Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – January 14, 2019) – Group Ten Metals (TSXV: PGE) would like to cordially invite you to visit us at Booth #322 at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) to be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West (1055 Canada Place, Vancouver) on Sunday January 20 – Monday January 21, 2019.
The Vancouver Resource Investment Conference has been the bellwether of the junior mining market for the last twenty-five years. It is the number one source of information for investment trends and ideas, covering all aspects of the natural resource industry.
Each year, the VRIC hosts over 60 keynote speakers, 350 exhibiting companies and 9000 investors.
Investment thought leaders and wealth influencers provide our audiences with valuable insights. C-suite company executives covering every corner of the mineral exploration sector as well as metals, oil & gas, renewable energy, media and financial services companies are available to speak one on one. This is a must-attend for investors and stakeholders in the global mining industry.
Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – January 14, 2019) – Metallic Minerals Corp (TSXV: MMG) would like to cordially invite you to visit us at Booth #322 at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) to be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West (1055 Canada Place, Vancouver) on Sunday January 20 – Monday January 21, 2019.
The Vancouver Resource Investment Conference has been the bellwether of the junior mining market for the last twenty-five years. It is the number one source of information for investment trends and ideas, covering all aspects of the natural resource industry.
Each year, the VRIC hosts over 60 keynote speakers, 350 exhibiting companies and 9000 investors.
Investment thought leaders and wealth influencers provide our audiences with valuable insights. C-suite company executives covering every corner of the mineral exploration sector as well as metals, oil & gas, renewable energy, media and financial services companies are available to speak one on one. This is a must-attend for investors and stakeholders in the global mining industry.
While many are beginning to realize that the gold and silver markets have indeed been manipulated, it’s interesting to consider what might happen when that manipulation is resolved.
Because while the wait has been frustrating for many, that’s not to say it will not end without due reward. Especially when you think back about what actually happened in 2011, and consider some of the dynamics involved.
When silver was soaring in April of 2011 and reached $49 per ounce, there was some attention being paid by the market. CNBC added gold and silver to its bottom of the screen ticker, and even some in the mainstream were at least temporarily aware of what was happening with the metals pricing.
Yet in a recent conversation with friend who’s also a silver investor, something occurred to me that I’ve not heard anyone comment on. In particular, how even when the prices were moving, I wonder how many people actually owned gold or silver.
Keep in mind that for a bubble to form, the generally agreed-upon definition includes that a large percentage of the investment community already owns the asset. Yet in 2011 even as prices were rising, there were still relatively few investors who actually held any physical metal.
At the time I was trading equity options on the New York Stock Exchange, and outside of myself, there wasn’t anybody else I talked to on the floor who was actually buying gold or silver. In fact when I think back to my Wall Street days, I still can’t think of anyone who ever even spent any time thinking about gold and silver. Outside of if they were hearing about it from me.
So if silver went to $49 per ounce while relatively few in the greater population were actually invested, what’s going to happen when you reach the point where precious metals become a popular asset again? Especially given how there really isn’t that much physical silver to go around. Certainly not compared to the amount of paper silver that’s out there.
Some analysts (myself included) wonder whether the physical metal that’s supposed to back GLD and SLV is actually in place and being safely stored as advertised. And should there be some sort of break in the market where that turns out to not be the case, or if there’s some sort of default on the COMEX contracts, the potential for a run on the bank for actual physical silver looms large.
So if silver hit $49 per ounce without any of these conditions occurring, what kind of prices are we talking about if they do? Add on that when we finally reach the point where there is a break in the dollar and foreign creditors are looking to re-allocate their capital into sound money, where does the price of silver go then?
In recent years Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, and the Bank of Nova Scotia have all been involved in court cases with varying degrees of admissions of precious metals market manipulation. With my own internal belief being that if the primary reason silver was hammered down from $49 per ounce was due to illegal trading behavior, that the $49 level would be somewhat of a floor. With a true free market price trading somewhere north of that. Then when you factor in how that was with relatively few actually owning any gold and silver, and it becomes fascinating to think about what that price might be.
I can certainly understand the frustration many feel in waiting for this ultimate outcome. But given the fundamentals and factual developments that have occurred in recent years, it continues to seem like a worthwhile wait.
If you have questions about any of the points raised in this article, as always you are welcome to email me here. Or if you are already seeing a similar perspective and are interested in purchasing precious metals, you can do so by calling Miles Franklin at 1-800-822-8080.
In either case it will be truly stunning and fascinating to see how the market is ultimately resolved. Yet for those with the fortitude and patience to stay with their trade, I continue to believe that the payoff will be well worth the wait.
And with the Federal Reserve already starting to backtrack on future interest rate increases, which means more money printing is likely on the way (perhaps as soon as 2019), aren’t gold and silver far better options than the paper dollar and treasury alternatives?
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Dear Riverside Shareholders and Followers, Riverside invites you to visit management on January 20-21 to the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. We look forward to meeting and providing shareholders and investors with a detailed corporate update and outlook for 2019. Use Promo Code ‘VRIC19GUEST‘ for free entry to this years show. Please visit us at booth #816 or give us a call at your convenience to catch-up on the latest Riverside news. Best regards, The Riverside Team relmajian@rivres.com 778-327-6671 x 312
Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – January 14, 2019) – Millrock Resources Inc. (TSXV: MRO) would like to cordially invite you to visit us at Booth #1213 at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) to be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West (1055 Canada Place, Vancouver) on Sunday January 20 – Monday January 21, 2019.
The Vancouver Resource Investment Conference has been the bellwether of the junior mining market for the last twenty-five years. It is the number one source of information for investment trends and ideas, covering all aspects of the natural resource industry.
Each year, the VRIC hosts over 60 keynote speakers, 350 exhibiting companies and 9000 investors.
Investment thought leaders and wealth influencers provide our audiences with valuable insights. C-suite company executives covering every corner of the mineral exploration sector as well as metals, oil & gas, renewable energy, media and financial services companies are available to speak one on one. This is a must-attend for investors and stakeholders in the global mining industry.
Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – January 14, 2019) – Minera Alamos Inc. (TSXV: MAI)(“Minera” or the “Company”) cordially invites you to visit with Company representatives at Booth #838 at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) to be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West (1055 Canada Place, Vancouver) on Sunday, January 20th – Monday, January 21st, 2019.
Minera looks forward to updating shareholders and conference attendees alike on its aggressive plans for 2019, following the conclusion of a highly successful 2018 and especially given its progress on its proposed mine development, with permitting milestones achieved at the La Fortuna project, Durango, Mexico and pending permits at the Santana project, Sonora, Mexico.
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Minera Alamos is an advanced-stage exploration and development company with a growing portfolio of high-quality Mexican assets, including the La Fortuna open-pit gold project in Durango with positive PEA completed, the Santana open-pit heap-leach development project in Sonora with test mining and processing completed and the Guadalupe de Los Reyes open-pit gold-silver project in Sinaloa with mine planning in progress. The Company is awaiting the pending approval of permit applications related to the commercial production of gold at both the Santana and Fortuna projects.
The Company’s strategy is to develop low capex assets while expanding the project resources and pursue complementary strategic acquisitions.
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Vancouver, British Columbia – (January 14, 2019) – Rover Metals Corp. (TSXV: ROVR)(OTC Pink Sheets: ROVMF) (“Rover Metals” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company’s technical team has identified its drill targets for the Cabin Lake Gold Project (the “Property”) based on a combination of (i) its interpretation of historic workings and (ii) the recently completed geophysical and geochemical program performed in Q3 and Q4 of 2018. Judson Culter, CEO at Rover Metals, states: “The 2018 magnetic survey and soil sampling program results have expanded the anomalous zones and expanded on the known gold mineralized zones. Within these zones we have identified the best drill targets for converting the historic drill results into current NI 43-101 resource standards. The new targets were developed from the re-interpretation of the historic work programs completed to date, which included over 7,500 meters of diamond drill data purchased from North Arrow Minerals – a legacy asset from exploration drilling completed by Aber Resources (Grenville Thomas) in the late 1980’s.” The Company has found and GPS referenced all the historic blasted trenches and small pits at the Andrew North and South Zones, as well as those located at the Beaver, Camp and other locations within the Property. The UAS magnetic survey was key to providing the desired resolution and contrast on the Bugow Iron Formation, known host of the Property’s gold mineralization. The 2018 ground geochemical soil survey produced multi-element (Au-Ag-As-S-Cu) anomalies over known mineralization zones and additional zones coincident with conceptual mineralized targets. Three zone were prioritized for the 2019 diamond core drilling campaign: the Cabin Lake Gold Zone, the Andrew South Hinge Zone and the Andrew North Hinge Zone. Cabin Lake Gold Zone This mineralized zone is the anchor mineralized zone for the Property. It has a historic non-NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate of 100,000 tons grading 10 gpt Au. Mineralized zone strike length is over 100m and to a shallow depth of 70m from surface. The best historic mineralized diamond core drill holes reported by Aber Resources include 15.0g/t Au over 12.1m (in hole DDH86-28); 15.8 g/t Au over 8.02m and 9.6 g/t Au over 1.04m (in hole DDH86-12); and 12.5 g/t Au over 4.1m (in hole DDH86-26), amongst other encouraging drill intercepts. Rover Metals will continue to diamond core drill this zone at different hole geometries, with a larger area diamond drill core diameter (NQ2 or HQ) in order to both validate the historical intercepts and continue to expand the mineralized zone along strike and depth. Andrew South Hinge Zone This mineralized zone has been expanded from the re-interpretation of the historical data. The Bugow Iron formation surface projections from the UAS magnetic survey clearly indicates the historic mineralized zone geometry is comprised of 100m long tight fold closure (hinge) of a synform that wraps along the Bugow Iron Formation and continues to the northwest. The topography is also recessive on that flank of the synform and the intensity of the Total Magnetic response may indicate sulphidization, in a very similar arrangement as the Cabin Lake Gold Zone. More than 20 historic pits/trenches have been identified by GPS surveying. The Andrew South zone has a non-NI 43-101 compliant resource estimated at 43,900 tons grading 4.39 gpt Au. A diamond core drill program has been designed follow the hinge down dip under the historic open cut towards the northwest following the fold limb in areas or reduced magnetic intensity that suggest higher sulphide content as replacements of the Iron Formation as part of the proven geologic model. Andrew North Hinge Zone This mineralized zone has been reinterpreted from historical data. The fold closure (hinge) geometry correspond to an antiform and it is more open than at the Andrew South. All trenches/pits have been GPS located. The Andrew North zone has a non-NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate of 18,100 tons grading 7.89 gpt Au. A diamond core drilling program has been designed to further investigate areas of reduced magnetic intensity within the Bugow Iron formation at the hinge zone coincident with recessive topography, to test for gold mineralization. Other zones Additional shear zones and parallel sets of sulphidized iron formations have been located in other parts of the Property and a meaningful exploration program has been designed to perform prospecting, mapping, and sampling. Technical information in this news release has been approved by Raul Sanabria, M.Sc., P.Geo., VP of Exploration at Rover Metals Corp. and a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. About Rover Metals Rover Metals is a natural resource exploration company specialized in Canadian precious metal resources that is currently focused on the Northwest Territories of Canada, one of the most mining friendly jurisdictions in North America. Rover Metals will have a booth (#911) at the upcoming Vancouver Resource Investor Conference on January 20-21, 2019 featuring a 3D rendering of its exploration model for the Cabin Lake Gold Project. 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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aben Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:ABN) (OTCQB: ABNAF) (Frankfurt: E2L2) (the “Company”) is pleased to provide a summary of exploration results from the 2018 exploration program on their 100% owned Justin Gold Project in the Yukon Territory. Work completed in 2018 included the collection of 19 channel and 28 chip samples from 5 trenches, 16 rock samples, 7 till samples and 240 soil samples with coverage totaling 6.0 line-km. The 2018 field program focused primarily on the Lost Ace Zone, a gold bearing zone discovered in 2017. Lost Ace is located 2 kilometers west of Aben’s POW Zone where past drill results indicate potential for bulk-tonnage gold mineralization with intercepts reported ranging from trace values to highs of 1.19 g/t Au over 60.0 m (including 2.47 g/t Au over 21.0 m) and 1.49 g/t Au over 46.4 m.
2018 results from trenches TR18-001 through TR18-005 (115 m2) from the Lost Ace quartz stockwork vein zone include:
TR18-001 returned values ranging from trace to an average of 20.8 grams/tonne (g/t) gold (Au) over 4.4 m, including 88.2 g/t gold (Au) over 1.0 m. Visible gold was observed in the sample returning 88.2 g/t gold (Au).
The 2018 high-grade samples were collected 127 meters from 2017 discovery outcrop and within 20 meters from where a bulk soil sample returned 1135 visible gold grains in 2017.
TR18-003 returned 0.9 g/t gold (Au)over 1.0 m while three grab samples from a large quartz boulder excavated from the contact zone returned 7.3 g/t Au, 3.9 g/t gold and 4.6 g/t gold respectively. Visible gold was also noted in one of these samples. TR18-003 was completed as an extension to TR17-004 which returned 4.7 g/t gold (Au) over 1.0 m. This particular trend of quartz stockwork veining has now been exposed over 8.0 meters.
Mineralization at Lost Ace is interpreted to be orogenic-style quartz-gold veins that bear a strong resemblance to and share similar geologic setting with Golden Predator’s adjacent 3 Aces Property. Previous exploration at Justin has successfully discovered Intrusion related sheeted veins & vein breccias along with gold bearing skarn mineralization. The new discovery at Lost Ace highlights the existence of a multi-phase hydrothermal system with the potential for overprinting mineralizing systems.
Mike Burke, P. Geo., and former Chief Geologist with Golden Predator Mining Corp. states “The orogenic style mineralization discovered at Lost Ace shares many characteristics with the orogenic veins discovered at the 3 Aces project. Exploration at 3 Aces has shown the regionally extensive stratigraphic contact in the middle Yusezyu Formation contains consistently highly-anomalous gold values. The discovery of gold mineralization in the upper Yusezyu Formation at Lost Ace suggests newly discovered orogenic gold mineralization could occur over a significant stratigraphic extent between the upper and middle Yusezyu Formation on the Justin Property. In addition, the previously discovered intrusive related gold mineralization at the POW Zone would have intruded through the prospective stratigraphy which hosts the older orogenic mineralization in the district potentially enhancing grades in the intrusion related gold system.”
The new zone at Lost Ace is located at the northern end of a 250 meter gold-in-soil soil anomaly that remains open in all directions. The soil geochemical response may be somewhat muted due to the thick glacial cover in the area. Channel sampling at Lost Ace in 2017 returned 1.44 g/t Au over 5.0 m including 4.77 g/t Au over 1.0 meter. Also a bulk soil sample taken from the area contained 1135 visible gold grains, the majority of which were termed ‘pristine’ indicating a proximal bedrock source for the gold.
In addition to the new Lost Ace Zone, several other high-priority exploration targets are located within 1 km of the POW Zone. Defined by geophysics and geochemistry, these targets remain untested and represent significant potential for expanding the current extent of the intrusion related gold system.
Table 1 – 2018 Trench Summary Results
Zone
Trench
Easting
Northing
Composite Channel Sample Results
Lost Ace
TR18-001
4.40 m @ 20.8 g/t gold
Lost Ace
TR18-002
1.00 m @ 0.3 g/t gold
Lost Ace
TR18-003
1.00 m @ 0.9 g/t gold
Lost Ace
TR18-004
No Significant Results
Lost Ace
TR18-005
No Significant Results
*True thickness is interpreted to be 50-60% of the sampled interval
Analytical and QA/QC description
All samples were submitted to ALS Minerals in Whitehorse for preparation. Geochemical analysis was completed at ALS Minerals Laboratory in Vancouver. The following analytical techniques were used for all rock samples: ME-MS41, Au-AA26 50 g Fire Assay and a select grouping of samples were further analyzed by a Screen Metallic Fire Assay Method Au-SCR24C. All gold values reported in the news release are the total gold value provided by the Screen Metallic Fire Assay Method. The following analytical techniques were used for all soil samples: ME-MS41, Au-ST43 and Au-AROR43 for all samples > 0.1 ppm Au. The Company’s QAQC measures included insertion of external blanks and standards into the sample stream for all rock chip/channel samples. A minimum of one standard sample and one blank sample were inserted for each continuous set of trench samples. Additional QAQC samples were added to the sample sequence at the discretion of the geologist where visible gold was noted in quartz vein material.
Cornell McDowell, P.Geo., V.P. of Exploration for Aben Resources, has reviewed and approved the technical aspects of this news release and is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
About Aben Resources:
Aben Resources is a Canadian gold exploration company developing gold-focused projects in British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, and Saskatchewan. Aben is a well-funded junior exploration company with approximately $5.6 million in its treasury and no debt.
For further information on Aben Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: ABN), visit our Company’s web site at www.abenresources.com.
ABEN RESOURCES LTD.
“Jim Pettit” ____________________________ JAMES G. PETTIT President & CEO
For further information contact myself or: Don Myers Aben Resources Ltd. Director, Corporate Communications Telephone: 604-687-3376 Toll Free: 800-567-8181 Facsimile: 604-687-3119 Email: info@abenresources.com
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This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that management of the Company expects, are forward-looking statements. Although management believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, include market prices, exploration and development successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Please see the public filings of the Company at www.sedar.com for further information.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Columbus Gold Corp. (CGT: TSX, CGTFF: OTCQX) (“Columbus”) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to CAN$2 million, and to provide an update on the status of the Montagne d’Or gold mine project (Columbus 44.99% and Nordgold 55.01%) in French Guiana.
The private placement* will be for up to 10,000,000 units at a price of $0.20 per unit. Each unit will be comprised of one common share of Columbus, and a half warrant. Each full warrant will entitle the holder, on exercise, to purchase one common share of Columbus at a price of $0.40, for a period of 12 months from the closing date of the private placement. Finders fees will be paid in connection with a portion of the private placement in accordance with the policies of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”). Columbus intends to use the proceeds of the private placement for general working capital purposes. The private placement is subject to approval by the TSX.
Nordgold will subscribe to 4,671,048 units in the private placement to increase its interest in Columbus to 9.99% on a non-diluted basis, and 11.22% when taking into account the effect of the exercise of the Nordgold warrants.
Columbus Gold’s proposed mine development at Montagne d’Or in French Guiana upholds responsible mining principals, with a view to mitigating environmental impact while allowing for economic development. The Montagne d’Or gold mine will be the 2ndlargest employer in a region of France where unemployment is disproportionately high.
“The proposed Montagne d’Or gold mine, in combination with the potential future development of a number of other gold mines in the region (click link for map with location of other companies active in French Guiana: www.columbusgold.com/i/nr/2019-01-11-map.pdf), has the potential to elevate the economy of French Guiana with the creation of thousands of jobs,” said Robert Giustra, Chairman of Columbus.” In addition, the presence of responsible mining operators serves as a deterrent to illegal miners, whose activities cause deforestation, mercury contamination and siltation of waterways. Responsible mining protects French Guiana’s greatest natural resources – its forests and its water.”
The process towards permitting of Montagne d’Or continues to move forward. On December 5th, 2018, the French National Commission of Public Debate (the “CNDP”) officially acknowledged the decision of the Montagne d’Or joint-venture to move forward with permitting and development of the Montagne d’Or gold mine, subject to certain modifications based on the recommendations of the CNDP (see news release dated November 27, 2018).
A report by the inter-ministerial mission (see news release dated November 27, 2018), is expected to be filed in the coming weeks. The mission is a joint ministerial task-force under the direction of the French Ministers of Environment, of Economy and Finance, and of Overseas Territories. Its purpose is to assess the social and economic benefits, and the impacts, of the development of the gold mining industry in French Guiana, taking into consideration in particular Montagne d’Or, the most advanced large gold project in French Guiana. Based on the conclusions and recommendations of the task-force’s report, the French Government, in close cooperation with the local authorities of French Guiana, will consider the conditions under which the gold mining industry in French Guiana will operate.
There is opposition to the Montagne d’Or mine development, principally by NGOs, and some politicians. However, Montagne d’Or continues to garner widespread support from numerous local groups, three out of the four local workers’ trade unions that have signed agreements with the Montagne d’Or joint-venture company, and a majority of the elected representatives of French Guiana, notably Mr. Rodolphe Alexandre, the President of French Guiana whom has stated on several occasion: “I’ve always said that I support the gold mining sector… replacing illegal mining by legal mining“. In a very recent television news interview (January 7, 2019) Mr. Alexandre reiterated his strong views in support of the project. Click here to view the interview:
Other elected representatives of French Guiana that express ongoing support for Montagne d’Or include Sophie Charles, the Mayor of Saint-Laurent du Maroni (Montagne d’Or is located within the municipal jurisdiction of Saint-Laurent du Maroni), Paul Dolianki, Mayor of the Municipality of Apatou (the closest community to Montagne d’Or) and Vice-President of the Organization of Municipalities of West French Guiana, Lénaïck Adam, one of two Delegates of the National Assembly representing French Guiana in the lower house of Parliament of France, Georges Patient, one of two Senators representing French Guiana in the upper house of the Parliament of France. Another Delegate representing French Guiana, Gabriel Serville, has expressed his opposition to the use of cyanide, requesting the government to ban cyanide technologies in the mining industry in France. His proposed bill is at an early stage and can take months or even years to be voted on, if ever. Similar bills to ban cyanide mineral processing technologies have been proposed in 2010 and again in 2017 by some members of the European parliament. In both instances the proposed bills were flatly rejected by the European Commission (see news release dated November 20, 2018).
Other notable individuals that have expressed support for Montagne d’Or in the past (see news release dated August 7, 2018) include:
Paulin Bruné – Former Delegate of the National Assembly, representing French Guiana in the lower house of the Parliament of France and current President of the local Federation of the Republican Party.
Jean Gontrand – Elected representative of the Organization of Municipalities of West French Guiana, Member of the Port Commission of West French Guiana, and Councillor of the City of Saint-Laurent du Maroni.
Denis Galimot – a Vice President of French Guiana.
Gauthier Horth – Elected Councillor of French Guiana.
Léon Bertrand – Former Mayor of Saint-Laurent du Maroni.
Barbara Bartebin – Deputy Mayor of Saint-Laurent du Maroni.
Bernard Sellier – Deputy Mayor of Saint-Laurent du Maroni.
Michel Chaya – Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of French Guiana.
Monique Guard – President of “Citoyens Citoyennes” – A collective movement advocating for social causes in French Guiana.
Valentine Bonifacie – President of “Les Premières de Guyane”, incubator for innovative entrepreneurs.
Thara Govindin – President of the Movement of French Entrepreneurs (MEDEF), French Guiana Chapter.
Columbus is pursuing additional opportunities in French Guiana that could establish Columbus as the dominant player in a world class emerging gold mining district.
*The private placement securities referred to in this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent U.S. registration or an applicable exemption from the U.S. registration requirements. This news release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale, nor a solicitation for offers to buy any securities. Any public offering of securities in the United States must be made by means of a prospectus containing detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements.
ABOUT COLUMBUS GOLD
Columbus is French Guiana’s leading gold exploration and development company. Columbus holds a major interest in the world-class Montagne d’Or gold deposit. A feasibility study for Montagne d’Or was filed in May 2017, and the permitting process is currently underway. Columbus is also earning into the Maripa gold exploration project where past drilling has returned excellent near surface results, including 36 meters of 4.3 g/t gold.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
Robert F. Giustra Chairman
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It’s a fair question. Would you? Are their models robust? Are their predictions reliable? In other words, is their science sound? Don’t kid yourself; you know the answer. I suspect even economists would refuse to fly if their colleagues designed the planes. That’s because as far as scientists go, economists are held to a low standard, very low. We expect them to be wrong, and they rarely disappoint. When economists mess up, we call the FDIC to clean up the mess. When real scientists and engineers mess up, we call the NTSB — that’s the difference. THE FUNDAMENTALS The fundamentals are strong; that’s what they’ve told us for months. Even as the stock market struggled, economists assured us that the economy was fundamentally healthy. The economy has been expanding, the unemployment rate is low, job growth is strong and so on. There’s no collapse coming, they say, just a return to moderate growth. Isn’t that what the experts said about real estate in 2006? Here’s the problem: The fundamentals look good, until they don’t. And then it’s too late. KEY ECONOMIC INDICATOR PLUNGES The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) upended markets last week when its key manufacturing indicator, the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), missed expectations. The December figure came in at 54.1, versus an estimate of 57.9. The figure was the lowest going back to November 2016. Any reading below 50 corresponds to an economic contraction. While the decline in the index itself is cause for concern, the survey responses are equally alarming.
“Growth appears to have stopped. Resources still focused on re-sourcing for U.S. tariff mitigation out of China.” (Computer & Electronic Products)
“Brexit has become a problem due to labeling changes.” (Chemical Products)
“Customer demand continues to decrease [due to] concerns about the economy and tariffs.” (Transportation Equipment)
“Starting to see more and more inflationary increases for raw materials. Also, suppliers [are] forcing price increases due to tariffs.” (Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products)
“Business is steady, but pace of incoming orders are slowing.” (Furniture & Related Products)
“Caution seems to be the outlook. Are we in a correction, or is the market getting ready to slow over time?” (Fabricated Metal Products)
Tariff concerns, slowing demand, increasing raw material costs. Indeed, the market has cause for concern. APPLE’S $5 BILLION MISS Don’t take my word for it. Ask Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, or one of the many hedge fund investors who together lost over $2 billion on Apple stock when the company missed its revenue projection last week. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, whose Apple holdings make up 21% of the company’s portfolio, lost over $3.8 billion on the drop. Apple revised its quarterly revenue forecast down to $84 billion from $89 billion. However, just 60 days earlier, the company had predicted it would exceed last year’s figure of $88.3 billion. The news sent stocks spiraling — the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 660 points in Thursday trading before recovering on Friday. In a letter to shareholders, Cook blamed weaker demand in China for the surprise cut in revenue outlook, the first in almost two decades. THE BLAME GAME While Cook and others are quick to blame China, Brexit, currency fluctuations and a host of other external factors for their troubles, their real problems lie closer to home. Zero percent interest rates, quantitative easing, tax cuts and government spending only go so far. Eventually, the fiscal and monetary spell wears off and problems resurface. In the case of Apple, perhaps a failure to innovate in a saturated and increasingly competitive market is partly to blame? Before long, the trade war with China will pass, as will Brexit. But our real problems will remain. THE CRASH TO SAFETY Apple’s revenue warning, which came late Wednesday, caught traders off guard and triggered a stampede into the yen. The Japanese safe-haven currency jumped 8% against the Australian dollar and 10% versus the Turkish lira in what some observers are calling an “FX flash crash.” “The yen is excessively undervalued and we’re now seeing that unwind, largely because risk aversion increased,” was one currency trader’s explanation to Bloomberg. U.S. Treasuries also benefited from the dash to safety. The 10-year Treasury yield fell by six basis points to 2.56%. Gold, the historical safe-haven asset, reached its highest price in almost seven months, rising 0.7% to $1,293.61 per ounce. POWELL TO THE RESCUE A better than expected U.S. jobs report and dovish rhetoric from Fed Chairman Powell combined to propel stocks upward on the first Friday of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose over 800 points before finishing the session up 746. In a statement aimed to calm markets, Powell assured investors, “As always, there is no preset path for policy,” before adding, “we will be patient as we watch to see how the economy evolves.” Regarding the plan to reduce its balance sheet, Powell said the central bank would not hesitate to change the plan if it caused problems. It seems the Fed put is alive and well. The Dow extended last Friday’s gains with a strong rally this week, briefly topping 24,000 on Thursday — I suppose the fundamentals are good once again? THE LESSON Last week’s panic provides an illustrative lesson for prudent investors. Despite the inevitability of a U.S. recession (sooner or later), the market is clearly not pricing one in today. When the outlook shifts and fundamentals deteriorate, it will be far too late to act. Better to prepare now than to trust the assurances of a pseudo-science that just won’t fly. Read in browser »
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