Junior gold miners challenge conventional wisdom

New visitor? Consider subscribing by RSS or by email.The dramatic underperformance of junior gold miners caught me by surprise.  Judging from your emails, I was not the only one.
In early June, I wrote that I was “100% bullish on gold.” Since then, gold climbed over $100, from [...]

Quick Hits - June 11th (IAAC HRT SNCR GOLD)

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International Assets Reports $6 Million Earnings for Second Quarter and Six Month EPS of $2.26 - Int’l Assets (Nasdaq:IAAC) is a play on commodities and emerging markets. Key quote: “Investors should note that the Company held commodities inventory at the end of the second quarter that was valued on the balance sheet at [...]

Wanted: Junior Gold Miner

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Crystallex (KRY) permit denied!

Love it or hate it, few would dispute that the decision on Crystallex’s (KRY) mining permit application was a make or break event. Unfortunately for Crystallex investors, Venezuela denied the permit. The decision effectively ends KRY’s plans to exploit Las Cristinas, one of the world’s premier gold formations.
CRYSTALLEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Toronto:KRY.TO - News)(AMEX:KRY [...]