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Barrick Sells Stakes In Four Nevada Assets; Kinross Among The Buyers (Kitco News, 11/12/2015)
Midway and Waterton Announce Agreement in Principle for the Sale and Acquisition of Midway’s 30% Interest in Spring Valley (Press Release, 11/12/2015)
Investments Advance Development of Mt. Hope Project (Press Release, 11/03/2015)
Blasts from the Past
The online version is up and running!
"Click to read" and the online version looks much like the printed magazine. My column on the Windfall Mine starts on page 62 (page 61 printed version). Press "Esc" to return to the Elko Daily Free Press. There is a handy scroll bar to the pages at the bottom of the screen. The same article appeared in the Elko Daily Free Press September 10:
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Numbers used for this morning's early analysis:
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index
S&P GSCI 343.0, 12/15 contract (intraday low 342.4 on 8/24/2015)
Nymex/Comex (most active contracts)
Nymex oil (WTI) $40.96 per barrel (intraday low $37.75 on 8/24/2015)
Brent crude $ 44.87 per barrel
Comex copper $2.1615 per pound (intraday low $2.1510 on 11/13/2015)
Comex gold $1,081.2 per ounce (intaday low $1,073.0 on 11/12/2015)
Comex silver $14.185 per ounce (intraday low $14.155 on 11/13/2015)
Canary in the gold mine: Fate of high yield corporate bonds (see explanation below)
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond (HYG) $83.14 ($81.66 52-week low)
Trouble ahead: HYG < $82...so far so good
Eureka Miner, November 2010
Gold up from $1,073
US dollar remains strong
Macro drivers: concerns over China growth & timing of a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate rise
Wild cards: U.S. industrial recession, oil falling to new lows
Bullish bet for next week: up, $1,090 per ounce
Morning Miners!
I'll return to Eureka next week and couldn't help but have some fond memories of November, 2010. Five years ago metals & mining were on a roll with mining stocks reaching peaks and copper fetching more than $4.5 a pound in early-2011. Gold set a new all time record by the fall of 2011 as copper prices crashed. Mining stocks have been in a steady decline since.
Nature of the business.
There are some signs that we are nearing the bottom. 2016 will likely be a year of transition as supply finds balance with lower global demand followed by sector recovery in 2017. In the meantime, there is definitely some bargain hunting going as demonstrated by the recent Barrick sale of key properties in Eureka County and elsewhere (see below).
I submitted a column to the upcoming Winter Edition of the Mining Quarterly with a copper and gold outlook for the first-half of 2016. Keep the faith.
Here is today's input to the Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey (full report may be found at near the end of this blog):
Discussion:
This has been a grim week for commodities starting with disappointing China industrial production numbers Monday to the worst-than-expected U.S. PPI and retail sales this morning. Although Comex gold dipped to $1,073 per ounce yesterday, the yellow metal has fared better on the week than oil, copper or silver - all touching new lows this morning.
Trading presently at $1,081, I believe gold will see more relief next week with some safety trade and bargain hunting but fail resistance at this week's high of $1,094.9 per ounce. My target price is $1,090.
A currency red flag is still raised as gold continues to fall in yen terms - loss of gold value to a major devalued currency is a bearish indication. Slightly more bullish, gold has held its ground relative to the falling euro currency and U.S equities.
Barrick Sells, Waterton Expands Eureka Footprint
This has been quite a news week with Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX) selling their share of Round Mountain, Bald Mountain, Spring Valley and Ruby Hill.
Barrick Sells Stakes In Four Nevada Assets; Kinross Among The Buyers (Kitco News, 11/12/2015)
Although Kinross Gold Corp. (KGC) picked up Barrick's 50% Round Mountain and 100% Bald Mountain interests, I found it very interesting that Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP bought the Ruby Hill Mine and a 70% interest in Spring Valley for $110 million in cash - what a fire sale!
Importantly, Waterton has greatly expanded their footprint in Eureka County. You may remember that Waterton came to the aid of Timberline Resources in late-September:
Timberline Resources Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Private Placement Financing with Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP (Press release, 9/23/2015)
Timberline controls the 23 square-mile Eureka project lying on the Battle Mountain-Eureka gold trend which includes a Lookout Mountain project and a drill program at the old Windfall mine. Add to these properties the Ruby Hill Mine and Waterton has a pretty good chunk of assets around the Eureka town site.
Finally, Barrick sold its 70% share of the Spring Valley joint venture and Waterton is apparently in negotiation for Midway Gold Corp.'s 30%.
Midway and Waterton Announce Agreement in Principle for the Sale and Acquisition of Midway’s 30% Interest in Spring Valley (Press Release, 11/12/2015)
Stay tuned.
What's got the cat worried?
Kitco News Gold Survey
My vote is up. Target price $1,090 per ounce.
Discussion:
This has been a grim week for commodities starting with disappointing China industrial production numbers Monday to the worst-than-expected U.S. PPI and retail sales this morning. Although Comex gold dipped to $1,073 per ounce yesterday, the yellow metal has fared better on the week than oil, copper or silver - all touching new lows this morning.
Trading presently at $1,081, I believe gold will see more relief next week with some safety trade and bargain hunting but fail resistance at this week's high of $1,094.9 per ounce. My target price is $1,090.
A currency red flag is still raised as gold continues to fall in yen terms - loss of gold value to a major devalued currency is a bearish indication. Slightly more bullish, gold has held its ground relative to the falling euro currency and U.S equities.
This week's scorecard (click on chart for larger image):
Notes:
(1) an August comparison is relevant given the market collapse 8/24 & 8/25
Cheers - Colonel
This report continues to carry this link to remind us of some potential bumps in the road ahead. Activist billionaire investor Carl Icahn explains why high yields are a scary indicator in this chilling video:
Please be mindful that Icahn is talking his own book (he is short of high yield bonds). He has also recently invested significantly in Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) which this report views as a positive.
Market Stats
Here's the scorecard on the stock market, S&P 500 is presently trading at 2,037.86.
Market corrections are generally defined as a 10% or greater move to the downside from the top of a key index. I like to use the S&P 500 (.SPX) because it includes a broader swath of America' best companies than the Dow Jones Industrial (.DJIA) - five hundred compared to thirty. Here is the score sheet of ups and downs on an intraday basis:
S&P 500 high: 2,134.72, 5/20/2015
S&P 500 10% correction 1,921.25
S&P 500 low: 1,867.01, on Monday 8/24/2015 down 12.5%
S&P 500 bear market begins below 20% at 1,707.78
Key "next level" to watch going down is 1,820.66 (low on 10/15/2014, down 14.7%)
For Fibonacci folks the "fib box" is:
50.0% retracement from 8/24 low = 2,000.87
61.8% retracement from 8/24 low = 2,032.45
Getting inside the "fib box" is generally considered a "bullish" move to the upside; failing the "fib box" is a bearish indication.
The S&P 500 did finally escape the fib box trading but is perilously near re-entering it from the topside today (bearish going forward) - let's see where the S&P closes today.
The S&P 500 did finally escape the fib box trading but is perilously near re-entering it from the topside today (bearish going forward) - let's see where the S&P closes today.
Kitco News Gold Survey
My (full) input to the Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey:
My vote is up. Target price $1,090 per ounce.
Discussion:
This has been a grim week for commodities starting with disappointing China industrial production numbers Monday to the worst-than-expected U.S. PPI and retail sales this morning. Although Comex gold dipped to $1,073 per ounce yesterday, the yellow metal has fared better on the week than oil, copper or silver - all touching new lows this morning.
Trading presently at $1,081, I believe gold will see more relief next week with some safety trade and bargain hunting but fail resistance at this week's high of $1,094.9 per ounce. My target price is $1,090.
A currency red flag is still raised as gold continues to fall in yen terms - loss of gold value to a major devalued currency is a bearish indication. Slightly more bullish, gold has held its ground relative to the falling euro currency and U.S equities.
This week's scorecard (click on chart for larger image):
Compared to a month ago, Friday (10/16):
(1) an August comparison is relevant given the market collapse 8/24 & 8/25
Cheers - Colonel
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