SAN FRANCISCO -- This is French.
In the game.
We refrain from using the word
actionable. Technically, that denotes legal activity.
Colt Resources (
TSX: V.GTP,
Stock Forum) is still, we believe,
en jeu in the seemingly interminable process of locking in Hong Kong funds of $5 million (at a price that is double the current equity price).
Colt also continues to negotiate with potential partners in China, Europe, the Middle East on its tungsten holdings in northern Portugal. I just bought another 10,000 shares today Tuesday, averaging down, I believe, from an overall purchase price in the past 18 or so months of more than 40 cents a share.
The stock is at 22 cents Canadian. European
TCR family members own large stakes in Colt, which also has a gold project, and a winery/vineyard and convent, in
southern Portugal. A well known San Francisco private equity banker also owns a large amount, with his wife.
Insider ownership is healthy. The company's executives are internally prevented from purchasing shares right now because of their interpretation of Canada securities regulations.
Nikolas Perrault from Lisbon only says as CEO and president that he is as optimistic as ever about securing 45-cent-share financing from a nascent Hong Kong fund; and that he spends lots of time on the road, including in the Middle East, looking for potential off-take or other partners for Colt's tungsten project.
Portugal is an active tungsten producer, and the element is used in many technology applications, including the little wires that jiggle-wiggle in your PDA and vibrateth your phony-poo. Tungsten melts only at incredibly hot temperatures, unlike Colt shares, which are down to 22 cents or so from 55 cents over the many months of our TCR coverage.
The Tabuaço Tungsten Project, as it is called, has close to 3 million tonnes of tungsten at an average somewhere around 0.55 percent. That is in all categories. Colt is fortunate to own TTP in its entirety or strings attached.
I am a Colt researcher, and long-term investor. I buy at market prices, as our
TCR family does. There are some who say Colt is "blowing smoke" (exact quote from professional observer) about getting its winter equity financing from the HK Chinese. I am in the GTP-will-shock-the-world camp on this one.
Desconsolado!
Bob Moriarty of
321gold.com told me last week of another company making Portugal rumblings about tungsten, albeit early stage:
Blackheath Resources Inc. (
TSX: V.BHR,
Stock Forum). Did not know this but have scheduled a telephone call with BHR principals (Ascenta Finance and Marshall Farris of Vancouver are involved) for later this week.
The market worth on Blackheathis $5 million, or about one-eighth of Colt's market capitalization. Colt is one of the
TCR 8. I own plenty. GTP and COLTF (in USA) shares in level of trading Tuesday are
en jeu.
Others in the toasted resources segments of worldwide equity and investment markets that appear
en jeu or could be in coming days and are of concern for our
TCR family:
-- Would love to say
Gran Colombia Gold (
TSX: T.GCM,
Stock Forum) is
en jeu, after showing it is making good on assurances to investors that Segovia gold output is increasing and costs per ounce decreasing. GCM (in Canada) put out an
average 235 ounces daily in April and May, an 11 percent rise from the first quarter average in the Colombia with costs dropping to $1,073 per ounce from $1,315 per ounce. Alas, no action on the stock this week. The 1-for-25 is weighing heavily on GCM shares, as skeptics around the world have indicated to me these past 5 weeks. GCM remains one of our
TCR 8.
Gran Colombia's Segovia output I believe is a record high for the company. GCM says it will make its 5 percent dividend payment on silver-linked notes tied to El Marmato production when the notes come due June 30; it pays out the interest twice. Gran Colombia, to understis a producer in a country that one day in (hopefully) all of our lifetimes will rise to major Latin America commodities exporter (copper, gold, silver, oil, coal, nickel, gypsum, emeralds, flowers, coffee beans, sugar ... )
--
Note to my somewhat private network Monday -- Prepare for a far higher stock price for
Bellhaven Copper & Gold Inc. (
TSX: V.BHV,
Stock Forum), if the Colombia buzz on the next Garrucha assay at La Mina proves
en jeu et vrai. I have to
be careful with this one, as
it is not one of the TCR 8, yet is my largest holding by share count.
Please do not purchase above 10 cents Canadian.
Finally, my heart goes to those caught in the Alberta floods. We have several dozen TC family members who live in Calgary and in the province. Not to mention the northern USA border.
Note: I wanted to add to the price-rise note that subscribers with recurring payments via PayPal continue with their original TCR price (as low as $25 yearly) upon renewal. Price rise to $82 July 1 only of concern to new subscribers. (
More clarification to come as needed.)
Your friendly,
Thom Calandra
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