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[muenchenguru]

Hier ein paar Namen zum Thema Royalties, aber auch andere.
Der Beitrag ist länger, aber ich denke es geht noch, da gleich mehrere UN u. ihre Aspekte besprochen werden....

Repositioning into royalties for richer returns: Kwong-Mun Achong Low
The Gold Report | March 9, 2013

Kwong-Mun Achong LowRoyalty plays may have once been strictly the domain of larger companies, but smaller names are shifting gears to enter the space. Can the smaller players make the numbers work for their shareholders?

Kwong-Mun Achong Low, an analyst with Jennings Capital, believes they can. Achong Low tells The Gold Report about which juniors are making the leap into royalties.

The Gold Report: Kwong, investors have transferred billions of dollars from fixed income mutual funds into equity funds during the past few months. The mainstream media is calling it the "great rotation." Do you expect that movement to result in higher bids for precious metals and mining equities?

Kwong-Mun Achong Low: There's some credence to it because some corporations have strengthening balance sheets and improving profits. Also, the Volatility Index (VIX) is at a five-year low and equities tend to outperform when volatility is low. I think that more capital will come back to equities and by extension some precious metals names will see benefits.

TGR: Will that capital reach all the way down to the junior mining equities?

KAL: Not all junior mining companies. Investors are very selective right now, looking for quality.

TGR: You're following a handful of development-stage stories with near-term cash flow and some relatively small-cap producers. What time frame does "near term" imply?

KAL: Mostly 6–12 months. I look for companies that are fully financed to get to production and cash flow. For example, Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. (SCZ:TSX.V), a near-term silver producer in Mexico, is supposed to be in commercial production within the next few months. It just completed a $40 million ($40M) financing to help finance this and future projects. It could grow from about 500,000 ounces (500 Koz) silver this year to more than 5 million ounces/year (5 Moz/year) by 2015. There's lots of good growth there with the potential for a rerating that miners entering full scale production typically enjoy.

TGR: Santacruz Silver is conducting a 7,000 meter (7,000m) drill program that's targeting the southeast and northwest zones of its Rosario project in Mexico. You hypothesized that given the continuity of the trend of mineralization, the drill program could increase the Measured and Indicated resource by 60% to about 16.1 Moz silver equivalent. What gives you the confidence to make that bold claim?

KAL: When I was at the site, I was able to look at some of the cross-sections of its recent drilling and detailed models of the current resource. The ore body seems continuous and as the company steps out drilling from the defined 500m of strike to explore the full 2.5 kilometers of potential, I expect the deposit to expand incrementally. As such, I don't think my estimate seems that aggressive. It's an extrapolation of what could be found within the year.

TGR: Would you consider Santacruz a high-grade project?

KAL: I would. The company has three main projects that it's focusing on and exploring. All of them have silver grade of at least 100 grams per tonne (100 g/t), which is rare in the silver space for the junior market. It's definitely a benchmark grade that I look for when I'm considering how viable a project could be.

TGR: It's supposed to reach commercial production in the first quarter. Is it on track?

KAL: It is on track. It's been commissioning the mill for the past couple of months. It should be placing ore into the mill soon. Soon after that there should be some commercial production. If it slips, I don't think it will slip by much.

TGR: Tell us more about what you look for in a company.

KAL: Company management first and foremost. Has it done this thing before and does it have the experience? Second would be the asset. It's best if there's scarcity value attached to the asset such as the highest grade, best production profiles for the capital expenditure (capex), and if it is close to infrastructure. Lastly would be political jurisdiction. My preferences would be for the tried and true regions like Ontario or Nevada.

After, I branch off into two categories: Who could be taken out and who could actually get into production on their own?

TGR: Newsletter writer John Kaiser recently said that as many as 500 junior mining companies could be forced off the TSX Venture Exchange this year. Do you believe that estimate is reasonable? Would that ultimately be healthy for the sector?

KAL: I think that it should be that many, but whether that will come to fruition is another story because it's in the exchange's best interests to keep as many companies listed as possible.

However, there definitely needs to be a purge. Investors are so jaded that they don't even want to hear anything when you call them with a good-quality name. There's too much noise out there. If the companies that should be leaving the market actually left, investors could put some faith and money into what was left.

TGR: There are lots of pretenders in the junior mining equity space that are frustrating investors. Some projects under development are going nowhere and everyone but the investors seem to know that. Who can investors trust?

KAL: It's a fair question for the times we're in. I can only speak for myself. I try to follow strict guidelines. Before I pick up coverage, a company has to pass the management, asset and jurisdiction tests that I mentioned earlier. It also has to make sense on a fundamental basis. Is it actually worth how much it's trading in the market? I do a fully financed model accounting for all the dilution and financings that a company has to do. I make sure it is still reasonable on a discounted cash flow basis.

TGR: Let's talk about some of the companies that make that cut. Some of them have a sizable capex to reach production, but at least one of those names doesn't have the cash to build a mine. Are these companies valued strictly on their potential as takeover targets?

KAL: That does factor in, but even though some don't have the cash to fully finance their capex, it's reasonable to consider other sources, like project debt, royalties and streams, and monetizing of non-core assets.

For example, Probe Mines Limited (PRB:TSX.V)should be coming out with a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) in the next few months. I am assuming $450M capex and, depending on if some warrants come in over the next few months, it could have as much as $50M in cash with some assets that still could be monetized such as the chromite asset in the James Bay area. It could also raise some debt, which would give it a fair chance of getting to production on its own accord, in our view.

TGR: Who is going to buy that chromite asset? It's not as if Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF:NYSE) is buying up chromite plays any more. And Noront Resources Ltd. (NOT:TSX.V) doesn't have a lot of spare cash these days.

KAL: There are very few players who might buy it, so it wouldn't be near term. Cliffs is still progressing its chromite development. As Cliffs progresses, Probe Mines' asset will become more valuable because of its proximity to Cliffs' assets.

TGR: It is one of the few properties Cliffs doesn't own.

You also believe that Probe Mines could be a takeover target based largely on the takeovers of Prodigy Gold Inc., which had the Magino gold project, and Trelawney Resources Inc., which had the Cote Lake gold project. Probe's Borden project is a similar size, but is it a mineable deposit?

KAL: I believe so, but we'll have to wait for the PEA to shed more light on it. Notably the deposit comes to surface, which benefits open-pit mining, and there have not been any red flags from the preliminary metallurgical studies. The resource is substantial: Apart from the 4.3 Moz deposit at about 1 g/t grade, Probe has a higher-grade core that could be more economically robust. It has 2.3 Moz gold at 1.7 g/t. An open pit with those grades means it may not cost as much to reach a certain level of production because the mill doesn't have to be as big to get there. For the first five years of production, I'm assuming it can get 250 Koz gold at cash costs of $500/ounce ($500/oz) with start-up in 2017.

TGR: Where else can investors find near-term cash flow?

KAL: Minera IRL Ltd. (IRL:TSX; MIRL:LSE; MIRL:BVL) already produces about 25 Koz gold every year, but it also has a bigger flagship project in Peru that it wants to bring on-line. That project's capex is about $180M, which is a bit of a tall order because its market cap is a fraction of that. However, it could use the cash flow from its producing mine or take on some project debt to help get this flagship project into production.

TGR: Minera is cheap compared to its junior producing peers, with an enterprise value of $40/oz versus a median average of $79/oz. What accounts for that gap?

KAL: Investors are factoring in the financing risk of putting all its ounces into production. Some of those ounces are at the secondary asset in Argentina, which does have some political risk around it. The company is working on bringing in a joint venture partner based in Argentina that can help advance the project and completely decouple that risk from its Peruvian assets. If that political risk is mitigated, it has a higher likelihood of financing its other ounces into production.

TGR: Should investors be more excited about Minera's Don Nicolas or Ollachea project?

KAL: Ollachea, because it is in Peru and just started underground drilling to grow the resource. Minera has completed its exploration tunnel and is advancing the project.

That said, investors could be excited about Don Nicolas as well since it is in Santa Cruz province, one of the more mining-friendly jurisdictions in Argentina. It's next to Goldcorp Inc.'s (G:TSX; GG:NYSE) and Yamana Gold Inc's. (YRI:TSX; AUY:NYSE; YAU:LSE) development projects so it has the right address.

TGR: Could it help change investor sentiment about Argentina if Minera gets Don Nicolas into production?

KAL: It could take a lot more than that. Goldcorp is having so much trouble—if a senior is having so much difficulty then you know it's a pretty tough environment. Inflation is still rampant in the country at around 20%, which can force capex up. Goldcorp has nearly doubled the capex on its project to well over $1 billion. That is why we feel it is so important for Minera to find an Argentina-based JV partner.

TGR: Are there any other companies that could get to production on their own?

KAL: Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. (SLR:TSX) in Nevada has an open-pit heap-leach project on a past-producing mine that could back into production for only $75M. It would end up producing about 63 Koz gold/year at $575/oz, which we see as one of the more robust and more advanced development projects in Nevada currently. I expect it to get the permits in the first half of 2014, with production in 2015.

TGR: What accounts for the "royalty" in Solitario's name?

KAL: Its royalty is on a zinc project in Peru, where it owns a 30% fully carried interest on Bongará, a high-grade underground zinc project. The majority joint venture partner is Brazil-based Votorantim Metais, one of the largest zinc producers in the world.

TGR: Royalty plays were once strictly the domain of larger companies, but smaller names in this space have entered that arena over the last few years. Can the smaller players make the numbers work as far as royalties go?

KAL: We have seen a couple of them come to the forefront recently. One is Premier Royalty Inc. (NSR:TSX), which recently did a deal to acquire some smaller-scale royalties from Yamana Gold that an intermediate or major likely wouldn't be interested in.

TGR: They'd be immaterial to a larger company?

KAL: Yes, but they're still enough to build a smaller company. The majors are taking note becauseSandstorm Gold Ltd. (SSL:TSX) acquired 60% of Premier Royalty specifically to keep an eye on the junior space.

TGR: Why didn't Sandstorm just buy it outright?

KAL: I think it wants to focus on larger royalty deals and allow a separate management team to look at the junior space. Also, their majority position prevents anyone else from buying Premier Royalty outright so there is no rush.

TGR: Are there other companies with a royalty angle that you find appealing?

KAL: Treasury Metals Inc. (TML:TSX) also has a producing royalty on Goldgroup Mining Inc.'s (GGA:TSX) Cerro Colorado mine in Mexico that provides annual revenue on the order of $1M. However, Treasury's main focus is on its Goliath gold project in northwestern Ontario, just outside the town of Dryden. The capex is about $90M and it could get to 80 Koz/year at about $700/oz cash costs. The mine would start with an open pit with mill feed over 3 g/t gold. Its recent PEA showed an after-tax internal rate of return of more than 30% at $1,375/oz gold.

TGR: Does Treasury Metals have the cash to develop that site? I heard it was having some trouble raising cash.

KAL: I expect investors are looking at the PEA and wanting more. Treasury Metals is drilling in through a parallel zone that could lower the overall strip ratio and by extension the cash costs of the project. As the company goes straight to feasibility by the end of this year, investors will start to see that the economics are improving. I believe investors will then start to put some money behind it.

TGR: Are there similar plays out there that you're following?

KAL: I just launched coverage on Americas Bullion Royalty Corp. (AMB:TSX), formerly known as Golden Predator Corp. The company has had a royalty portfolio for a while, but it only just shifted its focus onto it. It's no wonder why. Americas Bullion has one of the highest quality royalty portfolios out there of the juniors, in our view. It has good operators, Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX:TSX; ABX:NYSE) and Midway Gold Corp. (MDW:TSX.V; MDW:NYSE.MKT), which is ex-Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM:NYSE) management. These royalties are located in Nevada, which mitigates political risk and all the royalties could be paid in kind, which avoids currency risk.

TGR: How does a junior explorer that's looking for precious metals deposits in the Yukon all of a sudden become a royalty play?

KAL: There's still some promise that the Yukon could get some mines into production—there are some success cases there—but it's not an easy operating environment. Americas Bullion decided that it could not be stagnant in the current market environment. The company has to adapt to what investors are looking at right now. It's easier for investors to look at royalty companies over producers, especially given their outperformance by such a wide margin over the last few years. It is a change in focus for Americas Bullion, but it's a good change that's better suited to a market environment where investors want less risk and lower capex.

TGR: When are we going to see Americas Bullion generating cash flow?

KAL: Some of its major royalties start to produce in 2014. It could have as much as $6M in revenue in 2015, and double that by 2017, all with wide operating margins as is the case in the royalty space.

TGR: Do you believe more companies will make the move into royalties?

KAL: I believe so. There are a number of junior royalty companies out there, but they have one-off assets or may not be in production for many years. I could see some consolidation in the space to gain some sort of critical mass.

TGR: What size is the sweet spot for projects right now?

KAL: I think anywhere from 100–300 Koz/year for gold with capex under $600M.

TGR: Thanks, Kwong, for your insights.

Kwong-Mun Achong Low is a mining analyst with Jennings Capital with a focus on precious metal equities. He previously worked at a Canadian bank owned dealer and at a U.S.-based brokerage. Achong Low obtained both his Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report

http://www.mining.com/web/repositioning-into-royalties-for-r…

[Popeye82]

Zitat von likeshares: Zu den vorhergesagten großen Verwerfungen im Bereich der Leitwährung bin ich sehr skeptisch. Der US Dollar ist immer noch die harte Währung auf der Welt, mit der die meisten Aussenhandelsaktionen ablaufen. Prognostiziert war für das chinesiche BIP, das US BIP zu überholen, das Jahr 2016. Kaum gab es in China kleine Probleme mit der Inflation und unzufriedenen Arbeitnehmern, musste die chinesische Führung das starke Wachstum zurückführen um weitere negative Auswirkungen auf die Binnenkonjunktur zu vermeiden. Chinas Wirtschaft hängt noch immer sehr stark vom Aussenhandel ab. ...

Schreibe ich nicht zum ersten Mal -ich halte China auch oftmals für extrem zu positiv gesehen. Habe da oft den Eindruck dass es mehr als das (dringend nötige)Puzzlestück für die eigenen Hoffnungen, denn ein Bild als Ergebnis aus (auch in China vorhandenen)wirklichen wirtschaftlichen Gegeben-, Abhängigkeiten, Limitierungen, Grenzen etc., sprich die reale wirtschaftliche Bindung an Gegebenheiten, ist.



An Stupidgame,

Ich finde Deinen "Umschwung" interessant. Punkt3, und Schlussfolgerung, würde ich auch so sehen.

"Aber selbst ein "RESET" ist nicht mehr mein präferiertes Szenario." Für möööööglich halten würde ich es auch. "Und, dass eine gewisse "Mindestvernunft" eintritt." Nicht nur, aber vor allem aus diesem Grunde -scheint es mir aber extrem unwahrscheinlich. Und das Zins(eszins)system ist erbarmungslos.

Gruß
P.

[Stefan0310]

Moin zusammen,

wir hatten neulich eine Diskussion zum Thema met coal. Hier eine sehr interessante Quelle dazu.

http://research-ca.bmocapitalmarkets.com/documents/2C815E32-…

Stefan

[boersehp]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.247.702 von likeshares am 13.03.13 17:29:56

Mal abgesehen davon, was das für die Weltökologie bedeutet, für die Ökonomie bedeutet es Wachstumspotenzial, aber eben nicht mehr in den alten Regionen wie Europa und Amerika......Bin auch Optimist....

[likeshares]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.247.393 von stupidgame am 13.03.13 16:37:07

Ich fürchte die Maßnahmen zur Sanierung der Währungen bzw. der Finanzsysteme sind nur die äussere Schale eines völlig anderen Problemes. Es gibt immer mehr Menschen auf unserem Planeten die hohe Ansprüche haben, sei es an ihr pures Leben, an ihre Altersversorgung oder an ihren Lebensstandard. Ein minimales Beispiel für die Kern- Probleme zeigt was ich meine: in den USA und Europa besitzen 1000 Menschen ca 700 Autos, in China besitzen 1000 Menschen ca 15 Autos. Ähnliche Verhältnisse sind im Energiesektor gegeben! Und dann gibt es noch Indien, Indonesien, Brasilien usw. usw.?
Dafür müssen schnelle Lösungen her, sonst erleben wir noch heisse Tage, dabei war und bin ich immer Optimist!

[stupidgame]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.247.172 von likeshares am 13.03.13 15:57:21

Ich sehe es ganz ähnlich. Du hast die Lage gut beschrieben.
Speziell zu Gold, ganz in Kürze.
1. Es gibt zu wenig
2. Es ist zu ungleich verteilt.
3. Keine wesentliche Entscheidergruppe, in welcher Ecke der Welt auch immer, will sich ein Korsett anlegen lassen, was die Ausgabenpolitik angeht.

Von daher - sollte es irgendwann ein Reset des Geldsystems geben, dann wird das mit neuer Bilanz und "frischen Währungen" neu gestartet.
Auch wenn ich bestimmte Theorien, wie z.B. Vollgeld für interessant halte, die Chance einer Praxiseinführung sehe ich bei unter 3%.
Aber selbst ein "RESET" ist nicht mehr mein präferiertes Szenario. Ich gehe eher davon aus, dass man über einen Zeitraum von 10-15 Jahren notwendige Reparaturen durchführt. Bedingung natürlich, dass es nicht davon unabhängige zusätzliche externe Schocks gibt. Und, dass eine gewisse "Mindestvernunft" eintritt. Was z.B. heisst, dass die USA den möglichen Windfall Profit aus dem Energieboom nutzen, a) die Staatsfinanzen zu sanieren und b) ihre Infrastruktur zu erneuern.
Es gibt möglicherweise... im englischen nennt man es "opportunities", innerhalb der nächsten Jahre. Es gilt sie zu nutzen. Tut man das auch diesmal NICHT, dann hat man das folgende nicht besser verdient. Das dürfte dann aber noch 20+x Jahre hin sein.

s.

[likeshares]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.246.697 von Fantomas96 am 13.03.13 14:25:55

Eine Bodenbildung in der TSX.V zu sehen dazu braucht es viel Phantasie. Bestenfalls ist die erste Phase zu erkennen, eine Bestätigung muss noch folgen, wenn die nicht auf einer Linie zu sehen ist wird ein dritter touch an die Gerade aus den ersten zwei Punkten nötig oder ein wesentliches Abheben auf höheres Niveau.

Zu den vorhergesagten großen Verwerfungen im Bereich der Leitwährung bin ich sehr skeptisch. Der US Dollar ist immer noch die harte Währung auf der Welt, mit der die meisten Aussenhandelsaktionen ablaufen. Prognostiziert war für das chinesiche BIP, das US BIP zu überholen, das Jahr 2016. Kaum gab es in China kleine Probleme mit der Inflation und unzufriedenen Arbeitnehmern, musste die chinesische Führung das starke Wachstum zurückführen um weitere negative Auswirkungen auf die Binnenkonjunktur zu vermeiden. Chinas Wirtschaft hängt noch immer sehr stark vom Aussenhandel ab. Der Einbruch in Europa, die umstrukturierung der US-Wirtschaft auf mehr Eigenproduktion haben die Weltkonjunktur gedämpft.
Die Auswirkungen für den Dollar in Zusammenspiel der Weltwährungen und dem Fraking boom in den USA, sowie den moderateren Wachstumssignalen aus China haben das Eingangs erwähnte Überholmanöver Chinas gegenüber den USA inzwischen unmöglich gemacht. Der Gas und Ölboom wird zu einer der wenigen Innovationen führen, die weltweit und insbesondere in den USA die Konjunktur ankurbeln wird.
Ist man an diesem Punkt angelangt, wird schnell deutlich, wie die weitere Entwicklung des Dollars aussehen könnte. Da die USA Fraking schon als die neue Innovation anerkannt haben, was sich an der Energiewirtschaft ablesen lässt, immer mehr Gaskraftwerke ersetzen Kohlekraftwerke und man denkt an den Nettoexport von Energie bis 2030! Der Dollar wird noch ein Tal der temporären Schwäche durchschreiten, danach wird die Konjunktur in solides Wachstum münden.
Die Schwäche von Gold, ist eines der ersten Anzeichen für diese Entwicklung. In Kürze werden die USA mit Europa ein Freihandelsabkommen schließen, das allein zu mehr Wachstum in beiden Staatssystemen führen wird. Die Währungen der einzelnen Staaten sind kaum über eine einzige Währung wie den Dollar oder den Yuan darstellbar, über Gold schon gar nicht mehr.

Bei einem Gesamt Welt-BIP von USD75,000B, spielt Gold einfach keine Rolle mehr, mit einer Jahresproduktion von lächerlichen 83,000,000oz. Wollte man das Welt BIP in 1/3 Gold abbilden, müsste die Ounze Gold einen Wert von $300,000USD erreichen. Die Verhältnisse sind nicht mehr relevant.

Also werden die Staaten ihre Währungen in einem Pool verschiedener "harter" Währungen absichern, das können Dollar, Euro, Yuan, Yen, Real, Rubel usw. sein. Damit zeichnet sich auch der Weg der Leitwährung ab, sie wird wahrscheinlich eben falls durch einen Pool ersttzt, um im internationalen Handel weniger Abhängig von einer alleinstehnden Leitwährung zu sein.
Die letzten Monate der chinesischen Entwicklun haben deutlich gezeigt, dass die Abhängigkeit der Weltwärungen vom Yuan keine Lösung sind. Mit den Maßnahmen der chinesischen Führung, wie z.B. per Dekret die Eigenkapitalpolster der Banken von 7%-8 %innerhalb von Monaten beinahe zu verdoppeln um dann genauso sprunghaft die Quate wieder zu senken, wurde international mit Überreaktion und Angstreaktionen in Verbindung gebracht. Zudem wurde kurzfristig die Exportquote gesenkt um die Nachfrage im eigenen Land zu befriedigen, weil man Angst vor sozialen Unruhen hatte. Die Anstrengungen Chinas ihre Währung in der Welt zu etableiren verliefen bisher, so wie der off shore Yuan im Sand, "weil China seine Währung an den Dollar gekoppelt" hat. Erst wenn China zu freiem Forex-Handel seiner Währung bereit ist, kann überhaupt von dem Gedanken an eine unabhängige eigenständige Währung gedacht werden. Bis dahin wird uns der Dollar und das etablierte Weltwährungssystem noch einige Jahre erhalten bleiben! Was aber Änderungen daran, natürlich nicht ausschließt. Wie schwer sich die Regierungen mit diesen Fragen tun, lässt die Regulierung der Finanzmärkte nach den schweren Krisen befürchten, kaum ein Staat ist bereit dazu auf internationaler Ebene sein System schlechter zu stellen als vor der Krise. In diesem Sinne sind wesentliche Änderungen am bestehenden Währungssystem ohne zwingenden Grund kaum zu erwarten?

[Fantomas96]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.246.495 von Stefan0310 am 13.03.13 13:47:52

@ Stefan

1. Delistings haben nichts mit der Bodenbildung zu tun. Und für die meisten wird es wohl noch ein paar Monate dauern, bis wirklich der letzte Rest an Cash verbraucht ist.

2. "Was sind denn so Eure Favoriten für "schnelle" 500% ?"

FANTOMAS

[Stefan0310]

Mahlzeit,

ob die Bodenbildung wirklich schon abgeschlossen ist werden die nächsten Wochen zeigen. Einerseits sind die Kurse von vielen Unternehmen so im Keller dass es kaum noch tiefer gehen kann, andererseits gab es bisher kaum Delistings vom TSX-V: Es gibt immer noch hunderte von Schrottexplorern ohne werthaltige Projekte und ohne Chancen auf frisches Kapital.

Da auch viele werthaltige Unternehmen in den letzten 2 Jahren bis zu 80% an Wert verloren haben, sollten die nach der tatsächlichen Bodenbildung eine schöne Performance hinlegen.

Was sind denn so Eure Favoriten für "schnelle" 500%?

Stefan

[Kongo-Otto]

Zitat von Fantomas96: Ich nicht ! Bodenbildung bei 1100.
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