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[Fischlaender]

Geld Rohstoffmarkt 10:47

Das Erwachen der goldenen Macht

Die Analysten der großen Geldhäuser hatten für 2016 ein Waterloo des Goldpreises vorhergesagt. Doch der Start ins Jahr läuft ganz anders ab als erwartet: Das Edelmetall ist als sicherer Hafen gefragt.

http://www.welt.de/finanzen/geldanlage/article150980824/Das-Erwachen-der-goldenen-Macht.html

 

[greenhorn]

TCM - aktuelle Produktionszahlen, grundsätzlich auch in 2016 Beschränkung auf Kupfer und Gold
wobei die Produktion zu niedrigen CashCosts erfolgt und man hofft sich zu stabilisieren
außerdem will man einen 2.Crusher in Betrieb nehmen - wenn das klappt könnte man die Produktion deutlich steigern

"At the Mount Milligan Mine, we achieved our goal and completed the ramp up process at year-end 2015 with average daily mill throughput above 60,000 tonnes," said Mr. Perron. "This is a great achievement and we thank all of our employees for their tenacity during this two-year endeavor. We look forward to continuing to optimize the operation and expect to make a decision on the construction of the permanent secondary crusher during the first quarter of 2016."

Thompson Creek produces 71.4Mlb Cu, 218.1koz Au in 2015
2016-01-14 06:54 ET - News Release
http://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item.aspx?bid=Z-C:TCM-2339897&symbol=TCM&region=C

Mr. Jacques Perron reports

THOMPSON CREEK REPORTS 2015 PRODUCTION RESULTS AND ANNOUNCES 2016 GUIDANCE

Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. has released its production and sales results for the three and 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2015. Total concentrate production for Mount Milligan for the three months ended December 31, 2015 was 39.1 thousand dry tonnes, with 19.5 million pounds of payable copper and 58.3 thousand ounces of payable gold, which represents an increase of approximately 8% and 42%, respectively, from payable copper and gold production for the three months ended December 31, 2014. Total concentrate production for Mount Milligan for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 was 140.7 thousand dry tonnes, with 71.4 million pounds of payable copper and 218.1 thousand ounces of payable gold, which represents increases of approximately 11% and 23%, respectively, from payable copper and gold production for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014.

During the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015, the Company completed three and fifteen shipments of copper and gold concentrate, respectively, and recognized three and fifteen sales, respectively.

 

[Fischlaender]

Pilot Gold Intersects 4.32 G/T Au Over 10.7 Metres at Goldstrike

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 14, 2016) - Pilot Gold Inc. (TSX:PLG) ("Pilot Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to report the second tranche of drill results from its inaugural drill program at the Goldstrike property in southwest Utah. The Goldstrike property hosts a past-producing gold mine within an eight km-long corridor of gold mineralization that is largely untested and ready to be drilled off.

http://pilotgold.com/news/pilot-gold-intersects-432-gt-au-over-107-metres-goldstrike

 

[Fischlaender]

Interessiert nur momentan keine Sau. Was'n Markt...

Fischlaender schrieb am 14.01.2016, 17:41 Uhr[/url]"] Pilot Gold Intersects 4.32 G/T Au Over 10.7 Metres at Goldstrike

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 14, 2016) - Pilot Gold Inc. (TSX:PLG) ("Pilot Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to report the second tranche of drill results from its inaugural drill program at the Goldstrike property in southwest Utah. The Goldstrike property hosts a past-producing gold mine within an eight km-long corridor of gold mineralization that is largely untested and ready to be drilled off.

http://pilotgold.com/news/pilot-gold-intersects-432-gt-au-over-107-metres-goldstrike

 

[Rooky]

Investors Looking For A Deal Should Look No Further Than Columbus Gold

Jan. 14, 2016 9:48 AM ET|

Columbus Gold's JV partner Nordgold has bought an additional 5% stake in the Paul Isnard project for $6 million.

Simply based on Columbus Gold's left over share of the deposit, the company should be valued 65% higher.

Since Nordgold has been a partner in the development of Paul Isnard for a couple of years, we think this valuation holds a lot of weight.

Shell-shocked precious metals investors are gun-shy, but we believe that this offer clearly shows that Columbus Gold shares are significantly undervalued.

Ready for a deal?

What if we told investors that we know of a deposit that we had done deep investigative work on, taken that deposit through pre-feasibility and all the associated technical details, had access to private information that could only be obtained by geologists and engineers intimately familiar with it, and had access to the resources of a major mining company to evaluate and put a monetary value on the deposit.

Finally, we would offer investors the opportunity to buy into that deposit at a price 50% cheaper than what we had paid for our ownership stake … a mere TWO days ago. Wouldn't that be a great Columbus Golddeal?

That is exactly what is being offered to investors in this market - the only thing is that when it comes to commodities these days nobody cares. In this case, Columbus Gold's (OTCQX:CBGDF) Paul Isnard is the deposit and the investor with the technical know-how and the intimate knowledge of the deposit is Nordgold.

The Deal

On Wednesday, January 13th, Columbus Gold announced that they had come to an agreement with their joint venture partner Nordgold to sell a 5% stake in the Paul Isnard deposit for $6 million US dollars. The $6 million would be paid to Columbus immediately, however the formal acquisition and transfer of the 5% interest would not occur until Nordgold had funded the completion of a Feasibility Study (anticipated by year-end 2016) and had achieved a minimum of US$30 million in project expenditures. After this deal completes, Nordgold would own 55% of Paul Isnard and be the operator, while Columbus Gold would hold the remaining 45%.

We can do some simple math here and see that based on Nordgold's $6 million dollar payment for a 5% stake in the project; they are valuing the whole Paul Isnard project at around US$120 million. That means that Columbus Gold's remaining 45% of the project would be valued at around $54 million dollars - significantly higher than the $35 million dollar current market capitalization of the WHOLE company.

But the most important thing about this deal is perhaps the fact that this isn't a major making an investment to gain details about the inner-workings of a project. Nordgold not only is familiar with the project, but they have working on this project for the last few years and will already own 50% of the project by completing the feasibility study and making the necessary expenditures. In fact, they are privy to a ton of information that is not public simply by the fact that they've been developing the deposit since 2014.

If any company is in a position to evaluate the deposit and come up with a fair valuation for it, it is Nordgold. So that $120 million dollar valuation that Nordgold is attaching to the Paul Isnard deposit isn't simply an "option" in case it pans out, but is based on a lot of internal knowledge and evaluation.

Opportunity for Investors

The great bear market in commodities has ravaged not only companies in the sector, but investors themselves. Everybody is gun-shy and it is very hard for any precious metal investor to have any conviction after 70, 80, and 90 percent losses in almost every explorer or developer purchased in the last few years. That's why opportunities like this exist even after publicly disseminated information should have eliminated them.

But investors take a step back and simply analyze the facts it should be clear that Columbus Gold is a screaming buy after this deal. After all Nordgold, the company's joint-venture partner in Paul Isnard for the past few years, has decided based on all of its internal information on the deposit that $6 million dollars is a fair valuation for an additional 5% stake. The implied valuation for Columbus Gold shares is about 65% higher than the current price simply based on Paul Isnard and ignoring the company's other asset - the Eastside project in Nevada.

Thus we think investors who are not gun-shy and looking for a quality explorer should give Columbus Gold a long look.

 

[greenhorn]

und urplötzlich schwächelt dann auch der Goldpreis - nur keinen sicheren Hafen spielen
Aktien sollen gekauft werden.......

Fischlaender schrieb am 14.01.2016, 17:50 Uhr[/url]"]Interessiert nur momentan keine Sau. Was'n Markt...

Fischlaender schrieb am 14.01.2016, 17:41 Uhr[/url]"] Pilot Gold Intersects 4.32 G/T Au Over 10.7 Metres at Goldstrike

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 14, 2016) - Pilot Gold Inc. (TSX:PLG) ("Pilot Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to report the second tranche of drill results from its inaugural drill program at the Goldstrike property in southwest Utah. The Goldstrike property hosts a past-producing gold mine within an eight km-long corridor of gold mineralization that is largely untested and ready to be drilled off.

http://pilotgold.com/news/pilot-gold-intersects-432-gt-au-over-107-metres-goldstrike

 

[600]

600 schrieb am 11.01.2016, 20:36 Uhr[/url]"]YRI mal long zu 2,63 Cad

Gibts ja nicht! Was für ein Markt...
Eigentlich war die news doch nicht so schlecht...

 

[600]

Hab mir mal ne AR zu 0,88 ins Körbchen gelegt. Auch so ein fallendes Messer, aber die Bewertung ist ein Witz!
Jedoch kleine Position, man weiß nicht, wie weit das Teil noch nach unten getrieben wird...

 

[600]

600 schrieb am 14.01.2016, 18:44 Uhr[/url]"]Hab mir mal ne AR zu 0,88 ins Körbchen gelegt. Auch so ein fallendes Messer, aber die Bewertung ist ein Witz!
Jedoch kleine Position, man weiß nicht, wie weit das Teil noch nach unten getrieben wird...

http://www.stockhouse.com/companies/bullboard/t.ar/argonaut-gold-inc/2?postid=24455578

 

[600]

Was ist bei cnl los? :shock:

 

[Rooky]

 

[Rooky]

Sollte Gold plötzlich steigen, könnte es ein Short Squeeze geben

600 schrieb am 14.01.2016, 18:44 Uhr[/url]"]Hab mir mal ne AR zu 0,88 ins Körbchen gelegt. Auch so ein fallendes Messer, aber die Bewertung ist ein Witz!
Jedoch kleine Position, man weiß nicht, wie weit das Teil noch nach unten getrieben wird...

 

[greenhorn]

Guten Morgen!

08:00 - ! EU ACEA Kfz-Neuzulassungen Dezember
• 14:30 - ! US NY Empire State Index Januar
• 15:15 US Industrieproduktion Dezember
• 15:15 US Kapazitätsauslastung Dezember

 

[greenhorn]

EDV - Endeavour Mining

Endeavour Mining produces 517,948 oz Au in 2015

2016-01-14 20:19 ET - News Release

Mr. Neil Woodyer reports

ENDEAVOUR MINING EXCEEDS 2015 GUIDANCE WITH 518,000 OUNCES

Endeavour Mining Corp. had 2015 gold production of 517,948 ounces, which includes 5,689 ounces from the newly acquired Ity mine, exceeding the 2015 production guidance range. The 2015 AISC/oz is expected to be slightly below the $930 to $980 guidance range.

At December 31, 2015 the cash balance was $110 million and net debt was reduced to $143 million.

For 2016, Endeavour Mining is providing gold production guidance of 575,000 to 600,000 ounces and AISC/oz is expected to decrease to $875 to $925.

2015 Production and AISC Highlights

2015 production exceeded guidance of 475,000 to 500,000 ounces with 512,259 ounces from the Agbaou, Nzema, Tabakoto and Youga mines.

Endeavour Mining's five mines, which now includes the Ity Mine, produced 593,066 ounces during 2015.

The Ity Mine was acquired November 27, 2015 so the consolidated financial statements will only include Ity's post-acquisition results of 5,689 ounces for total gold production of 517,948 ounces during 2015, an increase of 11% over 2014.

 

[greenhorn]

BTO - die 2.Reihe kommt ordentlich in Schwung.......aber die Bewertungen sind höchst unterschiedlich
BTO knapp 1 MRD; EDV die Hälfte....

B2Gold produces 493,265 oz Au in 2015

2016-01-14 16:28 ET - News Release

Mr. Ian MacLean reports

B2GOLD CORP. REPORTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2015 GOLD PRODUCTION AND 2016 PRODUCTION OUTLOOK AND COST GUIDANCE

B2Gold Corp. has released fourth quarter and full-year 2015 gold production and revenue, as well as production and cash cost guidance for 2016. All dollar figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

2015 fourth quarter highlights

Record quarterly consolidated gold production of 131,469 ounces, 18 per cent greater than in the same period in 2014;
Gold revenue of $139-million on record sales of 127,482 ounces at an average price of $1,090 per ounce;

 

[greenhorn]

BHP Billiton werden nicht die einzigen bleiben.........


Ölpreisabsturz: Bergbauriese muss Fracking-Milliarden abschreiben

Zwanzig Milliarden Dollar hat der weltgrößte Bergbaukonzern BHP Billiton ins US-Geschäft mit Schiefergas und -öl gesteckt. Nun schreibt er rund ein Drittel davon ab: Der Ölpreisverfall macht die Förderung durch das umstrittene Fracking unrentabel.

Der weltweit größte Bergbaukonzern BHP Billiton Chart zeigen schreibt mehr als sieben Milliarden Dollar ab, die er durch die Gewinnung von Schieferöl und -gas in den USA einnehmen wollte. Als Grund nannte Konzernchef Andrew Mackenzie laut einer Mitteilung den Preisverfall beim Rohöl, der zu der "enttäuschenden Wertminderung" geführt habe.

Öl und Gas aus Schiefer werden unter anderem durch das umstrittene Fracking gewonnen, bei dem ein Gemisch von Wasser und Chemikalien ins Gestein gepumpt wird. Das Verfahren ist teuer und lohnt sich deshalb erst ab einem Ölpreis von etwa 70 Dollar pro Barrel. In dieser Woche fiel der Preis jedoch zeitweise unter 30 Dollar. Die Frackingbranche gehört zu den größten Verlierern dieser Entwicklung.

Nach Steuern wird die erwartete Abschreibung nach Angaben von BHP Billiton 4,9 Milliarden US-Dollar betragen. Der australisch-britische Konzern war 2011 mit Investitionen von mehr als 20 Milliarden Dollar in den US-Markt für Schieferöl und -gas eingestiegen. Den langfristigen Geschäftsausblick behielt BHP bei.

Ein Überangebot an Rohöl auf den Weltmärkten lastet seit längerer Zeit auf den Öl- und Gaspreisen, was die Förderung weniger rentabel macht. Dies liegt insbesondere daran, dass sich Saudi-Arabien als wichtigstes Förderland bislang weigert, seine Produktion zu drosseln.

Neben dem Erzfeind Iran wollen die Saudis mit ihrem Verhalten mutmaßlich auch die Frackingbranche in den USA treffen. Durch deren Boom in den vergangenen Jahren liefern die Amerikaner erstmals seit Jahrzehnten wieder Öl ins Ausland und werden damit zunehmend zur Konkurrenz für Saudi-Arabien.

dab/Reuters/dpa

 

[Fischlaender]

Äußerst wiichtige Nachricht bezüglich Exploration in Ecuador:

Lundin Gold Inc. Announces Agreement With Government of Ecuador on Exploitation Agreement Terms and Conditions

http://juniorminingnetwork.com/junior-miner-news/press-releases/923-tsx/lug/15568-lundin-gold-inc-announces-agreement-with-government-of-ecuador-on-exploitation-agreement-terms-and-conditions.html#.Vpi1BVJim-s


Das ist eine gute Nachricht für SolGold/CGP und das Cascabel Projekt und alle anderen Ecuador Explorer. Insbesondere der Passus, dass das Unternehmen erst eine Royalty oder Windfall Tax zahlt, sobald alle getätigten Investittionen recovered sind.

 

[greenhorn]

und schon im Plus!

Rookie schrieb am 14.01.2016, 20:31 Uhr[/url]"]Sollte Gold plötzlich steigen, könnte es ein Short Squeeze geben

600 schrieb am 14.01.2016, 18:44 Uhr[/url]"]Hab mir mal ne AR zu 0,88 ins Körbchen gelegt. Auch so ein fallendes Messer, aber die Bewertung ist ein Witz!
Jedoch kleine Position, man weiß nicht, wie weit das Teil noch nach unten getrieben wird...

 

[Fischlaender]

Der Boden. Bei meinen gesammelten TSX-Venture Buden (mehrere Dutzend) ist bis jetzt heute ein Gesamt(!)umsatz von 75.000 Stücken zu verzeichnen. Ca. 3,750 CAD....

 

[Kostolanys Erbe]

Weiter auf WL !

Kostolanys Erbe schrieb am 14.12.2015, 21:58 Uhr[/url]"]» zur Grafik

Kostolanys Erbe schrieb am 11.12.2015, 21:45 Uhr[/url]"]@Olli

Liegt bei mir auf der WL !

Ollinho schrieb am 11.12.2015, 08:50 Uhr[/url]"]Moin Kosto!

Wenn man sich die gleiche Chartperiode in 2014 anschaut (Dezember) liegt die Vermutung sehr nahe. Nach der tax loss selling Phase gings mächtig nach oben.
Könnte ne interessante Speku sein...

Kostolanys Erbe schrieb am 10.12.2015, 21:33 Uhr[/url]"]Zuletzt ging es bei Altius auch ordentlich abwärts...

tax-selling season



Altius Minerals loses $1.14-million in fiscal Q2



2015-12-10 09:06 ET - News Release



Mr. Ben Lewis reports

ALTIUS MINERALS CORPORATION REPORTS QUARTERLY ATTRIBUTABLE REVENUE OF $8,534,000 AND ADJUSTED EBITDA OF $6,729,000

Altius Minerals Corp. had attributable revenue of $8,534,000, adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $6,729,000 and a net loss of $1.14-million or three cents per share for the quarter ended Oct. 31, 2015, compared with attributable revenue of $7,027,000, adjusted EBITDA of $7,693,000 and a net loss of $25,348,000 for same period last year. Year to date, the corporation has attributable revenue of $18,319,000, adjusted EBITDA of $13,868,000 and net loss of $1,682,000.

The current-period results were positively affected by royalty revenues from Altius's newly acquired 777 royalty of $2,361,000 as well as Prairie Royalties and Voisey's Bay of $5,077,000 and $372,000, respectively. Revenues were offset by non-cash charges such as amortization of royalty interests of $1,829,000 and equity losses of $1,002,000 and impairment losses of $1,695,000 in the corporation's investment in Alderon.

SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL RESULTS

For the three months ended For the six months ended
Oct. 31, Oct. 31,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Royalty revenue
777 $2,361,000 - $4,892,000 -
Coal 3,819,000 4,558,000 8,072,000 9,516,000
Potash 1,258,000 1,344,000 2,760,000 2,418,000
Voisey's Bay 372,000 683,000 1,049,000 1,262,000
CDP 406,000 355,000 862,000 859,000
Interest and investment 316,000 68,000 682,000 149,000
Other 2,000 19,000 2,000 40,000
Attributable revenue 8,534,000 7,027,000 18,319,000 14,244,000
Adjusted EBITDA 6,727,000 7,693,000 13,868,000 7,693,000
Net (loss) attributable
to common shareholders (1,140,000) (25,348,000) (1,682,000) (25,348,000)
Net (loss) per share
basic and diluted (0.03) (0.77) (0.04) (0.77)
Total assets 448,546,000 394,267,000 448,546,000 394,267,000
Total liabilities 96,827,000 130,471,000 96,827,000 130,471,000
Cash dividends declared
and paid to shareholders 1,198,000 nil 2,396,000 nil


http://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item.aspx?bid=Z-C%3aALS-2333505&symbol=ALS&region=C

» zur Grafik

 

[greenhorn]

Guten Morgen!

ma sehen wie weit Öl nun wirklich sinkt nachdem nun die Sanktionen gegen den Iran aufgehoben wurden.

• 06:30 - JP Industrieproduktion Dezember

 

[600]

Bei rd ist das ask ziemlich voll gestellt.

 

[Kostolanys Erbe]

Kiska Metals completes purchase of Chuchi property



2016-01-18 09:07 ET - News Release

Also News Release (C-PUF) PUF Ventures Inc


Mr. Grant Ewing of Kiska reports

KISKA COMPLETES PURCHASE OF 100% INTEREST IN PROSPECTIVE COPPER-GOLD PROJECT IN BC (CHUCHI PROJECT)

Kiska Metals Corp. has completed the purchase of a 100-per-cent interest in the Chuchi property, subject to an underlying royalty agreement. Kiska elected to accelerate the delivery of the payment to complete the purchase, and has issued the remaining 800,000 Kiska shares due to PUF Ventures Inc. (formerly Chlormet Technologies Inc.) (refer to news releases dated Sept. 8, 2014, and Jan. 16, 2015).

Project highlights

The road-accessible Chuchi property hosts a copper-gold porphyry system in a prospective region of the Quesnel porphyry belt in north-central British Columbia and is located 32 kilometres to the northwest of the Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine. The core of the property overlies a 12-square-kilometre alteration zone centred on a cluster of porphyritic monzonite stocks hosted by volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Drilling campaigns from 1989 to 1991 targeted coincident copper-gold soil geochemical anomalies and induced polarization chargeability high anomalies within this alteration zone, for a total of 13,030 metres from 79 drill holes. Drilling returned significant intervals of copper-gold mineralization and higher-grade, gold-only mineralization over a 1.5-kilometre-by-1.5-kilometre area referred to as the BP zone, including:

100 metres grading 0.27 per cent copper and 0.37 gram per tonne gold (from 38 metres downhole), including 16 metres grading 0.71 per cent copper and 1.32 grams per tonne gold (from 82 metres downhole), in hole 89-071;
94 metres grading 0.21 per cent copper and 0.21 gram per tonne gold (from 32 metres downhole), including 70 metres grading 0.31 per cent copper and 0.34 gram per tonne gold (from 156 metres downhole), in hole 90-275;
4.6 metres grading 2.03 grams per tonne gold and 0.09 per cent copper (from 91.4 metres downhole), including 32.6 metres grading 3.38 grams per tonne gold and 0.07 per cent copper (from 91.4 metres), in hole 91-42.


Recent geological and geophysical work by Kiska indicates that: 1) there remains considerable room for expansion of known zones of mineralization at surface and to depth; 2) the potentially higher-grade core of the BP zone has yet to be drilled; and 3) potentially new zones of mineralization have been identified under shallow postmineral cover (see news release dated Dec. 3, 2015). This work has identified compelling new drill targets, and Kiska is currently seeking a partner to further advance the project.

The technical content of this document was reviewed and approved by Dr. Michael Roberts, PhD, PGeo, vice-president of exploration for Kiska Metals, a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

All previous exploration data on the property, including diamond drilling, geophysical surveys and geochemical surveys, are considered as historical data and were compiled from exploration reports and press releases that are believed to be accurate. These historical data have not been independently verified by Kiska and, in some instances, may be unverifiable due to a lack of original data, archive sample material or original assay certificates. The true widths of all of the copper and gold intercepts in the drill holes reported in this press release are unknown at this time due to a lack of geometrical information on the mineralized zones.


http://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item.aspx?bid=Z-C%3aKSK-2340528&symbol=KSK&region=C

 

[Kostolanys Erbe]

Avino Silver produces 3.02 million ounces AgEq in 2015



2016-01-18 08:26 ET - News Release



Mr. David Wolfin reports

AVINO PRODUCTION UP 116% OVER 2014 TO 3,020,348 OZ SILVER EQUIVALENT

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. has released its fourth quarter 2015 and full year 2015 production results from its Avino property near Durango, Mexico.

Consolidated production highlights for fiscal 2015 (compared with fiscal 2014):

Silver-equivalent production increased 116 per cent to 3,020,348 ounces.
Silver production increased 68 per cent to 1,625,285 ounces.
Gold production increased 37 per cent to 7,083 ounces.
Copper production increased 1,453 per cent to 4,743,691 pounds.


Consolidated production highlights for fourth quarter 2015 (compared with fourth quarter 2014):

Silver-equivalent production increased 66 per cent to 761,767 ounces.
Silver production increased 38 per cent to 409,216 ounces.
Gold production decreased 3 per cent to 1,588 ounces.
Copper production increased 457 per cent to 1,271,565 pounds.


For comparison purposes, the silver-equivalent ratio has been calculated using metal prices of $16/ounce Ag, $1,150/ounce Au and $3.00/pound Cu. Mill production figures have not been reconciled and are subject to adjustment with concentrate sales. Calculated figures may not add up due to rounding.

"I'm happy to report that we generated strong production growth in 2015," said David Wolfin, Avino's president and chief executive officer. "In fact, we achieved the highest silver-equivalent ounce output in the company's 49-year history. I congratulate our team of over 450 people for achieving this milestone during challenging conditions for the mining industry overall."

Mr. Wolfin noted that the improved output at the Avino property resulted in part from the company's investments in equipment and facility upgrades, which in the past five years have totalled approximately $25-million. He also highlighted the partnership forged in 2015 with Samsung, one of the world's largest companies. "This was a long-term agreement with one of the world's largest and most recognized industrial brands that put a very important stamp of approval on our operations," said Mr. Wolfin. "We're thrilled to be contributing to Samsung's manufacturing and construction capacity under their rigorous supplier standards, and their $10-million (U.S.) investment in our business helped us to continue expansion throughout the year."

Further improvements to Avino's operations are anticipated with Samsung's support. "They are keen to see us grow," said Mr. Wolfin.

Finally, Mr. Wolfin attributed the company's success in 2015 to a team effort. "Our entire team, particularly in Mexico, has worked under a solid commitment to continuous improvement. As a result, we're well prepared to capitalize on our investments in people and infrastructure, when markets improve. It has been my honour and pleasure to work with such a fine group of people. We all look forward to continued growth and efficiency improvement in 2016 and beyond."

Consolidated 2015 production highlights

Comparative production numbers from 2015 and 2014 are presented in the table.

CONSOLIDATED 2015 PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

2015 2014

Total silver produced (oz) calculated 1,625,285 969,524
Total gold produced (oz) calculated 7,083 5,180
Total copper produced (lb) calculated 4,743,691 305,417
Total AgEg produced (oz) calculated 3,020,348 1,399,102



Consolidated fourth quarter 2015 production highlights

Comparative production numbers from the fourth quarters of 2015 and 2014 are presented in the table.

CONSOLIDATED FOURTH QUARTER 2015 PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

Q4 2015 Q4 2014

Total silver produced (oz) calculated 409,216 296,914
Total gold produced (oz) calculated 1,588 1,644
Total copper produced (lb) calculated 1,271,565 228,436
Total AgEq produced (oz) calculated 761,767 457,908



Avino mine production highlights

On Jan. 1, 2015, Avino began processing new material from the Avino mine primarily using circuit 3. During the months of July, August, November and December, circuit 2 was also used to process new material from the Avino mine. Additionally, during the month of May, historic above-ground stockpiles left from past mining of the Avino vein were processed using circuit 2; production from circuit 2 during the months listed above is reflected in the production figures. The comparison between the fourth quarter 2015 and the third quarter of 2015 is presented in the table, as the data from the fourth quarter of 2014 related to testing of material and equipment and are not considered comparable to that of 2015.

AVINO MINE PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

Q4 2015 Q3 2015 2015

Tonnes mined 102,580 105,674 372,376
Underground development (m) 1,440 1,477 5,056
Mill availability (%) 94.5 97 96.1
Total mill feed (dry tonnes) 110,201 106,589 396,113
Feed grade silver (g/t) 68 65 65
Feed grade gold (g/t) 0.29 0.23 0.29
Feed grade copper (%) 0.61 0.65 0.62
Recovery silver (%) 86% 88% 87%
Recovery gold (%) 66% 81% 75%
Recovery copper (%) 86% 87% 87%
Copper concentrate (dry tonnes) 2,556 2,408 9,058
Copper concentrate grade silver (kg/t) 2.52 2.53 2.47
Copper concentrate grade gold (g/t) 8.32 8.19 9.47
Copper concentrate grade copper (%) 22.56 25.30 23.76
Total silver produced (kg) 6,430 6,092 22,329
Total gold produced (g) 21,263 19,718 85,737
Total copper produced (kg) 576,773 609,708 2,152,202
Total silver produced (oz) calculated 206,743 195,862 717,901
Total gold produced (oz) calculated 684 634 2,757
Total copper produced (lb) calculated 1,271,565 1,344,174 4,743,691
Total silver-equivalent produced (oz) calculated 494,295 493,455 1,801,997



Avino mine fourth quarter production highlights:

Tonnes mined and underground development decreased by 3 per cent compared with the third quarter of 2015, due to fewer days of mining during the holiday season.
Mill availability was down 3 per cent due to the relining of the ball mill for circuit 3.
Tonnage processed increased by 3 per cent due to optimization work done on circuit 3.
Silver and gold feed grades increased by 5 per cent and 27 per cent, respectively, while the copper grade decreased by 6 per cent; the variation in grades is due to variability in the resource.
Recoveries for copper, silver and gold decreased by 1 per cent, 2 per cent and 18 per cent, respectively, due to circuit 3 testing to reduce bismuth in the concentrate; testing with new reagents will continue.
Concentrate produced increased by 6 per cent reflecting higher throughput although at a lower copper concentrate grade.
Copper concentrate grade decreased by 11 per cent due to the lower-grade material processed in circuit 2.
Copper production decreased by 5 per cent, whereas silver and gold production increased by 6 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively, the main reason being variability in the feed grade processed.


San Gonzalo mine production highlights

Comparative figures for the 2014 and 2015 fourth quarters and years for the San Gonzalo mine are presented in the table. Mined material from San Gonzalo is primarily processed using circuit 1; however, during the months of September and October, mill feed from San Gonzalo was also processed using circuit 2. Circuit 2 was also used to process San Gonzalo marginal stockpile mill feed for five months in the first half of 2015. This additional production from circuit 2 is reflected in the production figures in the table.

SAN GONZALO MINE PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

Q4 2015 Q4 2014 2015 2014

Tonnes mined 18,272 25,384 93,291 70,525
Underground advancement (m) 1,128 1,220 4,578 4,404
Mill availability (%) 94.7 95.5 92.7 96.5
Total mill feed (dry tonnes) 26,616 19,818 121,774 79,729
Feed grade silver (g/t) 285 329 279 337
Feed grade gold (g/t) 1.45 1.85 1.48 1.88
Recovery silver (%) 83% 85% 83% 84%
Recovery gold (%) 73% 79% 75% 78%
Bulk concentrate (dry tonnes) 1,023 664 4,517 2,545
Bulk concentrate grade silver (kg/t) 6.15 8.32 6.24 8.86
Bulk concentrate grade gold (g/t) 27.5 43.5 28.34 45.70
Gravity concentrate (dry tonnes) - - 16.59 -
Gravity concentrate grade silver (kg/t) - - 2.85 -
Gravity concentrate grade gold (g/t) - - 395 -
Gravity concentrate silver content (kg) - - 47.23 -
Gravity concentrate gold content (g) - - 6,552 -
Total silver produced (kg) 6,298 5,527 28,223 22,548
Total gold produced (g) 28,128 28,908 134,569 116,338
Total silver produced (oz) calculated 202,473 177,696 907,384 724,931
Total gold produced (oz) calculated 904 929 4,326 3,740
Total silver-equivalent produced (oz) calculated 267,472 244,468 1,218,351 993,744


San Gonzalo mine fourth quarter production highlights:

Tonnes mined and underground advancement decreased by 28 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively, due to unexpected scheduling interruptions which have since been redressed.
Tonnes processed increased by 34 per cent with the addition of circuit 2 capacity in October as described above.
Feed grades for silver and gold decreased by 13 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively, due to the processing of stockpiled material as well as lower-grade material on the eastern side of the resource.
The lower feed grades resulted in lower silver and gold recoveries by 2 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively, as well as lower flotation concentrate grades by 26 per cent and 37 per cent, respectively.
Concentrate tonnage produced increased by 54 per cent reflecting the addition of circuit 2 capacity in October and increased throughput, although at lower grades.
Silver produced increased by 14 per cent, mainly due to increased feed throughput, and gold produced decreased by 3 per cent due to variability in the feed grade.


San Gonzalo mine 2015 year-end production highlights:

Tonnes mined and underground advancement increased by 32 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively, reflecting new mining equipment employed.
Mill availability for the year was down 4 per cent due to maintenance in the crushing plant for the expansion and the installation of the new cone crusher.
Tonnage processed increased by 53 per cent with the addition of circuit 2 capacity as described above.
The inclusion of lower-grade material, albeit at higher throughput, resulted in overall lower silver and gold feed grades by 17 per cent and 21 per cent, respectively.
Silver and gold recoveries were lower by 1 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively, due to the lower feed grades.
Concentrate grades for silver and gold decreased by 30 per cent and 38 per cent, respectively, reflecting more base metals present in the processed material, while the 77-per-cent increase in concentrate produced was a result of the addition of circuit 2 capacity.
Silver and gold production increased by 25 per cent and 16 per cent, respectively, due to higher processed throughput.
A gravity concentrator was installed during 2015 and its output is reflected in the results above. The concentrator was acquired in order to improve the gold recovery and testing is continuing in 2016.


Quality assurance/quality control

Mill assays are performed at the Avino property's on-site lab. Check samples are sent to Inspectorate Labs in Reno, Nev., for verification. All concentrate shipments are assayed by one of the following independent third party labs: AHK, LSI, Alex Stewart and SGS.

Qualified person(s)

Avino's Mexican projects are under the supervision of Chris Sampson, PEng, Avino consultant, and Jasman Yee, PEng, Avino director, who are both qualified persons within the context of National Instrument 43-101. Both have reviewed and approved the production data in this news release.

Webcast event

Join the company later this morning, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at 12:30 p.m. ET for a live webcast of Avino's corporate presentation with Avino's president and CEO, David Wolfin, from the Noble Financial Capital Markets 12th annual investor conference. To access the live stream please visit Avino's website at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the presentation. The video will also be available for viewing on Avino's homepage for several weeks following the conference.

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[Kostolanys Erbe]

Atico's El Roble produces 12.04 million lb Cu in 2015



2016-01-18 16:38 ET - News Release



Mr. Fernando Ganoza reports

ATICO REPORTS 2015 FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR PRODUCTION RESULTS

Atico Mining Corp. has released operating results for the three-month and 12-month periods ended Dec. 31, 2015, from its El Roble mine. Production totaled 3.88 million pounds of copper with 3,436 ounces of gold and 12.0 million pounds of copper with 10,994 ounces of gold in concentrates for the fourth quarter and full year 2015, respectively.

"Atico has successfully concluded its second full year of operating the El Roble mine, exiting the year with a run rate above budgeted 650 tonnes per day. In the fourth quarter the operation saw its highest throughput to date with further opportunities still remaining to optimize the mill. These achievements along with the tremendous effort from our operations team have resulted in the operation catching-up on most of the shortfall from the first two quarters of 2015," said Fernando E. Ganoza, CEO. "In the new year, the operations team will continue to focus on further optimizing the El Roble mill, completing the ramp to the lowest levels of discovered mineralization and the second phase of the tailings facility."

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Operational Highlights

Fourth Quarter

Production of 3.88 million pounds of copper contained in concentrates; an increase of 33% over Q4 2014.
Production of 3,436 ounces of gold contained in concentrates; an increase of 4% over Q4 2014.
Average processed tonnes per day of 729; an increase of 32% over Q4 2014.
Copper and gold head grades of 3.34% and 2.63 grams per tonne; a decrease of 7% and 29% over 2014.
Copper and gold recovery of 94.4% and 72.7%; increase of 3% and 5% over Q4 2014.


2015 Year-end

Production of 12 million pounds of copper contained in concentrates; an increase of 32% over 2014.
Production of 10,994 ounces of gold contained in concentrates; an increase of 15% over 2014.
Average processed tonnes per day of 626; an increase of 35% over 2014.
Copper and gold head grades of 3.24% and 2.81 grams per tonne; a decrease of 4% and 15% over 2014.
Copper and gold recovery of 94.1% and 69.2%; increase of 3% and 3% over 2014.


Fourth Quarter and Full Year Operational Details

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2015
Total Total Total Total Total

Production (Contained in Concentrates)

Copper (000s pounds) 2,003 2,910 3,255 3,876 12,044
Gold (ounces) 2,291 2,298 2,969 3,436 10,994
Mine
Tonnes of ore mined 32,664 41,287 48,319 57,725 179,995
Mill
Tonnes processed 33,558 40,747 48,015 55,775 178,095
Tonnes processed per day 557 575 641 729 638
Copper grade (%) 2.91 3.45 3.26 3.34 3.26
Gold grade (g/t) 3.14 2.65 2.81 2.63 2.78
Recoveries
Copper (%) 93.2 93.7 94.4 94.4 94.1
Gold (%) 67.5 66.2 68.5 72.7 69.2
Concentrates
Copper and Gold Concentrates (dmt) 4,839 6,938 7,830 9,417 29,024
Payable copper produced (000s lbs) 1,890 2,764 3,092 3,682 11,428



Note: Metal production figures are subject to adjustments based on final settlement.

El Roble Mine

The El Roble mine is a high grade underground copper and gold mine with a current processing plant capacity of 650 tonnes per day, located in the Department of Choco in Colombia. Its commercial product is a copper-gold concentrate.

Since obtaining control of the mine on November 22, 2013, Atico has upgraded the operation from a nominal capacity of 400 tonnes per day to the current 650 tonnes per day. The mine has a continuous operating history of twenty-two years, with recorded production of 1.5 million tonnes of ore at an average head grade of 2.6% copper and an estimated gold grade of 2.5 g/t. Copper and gold mineralization at the El Roble property occurs in volcanogenic massive sulfide ("VMS") lenses.

Since entering into the option agreement in January 2011 to acquire 90% of El Roble, Atico has aggressively explored the mine and surrounding claims. The Company has completed 11,740 meters of diamond drilling and identified numerous prospective targets for VMS deposits on the 6,679-hectare property. This exploration led to the discovery of high-grade copper and gold mineralization below the 2000 level, which at that time was the lowest production level of the El Roble mine. Atico has developed a new adit access from the 1880 elevation to develop these new resources.

On the larger land package, the Company has identified a prospective stratigraphic contact between volcanic rocks and black and grey cherts that has been traced by Atico geologists for ten kilometers. This contact has been determined to be an important control on VMS mineralization on which Atico has identified 15 prospective target areas for VMS type mineralization occurrence, which is the focus of the surface drill program at El Roble.

Qualified Person

Mr. Thomas Kelly (SME Registered Member 1696580), Chief Operating Officer of the Company and a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 standards, is responsible for ensuring that the technical information contained in this news release is an accurate summary of the original reports and data provided to or developed by Atico.

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[Rooky]

BNP Paribas senkt Goldpreisprognose
09:01 Uhr | Redaktion
Die französische Geschäftsbank BNP Paribas glaubt, dass der Status von Gold als sicherer Hafen nicht alleine für eine dauerhafte Preisrallye ausreicht und hat daher ihre Goldpreisvorhersage für dieses Jahr und das Jahr 2017 gesenkt, wie Kitco News meldet.

2016 gehen die Analysten Harry Tchilinguirian und Martin Squires nun von einem Durchschnittspreis von 960 US-Dollar aus. Für das kommende Jahr liegt die Prognose bei nur noch 860 US-Dollar pro Unze. Bislang hatten die Vorhersagen bei 975 US-Dollar und 900 US-Dollar pro Unze gelegen.

 

[Rooky]

Finanzexperte Bill Holter: „Es ist soweit, der Kollaps ist da!“

Bill Holter rechnet mit dem Kollaps des Derivate-Marktes und Verlusten in zweistelliger Billionenhöhe (Foto: Nomad Soul – Fotolia.com)

Der US-amerikanische Finanzmarkt-Experte Bill Holter sieht jetzt den Beginn einer neuen Finanzkrise, die diesmal zu groß sei, als dass Staaten und Zentralbanken sie auffangen könnten.

Die Crash-Warnungen werden immer dramatischer. Jetzt läutet der ehemalige Aktienhändler und Publizist Bill Holter die Alarmglocken. In einem aktuellen Video-Interview mit SGT Report sagt er: „Es ist soweit, der Kollaps ist da. Wir können ihn in Echtzeit verfolgen. Wir stehen am Tor zur Hölle.“

Was treibt Holter zu einer solch düsteren und konkreten Behauptung?

„Der Markt für Hochzinsanleihen bricht zusammen. Es gibt auf dem Derivate-Markt Verluste im zweistelligen Billionen-Bereich“, so Holter. Die Verluste seien so groß, dass es überall Leichen geben müsse. „Die Verlierer werden die Gewinner nicht auszahlen können. Und das macht auch aus den Gewinnern Verlierer“, so Holter.Der ganze Derivate-Markt sei noch größer und noch stärker gehebelt als im Jahr 2008. Und es werde diesmal keine Staaten oder Zentralbanken geben, die in der Lage seien diesen Kollaps aufzufangen.

Die weltweite Kombination aus schrumpfender realer Wirtschaftsleistung bei gleichzeitiger Kreditausweitung sei fatal. Holter: „Die Realwirtschaft liefert nicht genügend Cash, um auf der finanziellen Seite die Schulden zu bedienen.“

Welche aktuellen Ereignisse sind die Basis seines dringlichen Appells?

Derzeit kommt es zu einer Häufung von Fonds-Schließungen im Bereich der Hochzinsanleihen.
Der Baltic Dry Index (als Indikator für die Weltwirtschaft) notiere auf dem niedrigen Stand aller Zeiten (unter 400).
Die Einzelhandelsverkäufe in den USA waren im vierten Quartal 2015 so schwach wie zuletzt 2009.
Die US-Handelsriese Walmart entlässt weltweit 16.000 Mitarbeiter und schließt 269 Läden („Eine bessere Referenz als Walmart kann es für die weltweite Konsumschwäche kaum geben“; allerdings will man 405 neue eröffnen). In Kanada gehen derzeit die Lebensmittelpreise durch die Decke, weil der CAN-Dollar abstürzt. (Der kanadische Dollar ist innerhalb der letzten 12 Monate gegenüber dem US-Dollar um 16 Prozent gefallen.)
Venezuela bewege sich in Richtung einer Hyperinflation.
In Brasilien sei die Lage so schlecht (tiefe Rezession), dass in diesem Jahr vielerorts der Karneval ausfalle.
Hinzu kommt die Wirtschaftsflaute und der Aktiencrash in China.

Die Stärke des US-Dollars sei ein schwerwiegendes Problem für die Schwellenländer. Brasilien als Rohstoffexporteur treffe gleichzeitig Deflation (sinkende Rohstoffpreise) und Inflation (Währungskollaps).

„Der US-Dollar ist die Reservewährung. Der Dollar bildet das Fundament für alles Finanzielle weltweit. Der US-Dollar wird als letztes fallen. Aber wenn er fällt, dann werden wir kollabierende Finanzmärkte und Lebensstandards überall auf der Welt erleben. Und er wird fallen“, sagt Holter. Seine Prognose: „In den kommenden Wochen werden Sie einzelne Namen hören, die in Schwierigkeiten sind. Wie 2008. Wir hörten von AIG oder Lehman.“ Dann werde es schnell gehen. „An irgendeinem Montag werden die Märkte nicht mehr öffnen“.

 

[greenhorn]

Guten Morgen!

• 11:00 - ! DE ZEW KonjunkturerwartungJanuar
• 11:45 - US ICSC-UBS Index (Woche)
• 13:55 - US Redbook (Woche)

 

[greenhorn]

S9A - gut möglich das nun eine Erholungsbewegung kommt

greenhorn schrieb am 11.01.2016, 14:16 Uhr[/url]"]2.Posi zu 2,50 MischEK bei 3,06

greenhorn schrieb am 14.12.2015, 12:46 Uhr[/url]"]Seadrill - S9A Long zu 3,61

 

[greenhorn]

January 19, 2016 07:00 ET
First Majestic Produces 16.1M Silver Eqv. Oz in 2015 (4.8M Silver Eqv. Oz in Q4); Announces 2016 Production Outlook and Cost Guidance
http://www.marketwired.com/press-re...r-eqv-oz-q4-announces-2016-tsx-fr-2089068.htm

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 19, 2016) - First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic" or the "Company") (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG)(FRANKFURT:FMV)(BVM:AG) is pleased to announce the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2015 production results, as well as production and cost guidance for 2016.

Total production reached a new record in 2015 of 16,086,272 equivalent ounces of silver, representing a 5% increase over 2014. The equivalent silver production for 2015 consisted of 11,142,109 ounces of silver, 25,467 ounces of gold, 40,149,170 pounds of lead and 17,524,223 pounds of zinc.

Total production in the fourth quarter also reached a new quarterly record of 4,820,408 equivalent ounces of silver consisting of 3,055,442 ounces of silver, 14,534 ounces of gold, 9,040,601 pounds of lead and 4,227,296 pounds of zinc.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company held US$51.0 million in cash.

"Our production results for the fourth quarter marked a strong finish to 2015 and were consistent with expectations," said Keith Neumeyer, President & CEO. "Despite some minor production decreases in our effort to produce profitable ounces in this distressed market, we still pulled off a record quarter and another record year. Our transformational strategy for reducing costs and improving operational procedures is working, and along with Santa Elena's successful integration, I feel that we have truly turned a corner in this challenging market. "

Production Details Table: