Quinchia is the least explored in the Mid-Cauca gold belt. Once in a great while, a mineral exploration company believes it may have found a potentially world-class mining project. In the case of Batero Gold corp. there is an excellent chance that this assessment is true. As a result, the company has pulled out all the stops to mount an aggressive campaign to explore multiple porphyry targets on a property it acquired less than a year ago. Batero Gold is well prepared and nanced for this effort. Since Batero commenced trading in July of 2010, the company has raised $15.75 million, built a company with over 260+ employees, 23 geologists, completed an extensive geochemical, geophysical and eld mapping study, completed a Phase 1 16,000 meter drilling program with an additional Phase 2 45,000 meter drill program to be completed by mid-July, and completed its 100% acquisition of an outstanding project with immense blue sky potential in mineral-rich Columbia. The company has already garnered the attention of leading investment analysts. Cormark Securities Inc. has added the company to its list of Mining and Exploration Prospects. Canaccord Genuity has rated the company a speculative buy with a $10 target price, estimating the valuation of its Columbia project at approximately 8 million ounces of gold. The Gold Forecaster notes that Columbia is among minings top area plays for mineral exploration and that Batero-Quinchia appears to have realistic potential to host about 5 million ounces gold and possible even 10 or more million ounces. Colombia Mining Sector Highly Ranked: The respected Behre Dolbear Group ranks Columbia seventh worldwide as one of the best places for mining investment. The groups 2011 report says Columbia will likely outperform others in the region in attracting and utilizing mineral investment to develop new mines and creating wealth. The World Bank also ranks Columbia among Latin Americas Top 3 business friendly and among the Top 5 worldwide. We are committed to developing the Batero- Quinchia project into what we believe will be Columbias next major mining venture, says Batero Gold President and CEO Brandon Rook. Columbia is a rare opportunity. The country is relatively unexplored with modern techniques and has clear untapped potential for signicant deposits. Bater-Quinchia Project Located on Prolic Mineral Belt With Comprehensive Infrastructure/Access To Roads, Water and Power: Batero Gold Corp. is actively exploring potentially world-class gold-copper deposits in mineral-rich Columbia. The 1,407-hectare property is located in the multiple high priority delineation drill targets including La Cumbe porphyry, Dos Quebradas porphyry, and Mandeval-Manzanillo porphyry, and the Matecana target, La Lenguita and El Cedral targets. Batero Gold is moving quickly to prove up the quality of its 100%-owned (with no N.S.Rs) Batero- Quinchia Project in Columbia. Its goal this year is to establish an NI 43-101- compliant resource estimate by the end of the year. The 1,407-hectare property lies at relatively low elevation (1600-1950 meters) within 100 kilometers of two world-class gold deposits AngloGold Ashantis La Colosa (12.3 million ounces of gold) and Medro Resources Marmato (9.8 million GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS 9 ounces of gold). Columbias Middle Cauca Gold Belt also hosts a number of other gold and copper porphyry deposits including Titiribi, La Mina and Quebradona. Bateros property is the least explored when compared to the other projects. The Batero- Quinchia property has three known gold porphyry deposits La Cumbre, Dos Quebradas and Mandeval-Manzanillo, as well as multiple drill targets including Matecana, La Lenguita and El Cedral. All are located in the northern half of the property. The new potential porphyry deposit at Matecana, which lies only one kilometer southeast of la Cumbre, was discovered only lat fall. The property itself is about 190 km from Bogota, the capital of Columbia, and has a well established infrastructure, including easy access from the Pan- American Highway. It also is close to the countrys regional power grid and railway, as well as the Cauca River for water transport to a major seaport. The Pereira International Airport is just a 55km drive from the project. Aggressive Exploration Drilling Underway To Prove Up Gold/Copper Resource Estimate: The Batero-Quinchia property encompasses three Miocene intrusive centers identied historically in a north-south trend with a strike extension of about three kilometers. The center host gold and copper mineralization identied by AngloGoldAshanti when it drilled the property in 2006-2007. More recent drilling by Batero intercepted gold mineralization from surface with signicant high-grade mineralization. Batero Gold already has a full technical and management team on the ground in Columbia, including 23 geologists, 260 employees and is actively drilling four distinct exploration areas. Seven drill rigs are operating around the clock soon adding an eighth drill rig to explore newly discovered high priority targets. When the current 16,000 meter drilling program is analyzed, Batero plans to begin a second, larger 45,000-meter drilling program. We are on fast forward. Each rig will drill a minimum of 1,000 meters a month, says Rook. Our goal is to report an NI 43-101 resource estimate by year end. Initial results from the Phase 1 drilling program targets, identied during last years comprehensive geochemical, ground geophysics and eld mapping, include drill hole #002 grading 0.53 grams per ton gold and 0.10% copper over 550.5 meters including 452 meters grading 0.60 grams per ton gold and 0.12% copper from surface. Drill hole #008 graded 0.72 grams per ton gold and 0.13% copper over 519.7 meters grading 0.80 grams per ton an 0.14% copper and 178.2 meters grading 1.0 grams per ton gold and 0.15% copper, also from surface. In addition drill hole #009 graded from near surface 0.70 grams per ton gold and 0.12% copper. over 460.00 meters including 81.0 meters including 81.0 meters grading 1.40 grams per ton gold and 0.15% copper and 213.70 meters grading 1.11 grams per ton gold and 0.17% copper and 261.0 meters grading 1.00 grams per ton gold and 0.16% copper. The largest magnetic anomalies are located in the La Cumbre and Matecana target areas. The La Cumbre porphyry target is open in two directions and at depth with mineralization beginning at surface or at near surface. Intermediate anomalies were seen in the Manzanillo, La Lenguita and El Cedral target areas, while the smallest were found at Dos Quebradas and La Lenguita-San Luis target areas. The La Lenguita target is a high priority for Batero, as elevated gold mineralization was found in the preliminary geochemical soil samples throughout Lenguitas extent. It, like Metecana, is located only about one kilometer from La Cumbre. Elevated gold values in chip samples from Manzanillo have made the area a high priority exploration target, as well. Five historical drill holes in the Dos Quebradas area discovered signicant mineralization beginning at surface and extending to the bottom of the drill holes grading up to 0.746 grams per ton gold and 0.11% copper. In place is a Strong Management Team that has Extensive Experience in Columbia. Brandon Rook, Bateros President and CEO, has 15 years experience as a geologist, project manager and entrepreneur, as well as 12 years in exploration and project management. Rook has assembled a skilled management team with extensive backgrounds in all aspects of mining exploration and development. A key member of that team is Rafael Alfonso Roa, Bateros Director of Colombias Exploration and Operations Manager. He has extensive hands- on knowledge of Columbias geology, most recently serving as AngloGoldAshanti Colombias Exploration Manager and Vice President. He led the discovery team at La Colosa. He also has worked for Billiton and TVX Gold and was the advisor to Columbias Department of Mines, the Geological Columbian Service, Ingeominas. He also was instrumental in the discoveries of the San Luis and Quinchia deposits. Investment Considerations: Batero is mostly owned by its founders and management. The property vendors are strong partners and participants in operations, Rook says. The company has C$10,450,000 in working capital with a monthly burn rate of about C$2.8 million. However, the company is unlikely to run out of money any time soon with institutional backers as Sentry Select Precious Metals Growth Fund, RBC Global Precious Metals fund, Libra Fund LP, 49 North Resources, and others. Rook says if the currently outstanding warrants are exercised, Batero should have another C$20 million in its coffers enough to nance all of its exploration efforts over the next two years. The majors are denitely on the hunt for new projects. Goldcorp recently acquired 70% of the El Morro porphyry in Chile for $53 million; Barrick Gold purchased a 25% interest in the Cerro Casale Continued on page 18 10 Market Response Accelerates Project Development at Atna Resources Briggs and Reward Gold Mines $9.2 Million Financing, Production Cash Flow to Fund Mine Expansion, Development and Exploration 2011 promises to be a busy, exciting and profitable year for Atna Resources Ltd. (TSX: ATN; US OTC BB: ATNAF), as the company expands production at its Briggs Gold Mine and brings its Reward gold project to production. With the tremendous success of our recent nancing, we will be able to accomplish a lot of our goals in the coming year, says Atna President and CEO James Hesketh. In fact, Atnas nancial position is solid, highlighted by the compa- nys recently oversubscribed C$9.2 million bought deal financing. The company now has more than enough capital to fund completion of the Briggs Gold Mine leach pad extension, as well as Phase 1 infrastructure development at its Reward gold project and explor- atory drilling at both Briggs and Reward over the next six months. The nancing clearly demon- strates strong market interest and confidence in Atna. Canac- cord Genuity Corp. exercised its overallotment even before the deal closed. A U.S. fund took a 5% posi- tion, while another private group recently grabbed nearly 12% of the companys stock on the open market. There is obvious institutional interest in our company. For our investors, this has provided a lot more movement and liquidity in our stock, says Hesketh. Assuming continued strong market support, Hesketh con- fidently predicts Atna will be a multiple mine producer by the end of 2011. Once Atnas Reward Gold Mine is in production, the company will be well on its way to achieving its goal of 100,000 ounces of gold production annually. Strong Q3 2010 Results Herald Equally Strong Future Growth Atna Resources reported strong third quarter results in November 2010. The company increased revenues by 12% to $7.5 million, increased the amount of gold mined by 88% to 12,400 ounces, and increased gold sales by 10% to 6,200 ounces. As a result of improved pro- duction at the Briggs Mine and increased gold ounces placed on the leach pad, gold production in October alone increased 26% over previous average monthly gold pro- duction. During the fourth quarter of 2010, the mine was expected to produce between 8,000 and 10,000 ounces of gold, further reducing production cash costs. During the third quarter, the company al so i ncreased the amount of estimated recoverable gold on leach pads, in stockpiles and in plants by nearly 3,000 ounces. Meanwhile exploration analysis and an internal review at both Briggs and Reward indicated a strong potential for an increase in reserves at both properties, according to Hesketh. And although Atna posted a net loss of $2.8 million for the quarter, Hesketh says the company is now entering positive cash ow at Briggs and will be able to use some of that money to finance a good portion of the remaining estimated $25 million cost to bring the Reward project to production. Deep Briggs Zone Expanded at Briggs Mine Atna produced 25,200 ounces of gold dor at its Briggs Gold Mine in 2010, a 131% increase over the previous year. Mine productivity has improved and we expect to see continued strong production results in 2011, says Hesketh. Here are 2010 highlights: Revenues Increased 252% fo $30.6 million. Tonnage mIned Increased 123%. CoId saIes revenues for fhe fourth quarter exceeded third quarter revenues by 39%. ProducfIon cash cosfs vere $948 per ounce, a 4% increase over 2009. Drilling results on mineral- ization in the Deep Briggs zone, taken in conjunction with recently reported drilling in the area, are establishing a continuous zone with mineable widths and grade above the average mine grade. Signicant results include: 205 feef |62.5 mefers) gradIng 0.025 ounces gold per ton (opt) (0.86 grams/tonne gold) in the Deep 11 Briggs zone, including 55 feet (16.8 meters) grading 0.048 opt (1.65 g/t) in hole number BMD11-063. 100 feef |30.5 mefers) gradIng 0.019 opt (0.65 g/t) in the Main Briggs zone and 110 feet (33.5 meters) grading 0.019 opt (0.065 g/t) which includes a 30 foot (9.1 meter) zone grading 0.030 opt (1.03 g/t) in the Deep Briggs zone in hole number BMD11-067. The Briggs Mine, located near Death Valley, California, was rst developed in 1995 historically produced over 575,000 ounces of gold. Today, Briggs is fully staffed with 110 personnel and three operating crews at the mine and crusher working four ten-hour days on a staggered shift basis averaging 650 tons/hour. The gold plant and leach pads operate around the clock. Meanwhile, just to the north, Atnas Cecil R gold project has a similar geology and metallurgy to Briggs and represents a potential f uture ore source to extend operations at the Briggs plant. Gold Production Expected at Reward Mine in 2011 Atna will focus much of its efforts in early 2011 at the Reward Mine developing the site for full operations. Currently, the company is installing fencing, removing wildlife contained within the site and installing needed infrastructure power, water, and upgraded roads. Development of the Reward Mine, located in Nye County, Ne- vada, will proceed on a measured basis as cash flow from Briggs improves and additional nancing becomes available. A positive eco- nomic feasibility study completed in 2008 recommended a conven- tional open pit mine, ore crushing, and a heap leach gold production operation. Reward is expected to produce approximately 139,000 ounces of gold over a ve year mine life at an estimated average cash cost of $580 per ounce. The projects mine development permits are in place, as is the Phase 1 reclamation bond, which was posted earlier in 2010. Bid packages for crushing and contract mining alternatives are also in hand. Permitting the operation in advance of major exploration and development expenditures has proved to be an effective means to maximize our opportunity and to minimize our capital risk, says Hesketh. Recent exploration primarily for geotechnical purposes at Reward returned significant mineralization. One intercept measuring 130 feet graded at 0.024 oz/ton gold, while another commencing at surface continued downhole 190 feet and graded 0.020 oz/ton gold. Both intercepts were within the engineered pit plan and could increase the projects proven and probable reserves with a categorization of in-pit resources to higher condence levels. Atna also performed extensive road cut channel sampling to rene the surface gold footprint in the main pit area. A surface area in excess of 1,000 feet long by between 100 and 250 feet wide was defined in the heart of the main Reward pit footprint area. Ore grade gold mineralization in the area is exposed with no waste rock overlying the main ore zone. Additional inll drilling may contribute to the development of additional reserves within the pit shell, says Hesketh, stressing that the majority of drill holes on the eastern ank of the Reward mineral resource model terminated in ore grade mineralization. This is a clear indication of a possible extension of the mineral resource. Atna is also planning a new drill program to further delineate Rewards potential extension to the east. Investment Considerations Atna Resources is a company with an enviable development pipeline, topped by its agship op- erating Briggs Gold Mine, strongly backed by its late-stage develop- ment Reward gold property, and closely underlain by two additional intriguing gold properties, the Co- lumbia gold property and Pinson Mine projects. All properties are lo- cated in the western United States. In addition, Atna holds a number of promising exploration properties in Nevada and Wyoming. With a growing resource of 3.2 million ounces of gold and 3.4 million ounces of silver, one operating mine and a second within a year of start-up production, this company is well on track to reach its target production goal of 100,000 ounces of gold by 2013. Atna is able to nance operations without a lot of stock dilution. The companys balance sheet is strong; the companys debts are being reduced or converted to equity. Atna is currently trading at only a fraction of its peers, but that might be changing. Considering the conf i dence i nsti tuti onal investors demonstrated in the company s recent f i nanci ng, Atna clearly offers an intriguing investment opportunity. Moreover, Atna Resources is developing and growing their properties in the midst of a powerful bull market environment for gold. It has been a true challenge building a successful operating company out of a junior exploration venture. We are very condent in our growth picture, says Hesketh. We are over the hump at Briggs and can now focus on cash ow and productivity. ATNA RESOURCES LTD. I5X: AIN * U5 OIC: AINAF Contact: James Hesketh President and CEO Valerie Kimball, Investor Relations 14142 Denver West Parkway, Ste 250 Golden, Colorado USA 80401 Toll Free: (877) 692-8182 Phone: (303) 278-8464 Fax: (303) 279-3772 E-Mail: vkimball@atna.com Web Site: www.atna.com Shares Outstanding: 99 million Average Daily Volume: 300,000 (3 month) 52 Week Trading Range: Canada: Hi: C$0.70 Low: C$0.43 US: Hi: $0.707 Low: $0.403 12 Continued from Page 1 have made big advances in their projects over the past year, but are trading at lower prices than a year ago. The mai n reason f or that disconnect between bullion and gold companies is risk aversion. At this time, investors are buying gold as a safe haven. They want to avoid risk. The mining companies are seen as risky. Another very important factor is that a lot of the interest in gold recently is coming from China. In the rst quarter, that country was the most important in terms of investment demand and second only to India in terms of gold jewellery demand. Chinese investors at this time have little under- standing of the global mining industry. They are buying bullion be- cause that is what they understand. Over time, the values of the gold companies will come back into al i gnment wi th the bullion price. To under- stand why that is so, lets look at some basics of the gold industry. The gold mining in- dustry pulls more than 80 million ounces of gold out of the ground every year. Just to stay even, the gold mining compa- nies must replace more than 80 million ounces of reserves every year. Much of the new re- serves come from small exploration and devel- opment companies. In spite of a concert- ed effort by the gold industry to boost pro- duction, the amount of gold mined each year is now about the same as it was a decade ago. The gold price has increased 5-fold, yet production is practically unchanged. Gol d mi ni ng has changed dramatically in recent years. In the late- 1960s, the average grade of a gold mine was 12 grams per tonne. Today, the average grade of a gold mine is just 1.5 g/t. That decline in gold grade argues for a continued high gold price, because the mining industry will continue to struggle to maintain production. The declining gold grade has another important implication. A little company called Richeld was just taken over by a larger company for a half billion dollars. That deal gave a 9-times return to shareholders in one year. What is really interesting is that the half billion dollar deposit has a grade of just 1 g/t. It will require conventional milling and the deposit is lo Located in the mountains of British Columbia. A few years ago, a one gram gold deposit was interesting if it was in Nevada and it was heap leachable. Even one year ago, Richelds deposit was given little value by investors. Today, it is worth a half billion dollars. Most investors and analysts do not yet understand this new reality in the gold mining industry. There is a shortage of deposits, and the grades are lower. Investors dont need to bet on a rising gold price. Instead, you can look at the long-term strength in the gold market and recognize the intense need for the gold mining industry to replace reserves. The potential gains in the small companies can far outweigh the moves in the metal prices. I have talked here in the past about the life- cycle of junior mining company shares. The biggest gains come with the initial discovery. However, only a small number of companies will be successful in making a new discovery. There are compa- nies that have already made a discovery... Or, they have acquired a deposit at some time in the past. A lot has changed in the past few years: huge gains in the metal prices, ad- vances in technology and improvements in infrastructure. Depos- its that were ignored in years gone by are now extremely valu- able. Many are now in the hands of juniors. By focusing on the companies that have a metal deposit in hand, you avoid the discovery risk. You still have the potential for enormous returns. At Resource Oppor- tunities, we like to focus Continued on next page Bullion vs. Stocks 13 Continued from previous page on this sweet spot: The compa- ny has a deposit in hand, yet it can still achieve huge returns by advancing that deposit toward production. In previ ous tal ks here, I described how the value of a gold company rises as it achieves milestones on the path toward production. Investing in these companies provides exposure to the long-term gold market. At the same time, you gain the benets of a company that is increasing in value. You can see here that the gain in value can be ten-times or more. It is important to understand that exactly the same principles apply to other metals. Lets look at silver. People look at the big decline in silver last month and think that the story is over for silver. Looking at the longer term, the silver price is 100% higher today than it was a year ago. It is more than 5-times higher than a decade ago. Silver has rejoined gold as a safe haven investment. The silver market has been greatly expanded by exchange traded funds and other funds that focus on silver and silver companies. The disconnect between the silver price and silver companies is even greater than it is for gold. Silver is up 100% in a year, yet many of the companies are trading at lower values than a year ago. We could debate where the silver price will go from here. I really dont know. The key point is that many of the silver companies are now being valued at huge discounts to a silver price half of where it is today. Silver investors at this time are focused on bullion. I would encourage you to look at silver companies in the same way as gold companies. Own silver companies that give you exposure to the longer-term silver market... but focus on those companies with strong management teams that are adding value to projects as they move them toward production. Now, lets look briey at the base metals. The base metal markets are grossly misunderstood by most investors. For most people, the base metals are seen as a play on the metal price. They think that if the copper price, for example, is not going to rise in the near-term, there is no reason to own a copper company. Yet, exactly the same situation applies as for precious metals. The mining industry has a pressing need to replace reserves. There is a constant need to build new mines in order to offset depletion and to keep up with demand. Therefore, the play is to look at the juniors which are nding and developing new metal deposits. The economies in America and Europe are growing only slowly. Even with minimal growth, those areas havent stopped using metals: they are simply using about the same amount of metal as in prior years. While people are focused on the economies of the developed world, those regions are not the most important factors in the metal markets. China, the second largest econ- omy in the world, is by far the biggest user of metals. That one country uses a third of the global copper and other base metals; it uses more than half of the global iron. China and other developing economies use much more metal per unit of economic activity. Infrastructure development is an important part of those economies. Also, consumer demand is growing strongly. China is already the largest market for automobiles. It is also the largest market for luxury goods. There are 300 million nouveaux riches in China and they are just beginning the life-long pursuit of consumer goods. Throughout the decade-long emergence of China as a super- power, there have been naysayers. Think back to the continual stream of comments from the naysayers and then look at the continued strong growth. At present, the skeptics talk of so-called ghost cities as the latest example of why the growth of China cannot continue. Remember, 20 million people a year have been relocating. It is only natural that there will be some examples of poor urban planning. Instead of relying on anecdotal evidence, largely generated by people far removed from the scene, consider this: A recent comprehensive report on the Chinese housing market from the highly respected Economist Intelligence Unit concluded: Despite rapid growth in house prices in China, the real estate market is not a bubble about to collapse. The governments tightening measures directed at the property market will, at worst, lead to a short-lived downturn. The report notes: China is not facing a major housing bubble... Between 2011 and 2020, we expect Chinas urban population to increase by ...over 160m people. Burst housing bubbles, for Continued on page 14 14 Continued from page 13 example in Japan and the US, occurred in countries with stable demographics and without strong longer-term growth prospects. Another interesting tidbit from the Economist report: Indian residents, numbering over 1.1bn, enjoy less than one-half of the total living space of their Chinese counterparts. This suggests that the other emerging power also has considerable room for growth. You can get the whole report at Economist.com. Recently, headlines have report- ed that growth in China is slowing. Lets put this in perspective. The government is intent on slowing the rate of growth to control ina- tion. The second largest economy in the world is going to slow down to only 8.5% annual growth. That is hardly a basis for concern. Es- pecially as that growth will come on top of the larger base resulting from last years growth. It is important to clarify here that I am not arguing for higher metal prices. Quite frankly, I dont know if metal prices will be higher or not. I am simply saying that global demand for metals will remain strong. Even with no growth in demand, the mining industry constantly needs to build new mines. There- fore, we dont need to speculate on higher metal prices. The invest- ment play is on the exploration and development companies with good projects and good manage- ment that will advance the projects toward production. Those compa- nies have potential to generate big returns for shareholders. Instead of speculating on metal prices, we can invest with the certainty that the mining industry will build new mines. Therefore, look for the companies that are most likely to nd and develop new metal deposits. Most of us in this room have lived through at least a couple of cycles in the mining industry. The metal price goes up; new capacity gets built; the market is then oversupplied and the prices fall. Having lived through that a couple of times, it is only natural that people expect a similar pattern. This time, things are very different on both the supply and demand side. Never before have we seen 3 billion people go through a period of modernization. There are many years left in that modernization process. The supply side for metals is not well understood. Economists simply dont understand geology. Look at the gold industry. The gold price has been rising for a decade, and is now more than ve- times higher. Yet, production today is the same as when the gold price was under $300 an ounce. If the gold mining companies could have expanded production, they would have. They simply dont have enough good deposits available to be able to replace depletion and grow their production level. Two, three, four decades ago, there was a surplus of good metal deposits. That is not the case today. There are deposits available, and many of them will be developed. But, most of those deposits are more remote, deeper and lower grade. Furthermore, mines take longer to permit, longer to nance and longer to develop. When we look at the growth in demand, and look at the mines now in development, it is very clear that it will take many, many years to bring enough new supply into the market to catch up to demand. A typical mine has a life of about 20 years. That means that the industry needs to replace about 5% of its production capacity every year just to stay even. Long-term growth in demand has averaged about 2% a year. Using copper as an example, in order to replace depletion and keep up to demand growth, the mining industry needs to build new production capacity equivalent to 2.5 billion pounds of annual production capacity each year. Lets put those gures into perspective. Ivanhoes Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia is now in development. That project will be one of the largest copper mines ever built. It will produce 1.2 billion pounds of copper a year. That means that the mining industry needs two Oyu Tolgois each year. It doesnt matter whether the metal prices go up or not. It is very clear that the mining industry will continue to acquire metal deposits from smaller companies. Those small companies will continue to generate huge returns for shareholders. Another very important element is seasonality. On average, prices in this sector decline in May and June, and then rebound over the course of the year. ThE chart shows the Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Index. It is broader than mining, but is an indicator. This year has followed the pattern, except that it was more severe than prior years. The sharp drop in silver in early May and the declines in other commodities pushed the prices of the companies down severely. On average, over the past 10 years, prices have bottomed over the summer and then rebounded strongly over the balance of the year. The better companies rebound long before the average moves higher. To sum up: The mining industry needs new deposits. Juniors that deliver those deposits will generate big returns for shareholders. And, here we are at the low point in the seasonal cycle. Clearly, this is a time to begin buying, on a selective basis. Editors Note: Renowned mining industry expert, Lawrence Roulston, brings you a wealth of mining insights in his mining investment newsletter, Resource Opportunities, 1510 800 West Pender St., Vancouver, BC V6C 2V6. 1 year, 20 issues, $299. 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Date: Aug 15th, 2011 Art Director: Cory Dawson Colors: 4 colour Production: JW Size: 10.25 w x 15.5 h Attention: Insertion: Bull&Bear Approved by: Cambridge House General Pre-register Now rev. 7 September 15-16, 2011 Sheraton Toronto Centre 2011 TORONTO RESOURCE INVESTMENT CONFERENCE Pre-Register Now For Free Admission! Cambridge House Investment Conferences are a production of Cambridge House International Inc. All Rights Reserved. 16 By Alan Newman Crosscurrents www.cross-currents.net Our most urgent piece of business for now is to immediately disabuse readers of the notion that the action in gold might in any way resemble a bubble. Clearly, it does not. The run to the top in January 1980 was even more spectacular than the tech boom that drove stocks to the stratosphere. In comparison, the present run for bullion seems quite restrained. The common wisdom is that stock market tops are rounded and bottoms are downwards spikes, while commodity market bottoms are rounded and top are upward spikes. Although golds price is certainly rising rapidly, the annual rate of change does not in anyway, shape or form, suggest an imminent end of the bull market. While there is no reason to expect a one year triple in price as occurred in January 1980, a nal blow off where bullions price doubles in one year is not completely out of the question. However, we would expect warning signs of such a move, which does not yet appear to be in the cards. In the Dow/Gold Ratio chart, we use the ratio of the Dow divided by the price of gold to gain a better perspective for where gold may eventually be headed. Our initial target was a 5:1 ratio based on our then current expectation for prolonged and elevated threats of terror attacks around the world. While a significant number of attacks have occurred, there seems somewhat less likelihood that events as disruptive as 9-11 are now possible. As a result, we have changed our target to 6:1 and are tempted to rene it further to 5.67 to 1, the average ratio in place from 1975-1994. At this writing, the ratio is now 7.80 to 1, the lowest it has been since February 2009, when it plunged to 7.49 to 1. For the ratio to fall further to 6 to 1, gold must continue to outperform the Dow by a very wide margin. And while this suggests that the Dow could go as high as 18,000 if gold went to $3,000 per ounce, we really would not cheer the prospects for stocks. If this is to be the case, ination will likely be raging at over 10% per annum and everything will cost a lot more, perhaps even gas at $6 per gallon. As well, consider that at Dow 18,000, stocks would be up 50.7% while gold at $3,000 would be up close to twice as much, at 95.8%. For every iteration, if we are correct about our target ratio, gold must outperform the Dow. In the Gold Vs. The Dow chart, we have adjusted both gold and the Dow for the effects of ination. From this perspective, the comparison of the age of paper and the age of bullion is a lot more obvious. Why do we adjust for ination? Why wouldnt we? Adjusted for ination, the high point for stocks was actually in December 1999. The CPI has advances 34% since then. Although the Dow is 5% higher in nominal terms, it buys far less than it did as the calendar turned to 2000, in fact, it buys 18.4% less. On the other hand, gold bullion buys more than triple what it did, even after fully taking into account the effects of ination. The worlds reserve currency has taken a phenomenal beating, down close to 40% since the tech mania bust (see chart). Clearly, if the worlds reserve currency can be out of favor to this extent, there has been a sea change in perceptions and an enormous shift i n the f undamental outlook for the dollar. Gold is now in its tenth years of a powerful bull market and is testament t o t he t r emendous uncertainties brought about as the great paper chase nearly brought the entire nancial system to its knees in 1987, again in 1998, again in 2000 and yet again in 2007. Well over a trillion dollars in quantitative ease has not yet repaired the economy, nor is more QE likely to change the picture. When you consider how much tax-payer money has gone to fix banks with handouts and how much has then made its way into bonus pools at those very same companies, there can be no question who QE-X benets. At this stage of the game, to see so many unemployed and underemployed is testament to the unparalleled stupidity of those who govern. If there is another Quantitative Ease, it may mark a certiable end to any remaining respect the U.S. dollar is able to command and act as yet another launching point for a rally to gold $2000 per ounce. Theres no reason to doubt this possibility. Editors Note: Alan Newman is editor of Alan Newmans Stock Market Crosscurrents, 3280 Sunrise Hwy #125, Wantagh, NY 11793, 1 year, 12 issues, $189. Mr. Newman provides powerful commentary and unique insights on the markets. New subscribers will receive the updated (July, 2011) report, Pictures of a Stock Market Mania Time To Punish The Risk Takers Again. For more information visit www.cross-currents.net. Bullion is not in a bubble 17 BARKERVILLE GOLD MINES, LTD. TSX.V: BGM OIC 88 Pink 5heels: 8GMZF Germony: lWU8 Contact: Investor Relations Email: Info@barkervillegold.com 1500 - 675 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B 1N2 Canada Toll-Free: 800-663-9688 Phone: (604) 669-6463 Fax: (604) 669-3041 info@barkervillegold.com www.barkervillegold.com Barkerville Gold Mines - Canadas Newest Gold Producer to Accelerate Growth with Prots from Gold Production in 2011 Barkerville recently became Canada's newest gold producer. The company commenced operations in the Cariboo District in 1994 and since that time has focused on the exploration and development of its gold properties. Mining activities at the QR Mine & Mill led to the first gold dore production in September 2010. The permitting of the Bonanza Ledge property is expected to allow Barkerville to source addition mill-feed from its existing properties and raise the anticipated production goals for 2011 to 50,000 oz. In conjunction with gold production a number of aggressive drill programs have been initiated on the company's Cariboo Gold project with the goal of significantly expanding the existing 43-101 gold resources that have been identified to date. Production ramp-up and mill optimization followed to get to continued gold dore production through the QR facility's CIP and gravity circuits. In 2010 Barkerville shipped a total of 222.220 kg of gold dore. Terraco Gold Puts Nearly 1 Million Ounces of Gold on its Books with Acquisition of Almaden Project in Idaho Terraco Gol d Cor p. i s focused on advanced and early stage gold-silver projects in Idaho and Nevada. The company's 100% owned advanced stage Almaden project has excellent access and infrastructure, including over 199,000 ft of historic drilling in 887 drill holes and has a NI 43-101 resource of 964,000 ounces of gold. Terraco has initiated a drill program to explore the extension of the near surface mineralization that is open to the north and south, as well as test for high-grade, bonanza-style structurally controlled gold mineralization at depth. Project comparisons for Almaden are the Hollister Mine (Great Basin Gold) and The Ken Snyder "Midas Mine" (Newmont) in northeast Nevada. The earlier stage Moonlight project is located in Pershing County, Nevada, lies on a prolific mineral trend just five miles north of Coeur d'Alene's massive silver-gold Rochester Mine and adjoins the Barrick / Midway Gold JV at Spring Valley. Terraco Gold's growth strategy is supported by a strong management team with significant experience in the mining sector. Romios Gold Plans Major Exploration Campaign to Prove Up Potentially Huge Copper-Gold Resource Romios Gold Resources Inc. is focused on the acquisition and exploration of precious and base metal prospects with a high discovery potential or a known resource with significant expansion potential and located in major mining districts. Romios Gold has acquired nine strategically l ocated gol d- copper proper ti es bet ween GCMC's (NovaGold/Teck Resources) and Barrick Gold's properties in the prolific Galore Creek area. The company has completed drilling programs, geophysical surveys, mapping, soil geochemical and metallurgical work on the Newmont Lake property to further expand the known NI 43-101 inferred resource of 200,000 ounces of gold at 4.3 g/t ton, 6,790,000 lbs of copper at 0.22% and 291,000 ozs. of silver at 6.4 g/t. Drilling program at the Trek property led to the discovery of high grade gold- copper breccia's and wider zones of porphyry style mineralization. Romios Gold also holds gold exploration properties in Ontario and Nevada and a molybdenum property in Quebec. ROMIOS GOLD RESOURCES INC. OIC: kMlOF TSX.V: RG Fronklurl: D4k Contact: Tom Drivas, President, CEO 25 Adelaide Street E, Suite 1010 Toronto, ON Canada M5C 3A1 Phone: 416-221-4124 Fax: 416-218-9772 romios@romios.com www.romios.com TERRACO GOLD CORP. I5X.V: IEN * OIC Pink: ICEGF Contact: Todd Hilditch, President and CEO 960 - 1055 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC Canada, V6E 2E9 Toll free: (877) 792-6688 Phone: (604) 443-3835 Fax: (604) 682-3860 info@terracogold.com www.terracogold.com GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS 18 Continued from page 9 porphyry for $474 million. Signicantly, Colombia is on the same Cordilleran range that yielded these major discoveries in Chile and Peru. Batero believes its property could potentially host equivalent porphyry deposits. Our investor base has supported Batero from the outset and is committed for the long term, says Rook. He says Bateros tight share structure, is unlikely to be diluted anytime soon and offers a signicant upside potential for investors. We believe we are in a long-term bull market for gold and copper. South Americas largest gold producers are seeking to replace their depleting reserves, says Rook. They are trending toward porphyry deposits since they are usually very large in scale and potentially contain enormous amounts of gold and copper. This is a tough one to call: As you probably know I usually advise that one should not pay more than $1.00 for a mining stock that isnt already in production. With that said, this standard advice is not applicable here because this little jewel may very well turn out to be a World Class Mine because of all the surface gold and copper assays and all of its strong institutional investors. Remember the minerals come from down to up and if you wait until they get into production youll probably miss the boat (price-wise on this one)! Contact Jason Rook, phone 1-604-568-6378, E-Mail info@baterogold.com, Website www.baterogold.com, shares outstanding 47,594,669, working capital C$10,450,000, 52 Week Trading Range: Hi: C$6.57 Low: C$0.58. *************** NATES NOTES P.O. Box 667. Healdsburg, CA 95448. Monthly, 1 year, $289. www.NatesNotes.com. Odds favor continued climb upward for Gold Nate Pile: After giving us a bit of a scare as investors in PowerShares DB Agriculture (DBA) and PowerShares DB Commodities (DBC) (but relief as a consumer!), commodity prices seem to have found some traction and are once again starting to trend higher. To be sure, it is still far too early to declare that the commodity bull is alive and well (DBA above $36 and DBC above $32 would be necessary conditions for us to make that declaration)but the fact that both DBA and DBA has thus far managed to avoid cracking the lows they set back in March (and retested again in early May) also means that we would be premature to say that a bear market is now underway as well. As previously mentioned, the fact that emerging market economies are coming online so quickly as part of the globalization that has been brought about by the combination of the Internet and the ability to ship anything anywhere with relative ease suggests that demand for commodities around the globe is likely to remain strong, even though various regions may experience their own local slowdowns along the way. Throw into the mix the fact that currency exchange rates are also likely to become even more volatile while the worlds debt issues are dealt with, and I believe there is a very reasonable chance that any breakout to the upside will likely go on for longer than seems reasonable. DBA remains a buy under $34. DBC remains a buy under $31. While it is true that gold has failed to set a new high for several weeks in a row now, given the current state of the world, I believe the odds greatly favor a continuation of the trend that is currently in place (namely, up up, in a slow, relentless climb to who knows what crazy levels before the worlds economy settles down again) As mentioned above, given, all that is going on in U.S. politics and nance, European politics and nance, the Middle East, China on a number of levels, etc I believe there are far more reasons gold might continue to rise rather than start to fall in the months ahead. With the caveat that commodity prices can move quickly at times (so be ready for volatility)! SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD) is now considered a buy under $152. *************** INVESTMENT TRACKER, 4805 Courageous Ln., Carlsbad, CA 92008. Monthly, 1 year, $139. www.theinvestmenttracker.com. Gold recovering but silver still down Douglas Anderson, Jr: Gold and silver have been hit hard by the paper markets for precious metals. Silver was particularly crushed by the three raises in the margin requirements. This type of intervention is bound to result in serious correction in the price of silver, and has proven to be a substantially strong cap on silver for the time being. The demand for both physical metals remains particularly high from individual investors, sovereign wealth funds and banks. It was reported that the Chinese are really moving into silver as the price of physical gold has remained high. Of course, the Chinese government has strongly encouraged its citizens to invest in gold and that is now spilling over into silver as gold has recovered more strongly in price after the severe hit it had taken. Gold seems to have strong support at both $1,500 and $1,475. I would be a buyer of the metal at $1,475 if it drops there. However, I believe the demand is too strong to let it stay at this level for any length of time. Of course, this is the start of the historical down time for prices of precious metals, and this may have some downward impact as well. Demand for the physical metals remains strong. The recent correction is causing the weaker hands to move on to other types of perceived safe havens for the on hand cash. It is important to see that the value (purchasing power) of the U.S. dollar is being widely questioned from more central banks on a daily basis. Eventually, the dollar will lose its advantage of being the reserve currency of the world. There GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS 19 seems to be little doubt that the Renminbi of China will be a strong challenger. However, for this to ever happen, the Renminbi will have to become a freely trading currency around the currency markets of the world. Despite the Asian, Brazilian, Russian, etc. bank agreement to exchange trade with each other in local currencies, the worldwide free trading of these other currencies must be in effect for the dollar to be replaced. The concern over the depreciation of the dollar is widely being discussed and reported. The dollar has been the reserve currency which most perceive as the currency of the world. It is familiar and most are very comfortable with it. However, it is under a great deal of pressure and I believe the dollar will be replaced. Looking at a chart of the dollar index, we see a long-term downtrend which seems to be rmly in place. After trading in the rst week of June, the dollar did show some signs of a short-term rally, but no a signicant increase in value. The U.S. decit in manufacturing capability, the debt level, the spending binge which shows little hope for an end, the unemployment level which on recent reports came in poorly, the lack of increase in debt limit, and the continuation of the level of military action worldwide all portend to a weaker dollar. None of these nancial problems will be solved quickly, and the answer to come forth in the not too distant future will be more gasoline on the re in the form of a QE3 or some of the same fuel under another name. I believe we will see this before the end of 2011 or at the very least in the rst quarter of 2012. There seems to be no other answer that Keynesian Economics of the day can realistically provide. The stock market and other bubbles can be directly attributes to credit money. QE1, and QE2. Japan has been trying these solutions for decades and the results have been the same. Why should our use of the same tools have any different results? Remember too that the Japanese are historically savers while we in the U.S. have not been frugal savers, but unrealistic consumers. Thus, the Japanese had a large amount of capital from which to solve many nancial problems without excessive debt. *************** THE PERSONAL CAPITALIST, 9524 East 81 st
St., Ste. B # 1715, Tulsa, OK 74133. 1 year, 24 issues, $195. Golds long-term prospects remain excellent, copper to gain strength Sean Christian: We still have little doubt that the market is undervalued relative to next years earnings estimates. In fact, corporate earnings for the S&P 500 are at all-time highs even though the index is more than 20% below its 2007 high and interest rates are substantially lower. The reason is that investors have serious concerns about the nature of the economic rebound which appears to be very tenuous at this point. We agree with the caution and have raised cash as a result. A full 10% correction, dropping the Dow to 11,500 is possible. We are also aware that while inationary pressures has been building for some time, mini bubbles developed in the commodity sector. Silver in particular raced ahead and the commodity exchanges began increasing margin requirements to dampen speculation. Silver almost reached $50 an ounce before dropping over 30% in a single week. It has stabilized somewhat since but illustrates the tug-of-war at work. Likewise, the price per barrel of oil has fallen about 20% after hitting a recent high near $115/barrel for West Texas Intermediate in late April. Its possible to see something similar in gold in the short term even though the long- term prospects remain excellent. A 20% drop in gold could drop the price to $1200 per ounce. We are interested in whats driving gold. Gold took its cue from very high ination and negative real interest rates in the 1970s but, through the credit crisis, it has primarily taken its cue from excessive money supply growth, even if that monetary injection has not (yet) produced ination. Chinese, Indian, and Mexican central banks are buying gold actions not driven by the short-term inuences of real U.S. interest rates but on the excessive supply of dollars since the credit crisis and the future of the U.S. dollars role as the worlds reserve currency. There is a shift in the ownership of assets resource rich countries no longer control as much of the worlds natural wealth as they used to. In 2004, the developed mining markets (Australia, U.S., Canada, and South Africa) accounted for 84% of the global mining capitalization. Today, it is 60% primarily because of China. From 2001 to 2010, Chinas annual consumption of gold grew at a 7.5% compounded growth rate. On a per capita basis, per capita consumption of gold in China has more than doubled since 2005. In its quarterly report, the World Gold Council said Chinas investment demand for gold more than doubled to 90.9 metric tons in the rst three months of the year, outpacing Indias 85.6 tons. We will hold our gold stocks. Copper (FCX and SCCO) is interesting. China now is the worlds largest consumer of copper, much of it imported. Chinas underlying demand for the red metal is strong. A 20% increase in investment in the electricity grid in 2011 and continued strong demand for home appliances as rural households ratchet up their purchases of air conditioners and refrigerators mean it is set to remain so. Copper prices are down 6% in 2011. Most commodities pulled back hard in May but copper managed a 0.2% advance, its rst gain in three months. We feel copper will begin to be strong again beneting FCX and SCCO, which should improve earnings power. FCX produces more copper than any other publicly traded company in the world and is considered by many as a proxy for copper prices. It is also a major producer of gold and molybdenum. We continue to like material stocks and will hold our copper shares. Note: Oz Minerals (a copper and gold company) had a 10-1 reverse split earlier this month. It also paid dividend of $0.126 per share based on the old numbers of shares. GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS GSN: INVESTMENT NEWSLETTER ADVISORS 20 INTERINVEST REVIEW & OUTLOOK P.O. Box 51462, Boston, MA 02205. Monthly, 1 year, $125. www.interinvest.com. Positive toward selective gold mining companies Dr. Hans Black: Global investors have a lot to worry about. Nevertheless, despite all the problems, the price of gold, as measured in yen or euros, seems to be holding extremely well and even in dollars we are near the highs set approximately six weeks ago. While it is still likely that we will see corrections taking the price down again, we continue to be positive toward selective gold mining companies that have superb prospects to either grow their reserves or begin exciting production campaigns. Although gold stocks have now lagged for over a year, we continue to like both the very large cap companies such as Newmont and selective small cap issuers. Companies that are engaged in the enlargement of sizeable reserves and those destined to become good generators of free cash ow are attractive investments at this point in time in the global economic cycle. *************** THE VR GOLD LETTER P.O. Box 1451, Sedona, AZ 86339. Weekly by E-mail, 1 year, $1,350. Monthly, $62.50. www.VRGoldLetter.com. Looking for a July low Mark Leibovit: We are in the midst of a seasonal decline. That said, two days earlier, however, gold- miners as represented by GDX (the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF) posted a Positive Leibovit Volume Reversal. Gold miners were either just acting as stocks participating with the overall equity market advance or were possibly showing rst (and possibly early) signs of forming of bottom. As always, one can benet from these declines by buying low, especially we can combine both technical and seasonal factors together. According to seasonality studies the optimal time to purchase gold and gold mining shares is mid to late July for a move into September. We then traditionally see a September to October correction followed by renewed strength into year-end. According to my friend, Don Vialoux, the explanation for the July to September rally is greater seasonal demand for gold from fabricators who manufacture jewelry for the Indian wedding season, though Chinese fabricator demand is now showing signs of surpassing Indian. With regard to the gold miners, I suspect some investors are already jumping the gun here a bit, explaining the action in GDX mentioned above. Keep your eyes peeled! As long as central banks around the world are printing excessive amounts of money and cash pays interest rates below the level of ination, gold and silver should be seen as real money that holds their values. The bottom line? Simple. Keep your powder dry for a couple more weeks ahead of the expected seasonal lows. If volume suddenly and dramatically ips to the positive before then, I will let you know. *************** U.S. Global Investors INVESTOR ALERT 7900 Callaghan Rd., San Antonio, TX 78229. Gold Notes Frank Holmes: A survey of 80 central bank reserve managers predicted that the most signicant change in their reserves over the next ten years would be the addition of more gold. Furthermore, over the next year the respondents forecasted that the price of gold will be the best performing asset class, citing sovereign debt defaults as the principal risk to the global economic landscape. CoId producfIon has Increased by a facfor of 2.1 from 1959 to 2010. At the same time, the world population has been multiplied by a factor 2.2. Thus we produced more or less the same amount of gold per inhabitant as in 1959. According to this estimation, the world population should reach 7.2 billion in 2020 and 8.2 billion in 2030. This should indicate to us a necessary gold production of 2,803 tons in 2020 and 3,034 tons in 2030. Global gold production reached 2,500 tons in 2010. UCommodities are due to be weak over the next several months, having completed about half of an expected 20 percent correction, according to UBS. The lack of any more government stimulus would likely leave commodities struggling. However, gold would hold up relatively better than other commodities due to its safe haven role. Editors Note: Frank Holmes is CEO and Chief Investment Ofcer of U.S. Global Investors an investment management rm specializing in gold, natural resources, emerging markets and global infrastructure opportunities around the world. The company manages 13 no-load mutual funds in the U.S. Global Investors fund family, as well as funds for international clients. www.usfunds.com. Trade Canadian Warrants Online Supercharge Your Portfolio Learning Center & Warrant Database www.Gold-Bull.com SILVER SAVER PROGRAM Save in Silver - Easy to Buy and Sell. Quick delivery or Insured storage Go to... Silver123.net 21 Rye Patch Gold Holds Sizeable Gold/Silver Resource, Seeking To Add to Existing Resource Company Well On Its Way to Goal of 10 Million Ounces of Gold Equivalent Rye Patch Gold dominates Nevadas Oreana Trend which has the potential for deposits totalling more than 20 million ounces of gold. The value of Rye Patch Golds significant portfolio of Nevada properties rich in gold and silver resources is growing exponentially, boosted by a rising precious metals market. We now hold three million ounces of gold and 40 million ounces of silver, says Rye Patch President Bill Howald. In essence, every share in the company has a value component of physical gold and silver resources in the ground. That resource is anticipated to grow even more in 2011 as the result of aggressive exploration programs at Wilco, Lincoln Hill, Gold Ridge and Jessup Projects along the Oreana Gold Trend, as well as at its newly acquired Garden Gate Pass Project on Nevadas prolic Cortez Trend. The company is far from stand- ing pat on this impressive property portfolio. Howald says Rye Patch is actively looking to acquire another major gold project in this mineral rich state. In fact, Rye Patch Golds long- range strategic plan is to amass a 10-million ounce inventory of gold equivalent ounces, positioning itself as a precious metals supermarket for Nevadas major gold producers and in the process become a prime target for takeover. For even though Nevada is the worlds fourth richest gold producing region, yielding 80% of all the gold produced in the U.S. and 10% of the worlds gold, many of the major gold producers operating in the state are running out of mineable resources and reserves. This simple fact puts a successful exploration company like Rye Patch Gold (TSX.V: RPM; OTCQX: RPMGF) in a unique and enviable position. We are working hard to get to our goal of 10 million ounces of gold equivalent, says Howald. We believe that once we achieve a critical mass of ounces in Nevada, Rye Patch will be on the radar screens of many of the producers. Aggressive Exploration on Nevadas Oreana Gold Trend Planned for 2011 In late December, 2010, Rye Patch Gold staked an additional 6.5 square kilometers along the Oreana Trend. The 100%-owned claims cover the southern exten- sion of a mineralized contact within the Auld Lang Syne formation which hosts the companys Section Line discovery at Wilco, but the real discovery is an outcropping diatreme which could host sig- nicant potential similar to other diatremes along the Oreana trend. The new zones show the Oreana Trend has signicant upside poten- tial, says Howald. The concept that a large porphyry-like system at depth is driving the gold and silver deposits in the district and along the Oreana Trend is very plausible. Rye Patch Gold plans to conduct additional detailed mapping and lithogeochemical sampling in 2011 and expects to identify drill targets by late summer. A core and RC drill program at the companys Wilco property is on- going. Drilling at its Lincoln Hill is underway and completion of rst and second-phase drilling on the Silver Ridge and Red Hill targets at Gold Ridge properties along the Oreana Trend will start through summer 2011. The 2010 drill results achieved at Lincoln Hill identied a new parallel zone with a 1.5 kilometres strike length. The new zone, named Jefferson, is double the strike length of the existing Lincoln Hill resource and shows the property has signicant upside potential. A drill program totaling 7,000 metres has commenced. In-ll drilling is also planned to upgrade a portion of the resource from inferred to measured and indicated. The mineral-rich Oreana Trend has the potential to host 20 to 30 million ounces of gold equivalent nearly 5 million ounces of gold and signicant silver mineralization have been discovered since mid- 22 2009. The trend is characterized by blanket-like stockwork gold zones with impressive high-grade gold mineralization and a signicant silver upside. The 30 kilometers long trend was rst dened at Rye Patchs Wilco property, and was further outlined by high-grade gold and silver discoveries at the companys Lincoln Hill property. Similar discoveries have been made by Midway Gold and Barrick Gold at their Spring Valley Project. As the dominant land- holder, Rye Patch controls over 75-square-kilometers of clearly mineral-rich ground. The Wilco Project in Pershing County hosts a total 2.872-mil- lion gold and gold equivalent ounces (measured, indicated and inferred). Metallic screen gold assays on the North Basic target at Wilco shows coarse gold assaying up to 54.19 ppm and 45.09 g/t. Recent drill- ing has extended the North Basin high-grade zone to 600 metres along strike and open to the west-southwest. A total of fourteen core holes totaling 5,067 meters was completed this spring, and a follow-up RC program totaling 5,000 meters is permitted and ready to start. The potential of the North Basin discovery as a feeder system could have a signi- cant impact on the Wilco resource, says Howald. Previous drilling at Wilco increased the projects in- ferred resource by 48% and the measured and indicated resource by about 10%. The recent 2011 drill program should add additional ounces to the Section Line resource. The program has extended the North Basin high-grade zone and drilled a signicant thickness of gold at the inter- preted intersection between the Section Line antiform, and the North Basin high- grade zone. The core drilling program has improved the geologic model and provided systematics for predicting the gold zones. Rye Patch Gold also recently completed a drilling campaign at its 100%-owned Lincoln Hill Rye Patch Gold: Nevada Focused, Discovery Driven Rye Patch Gold is exploring well-known mineral trends in Nevada the worlds fourth-richest gold region. Starting with 150,000 ounces in mid-2007, this well-funded company now has 1.2-million ounces of gold equivalent in the measured and indicated category, plus 2.7-million ounces of gold equivalent in the inferred category. The company's goal is to build a 10-million ounce gold inventory in Nevada by 2012. Rye Patch Gold intends to reach this milestone through organic growth in existing resource projects along with new acquisitions in the region. The company's efforts are focused primarily at its Wilco, Gold Ridge, and Lincoln Hill properties where the company is the dominant property owner, and its Jessup Project near Reno. Rye project. The 2010 drilling program was successful at extending the existing resource (380,000 ounces of gold and 9,500,000 ounces of silver in the inferred category) to the northeast and southwest. The program also tested a new target called the Jefferson zone. The ore controls and lithologies within the new Jefferson zone are similar to the main Lincoln Hill resource. The strike length of the Jefferson zone dyke system as known today, is twice the length of the Lincoln Hill resource area. The 2011, 7000 metre core and RC drill program, which is currently underway, will follow-up on the newly discovered 1.5 Kilometre Jefferson Zone and will target high grade intersection zones similar to Patch Gold's newest acquisition, the Garden Gate Pass Project, lies on Nevada's Cortez Trend, not far from Barrick Gold's Cortez Hills Mine and ET Blue and Red Hills discoveries, and U.S. Gold's Tonkin Springs Mine. 23 Disclaimer: This material is for distribution only under such circumstances as may be permitted by applicable law. It has no regard to the specic investment objectives, nancial situation or particular needs of any recipient. It is published solely for informational purposes and is not to be construed as a solicitation or an offer to buy or sell any securities or related nancial instru- ments. References made to third parties are based on information obtained from sources believed to be reliable but are not guaranteed as being accurate. 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Rye Patch Gold has, to date, accumul ated resource totals at its Wilco, Lincoln Hill, Gold Ridge and Jessup Projects of 3.1 million ounces of gold and 40.3 million ounces of silver for a gold equivalent resource of 3.91 million ounces (measured, indicated and inferred) using $900 per ounce gold and $18 per ounce silver. New discoveries at Gold Ridge, Lincoln Hill, and along the Oreana Trend are expected to further increase the companys resource inventory. Our properties on the Oreana Trend are very f ocused and compact. They offer tremendous future development efciencies as a gold/silver district, says Howald. Summer Drilling Scheduled for Garden Gate Pass Project on Nevadas Cortez Trend When Rye Patch Gold expanded its focus to the prolic Cortez Gold Trend to acquire one of its newest properties, the Garden Gate Pass Project, the company remained true to its strategic plan of accumulating properties near existing producing projects operated by major mining companies. Garden Gate Pass is located just 12 kilometers south- southeast of Barrick Golds Cortez Hills Mine. Barricks ET Blue and Red Hills discoveries are just a few kilometers to the north while U.S. Golds Tonkin Springs Mine is about 15 kilometers to the south. Rye Patch Gold has been successful in acquiring projects that can quickly add gold and silver resources to its inventory. Our geologists believe Garden Gate Pass to be one of the best exploration plays along the Cortez Trend, says Howald. We believe this property may be a Pipeline or Cortez Hills discovery analog. During the spring of 2011, a detailed aeromagnetic and gravity geophysical survey was completed. Two excellent target zones have been identied and drilling will commence in July 2011. A drill program totalling 5,000 to 7,000 meters is planned to discover a Carlin gold system on the property. The drill targets are within 500 metres of the surface. Investment Considerations Rye Patch Gold accumulated an impressive list of accomplishments in the past year. Last spring, the company earned its 100% interest in its Wilco Project, one year earlier than called for in its agreement with a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation. It announced a rst-ever NI 43-101-compliant resource estimate on the Lincoln Hill Project for an estimated inferred gold equivalent resource of 569,760 ounces with an average grade of 1.029 g/t Aueq. Major drilling and exploration programs were performed and/or planned at Wilco, Lincoln Hill, Gold Ridge and Jessup. With its new acquisitions, the company now controls over 80 square kilometres on major gold and silver trends in Nevada. Rye Patch Golds achievements are the results of seasoned management and a successful exploration team. The Company was recognized by the Toronto Venture Exchange when it elevated the company to Tier 1 status. At the Companys 2010 Annual General Meeting, insiders and institutional investors held more than 60% of Rye Patch Golds outstanding shares. With this validation of its stra- tegic plan and armed with an impressive and growing resource of gold and silver ounces at its Nevada properties, Rye Patch Gold is reaching beyond its well estab- lished base among Canadian and U.S. investors to target European investors eager to leverage the rising market for gold and silver that began its climb in 2003 and soared to new record levels late last summer. The company re- cently retained a Germany-based investor relations firm, Sigorex Management GmbH, to represent the company throughout Europe. We provide investors a sig- nicant option value to prevailing prices for gold and silver, says Howald. RYE PATCH GOLD CORP. I5X.V: kPM * OICOX: kPMGF Contact: Investor Relations, info@ryepatchgold.com 1740 - 1177 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 2K3 Phone: 604-638-1588 Fax: 604-638-1589 Web Site: www.ryepatchgold.com Shares Outstanding: 123.89 million 52 Week Trading Range: U.8.. Hi. $O.5O low. $O.11 Canada. Hi. C$O.48 low. C$O.12 24 INTER-CITIC MINERALS INC. I5X: lCl * OICOX: lCMIF Contact: Stephen Lautens, V.P. Communications 60 Columbia Way, Suite 501 Markham, ON Canada L3R 0C9 Phone: 905-479-5072 Fax: 905-479-6397 ir@inter-citic.com www.inter-citic.com Inter-Citic Minerals Leads Chinas New Gold Rush; Dachang Project Moving Towards Production Inter-Citic Minerals Inc. is advancing its Dachang Gold Project towards development in the People's Republic of China - the world's largest gold producing country. China's largest gold producing company is a significant shareholder. With excellent grades and an established substantial NI 43-101 resource estimate, Dachang is poised to be one of China's largest undeveloped open-pit gold resources. The currently defined NI 43-101 resource at Dachang (calculated at June 28, 2011) consists of an estimated Measured and Indicated inventory of 1.88 million ounces contained gold (17.2 million tonnes grading 3.41 g/t Au), plus a further Inferred mineral resource estimate of 1.93 million ounces contained gold (21.3 million tonnes grading 2.83 g/t Au). An updated NI 43-101 Technical Report added approximately 409,000 oz. gold to the previous estimated Inferred resource inventory at Dachang, and includes all drilling and exploration to the end of the 2010 season. REBgold On the Hunt for Gold Projects in Europe, North and South America; using competitive bioleaching technology REBgold is in the process of acquiring and developing an economic interest in gold assets and is in the process of evaluating and negotiating on a number of targets, ranging from scoping stage assets to producing mines. REBgold plans are to develop a small portfolio of equity interests, including control positions, in assets of merit. In particular where it can utilize its competitive advantages to create shareholder value. The Company's key competitive advantages include an experienced board and management team, strategic investor backing and proprietary technology. The Company's bacterial oxidation and bioleaching technologies are commercially proven to liberate precious metals from difficult-to-treat sulphide ores and concentrates, with environmental and economic benefits. To date, the Company's patented BACOX technology has been used at three gold mines located in Australia, Tasmania and China. REBgold is one of only two companies worldwide who have commercially proven, bioleaching technology that liberates precious and base metals from difficult to treat sulphide ores and concentrates. Torex Gold Targets 5 Million Gold Oz. Resource in 2011 Production to Start in 2014 at Morelos Gold Project in Mexico Torex Gold Resources Inc. is a well funded, growth oriented Canadian mining company engaged in the exploration and development of precious metal resources with a focus on gold. It owns 100% of the Morelos Gold Project, an advanced stage gold exploration property 180km southwest of Mexico City on paved roads and located near established centres of supply for materials and workers. Power for any mining operation would be available from a 115kV line that crosses over the Project and water for process and potable use could be sourced from nearby springs. The Project current NI-43 101 compliant resource estimate stands at 3.0 million ounces of gold in the measured and indicated category plus an additional 900,000 ounces of gold in the inferred category. With a management team now in place, 100% ownership of a solid gold project with superb exploration upside and a strong balance sheet, the Company is committed to significantly increasing the current resource base through an aggressive exploration program, while at the same time, advance the Morelos Gold Project into production. TOREX GOLD RESOURCES INC. 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