Beiträge von Tschonko

    Hallo gutso,
    war ja eine interessante Lektion anfang März.


    Gold u. silber waren jedenfalls nicht der sichere hafen.....
    Wird zwar mittels ETF Geld geparkt, aber auch schnell abgezogen....


    Bei UC tat sich einiges.....
    gefällt mir nicht so sehr, der kanada ride + PP für dieses gebiet


    Merger: AUQ + Morgain, eine eigene geschichte.
    Maxcht Sinn, aber warum, wird nur AUQ geprügelt?
    Hab denen mal geschrieben. Mr. taylor ist auf reisen, also noch mal an CEO Paterson.


    ansonsten ist der thread für mich gegessen.
    Ist ein überwiegender lesethread geworden.
    100000 clicks in 11 Monaten war nicht schlecht.
    Ist auch, glaub ich, noch einige zeit interessant darin zu blättern.


    Muss mir noch überlegen, ob es eine fortsetzung geben wird.
    Würde etwas anderes werden.
    Viel weniger Aktien, weil die kann man nicht alle beobachten.


    War schon ein sehr gutes momentum dabei ab Oktober.
    Für mich war es ja auch so etwas wie ein logbuch.
    Seite 1 hab ich in den letzten 14 tagen auch noch ein bisserl verändert.


    Beim Depot gab´s ein bisserl kosmetik, sollte es so weitergehen, gibt´s ne Wurzelbehandlung, eine kleine :D


    Vielen dank für´s mitmachen und mitlesen.


    Grüße
    tschonko

    Aha, so kommt man auch zu Buffalo......


    Nur ich kann leider die 29% Premium zum Kurs nicht erkennen.
    Was wird da als Ausgangspunkt genommen.
    Der Jahrestiefkurs von DYG.V.? :D
    DYG müsste eigentlich bei 0,37 C$ (=0,24€) stehen.
    Richtig????? (BUF notiert in $!)


    Damit kommt auch Avocet ins Spiel.
    JV mit DYG und Managementverflechtung.
    Schlauer Bursch der Damien,
    legt Mt. Kare auf den präsentierteller......


    Grüße
    Tschonko

    Hallo Saccard.
    wunderbar ausgedrückt, ein würdiges Schlusswort.


    Glück, sicher: Bei mir war´s das eine mal (Nachkauf) auch Beobachtung, als das Volumen so untypisch stieg.


    Du bist ja aus Minen raus, so weiit ich das mitgekriegt habe.
    Hast du eigentlich IRC mal gehabt?
    CPN.TO ist auch einen blick wert, da könnte eine neue Polska entstehen.
    Aber noch frühes Stadium.


    Grüße
    Tschonko

    hallo silberfuchs,
    so weit ich weiß, ist kein Listening geplant in D.
    So was würd ich in D auch nicht kaufen, weil zu eng.


    Ich nehm stark an, wenn die ersten warrants frei werden, wird es Bohrergebnisse aus Cobalt, Ontario geben.


    Btw: billig sind sie ja nicht unbedingt.
    Wirklich ein geschenk ist Cabo CBE.V zur zeit. Die halten 23%, also Wert ca. 3 Mille an IMI und haben die etwas geringer MC, schreiben aber schon Gewinn mit den Drillingfirmen.
    Und Drillen wird teurer..... :D


    Grüße
    Tschonko

    Sie hält sich weiterhin gut.


    Hommel zu IMI:
    International Millenium
    http://www.immc.ca/
    44.2 million shares fully diluted
    $.35/share Cdn x .85 = $.30/share
    $13 million Market Cap


    International Millenium has 10 properties in North America.
    Their flagship properties are located in the "Silver Capital of Canada" in Cobalt, Ontario, where very high grade "slab silver" has been found in many former producing silver mines.


    I own 1,080,000 shares.
    My purchase price: $.25. Current gain: 40%
    I own 14 days worth of average daily trading volume.


    Diesmal sogar mit Anregung und Warnung: Brav, Mr. Hommel, warum nicht früher! :D


    There may be a buying frenzy on these stocks starting at about March fifth, so it may be unwise to try to buy any of these stocks in the immediate 2 week period after this video is produced. Instead, you may wish to put these stocks on your radar screen, and do some due diligence for a month. Maybe, if the silver market is still in a slump, you can quietly accumulate these stocks when there is no "frenzy". Another smart time to buy is 4 months after a private placement, when the private placement investors are allowed to start selling. International Millenium has just raised a few million in conjunction with their recent new listing. Silver Grail was working on a private placement back in September, and that may help to explain the current weakness in that stock now.
    If you try to buy these stocks on the open market, you may wish to limit your exposure to perhaps no more than one day, or a few day's worth of an average day's trading volume. If you wish to buy more than that, you might want to take an initial position on the open market, and then, it may be best to call the company and ask them repeatedly to contact you when they do their next private placements, where they sell stock to raise the money for the next round of drilling.


    None of these companies are making money mining. None of these companies are even close to mining anything, except Klondike. First, exploration companies have to locate drill targets, which may take up to a year or more. Then, they have to do a small first round of drilling, which also may take up to a year or more. If they are blessed, they may end up doing further rounds of "resource" drilling to prove up a resource which may take up to a year or more. Then, they may conduct a pre-feasibility study which may take up to a year or more. Then, they may have to secure a mining permit which may take up to a year or more, and do environmental impact studies which may take up to a year or more. Then, they have to do a final feasibility study which may take up to a year or more. Then, they have to raise the money to construct a mine which may take up to a year or more. Then, they have to spend that money to build a mine which may take up to a year or more. Then, they have to hire all the people to run the mine which may take up to a year or more, assuming that their project is good enough to attract top people away from other less exciting projects. And if they are very fortunate, after 5-15 years, hopefully when silver prices are higher, they may show a profit from mining silver, or gold, or maybe something else that they may find, such as zinc or molybdenum. But in this environment of low silver prices; hardly anyone makes money mining silver today, which is why these companies are so cheap, and are being mostly cautious about not spending too much money too quickly.


    Likewise, you ought to be cautious about where you invest your money, especially in penny stocks such as these you might learn about online.


    Nevertheless, the junior explorers are the ones engaged in true wealth creation.


    Grüße
    Tschonko

    Von meinem letzten posting:
    "So um die 0,4 könnt man wieder einsteigen.
    Nur wann ist die Frage?"


    Antwort: Freitag wär super gewesen. Kurs 0,4.
    Heute nahe bei 0,6 wahrscheinlich.


    Gogh, solltest du das lesen: Battle hat Batavia haushoch geschlagen...


    Thread kann man schließen, sie werden übernommen.


    Royal Gold to Acquire Battle Mountain Gold Exploration
    Tuesday March 6, 1:00 am ET



    RENO, Nev., March 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Battle Mountain Gold Exploration Corp. (OTC BB:BMGX.OB - News) (``Battle Mountain'') and Royal Gold, Inc. (NasdaqGS:RGLD - News) (Toronto:RGL.TO - News) and today announced that Battle Mountain has accepted Royal Gold's proposal to acquire 100% of the fully diluted shares of Battle Mountain for approximately 1.57 million shares of Royal Gold common stock in a merger transaction. This represents a value of $0.60 per fully diluted share of Battle Mountain, or a 29% premium to the 20-day weighted average trading price of Battle Mountain as of Friday, February 23, 2007. The proposal is subject to satisfactory completion of due diligence, definitive documentation, and receipt of a fairness opinion satisfactory to Royal Gold's Board of Directors, among other conditions.
    ANZEIGE

    To ensure continuity of Battle Mountain's business, Royal Gold and Battle Mountain also entered into a binding term sheet, as of February 28, 2007, to provide up to $20 million in bridge financing to satisfy debt obligations and finalize royalty acquisitions. The bridge loan is convertible into Battle Mountain common stock at the election of Royal Gold, at $0.60 per share.


    Tony Jensen, Royal Gold's President and CEO, stated, ``This transaction will further diversify our portfolio of producing royalties and strengthens our pipeline of development-stage assets, with the Dolores project expected to commence production later this year. We are pleased with both the near-term and long-term financial impacts this transaction will have on Royal Gold and will continue to remain vigilant in our search for further accretive opportunities.''


    Mark Kucher, Battle Mountain Chairman and CEO, commented, ``We are pleased to combine our assets with the premier precious metal royalty company in the business. Royal Gold has the experience, talent and resources to continue to provide an excellent return for our shareholders.''


    In anticipation of this transaction, Royal Gold has obtained a binding support agreement and option to purchase approximately 18% of the outstanding common stock of Battle Mountain from Mark Kucher, which provides that he will vote for and support the transaction. Royal Gold and Battle Mountain also entered into a binding agreement providing for a 45-day exclusive period to conclude definitive documentation for the merger and providing for break-up fees payable to Royal Gold in the event Battle Mountain enters into a competing agreement with another party within twelve months. There is also a mutual break-up fee payable in the event that either party breaches the agreement.


    About Royal Gold


    Royal Gold is a precious metals royalty company engaging in the acquisition and management of precious metal royalty interests. Royal Gold is publicly-traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol ``RGLD,'' and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ``RGL.'' The Company's web page is located at http://www.royalgold.com.


    About Battle Mountain


    Battle Mountain is a precious metals royalty company with a portfolio consisting of 12 properties located mainly in the Americas. Their principal assets include a 1.25% net smelter return (``NSR'') royalty on gold production from the Dolores project in Mexico, under development by Minefinders Corporation Ltd. Battle Mountain also has an option to acquire an additional 2.0% NSR royalty on gold and silver production from the Dolores project. Including the option, Battle Mountain's properties contain approximately 4.8 million ounces of gold reserves and 136 million ounces of silver reserves. (For an overview of Battle Mountain's royalty portfolio refer to Attachment A)


    On behalf of the Board of Directors,




    Mark Kucher
    Chairman and CEO


    To learn more please visit http://www.bmegold.com or email info@bmegold.com.




    Battle Mountain Exploration Gold Corp.
    Sixth Floor, Suite 9
    One East Liberty Street
    Reno, Nevada 89504


    Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: This release contains certain ``forward-looking statements'' as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding the potential transactions and ventures discussed in this release. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are the risks inherent in mineral exploration, the need to obtain additional financing, the availability of needed personnel and equipment for future exploration and development, fluctuations in the price of minerals, and general economic conditions.


    FOR INVESTOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 1-800-436-0167




    Appendix A
    Battle Mountain Gold Exploration's Royalty Portfolio


    Properties with Proven and Probable Ore Reserves(1),(2)
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Property Location Ownership NSR Status
    Rate %
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Williams Mine Ontario Teck Cominco 0.72 Operating
    (50%),
    Barrick Gold
    (50%)
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Don Mario Mine Bolivia Orvana Minerals 3.0 Operating
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    El Limon Mine & Nicaragua Glencairn Gold 3.0 Operating
    La India Resource (95%),
    Inversiones
    Mineras S.A.
    (5%)
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Joe Mann Mine Quebec Campbell 1.00(4) Operating
    Resources
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Dolores Project Mexico Minefinders 1.25(4) Operations
    to begin
    2007
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Dolores Project Mexico Minefinders 2.05(5) Operations
    to begin
    2007
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------


    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Property Metal Tons/ Average Grade Contained
    Tonnes (opt/gpt) Ounces(3)
    (millions) (millions)
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Au Ag Au Ag
    -----------------------------
    Williams Mine Gold 19.5/17.7 0.076/ -- 1.49 --
    2.62
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Don Mario Mine Gold and 7.2/6.5 0.087/ 1.14/ 0.62 8.2
    Silver 2.97 39.2
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    El Limon Mine & Gold 1.4/1.3 0.156/ -- 0.22 --
    La India Resource 5.34
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Joe Mann Mine Gold 0.08/0.07 0.214/ -- 0.02 --
    7.35
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Dolores Project Gold 110.5/100.2 0.022/ -- 2.45 --
    0.76
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Dolores Project Gold and 110.5/100.2 0.022/ 1.16/ 2.45 127.8
    Silver 0.76 39.7
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Reserves 4.8 136.0
    -----------------------------



    Appendix A (continued)
    Battle Mountain Gold Exploration's Royalty Portfolio


    Development and Exploration Properties
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Property Location Ownership NSR Status
    Rate %
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Sega Resource Burkina Faso Orezone 3.06(6) Resource
    Resources Development
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Relief Canyon Nevada Firstgold 4.0 Exploration
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Fletcher Nevada Pediment Gold 1.25 Exploration
    Junction
    Project
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Hot Pot Project Nevada Pediment Gold 1.25 Exploration
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Marmato Colombia Mineros 5.0 Exploration
    Properties Nacionales S.A.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Night Hawk Ontario Selkirk Metals 2.5 Exploration
    Lake Property (40%), East West
    Resource (40%),
    Canadian Golden
    Dragon (20%)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Lluvia de Mexico Columbia Metals, 2.0 Care and
    Oro Mine Tara Gold Maintenance
    Resources
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------


    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Property Metal Tons/ Average Grade
    Tonnes (opt/gpt)
    (millions) Au
    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Sega Resource Gold -- --
    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Relief Canyon Gold -- --
    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Fletcher Gold -- --
    Junction
    Project
    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Hot Pot Project Gold -- --
    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Marmato Gold -- --
    Properties
    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Night Hawk Lake Base -- --
    Property Metals
    ---------------------------------------------------------
    Lluvia de Gold -- --
    Oro Mine
    ---------------------------------------------------------


    (1) Set forth below are the definitions of proven and probable
    reserves used by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
    Some of these royalty operators are Canadian issuers. Their
    definitions of "mineral reserve," "proven mineral reserve" and
    "probable mineral reserve" conform to the Canadian Institute of
    Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum definitions of these terms as
    of the effective date of estimation as required by National
    Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators.


    "Reserve" is that part of a mineral deposit which could be
    economically and legally extracted or produced at the time of
    the reserve determination.


    "Proven (Measured) Reserves" are reserves for which (a) quantity
    is computed from dimensions revealed in outcrops, trenches,
    workings or drill holes, and the grade is computed from the
    results of detailed sampling, and (b) the sites for inspection,
    sampling and measurement are spaced so closely and the geologic
    character is so well defined that the size, shape, depth and
    mineral content of the reserves are well established.


    "Probable (Indicated) Reserves" are reserves for which the
    quantity and grade are computed from information similar to that
    used for proven (measured) reserves, but the sites for
    inspection, sampling and measurement are farther apart or are
    otherwise less adequately spaced. The degree of assurance of
    probable (indicated) reserves, although lower than that for
    proven (measured) reserves, is high enough to assume geological
    continuity between points of observation.


    (2) This information is derived from publicly-available information
    from the operators of the properties and Battle Mountain Gold
    Exploration's National Instrument 43-101 reports.


    (3) "Contained ounces" are 100% of the reserves subject to the
    royalty interests and do not take into account losses in
    processing the ore.


    (4) Royalty applies to gold production only.


    (5) Battle Mountain holds an option to acquire a 2% NSR royalty
    which applies to both gold and silver.


    (6) Orezone has the right to buy back up to 2.0% of the royalty for
    $2 million.

    Value,
    hab deine limits gesehen. Sauber.
    Hab übrigens auch nichts verkauft.


    gutso,
    schau dir Verlauf POG/POS 06 an. Sind heuer einen Monat früher dran.


    Ist doch ein Merger gweworden bei AUQ.V.
    Da ensteht eine interessante Company.
    Die Mexico Gebiete von Morgain sollte man sich auch anschauen.
    http://www.morgainminerals.com/s/Home.asp


    Das Cortez Trend Gebiet von Aurogin wird hier gar nicht erwähnt.
    Ist nicht weit von Staccato, glaube ich.


    Ein Porträt von Chestar Millar, Chairman: siehe link


    Mr. Millar served previously in the positions of Chairman, President and Director of Alamos Gold Inc. He is a pioneer of heap leaching gold production and of the large-scale bulk mining methods used for mining low-grade gold deposits in the Western United States. Under his guidance, Afton Mines (1968-1973), Glamis Gold Limited and Eldorado Gold Corporation grew from small exploration and early production concerns into substantial mining companies. Mr. Millar served as Chairman of Glamis Limited from 1985 to 1998 and as Chairman of Eldorado Gold Corporation from 1992 to 1994.


    Sollte man lesen! Artikel über Millar
    http://www.morgainminerals.com…millar_RWM_V4_Issue_1.pdf


    Aurogin and Morgain to Merge
    Monday March 5, 1:47 pm ET
    Merger of Equals Creates New Gold Company-Increased Production and Expanded Reserve Base Set To Grow Shareholder Value



    TORONTO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - March 5, 2007) - Aurogin Resources Ltd. ("Aurogin") (TSX VENTURE:AUQ - News) and Morgain Minerals Inc. ("Morgain") (TSX VENTURE:MGM - News) are pleased to announce that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a letter of intent to combine the companies in a merger of equals to create a new gold producer ("Newco").
    Highlights:


    Upon successful completion of the transaction and continued execution of existing operating and development plans, on a proforma basis, Newco will have the following attributes:


    - Measured and indicated resources of greater than 1 million ounces of gold with additional indicated resources of 470,000 ounces of gold (see table below);


    - In 2007, two operating gold mines located in Mexico and Guatemala;


    - Excellent pipeline of exploration and development projects including Fortuna in Mexico and the El Arenal, Bridge and Lupita Zones in Guatemala;


    - 2007 estimated gold production of 35,000 ounces, with Newco's share being 22,000 ounces growing to 35,000 ounces in 2008;


    - Immediate operating and management synergies; and


    - Three year goal of 100,000 ounce annual gold production.





    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Measured & Indicated Inferred
    Resource Tonnes Grade Ounces Tonnes Grade Ounces
    Table (000) (g/t) Gold (000) (g/t) Gold
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Aurogin El Sastre (1) 370 4.14 49,251 1,165 3.13 117,265
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Lupita (2) 13,000 1.24 518,000
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total 370 4.14 49,251 14,165 1.39 635,265
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Aurogin's Share 185 4.14 24,626 9,916 1.39 444,686
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------


    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Morgain El
    Castillo (3) 58,043 0.54 1,015,184 1,700 0.45 24,595
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total 58,228 0.56 1,039,810 11,616 1.26 469,281
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    (1) El Sastre Technical Report March 23, 2005
    (2) Luptia Technical Report February 8, 2006
    (3) El Castillo Pre-Feasibility Report October 20, 2006



    "Merging our respective companies will create exceptional value for our shareholders," said Rick Adams, Director of both Aurogin and Morgain. "By combining our current operations with those close to production, combining our pipeline of exploration and development projects and combining management from both companies into a world class team, we will have significantly enhanced our production profile, gold reserve and resource base and our ability to continue to grow shareholder value."


    "The Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction and are in the process of seeking independent opinions that the transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of both Aurogin and Morgain. We believe that our companies are a tremendous fit due to complementary strengths including the management teams, geographic synergies and project pipelines of similar value," said Chris Babcock, President and Chief Executive Officer of Morgain. "This combination will create a larger, more valuable gold company which will be well positioned to generate additional value for all shareholders through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. This is a win-win for shareholders of both companies."


    Summary of the Transaction


    While the specific legal form of the business combination is still being finalized, the transaction will result in one new corporate entity, Newco. Each shareholder of Aurogin will receive one (1) common share of Newco for each two (2) Aurogin shares held immediately prior to the date on which the transaction becomes effective by its registration with the Registrar of Companies for British Columbia (the "Effective Date"). Each shareholder of Morgain will also receive one (1) common share of Newco for each two (2) Morgain common shares held. Newco will apply to list its shares on the TSX Venture Exchange.


    All validly subsisting options, warrants and rights to acquire shares of Aurogin or Morgain will be exercisable to acquire that number of common shares of Newco, on an adjusted basis as to the price and number in reference to the share exchange ratio. The term of all outstanding options and warrants will remain unchanged.


    The transaction is subject to the parties completing due diligence and entering into a further definitive agreement providing for the specific mechanics for completing the transaction. The Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously recommended the transaction to shareholders and are currently in the process of seeking independent opinions that the transaction is fair, from a financial point of view to the respective shareholders of each company. The transaction is subject to all requisite regulatory, court and shareholder approvals and acceptances, and the satisfaction of all conditions precedent and other conditions customary in transactions of this nature. The transaction is expected to require the approval of at least two-thirds of the votes cast by both Aurogin and Morgain shareholders present in person or by proxy at respective meetings of the two shareholder groups expected to take place in June.


    Board of Directors


    It has been proposed that the Board of Directors of Newco shall be comprised of seven Directors including, Chester Millar, Morgain's Chairman, John Paterson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aurogin, Chris Babcock, President and Chief Executive Officer of Morgain, Edward Thompson, a Director of Aurogin, Rick Adams, VP Corporate Development and Director of both companies, Darren Koningen, VP Engineering of both companies and a Director of Morgain and Rodrigo Sanchez-Mejorada, a newly appointed Director of Morgain.


    The head office of Newco will be located in Toronto.


    Advisors and Counsel


    Aurogin's legal counsel is Tupper, Jonsson & Yeadon and Morgain's legal counsel is Axium Law Corporation.


    Aurogin is currently a Canadian junior gold producer focused on the acquisition and development of profitable gold deposits in the Americas. Its 50% owned El Sastre Main Zone gold mine is only one part of the overall El Sastre Project, an expanding resource that includes at least four mineralized zones. Aurogin is debt free and anticipates funding its 2007 exploration program out of free cash flow generated from the El Sastre Main Zone gold mine.


    Morgain is a Vancouver based emerging gold exploration and development company focused on the acquisition and development of profitable gold mines in Mexico. Morgain is currently developing its 100% owned Castillo Gold Project located in the State of Durango, Mexico.


    ON BEHALF OF AUROGIN RESOURCES LTD.


    Edward Thompson, Director


    Issued: 63,684,721 common shares


    ON BEHALF OF MORGAIN MINERALS INC.


    Christopher E. Babcock, President and Chief Executive Officer


    Issued: 72,529,908 common shares


    CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:


    The technical and pre-feasibility reports referred to above contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future price of metals, timing of exploration activities, mine life, economic viability and estimated internal rate of return, estimation of mineral resources, the results of drilling, estimated future capital and operating costs, future stripping ratios, projected mineral recovery rates and plans for developing, the projects. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "can", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the companies to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related to the exploration and potential development of the projects, risks related to international operations, the actual results of current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, future prices of metals. Although the companies have attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The companies do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.


    The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy of this news release.




    Contact:
    Rick Adams
    Aurogin Resources Ltd.
    VP Corporate Development
    (416) 214-4809


    Greg Taylor
    Aurogin Resources Ltd.
    VP Investor Relations
    (416) 605-5120
    Email: info@aurogin.com
    Website: http://www.aurogin.com


    (604) 662-4505 or Toll Free: 1-877-642-6200
    Coal Harbour Communications Inc.
    Website: http://www.morgainminerals.com

    heron,
    Casey ist oft ein bisserl spät dran aber dann sind´s meist sichere tips.


    GOG und ECU: da wurde heute massiv abverkauft, in Folge dann auch gekauft. Die stören nicht mehr in Zukunft. :D


    Meldungen:
    Exmin: eigene Property wird gedrillt. Gut!
    http://biz.yahoo.com/ccn/070305/200703050376287001.html?.v=1


    Orko: mehr auf La Preciosa
    http://biz.yahoo.com/ccn/070305/200703050376106001.html?.v=1


    SBB: hat trading halt:
    http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070305/0222651.html


    Sabina's Hackett River "Preliminary Economic Assessment" Positive on Production of 12 Million oz Silver, 324 Million lbs Zinc per Year; Moving to Prefeasibility



    Noch interessanter ist der trading halt bei Aurogin AUQ.V (seit 1.3.)
    da kann man sich dann anschauen, wer zur fast selben Zeit auch th hatte. Deutet auf Merger hin bzw. Vereinigung.
    Könnte aber auch Ressourcenausweitung in Guatemala sein.


    Ansonsten hat sich das Bild gedreht: starke Verluste am Anfang des handels, dann langsames Erholen.
    Wird noch so weitergehen.
    Diesmal wird es so sein, dass die Minen vor POG u. POS wieder anziehen. Zwischenerholung kommt auch in den nächsten Tagen, aber die zählt nicht, außer man will was verkaufen.


    Grüße
    Tschonko

    @eldo,
    mit IMA könntest Recht haben.
    Auf jeden fall kriegen sie Cash, aber das dauert....



    Hommel Aerikel:
    Anmerkung: die Mountain boys haben noch ein JV mit Pinnacle!


    5 Micro-Cap, Multi-Property, Silver Explorers
    Silver Stock Report
    by Jason Hommel, March 3, 2007


    This week's Silver Stock Report is presented by Theodore Terbolizard of tedsaidit.com


    Click here to see the video at Youtube!
    http://www.youtube.com/silverstockreport


    Allow me to introduce you to 5 silver companies.


    These stocks are the type of companies to look for in this market of exploding silver prices.


    These five companies all have several things in common.


    The companies are all very cheap, with market caps between $7 and $22 million. The stock prices are all under a dollar. They each have to be very careful about how they spend anywhere between half a million to a few million dollars, tops, each year. They each have solid reasons to expect exploration success leading to a major discovery. They each have a very solid property package that consolidates a silver area, but have enough diversification so their hopes for success are not all riding on one exploration property. They all have about ten properties to explore, and probably not enough time or money to explore them all. Each company is managed by a team of seasoned veterans who have managed to weather the bad years of the metals bear market for most of their long careers.


    None of them have resources that confirm to Canada's "43-101" regulation.


    Although Tumi, one of the five, may have about eight million ounces of silver in a historical resource in LaTrini.


    Two of the other companies, Klondike Silver, and International Millennium, each have solid positions in silver camps of former "silver rush" areas in Canada.


    The last two companies, Silver Grail and Mountain Boy, both have positions in the Stewart-Eskay area, near the Eskay-Creek high grade silver-gold mine, that is the fifth most productive silver mine in the world, currently operated by Barrick.


    None of these companies have major difficulties with infrastructure, such as access to roads or power, as all of them are located at or near former producing mines.


    All five trade on the Canadian Exchanges, so if you live in the U.S., to buy them, you will likely have to buy the stocks on the "pink sheets". The best way to do that is to look up the price with the Canadian symbol, then multiply by the exchange rate, then place a limit order with the pink sheet symbol. Never trust pink sheet price quotes denominated in U.S. dollars; they are usually delayed by a day or more, and are thus outdated and unreliable.


    Here are specifics on the five companies, starting with the largest market cap, first.


    Klondike Silver
    http://www.klondikesilver.com/
    69 million shares fully diluted
    $.37/share Cdn x .85 = $.31/share
    $22 million Market Cap


    Klondike has a majority land position at the Slocan camp in Canada; and they have many former producing mines on their properties, and they could, if they wanted to, start producing silver very quickly.


    I own 371,713 shares. I own 571,713 warrants at $.20 Cdn that expire in November, 2007.
    My purchase price: $.20. Current gain: 85%
    I own 5 days worth of average daily trading volume.


    Tumi Resources
    http://www.tumiresources.com/en/
    31.3 million shares fully diluted
    $.53/share Cdn x .85 = $.45/share
    $14 million Market Cap


    Tumi's aerial survey work of their La Trini property in Mexico suggests that they could have from 50 million to 100 million estimated ounces of silver in the ground in Mexico. They have also staked many former high grade silver mines in Sweden.


    I own 708,500 shares. I own 200,000 warrants at $.80 Cdn that expire in April, 2008.
    My purchase price: $.60. Current gain: -12%
    I own 22 days worth of average daily trading volume.


    International Millenium
    http://www.immc.ca/
    44.2 million shares fully diluted
    $.35/share Cdn x .85 = $.30/share
    $13 million Market Cap


    International Millenium has 10 properties in North America.
    Their flagship properties are located in the "Silver Capital of Canada" in Cobalt, Ontario, where very high grade "slab silver" has been found in many former producing silver mines.


    I own 1,080,000 shares.
    My purchase price: $.25. Current gain: 40%
    I own 14 days worth of average daily trading volume.


    Mountain Boy Minerals
    http://www.mountainboyminerals.ca/
    19.2 million shares fully diluted
    $.75/share Cdn x .85 = $.64/share
    $12 million Market Cap


    Mountain Boy has 11 properties, mostly in the Eskay-Creek area of B.C. Canada.
    Mountain Boy has hit some very high grades, up to several kilos of silver per tonne. Their stock is among the most liquid of this group, trading up to 60,000 shares in a day.


    I own 150,000 shares.
    My purchase price: $.78. Current gain: -4%
    I own 3 days worth of average daily trading volume.


    Silver Grail
    http://www.silvergrail.com/
    18.2 million shares fully diluted (Includes the Sept., 2006, financing.)
    $.46/share Cdn x .85 = $.39/share
    $7 million Market Cap


    Silver Grail has joint ownership of about 9 properties; mostly located in the Eskay-Creek area of B.C. Canada.
    Silver Grail has done an aero-magnetic survey over the Konkin Silver property that seems to indicate that it is bigger than the Del Norte property to the north that is being explored by the far larger company, Sabina Silver. Wheaton River, a billion dollar silver major, now owns approximately 10% of Sabina. Silver Grail faces the very real possibility that its operation will be pursued by these Silver majors.


    I own 1,751,000 shares.
    My purchase price: $.11. Current gain: 318%
    I own 56 days worth of average daily trading volume.


    There may be a buying frenzy on these stocks starting at about March fifth, so it may be unwise to try to buy any of these stocks in the immediate 2 week period after this video is produced. Instead, you may wish to put these stocks on your radar screen, and do some due diligence for a month. Maybe, if the silver market is still in a slump, you can quietly accumulate these stocks when there is no "frenzy". Another smart time to buy is 4 months after a private placement, when the private placement investors are allowed to start selling. International Millenium has just raised a few million in conjunction with their recent new listing. Silver Grail was working on a private placement back in September, and that may help to explain the current weakness in that stock now.
    If you try to buy these stocks on the open market, you may wish to limit your exposure to perhaps no more than one day, or a few day's worth of an average day's trading volume. If you wish to buy more than that, you might want to take an initial position on the open market, and then, it may be best to call the company and ask them repeatedly to contact you when they do their next private placements, where they sell stock to raise the money for the next round of drilling.


    None of these companies are making money mining. None of these companies are even close to mining anything, except Klondike. First, exploration companies have to locate drill targets, which may take up to a year or more. Then, they have to do a small first round of drilling, which also may take up to a year or more. If they are blessed, they may end up doing further rounds of "resource" drilling to prove up a resource which may take up to a year or more. Then, they may conduct a pre-feasibility study which may take up to a year or more. Then, they may have to secure a mining permit which may take up to a year or more, and do environmental impact studies which may take up to a year or more. Then, they have to do a final feasibility study which may take up to a year or more. Then, they have to raise the money to construct a mine which may take up to a year or more. Then, they have to spend that money to build a mine which may take up to a year or more. Then, they have to hire all the people to run the mine which may take up to a year or more, assuming that their project is good enough to attract top people away from other less exciting projects. And if they are very fortunate, after 5-15 years, hopefully when silver prices are higher, they may show a profit from mining silver, or gold, or maybe something else that they may find, such as zinc or molybdenum. But in this environment of low silver prices; hardly anyone makes money mining silver today, which is why these companies are so cheap, and are being mostly cautious about not spending too much money too quickly.


    Likewise, you ought to be cautious about where you invest your money, especially in penny stocks such as these you might learn about online.


    Nevertheless, the junior explorers are the ones engaged in true wealth creation.


    SEC Disclaimer: As indicated, I own positions in all 5 of these stocks. No company has paid me any money, or given me any stock to promote their company.
    If you would like to see some of the other stocks I own, please sign up to take a look at my portfolio.







    You can comment on this report at the "Hommel Forum" here:
    http://hommelforum.com/showthread.php?t=40

    Hallo Bob,
    danke, wär nicht nötig gewesen. Im Prinzip ist es mir egal.
    Ich mag nur diese hinterfotzige Art nicht.


    Gut, dass du es sagst. Versfelt. Der ist für mich irgendwie nicht greifbar.
    Es ist aber nicht unclever, was er macht.
    Nur CBE könnte schon um einiges besser dastehen, sind halt Altlasten.


    Die IMI hält sich hervorragend, verkaufen tun nur wenige. Kaufen auch wenige.


    Cobalt Ontario wird gedrillt (Silber, Cobalt, alte Minenstadt), die anderen properties sind auch gut. Hier gibt´s keine ausreden in Bezug auf altlasten.


    Grüße
    Tschonko

    @edel,
    weniger auf Chancen als auf Depot.....


    Contest:
    bin auf dem Marsch aus den Top 100. GOG u. XCL heute mehr minus%..


    dafür hat sich eldo auf Platz 62 über den RUBICON vorgeschlichen:


    62 (61) Eldo 15.94%


    1 Rubicon Minerals Corp. RMX.TO 0.73 1.51 0.78 106.8%
    2 Orezone Resources OZN.TO 1.50 2.06 0.56 37.3%
    3 IMA Exploration IMR.V 0.60 0.77 0.17 28.3%
    4 IMA Exploration IMR.V 0.60 0.77 0.17 28.3%
    5 Paramount Gold Mining Corp. PGDP.OB 2.47 2.53 0.06 2.4%
    6 Pinnacle Mines PNL.V 0.63 0.63 0.00 0.0%
    7 Clifton Mining Corp. CFTN.PK 0.60 0.58 -0.02 -3.3%
    8 Intrepid Minerals Corp. IAU.TO 0.65 0.60 -0.05 -7.7%
    9 Eaglecrest Explorations Ltd. EEL.V 0.24 0.22 -0.02 -8.3%
    10 Sur American Gold Corp. SUR.V 0.29 0.22 -0.07 -24.6%



    Einsame Spitze der heutige Kommentar von Tom Szabo:
    Wie guter Grappa geht mir das fettgedruckte runter! :D


    MARCH 2 2007 10:00AM - Silver and gold continue to get whacked as now we can officially classify the upside breakout as a false one given that the wily precious metals now have actually threatened to break DOWN out of several chart formations. The technical nature of the most recent rally is officially confirmed and the attendant risks laid bare for all the world to witness.


    The only thing that is certain at this point is that we will now see a litany of commentaries about the Gold Cartel and its latest success in suppressing the gold and silver price. That, and just how lucky the shorts got by avoiding another close call -- seeing as how they supposedly had their backs to the wall. But in reality, what the shorts did so far is make some easy money off their hedged physical positions. This may not make sense to those who think that the COMEX is a battleground between naked longs and naked shorts. Perhaps such misguided "experts" could try to improve their track records -- instead of constantly blaming others for their own failures -- by stepping back, studying the markets without bias, trying to gain an understanding of what really goes on inside the institutions supposedly at the heart of the big conspiracies, and most importantly, being critical of their own logic and conclusions. Bottom line, be suspicious of those who never admit that they are sometimes wrong.


    But never mind all that, I have two important developments at the moment. The first is that I have changed my medium term (6-18 months) mindset toward silver from yellow -- a neutral Caution -- to green -- a positive Buy. This is the first change I have made in these "flags" since June 14, 2006 when I switched the short term (less than 6 months) flag from red (sell) to yellow. Why did I do this at this particular moment, in the midst of a grueling plunge in precious metals? Well, the actual reasons are rather complex and will hopefully become apparent over the next few weeks as I write my daily commentary, but basically I expect silver and silver stocks to be comfortably higher in 6 to 18 months than they are today. In truth, it is more toward the end of that period that I expect silver to really start shining, by which I mean having achieved a level that puts it at little risk of ever again falling below current prices. For some perspective, the price equivalent from the 1970's would be $4 to $5 compared to $10 to $12 today.


    Meanwhile, my short term flag remains yellow to indicate caution in the near term. As I previously mentioned, silver could fall as low as $9 to its long term trend line and if that happens, I expect it to take place within the next 6 months or so.


    Of course, all of this assumes that no global financial catastrophe takes place, the odds of which may seem high to some but remain a low but distinct possibility in my mind.


    The second development is my updated basis chart, which now features only the relative basis (which is really the only proper basis as Prof. Fekete pointed out to me) consisting of the difference between the spot and futures price divided by the number of days to option expiration. This chart shows the movements in basis much more clearly and even though it starts in November 2006 (I am still compiling historical data), it is obvious that some potential relationships deserve follow-up. For example, the strong rallies in silver during this timeframe appear to be preceded by a temporary plunge in basis while a subdued basis seems to reign during price declines or stability. Obviously this pattern may be coincidental or peculiar to the latest market action and will require more historical data to validate, but it is not the only interesting or exciting prospect this study has so far uncovered.

    @chiller,
    danke für die news.


    Financing ist nahe am kurs, also nicht schlecht. Wenn die 11 mille reinbuttern so knapp vorm estimate, dann sind es entweder Trotteln oder sie nehmen an, dass die resourcenausweitung ganz gut wird. :D


    Also das passt schon, weniger passt mir, dass ich da vor 2 Tagen eingestiegen bin. Heute oder Montag wär mir lieber gewesen.


    Weisst du eigentlich mehr (als Homepage) über das Management?


    Grüße
    tschonko

    @edel,
    heute mit 43-101 Report.


    Hab schon einen Rotstich in den Augen, wird Zeit, dass es Frühling wird. :D


    EXMIN Receives NI 43-101 Report on the Moris Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico
    Friday March 2, 9:28 am ET


    http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070302/0222238.html



    VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(MARKET WIRE)--Mar 2, 2007 -- EXMIN Resources Inc. (EXMIN) (CDNX:EXM.V - News) is pleased to announce that it has received the technical report on the resources at the Moris Mine. This report was prepared under the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101. The Moris Mine is a joint venture between EXMIN (30%) and the Hochschild Mining Group (70%) (Hochschild) as described in press releases dated July 19, 2006, and Jan 18, 2007. Production at the mine is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2007.

    Karl J. Boltz, President and CEO of EXMIN, stated, "Receipt of this NI 43-101 report confirms the presence of indicated resources at the Moris mine. Our efforts last year were focused on completing the due diligence program to confirm the historical data on the mine. We feel that there is excellent potential to increase the resources at the mine, although we have not yet completed sufficient work to quantify them."


    The Report


    The scope of the Moris Mine technical report, prepared by Geoffrey S. Carter, P.Eng., was to validate the information provided by the mine vendor, based on the information gathered during the due diligence program carried out by the joint venture. To date, little exploration outside of the three main deposits, the Creston, San Luis and Eureka, has been completed; therefore, only a part of the historical resources has been converted to current resources. No work has been completed in the Nopalera deposit that was included in the historical resource. Also, the current resource estimate used a lower cutoff grade than that used by Manhattan, reflecting the current economics of gold and silver.


    The Resource


    The report states, "Hochschild diamond drilled a total of 1,004.3 metres in 19 holes during the due diligence period. The drill holes were designed to confirm or validate the reserves reported by Manhattan Minerals, the former operator of the mine. Comparisons by zones between Hochschild drill holes and those from Manhattan and Las Cuevas show a small increase in gold grades for the Hochschild data, varying from 0.2 to 0.4 g/t Au."


    "Lithologies were verified in 199 Manhattan holes by comparing plans and sections to surface mapping and sections on the 19 Hochschild drill holes. The Deposits were grid drilled on approximately 20 to 25 metres spacing by Manhattan and Las Cuevas. Although full details on the original method used to calculate the reserves are not available, we do know that Manhattan calculated on 5 metres bench intervals."


    The report continued, "Based on the analysis of the data, Hochschild concluded that the information provided by Minera Moris is reliable. The Manhattan data exists, in both quantity and quality, at least for the mineralized areas, and is sufficient to calculate resources compliant to JORC 2004 standards. No significant issues in reference to prediction of grades and tonnages for future operations were encountered."



    Creston + San Luis + Eureka
    Cutoff 0.5 g/t Au
    Pit Final


    Measured and Indicated
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Ore Waste Strip
    Deposit Tonnes Au g/t Ag g/t Tonnes Ratio
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Creston 1,620,879 1.497 4.776 1,711,737 1.06
    San Luis 2,109,060 1.239 5.061 865,079 0.41
    Eureka 350,681 1.082 4.840 636,784 1.82


    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Total 4,080,620 1.328 4.929 3,213,600 0.79
    ----------------------------------------------------------------
    The report concluded that, "The resources in the table above are NI 43-101 compliant. Hochschild used the JORC Code 2004 the Australian equivalent of the CIM Code for resources and reserves. NI 43-101 accepts the JORC Code. EXMIN has a direct ownership of 30% of the above resources."


    The Mine


    Hochschild, the operator of the Moris mine, has crews on site and is managing the operation rehabilitation and improvement program necessary to bring the mine back into production in Q3.


    Quality Assurance


    Hochschild completes its exploration programs and resource calculations under the Australian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources, and Ore Reserves (JORC Code) and has emplaced quality control procedures consisting of insertion of standards and blanks (coarse and fine) in the sample stream as well as submission of duplicate samples and repeated assays of both fine (pulps) and coarse material. All of the samples were prepared and analyzed by ALS Chemex at their labs in Mexico and Vancouver, respectively. Gold analyses were by Fire assay with and atomic absorption finish, and screen analysis was undertaken in samples with visible gold. Silver was analyzed as part of a mulitelement ICP package.


    Dr. Craig Gibson, PhD., Executive Vice President of Exploration, is the authorized professional geologist for EXMIN Resources Inc. and the direct manager of all technical programs and information on the part of EXMIN.


    Neither EXMIN's joint venture partner, Minera Hochschild Mexico, nor Hochschild Mining plc, or any of its subsidiaries, accept any responsibility for the use of project data or the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


    About Hochschild


    Minera Hochschild Mexico (MHM) is a subsidiary of Hochschild Mining plc (Hochschild) (HOC.L for Reuters, HOC LN for Bloomberg), a publicly held, Latin American precious metals mining company, listed on the London Stock Exchange in November 2006. Hochschild is a primary silver producer and also produces a significant quantity of gold (approximately 10.5 million ounces of silver and approximately 233 thousand ounces of gold in 2005). The company has over forty years experience in the exploration, evaluation and extraction of precious metal epithermal vein deposits. Currently, it has three underground, epithermal vein mines supported by fully developed infrastructure, at the Arcata, Ares and Selene operations in Southern Peru. Hochschild also has two advanced stage development projects, one in Argentina and one in Peru, as well as two early stage development projects both of which are in Mexico. In addition to its development projects, Hochschild has over twenty long-term prospects throughout Latin America. Hochschild's company headquarters are in Lima, Peru.

    Aurogin AUQ.V hat trading halt seit gestern. Merger? dürfte jedenfalls positiv sein.


    @chiller,
    CPN.TO hatte auch heute kurzen trading halt. Noch keine News.


    BZA.TO verklopft Gebiet. Aktie steigt um gut ein Viertel.


    http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070302/0222203.html


    Hab alle drei.


    @eldo,
    kenn davon nur DIB und SOH )die sind gut:
    EXM als Exoten bezeichnen. Habt´s ihr noch Fasching in SA? :D
    hab da in siver comp. viel geposet in den letzten Tagen.


    Grüße
    tschonko

    Einige alte Bekannte werden erwähnt.
    Ist die Fortsetzung einer Geschichte vom selben Autor.
    Er kommt immer wieder auf EXM, in der er long ist. :D
    Viele Unterlinks


    http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070301/28406_id.html?.v=1


    SeekingAlpha
    Junior Mining Companies: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
    Thursday March 1, 6:56 am ET



    Trey Wasser (III-D Capital) submits: It has been estimated that about one third of the silver in currently in circulation was produced in Mexico. Mexico has been the world’s largest silver producer for most of the past five centuries, perhaps longer. Silver mining in Mexico started in earnest with the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish Conquistadors in 1521. Columbus established a Spanish beachhead in the Caribbean on his second voyage to the New World. From there, Queen Isabella sent a law school dropout, turned explorer, named Hernando Cortez in search of gold and tin. The year was 1519. What Cortez found when he landed on the Mexican coast at Vera Cruz was a much more sophisticated society than Columbus found in 1492. Montezuma ruled an Aztec Empire that was already mining metals and drinking hot chocolate from golden goblets.

    Prior to the Spanish exploitation, Mexico’s rich mining history dated back as far as 950AD. The Totec and Mayan civilizations had huge mining operations. They were master craftsmen and are credited with being some of the first metallurgists; melting their gold, silver and copper and creating masterpieces that defined the term “precious metal”.


    In a few short years, Cortez had worked his way inland and defeated Montezuma. The once proud Aztecs were reduced to being miners and laborers filling the galleons with Mexican riches headed for Spain. Under Spanish rule, Mexico produced hundreds of million ounces of gold and silver for over 300 years. In 1810, during the War of Independence from Spain, the mining industry was literally shut down. Political unrest in Mexico lasted over 100 years and included a Civil War in the 1850’s. Continued meddling by the Europeans and US support of the dictator Porfirio Díaz Mory led to the Mexican Revolution in 1910. Even though the Mexican Constitution was established in 1917, it would be another 20 years before civil unrest in Mexico would subside and post-revolutionary industrialization could truly begin.


    The vast mineral riches of Mexico extend from Sonora to Oaxaca, principally in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Early mining was very easy. Gold and especially silver/copper were simply found on the surface and dug until the ore was depleted or digging got too difficult. They then moved in either direction and began digging again. Industrialized mining through much of the mid 1900’s was not much different. Cutoff grades for pit mining were typically 15gpt gold and 300gpt silver. Most of the mines were privately held by the richest families who had vast land holdings and mined the “easy pickings”. While Mexican silver production has regained its earlier prominence, they were literally just scratching the surface of the underlying ore.


    Tales of riches soon began to attract the miners and prospectors longing for the gold rush days in America. They did not have to go very far. The Sierra Madre in Northern Mexico were underexplored compared to the traditional mining regions of Taxco, Pachuca and Zacatecas, closer to Mexico City. These tales were depicted in B. Tavern’s 1935 novel, “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”. Captivated by the timeless story of gold, greed and betrayal, John Huston immortalized the story with his 1948 film by the same name. Starring Humphrey Bogart, the movie was one of the first films ever to be shot on location and is a timeless classic to this day.


    Industrias Penoles (established in 1887) was one of a few companies strong enough to survive the chaos and revolt in Mexico. In the 1960’s, new law mandated that all mining companies must be majority owned by Mexican Nationals. Penoles became a diversified company and dominated mining in Mexico. Backed by a public offering on the Mexican Bolsa in 1968 and $500MM in loans from US banks, Penoles launched an eight year exploration program. By 1977, they had increased reserves ten-fold and re-established Mexico as the world’s largest silver producer.


    The next big change in the Mexican mining industry came in the early 1990’s. In 1992, mining laws were changed to allow foreign ownership of Mexican mines. In 1994 the North American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA] was implemented and the Peso was devalued. Low metal prices and a devalued peso caused many mines to be shut down. Many, already enriched families, “threw in the towel” and moved on to other businesses.


    But, a new boom was just beginning as private investors, geologists and Canadian miners quietly began to accumulate these established mining concessions in Mexico.


    Today, mining in Mexico may be more exciting than ever. Many of the old mines, closed in the 1990’s, are being re-opened by junior mining companies. For the most part they are fully permitted. Many have existing reserves and working (or upgradable) infrastructure. This has allowed many juniors to move from IPO or “shell company” and into production without doing years of drilling to determine feasibility. This “boot strap” mining method is proving to be very viable in Mexico. Several companies have chosen to use their capital to re-open existing mines and quickly generate cash flow for developmental drilling to expand reserves. The old saying is “the best place to find gold is at a gold mine”. This is proving to be true in Mexico where modern engineering, geological modeling and drilling techniques have never been implemented.


    The list of “boot strap” producing juniors is long and getting longer. These names include Endeavour Silver (AMEX: EXK - News), Impact Silver [IPT:CDV], Great Panther [GPR:CDV], ECU Silver [ECU:CDV], Excellon Resources [EXN:CDV] and First Majestic [FR:CDV]. In addition there are a host of companies that will bring mines back into production in 2007. These names include Columbia Metals [COL:CDV], Morgain Minerals [MGM:CDV] and EXMIN Resources (Toronto: CDV.TO - News).


    Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold has written many pieces on the Mexican Mining Industry. His work is excellent and I love to read his stories of touring mines around the world. Bob has traveled the Sierra Madre extensively and is a big fan of the “boot strap” mining method. He is very bullish on Mexico and especially fond of Impact and Great Panther. Steven Saville, of TSI, is bullish on First Majestic. I am a subscriber of TSI. Steven Saville is, in my opinion, the most savvy market analyst on the Street.


    My personal favorite is EXMIN Resources. After publishing my report “Other People’s Money”, I received a call from CEO Karl Boltz. Karl wanted to correct my spelling errors and update me on his rapidly evolving Company. His enthusiasm for EXMIN and Mexico is intoxicating, to say the least. EXMIN is now up to 17 projects in 12 Districts in the Sierra Madres. He wanted to clarify that Dr. Gibson, EXMIN’s VP of Exploration, consulted for Hochschild on properties being sold by Grupo Mexico, not for Penoles themselves. Apparently Hochschild looked at dozens of projects in Mexico before deciding to JV with EXM at Moris. Boltz also disclosed that their largest institutional shareholder is US Global Advisors [GROW].


    He clarified that the April warrants were from the private stock conversion and were re-priced when they did their first offering. The warrants are mostly held by management and insiders and will be re-priced to $.75, in April, for 3 more years.


    He gave me some insight into the Penoles drilling program at Maguarichic. He indicated that 2006 drilling results, released last week, was strictly part of an orientation program. These locations were high on the ridges and meant to define targets lower in the valley and locate road access. This drilling was not expected to yield the type of bonanza results that he is looking for from the 2007 drilling program.


    Boltz really impresses me. He is building his Company the right way. There are many junior companies that trade only in the pink sheets and get their first actual listing on the Frankfurt Exchange. Caveat emptor"Let the Buyer Beware", of any company that can’t even muster a TSE Venture listing. Boltz wants to quickly move EXMIN from the Venture to the Toronto Exchange and pave the way for an Amex listing. He knows how a stock traded in the Pink Sheets/Frankfurt Exchange can be manipulated and he does not want that for his shareholders. I applaud that restraint.


    Karl is very clear about one thing, they are explorers, not miners. They want to find the ore and partner with the experienced producers to do the mining. At this point, they are well partnered with Hochschild and Penoles. With 15 additional projects, I expect Boltz will continue to attract experienced mid-tier and senior partners.
    The author is long EXM and has no positions in any other stocks mentioned in this report.



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    Die gestern angesprochene Stellungnahme von ORM kam rasch:
    ist auch gut erklärt. Haben das aber schon 3 Jahre gewusst.
    Wird dauern.


    Oremex Provides Additional Information Regarding Status of Tejamen Silver Property
    Thursday March 1, 1:22 pm ET



    VANCOUVER, March 1 /CNW/ - Oremex Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ORM - News; the "Company") is providing additional details pursuant to the Company's February 26, 2007 news release, which reported on the status of the Company's surface access rights to the Tejamen Silver Property ("Tejamen").

    Under Mexican mining law, ownership of mining concessions confers certain rights with respect to minerals. With completion of the final payment to the underlying owner of the mineral concessions, the Company now owns a 100 percent interest in the mineral concessions, with no ongoing obligations or residual royalties payable to, or net profit interests retained by, the former owners.


    Ownership of mining concessions does not confer surface access rights, so that mineral concession holders must either negotiate access arrangements with the owners of the surface rights, or undertake a federal legal process for expropriation or temporary occupation.


    The governing Ejido of the village and surrounding lands owns the surface rights on the Company's mineral concession. For the past three years, the Company has been granted the right to surface access by the Ejido in order to conduct exploration on its mineral concessions. In its activities, the Company has employed local labour to assist with its exploration work and has made numerous contributions to community access and infrastructure programs.


    Despite apparently successful negotiations with legal representatives of the Ejido leading up to the formal Ejido meeting, the Company was unsuccessful in securing a renegotiated agreement for surface access at Tejamen from the Ejido by a narrow margin of votes of those present at the meeting. The proposed agreement covered an expanded scope of activities that included mining as well as exploration over an extended term.


    Mining law in Mexico defines the exploration, exploitation and processing of minerals as a public benefit which confers preferential status over any other use of the land. In addition, Agrarian law, under which Ejidos are governed, provides for expropriation of Ejido and community lands for the exploitation of minerals. In the absence of agreements with local surface rights holders, many of the owners of Mexico's operating mines today have sought and secured access to surface rights through this legal process.


    While the Company is continuing discussions with the Ejido in order to reach a mutually beneficial agreement, the Company has initiated proceedings to gain surface access under applicable federal laws. Based on the experiences of other companies operating in Mexico, this is a common strategy. While it will cause some short-term delays, the Company does not anticipate that it will hinder long-term development of Tejamen.

    heron,
    dein Atavar hab ich erst jetzt bemerkt.
    Sauber! :D
    Wen schupf ma denn als nächsten?


    @edel,
    mit der ORM kann ich nicht dienen, obwohl ich heut mal überlegt hab.
    VIT, CPN, RMX (sind heut wieder abgezischt), am Ende ist nichts geworden.
    Muss zuerst mal Geld locker machen.


    ECU: also die Meldung ist schon super, es gibt ja fast schon die Verbindung der beiden Zonen.


    Ah ja, Mexico Mike zum Landkauf von IPT:


    This new acquisition is right up against the south part of the current property holdings around Zacualpan. It should be noted that the property area now controlled in that district has now nearly triples in size. Also, it means IPT pretty much controls what goes on, since no other junior will now be able to stake property encroaching on the workings and perhaps control an extension of mineralization that IPT is working. They will have the option to issue a JV deal, but they will not be at the whim of another company to pursue their own development agenda.


    It is also important to note that the southern property boundary is where the exciting higher grade gold and copper zones have been identified so far, and therefore it is a good fit to pick up all of the property nearby, in the expectation that the gold-copper district extends beyond the limits of the original project boundary.


    The final point of note is that the new acquisition adds a brand new dimension to IPT, with the potential for a Volcanic Massive Sulphide discovery. The historical resource and exploration data must still be verified but it is a lead that IPT could be sitting on a large, bulk tonnage style deposit with lead-zinc-silver mineralization, which would be a nice change from the current low tonnage, high grade narrow vein style deposits. Like it or not, the market is valuing the bulk tonnage deposits with a premium, and it could attract more investment interest in IPT to have this new shot at a homerun.


    IPT is rapidly becoming one of the largest propety holders in all of Mexico.


    cheers!


    mike

    Hallo Heron,
    war im Prinzip ausverhandelt.
    Nur wer lässt sich schon gerne sein Dorf wegschieben.
    Es gibt andere beispiele, wo die Minen im besiedelten gebiet sind, aber nur kleinere und kein open pit. (das bringt´s ja! - ich glaub great panther und Impact)


    Sollte bald eine Pressemeldung kommen.


    Stimme dir zu, sind absolut billig.


    Grüße
    tschonko

    Szabo hat auf seiner Liste oremex als 10bagger.
    hier die Liste.


    http://www.silveraxis.com/stocks.html


    Am 26.2. hat ECU Drillergebnisse veröffentlicht.
    Die waren saugut. Unbemerkt bisher.


    http://biz.yahoo.com/ccn/070226/200702260374923001.html?.v=1


    Kleiner Auszug:
    Discovery of new mineralized veins including intercepts grading 270 g/t, 91 g/t, 62 g/t and 52 g/t Gold and 2,704 g/t, 1,483 g/t, 921 g/t and 223 g/t Silver;


    - Additional vertical continuity of 537 meters (1,761 feet) of the San Mateo vein and length of over 900 meters (2,952 feet) confirmed while still remaining open at depth;


    - Discovery of a 7.9 meter wide (25.9 feet) "Chimney" grading 3.43 g/t Gold, 286 g/t Silver, 4.40% Lead and 0.95% Zinc on the San Mateo vein;


    - Discovery of 3 additional Chimney type zones in a new area not linked to the San Mateo vein. Intercepts include 1.6 g/t gold, 452 g/t silver, 0.67% lead, 0.68% zinc over a width of 4.24 meters (13.90 feet);


    - Discovery of an unexpected mineralized green bearing skarn at the San Mateo mine.


    For point of reference to the reader, the San Mateo mine is approximately 1 km south of the Santa Juana mine.


    The Terneras, San Juanes and San Mateo veins are very continuous. In general, they are more than one kilometer in length and have vertical extent of more than 500 meters. Exploration drilling continues as the bottom of these veins has yet to be reached.



    Impact: da past alles....gute Investition. Und sie haben immer drill rigs. :D
    Auszug:


    IMPACT Silver Acquires 200km2 Mining District in MexicoWednesday February 28, 12:35 pm ET


    http://biz.yahoo.com/ccn/070228/200702280375383001.html?.v=1


    VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - Feb. 28, 2007) - IMPACT Silver Corp. ("IMPACT") (TSX VENTURE:IPT - News) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 100% interest in the 200km2 Mamatla Mining District through an 'invitation only' auction held by the Mexican Geological Survey. IMPACT's winning bid was US$200,000 payable over two years plus a 1% NSR production royalty payable to the Mexican Geological Survey. Mamatla is IMPACT's third district-scale project. It is located immediately southwest of and adjacent to IMPACT's Royal Mines of Zacualpan Silver Project and production facilities in central Mexico. This acquisition increases IMPACT's mineral concession holdings in the region by 160% to a total of 325km2.



    The Mamatla Project is host to both epithermal vein systems and volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits. IMPACT's initial interest lies in the silver and gold epithermal vein systems which were not the primary focus of past exploration work.


    The VMS mineralization known at Mamatla varies from copper and gold rich systems to zinc, lead, gold and silver rich systems. The Mamatla project covers the same stratigraphy as the Campo Morado VMS belt where Farallon Resources has announced a production decision on the G-9 VMS deposit (5.57 million tonnes grading 7.3%Zn, 1.0%Pb, 1.3%Cu, 186g/t Ag and 2.8g/t Au). The G-9 VMS deposit is located along trend 45km southwest of Mamatla.


    In the 1990s, Valerie Gold Resources carried out extensive VMS exploration on the eastern half of the Mamatla district. Later, TVX Gold Inc. carried out a small exploration program on a limited part of the area for bulk tonnage epithermal precious metal deposits. This exploration identified over 70 VMS and epithermal prospects including many old mine workings. Some of the main prospects identified are Aurora I, Aurora II, Capire, Sara Ridge, Velixta, Yerba Buena, Tlanipla, Los Mantos, and Cruz Blanca. A major difference between IMPACT's plans for the Mamatla Project and those of Valerie Gold in the 1990s is that IMPACT owns and operates the 500-tonne-per-day (tpd) Zacualpan processing plant within trucking distance of several of the Mamatla deposits and prospects, which significantly lowers the economic threshold for potential future production decisions......



    .....Management is pleased to have acquired this highly-prospective district and plans to commence exploration immediately. Fred Davidson, President and CEO of the Company, said: "This is a major acquisition for IMPACT. Districts scale projects like Mamatla do not become available often and we are fortunate to have added it to our portfolio. Based on the information available we feel that the project has significant potential and opens a host of new growth opportunities for IMPACT."


    Grüße
    Tschonko

    Uii, da hat a selten bleder hund 3 Häuferl g´macht! :D
    Anonym wo hinscheißen, mir soll´s recht sein.
    Es geht ja nichts über a guate verdauung! :D


    Kannst deine Häuferl artikulierterweise auch über PN anbringen.
    Aber dazu bist wohl zu feig!


    IMI.V hielt sich gut, Handel war nicht schlecht, hätte heut schlimmer kommen können. Das wird was kurzfristig!


    Grüße
    Tschonko