Bob Moriarty, Writer, and publisher of 321 Gold Ltd. and 321 Energy Ltd.
Focus: Junior mineral exploration
Can you give us your perspective on what is happening on the market right now?
“Right now, gold shares are cheaper than they were in 2001. It’s an extraordinary opportunity for investors to get into this market.”
Given that you travel the world looking at mining projects, what have you been to see lately?
Last week, Mr. Moriarty paid a visit to Excalibur Resources Ltd.’s (CNQ: C.XBR, Stock Forum) 49%-owned Catanava gold project in central Mexico. “This is one of the highest grade gold projects in Mexico. The company is just going to throw off cash.’’ Trading at 17 cents on Monday, Excalibur has a market cap of $7.75 million, based on 45.5 million shares outstanding.
What other features are notable about Excalibur and the Catanava project?
Excalibur is in the final stages of developing a 250 tonnes-per-day mining operation, which is expected to produce about 10,000 ounces of gold annually, potentially building to 30,000 ounces. “They expect to benefit from low cash costs and no overhead,’’ he said.
Excalibur does not need to hire geologists and an exploration team because it is simply providing financing to partner and project manager Minera Apolo S.A. de C.V. “They hope to be in full production within the next three months.’’
Can you name some other projects that you expect to see in the near future?
Mr. Moriarty is off to visit Argentex Mining Corp. (TSX: V.ATX, Stock Forum), which is advancing its Pinguino silver/gold project in Santa Cruz, Argentina. Trading at 36 cents on Monday, Argentex has a market cap of $26 million, based on 71.7 million shares outstanding.
He will soon be off to check out Pan Global Resources Inc. (TSX: V.PGZ, Stock Forum), which is exploring for lithium and borates in the Republic of Serbia and Bosnia. Trading at 60 cents on Monday, Pan Global has a market cap of $17 million, based on 28.4 million shares outstanding.