While timing exactly when the rebound will happen is impossible, Marshall Auerback, director of Pinetree Capital, believes now is the time to pay the gold market renewed attention.
Record cash flows in Q2 boosted the company's cash pile to $1.1 billion before it doled out $500 million to Hudbay this week. It also has an untapped $400 million credit facility.
Q2 highlights include gold production of 92,003 ounces, a new quarterly record, operating cash flow of $55.7 million and record mill throughput and mined tonnage.
Shares of Gabriel Resources climbed 17.7% in heavy volumes on Thursday, bringing its gains since last Friday to 32% as ongoing turmoil in Romanian politics are being interpreted as positive for the Canadian company's plans to build a massive gold mine in Transylvania.
"This promotion is consistent with a renewed focus on operational fundamentals, delivering on key metrics at our sites, and reducing costs across our operations and projects."
Gold producer Randgold Resources posted today strong results for its second quarter production and profits, despite the ongoing political turmoil in Mali – where it extract two-thirds of its gold output.
Canadian miner Goldcorp appointed George Burns as the new executive vice president and chief operating officer. Burns replaces Steve Reid, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests.
Scientists continue to plumb the earth's most extreme environments looking for signs of life and wondering what it might say about the possibility for life elsewhere.