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Current Reviews
 
PMQ - Precious Metals Quarterly Q4 '08
Gold ready for $900+
 
 BMQ - Base Metals Mini-Quarterly Q1 '09
Copper still flat, zinc & nickel off; roiling '09 ahead..
Upcoming Reviews
 
PMQ Quarterly Q1 '09 - top (75) Tier 1-3 PM producers strategic review;                       BMQ Quarterly Q1 '09 - top (25) Tier 1-3 BM producers strategic review                         DSR Diamond Sector Review Q1 '09 - top (20) Tier 1-3 producer/explorer strategic review;
 
Recent Reviews
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Recent Reviews:
PMQ (Precious Metals)
Quarterly Q4 '08 - delivered late January 2009;       PMQ (Precious Metals)
Quarterly Q1 '09 - delivered May 2009

 

Market Radar
  PM Sector Leadership
PMQ Q1 '09
How MI helps Tier 2-3 emerging sector leaders position for growth..
Key investor theme
  '...Survival of the fittest; best managed, cashed up & liquid players - especially those with new production imminent are leading growth during hugely uncertain times; All have taken advantage of access to finance for cashflow rich producers ready for the next phase: New phase of consolidation set to commence as new gold highs approach..; first to be acquired are those juniors with larger ore bodies ARU; OZN gone) - next OSK; DET; even ANO; ARZ; NSU; CEE; but  those in low risk regions OSK; DET etc.are most attractive; OSK et al may not be for sale - may build now given their cap.size..; May-June '09 sees the 2-3 way merger re-emergent (NGD/WGF Pt.II); small mid.tiers SMF; ARZ et al realize it's not so easy to do deals..;

 

Hot Topics
Stock Photo titled: Layers Of Open Pit Mine, Highland Valley Copper Mine, BC Interior, USE OF THIS IMAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED  
Hot Topic
Capex De-creep - what's the impact of falling interest rates, lower inflation, diesel, steel & even HR costs as global recession bites?
 
Upcoming Hot Topic
gold price rising? what impact on PM equities?.
What's Next
 
Organic + acquisition-led growth
Majors now seek optimal PM-BM mix to drive future growth in face of limited gold production outlook
Q1'08 Global Review
Photo of: Aaron Regent

 

 

 

 
In our Q1 2009 Quarterly Review
Newer CEOs @ two gold majors: Aaron Regent @ Barrick (photo courtesy Brookfield), Chuck Jeannes @ Goldcorp (photo courtesy BMO Nesbitt Burns); 
Case Studies
 
Global Majors
Fully leveraging a global major..
 
N. America Mid.Tiers
Leveraging a global mid.tier; Positioning a  senior mid.tier;
 
High Growth
Building new mid.tiers
Events
BMO Capital MarketsBMO Capital Markets 2008 Global Metals and Mining Conference - Hollywood, Florida - February 24-27, 2008PDAC   Mining Conferences
BMO Nesbitt Burns Global Resources, Miami February '09   

PDAC Toronto March '09                              Zurich Investors Conference  April '09                                 New York Gold  Conference

May '09
World Mining Investment Congress, London June '09

Diggers & Dealers Kalgoorlie July 2009

 Denver Gold Forum September '09

Mining & Money London, December 2009

Keynotes early June '09
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/world/middleeast/04saudi.html

picture courtesy NY Times

 

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/06/03/china_ups_security_ahead_of_tiananmen_anniversary

picture courtesy of Boston Post

 

 

 

Cornerstone item:

Barack sets new tone with ME visit.. more of a friend's visit than a lecture..

 

China sensitive to 'Memories of Tiananmen' 20 years on + Clinton's critique of China's 'last frontier' - nascent democratic change..

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/04/israelis-divided-over-oba_n_211281.html  picture courtesy of Huffington Post

 

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/29/eu-germany-opel-052909/?world&zIndex=107478

courtesy of signsonsandiego

 

 

 

  Barak makes clear the unequivocal need for 2-state solution in Israel-Palestine..
 
 

Russia looking beyond Meltdown to a  renewed Russia backing Central Asia energy investments & economic diversification e.g. via car manufacturing j-vs with Germany, GM + Canada's Magna...

Client Forum
   
Client Forum
What's on your minds?
  • Gold to $1000? - then what?;
  • Blue-chips - who are they & why?; 
  • Consolidation looming - who's on the block?              
  • New mines in  2009 - who's up?;  
  • 2-3 way mergers for next-wave mid.tiers - improving New Gold model -         
  • Next wave tier 2-3 - who to watch out for;
  • & more!
 
  
   
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