Mining stocks for PGE, Au & Ag..................
Geoman
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Being the precious metals forum, I thought I would ask if others have invested in mining stocks. While I collect mainly US Silver coins, I also am interested in precious metals - both as a collector and an investor. That being said, do any people here "invest" in mines that produce precious metals, besides buying coins (which is the end product)?
I do tend to believe most people would rather have the physical possession of gold, silver, etc in the hands. But the possible return on PM mining stock vs. physical coins seems much greater. Gold goes up, bullion goes up (10%, 20%, etc.). However, some mining companies could see larger returns. I should mention that I am a mining Geologist and did my Master's on a Cu-Ni/PGE mining prospect in northern MN. So I may be a little bias. But some of these companies developing new mines have the potential to produce 10-fold on your investment. PolyMet is one company that is interesting (I do own PolyMet stock), Duluth Metals is another. This isn't a plug for these companies, rather just some local examples I know of. I am sure there are other mines across the US/Canada etc that people could list. Rather, I wanted to see people's opinion of mining stock vs. physical ownership of PM coins.
PGE = platinum group elements.
I do tend to believe most people would rather have the physical possession of gold, silver, etc in the hands. But the possible return on PM mining stock vs. physical coins seems much greater. Gold goes up, bullion goes up (10%, 20%, etc.). However, some mining companies could see larger returns. I should mention that I am a mining Geologist and did my Master's on a Cu-Ni/PGE mining prospect in northern MN. So I may be a little bias. But some of these companies developing new mines have the potential to produce 10-fold on your investment. PolyMet is one company that is interesting (I do own PolyMet stock), Duluth Metals is another. This isn't a plug for these companies, rather just some local examples I know of. I am sure there are other mines across the US/Canada etc that people could list. Rather, I wanted to see people's opinion of mining stock vs. physical ownership of PM coins.
PGE = platinum group elements.
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Yes, there are some of us here who buy and sell miners looking to get the additional leverage over bullion. At least you own a certificate of probable gold/silver in the ground by a producing miner so to me it's better than owning a share of a bank stock. One can also get leverage over bullion by buying bullion shares in a 2X or 3X ETF. But you own strictly paper in that case. Generic slabbed gold coins (pre-1933) offer leverage to bullion gold and is another way to play it. If gold rises/falls 10% you will often see generic gold coins (ex. MS63 $10 Indian) move 20-30% at the same time. And in this case you have the benefit of the coin in your hand.
Check out some of the threads and there will be talk about trading miners. However there is not a whole lot of interest in discussing individual miners around here. And that makes sense since it's a coin site.
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