Mark Twain: “A mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing next to it.”
Initial Steps
We first have to understand the product/market of our gold company. Gold companies produce gold and silver which is money. What is money? Precious metals have exchange value which makes up a large part of their value. You first have to understand the gold market. Note: why did gold go down LESS than other commodities such as oil in the 2008/2009 credit crisis?
You need to draw up an industry map. How? Find out who the participants are.
Start with history: http://www.fgmr.com/gold-mining-stocks-have-outperformed-the-djia.html
BGMI http://www.sharelynx.com/chartstemp/free/fchart-BGMI.php
QUIZ: What is the best environment to invest in Gold mining equities. Why?
We will circle back to an industry map after you have read about the industry.
What determines the price of gold: http://www.acting-man.com/?p=10251 Also, do a search for gold and/or mining stocks and then read his posts.
Study: www.monetary-metals.com
Gold as collateral: http://www.alhambrapartners.com/2014/02/26/gold-and-reverse-repos/ Also, do a search for gold.
Read free research on gold as money: http://www.myrmikan.com/port/
View all five videos on money: http://hiddensecretsofmoney.com/
Two excellent books: Gold, the Once and Future Money by Nathan Lewis. Also, Gold: The Monetary Polaris by Nathan Lewis.
Gold and inflation: http://www.garynorth.com/public/department32.cfm
The case for gold: http://www1.realclearmarkets.com/2011/11/18/my_thoughts_on_lewis_lehrman039s_gold_standard_120618.html
Understand royalty companies: http://seekingalpha.com/article/1341411-gold-and-silver-royalty-companies-part-1-the-pros-and-cons-of-royalty-companies (read all five parts)
Then read presentations of Royal Gold, Silver Wheaton, Franco-Nevada, Sandstrom from their websites for a good overview of the gold mining market(s).
These sites can get you started. Don’t believe the hype!
- www.theaureport.com
- http://www.mining.com/
- www.kitco.com
- www.321gold.com
- www.goldseek.com
- www.mining.com
- www.sprottgroup.com
- www.caseyresearch.com
- http://www.silver-investor.com/blog/
- https://www.explorationinsights.com/
- http://www.pwc.com/mining
- http://srsroccoreport.com/
- http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/
- Listen to past interviews at www.bullmarketthinking.com
- www.sprottresources.com
www.goldsilverdata.com Also, go to http://youtu.be/VjjLhPqO8bY to view video on valuing gold and silver stocks.
Go to www.youtube.com and search for Jim Grant AND gold, John Doody and mining stocks. Ditto for Brent Cook, Rick Rule. Search for their comments.
That will get you started and then next week, I will post an industry map. Ask questions. In two weeks we will crack a company.
Update March 17, 2014: Discussion of Junior Resource Sector
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