Alexis mit den ersten Goldbarren aus Lac Herbin:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ccn/080129/200801290438830001.html?.v=1
Metanor soll diese Woche auch den ersten Barren präsentieren.
West Timmins mit Erweiterung zu La Dura:
http://www.westtimminsmining.com/main/?newsReleases&149
Interessante Company
Mexico Mike zu Bandera: wenn sie in das trial gehen, dann dauert das ein jahr.
Wär blöd.
I met with some of the management from BGL during my west coast trip last week. There is not much new to the story that I can add, except to say that I am confident that BGL is going to come out of this with 100% of Cinco Minas, and thereafter there will be very little in the way of the company to go on and become a solid producer. The question is time. Will they end this thing in a few weeks, and convince Barnett to accept a fair and reasonable buyout? Or, will they have to pursue it in the courts, after presenting evidence of objectionable behaviour and breach of contract, which could take a year or more to settle. I will not present specific details of the breakdown in the JV, but I will simply state that I believe it was not just a failure of communication, and there was a deliberate and careful scheme to defraud BGL investors that was beyond the control of management to prevent.
The company has the services of one of the top lawyers in Mexico for mining law. BGL is still very well-financed. And the company has completed the requirements for their 60% earned interest, so I do not think its a danger that they will lose the project.
The largest single shareholder in the company has not sold a share, and the management and insiders all have family and friends participating (as I do) and therefore they are motivated to see this through.
My final comment is very subjective. I have met with literally hundreds of management teams in this sector during the last 5 years. With some of them, I detect a lack of sincerity in their objectives. There are some companies I just know will never achieve success because the senior people are in it for themselves. They look at investors like a cat looks at a canary in a cage. They find ways to screw up a good story through their own greed and short term behaviour. With BGL, I know that everyone in that story is fighting to build a successful company. These guys have been successful at everything else they have done. I trust that they will make the right decisions to resolve this dispute and get the company back on track. That is my reason for staying with them.
I cannot advise anyone else on what to do. The JV went off the rails at the same time as the sentiment for the entire sector has gone sour. The stakes are not as high as they seem therefore, since I think the worst case scenario is already priced in. I am going to see this through as long as it takes and just trust that integrity will win the day.
cheers!
mike
Voluntary disclosure: I have not received any form of compensation to report on my opinions now or at any other time by BGL. The company remains my largest holding.