By Jason Hamlin, on December 16th, 2008
I am often asked what is the best or safest way to get exposure to precious metals. To be sure, there is a dizzying array of options from owning and storing the physical metal yourself to buying junior mining stocks. But the current crisis of confidence, brought on by the collapse of institutions that [...]
By Jason Hamlin, on February 6th, 2008
Vista Gold (VGZ) shrugged off the overall gold market decline yesterday and advanced 4.5% on heavy volume. There was no news and Vista was one of the only gold miners to advance amidst a sea of red. Again today, Vista is up 8% on higher-than-average volume, while the GDX is up only 1%. The [...]
By Jason Hamlin, on February 1st, 2008
I recently had the pleasure to travel to Montreal and meet with SEMAFO President and CEO, Benoit La Salle. SEMAFO (SMF.TO) is a junior mining company that produced over 100,000 ounces of gold in 2007 and plans to double this number during 2008 by moving their third mine into production. Their stock took a [...]