The Gold Standard Ventures share lost around one-third of its value in two months. There was no bad news, on the contrary! And even the gold price environment played along. So what was it?
Operationally it runs, at the stock exchange however no more!
Gold Standard Ventures (1.64 CAD | 1.07 Euro; CA3807381049) is one of the most interesting junior explorers in North America. Not for nothing, the company is currently valued at the stock exchange with more than 420 million CAD. Gold Standard Ventures develops the double project Pinion / Dark Star in Nevada. For this, you already have a resource estimate combined with 2.6 million ounces of gold. The two deposits are only two kilometers apart and therefore treated as one. This is where you can finally leverage synergies. In addition, the project is located in Nevada, the mineralization begins on the surface and the material is suitable for mining in the heap leach process. These are all factors that speak for low production costs. In addition, the next resource estimate is due in January.The market is expected to jump to 3 to 4 million ounces of gold. GMP Securities analysts estimate the new resource at 3.4 million ounces. This would make the project large enough to make Gold Standard Ventures a takeover candidate.
Irrational and inefficient
Despite the good results and prospects, the stock has gone into the dive in the past three months. From the annual high, she slipped almost directly to the year's low. From a large seller on the market (so far) nothing is known. Or have many small investors simply taken a few profits here? The fact is that the operational development does not yield such a stock price. Especially since the gold price has played in the said period. It's one of those typical gold stocks that's been seen many times over the past 12 months. Somehow inexplicable and a sign that the junior market in particular is currently a very inefficient market, as we have already explained at this and that point using other examples. Such situations are opportunities for speculative investors who bring with them a bit of courage and, above all, a lot of patience. An opportunity for the strong hands to lift the papers favorably to the anxious investors.