Gold: Rally Or Retest $1,200; 35 Stocks For Your Bottom Fish Radar - InvestorsGuru.com

Gold's Next Big Move?—Depends On Your Chart

Gold technicians are likely feeling woozy these days—just try and find a trend line to rely on. Up, down and all around, recent gold charts are starting to look like they were drawn by a drunk.

Gold's short-term charts have been trending down again and look somewhat bearish. The 3-month bullish up-trend from the June 28 $1,179.40 gold futures low—topping $1,400 late in August—now teeters close to August's low $1,271.80 support as it completes a bearish Head & Shoulders (H&S). We all know the yearly chart will be down unless there's a yearend golden miracle—it's first annual drop in 13-years—with gold's 2-year price now down over 31% from its 2011 $1,923 all-time high.



Zoom out and gold looks totally different. From $260 in 2001 to its 2011 all-time high, gold's long-term chart is a fairly smooth and consistent rise—however you will see two bumps in the road in 2006 and in 2008 with significant corrections of 22% and 29% respectively. Still above its long-term trend-lines, I see no reason technically or fundamentally why gold can't recover again to even higher highs.



Instead of a bearish 3-month H&S, others look back to the sudden $200 sell-off in April and see a bullish inverse H&S completing soon. The shape of the former charts seem more regular, while this chart's volume pattern may be more important. That's why technical analysis is considered subjective, although both H&S perspectives consider the August low gold price support a key level to hold.



As markets do often overshoot their trends, the sobering conclusion might be that even if gold retests $1,200, now or going into yearend tax loss selling season may be the time to Bottom Fish gold mining stocks. This is more about fundamental all-in costs, as most gold producers can't make money below that level. Many have already lowered forecasts and as they say the cure for low prices is low prices.

I also find support in knowing that the $850 1980 gold high works out to over $2,500 in today's CPI Adjusted dollars—with a whole lot more than three times as much fiat money around now. We also haven't seen a parabolic gold price spike yet—like we saw at the end of the 1970's gold bull market.

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Below are 35 of the gold stocks on our bottom fish radar—filtered since late June's gold price low, for our homepage's Mid-Day Market Movers section and for our daily Hot Sheet then, and later in our Weekend Recap e-newsletter that is also posted at our website and to our syndicated News Blog.

Most of these small to mid-cap gold companies have established resources with producing mines or one in development. Notice how several of them have recently completed financings at prices higher than their current share price—some are even trading at or below their cash value!

Stocks are listed in descending order from the largest to smallest by market cap. Each includes its ~2-Year High, 52-Week High, 52-Week Low, Current Share Price and Market Cap. Ticker symbols and company names are also Quote Links for further research or to comment at our website. There's also a brief company description with the recent news headlines that caught our eye at that time.

 ~2YH |  YH  |  YL  | Now | MCap |       Tickers & Company Name       |       Description & News Headline
$22.00 $16.30 $3.81 $4.98 $1.88B (NYSE: IAG)(TSX: IMG) IAMGOLD
- mid-tier gold producer (6 mines on 3 continents) + REE and top 3 in niobium, lower power rates extends mine life at Rosebel
$23.00 $11.64 $2.99 $5.03 $1.2B (TSX: CG) Centerra Gold
- largest Western-based gold producer in Central Asia and focused on emerging markets worldwide, Updates on Kyrgyz Gov't
$3.25 $1.68 $0.42 $0.88 $969M (TSX: CEE) Centamin
- expanding its large scale, low cost Sukari Gold Mine in Desert Egypt and targets 450-500k-ozs per year, Q3 Preliminary Production Results
$2.40 $2.28 $1.12 $1.20 $728M (TSX: TXG) Torex Gold Resources
- well funded with 100% of the 29K-ha Morelos Gold Property (75% still unexplored) 180km SW of Mexico City, Q2 Results
$9.50 $4.94 $1.63 $2.38 $626M (NYSE: MUX)(TSX: MUX) McEwen Mining
- high growth gold producer in the Americas: San José/Los Azules in Argentina, El Gallo in Mexico, Gold Bar in Nevada
$14.76 $14.76 $4.71 $5.19 $518M (AMEX: SAND)(TSX: SSL) Sandstorm Gold
- streaming co. providing upfront financing for the right to purchase a percentage of a mine's gold at a fixed price
$45.00 $41.02 $3.54 $4.10 $426M (AMEX: ANV)(TSX: ANV) Allied Nevada Gold
- Achieves Record Gold Production and Sales in Q3 2013, Q2 2013 Net Income of $4.2M or $0.04/Share
$2.75 $1.17 $0.67 $0.85 $264M (TSX: SUE) Sulliden Gold
- 100% of the Shahuindo Au-Ag Project in N-Peru, $40M bought deal financing at $1.02/share; Ministry of Energy & Mines Approval
$3.48 $3.48 $1.36 $1.50 $216M (TSX: TMM)(AMEX: TGD) Timmins Gold
- 100% of its San Francisco open-pit heap-leach mine in Sonora Mexico targets 125-130Koz 2013, Record Q3 29,139oz
$5.60 $4.85 $0.56 $0.73 $184M (AMEX: BAA)(TSX: BAA) Banro
- (DRC Africa) Q3-13 Twangiza Mine Production Update, Operations Overview & Comment on Addl. Funding for Namoya Project
$2.75 $2.43 $1.10 $2.12 $160M (TSXV: PRB) Probe Mines
- with ~$38M cash continues to intersect high-grade gold at its Borden Gold Zone, plus 100% of the Black Creek chromite deposit also in Ont.
$4.50 $0.99 $0.165 $0.38 $158M (AMEX: LSG)(TSX: LSG) Lake Shore Gold
- 3 wholly owned, multi-million oz. plays in the Timmins Gold Camp, Solid Q3, Completes Mill Exp., 3K+ TPD Prod.
$6.00 $2.11 $0.39 $0.47 $121M (AMEX: GSS)(TSX:GSC) Golden Star Resources
- focused on its Bogoso/Prestea and Wassa/HBB open-pit gold mines in Ghana, Prelim. Q3 2013 Production Results
$9.00 $5.75 $0.52 $0.58 $102M (TSX: CSI) Colossus Minerals
- bringing its 75% owned Serra Pelada Gold-Platinum-Palladium Mine to production, Completes C$37.95M Bought Deal Financing: $.75/sh.
$1.00 $0.72 $0.21 $0.33 $88M (TSXV: TGM) True Gold Mining
- Receives Burkina Faso Enviro. Permit for Karma Project; Final Metallurgical Results Validate Heap-Leach Process; Drill Results
$1.50 $1.50 $0.60 $0.85 $78M (TSXV: AOT) Ascot Resources
- drilling continues at its Premier and Dilworth Au-Ag U.S. properties, Intersects 23.72 Meters of 5.09 Grams/Tonne Gold at Martha Ellen
$6.00 $1.72 $0.62 $0.69 $61M (AMEX: XRA)(TSX: XRC) Exeter Resource
- focused on its 100% owned Caspiche Au-Cu project in the Maricunga Gold district of Chile, Embarks on a New Strategy
$3.50 $1.04 $0.09 $0.16 $59M (TSX: SGR) San Gold
- producer, explorer and developer with the Rice Lake Mining Complex near Bissett MB, Drills New Gold Zones; $4M P.P. at $0.125/sh.; Q2
$0.75 $0.39 $0.05 $0.08 $56M (TSX: CPN) Carpathian Gold
- developing near-term production on its 100% owned Riacho dos Machados Gold Project in Brazil, $16M Bought Deal, 114M+ shs. at $0.14
$1.60 $1.03 $0.185 $0.23 $42M (TSX: IRL) Minera IRL
- Latin American focused precious metals mining and exploration, $80M Financing for Don Nicolas Gold Project From Argentina Sources; Q2
$0.40 $0.28 $0.07 $0.15 $40M (TSXV: MTO) Metanor Resources
- 4-Quebec and 1-Ontario gold properties, 30K Meter Drill Program at Bachelor and Barry; Produces Record 4,312 Oz. in August
$1.40 $0.42 $0.065 $0.09 $37M (TSX: CRK) Crocodile Gold
- 3 operating mines in Australia, Ups Gold Production 14%+ to 55,206oz.; $11M Operating Cash Flow on $65.6M Q2 2013 Revenue
$1.50 $0.35 $0.10 $0.11 $37M (TSXV: VIT) Victoria Gold
- 100% of Dublin Gulch which hosts the Eagle Gold Deposit in the Yukon, Achieves Major Milestone with Receipt of the Quartz Mining License
$2.75 $0.79 $0.16 $0.19 $33M (AMEX: CGR)(TSX: CRJ) Claude Resources
- 100% owned 17.2K-ha Seabee gold production + exploration & development at Madsen and Amisk, to Amex Delist; Q2 Results
$10.50 $2.81 $0.30 $0.33 $32M (AMEX: THM)(TSX: ITH) International Tower Hill Mines
- 100% of the world-class Livengood Gold Project NW of Fairbanks Alaska, Files NI 43-101 Technical Report
$1.10 $0.45 $0.16 $0.29 $30M (TSXV: CGT) Columbus Gold
- Drills 133m 1.28 g/t Au (30.5m 3.24 g/t Au) +Ag at Bolo in Nevada; Options 50.01% of Montagne d'Or Au Project Valued at $30M Min.
$1.50 $1.35 $0.095 $0.13 $25M (TSX: ATN) Atna Resources
- with a North American focus, Briggs Mine Reports Strong Q3 Production; Closes $5.8M P.P at $0.16/share; Near Record Gold Oz. Mined
$0.69 $0.69 $0.045 $0.50 $19M (TSXV: TXR) TerraX Minerals
- 3,562-ha on the prolific Yellowknife belt, Assays 62.90 g/t Au Over 5.00 m Less Than 50 M From Surface at Northbelt Property, NWT
$1.50 $0.58 $0.18 $0.20 $17M (TSX: LPK) Lupaka Gold
- focused all across Peru with 100% of its flagship 5.5k-ha Crucero Au and Invicta Au-Ag-Cu projects, plus 17% of V.LCY AntaKori Cu-Au
$0.40 $0.40 $0.025 $0.21 $17M (TSXV: GEG) Ginguro Exploration
- focused on its Pardo paleo-placer gold property in northern Ontario, Samples 40.1 g/t Gold Along 22.5 Meters at Pardo 007 Zone
$1.50 $0.75 $0.10 $0.20 $16M (TSX: OMI) Orosur Mining
- gold producer/exploration co. focused on South America with the only producing gold mine in Uruguay, Q1 Production up and Costs down
$0.15 $0.135 $0.02 $0.08 $13M (TSXV: EGX) Ecuador Gold & Copper
- Condor Project and Santa Barbara Au-Cu porphyry, ups indicated mineral resources to ~6.4Moz. Au + inferred ~2.1Moz
$0.10 $0.06 $0.01 $0.03 $6.4M (TSXV: GAL) Galantas Gold
- 100% interest in Ireland's only operating gold mine, Drills 2.8 Metres High Grade Gold on Joshua Vein
$1.20 $0.26 $0.04 $0.04 $5.7M (TSX: EVG) Evolving Gold
- focused on Nevada's Carlin Trend and its gold discovery at Rattlesnake Hills WY, Corp. Update; Closes Non-Brokered P.P. 6M $0.05 units
$0.60 $0.17 $0.04 $0.07 $2.6M (TSXV: BG) Barisan Gold
- two gold and gold-copper properties in Indonesia's Aceh Province—northern tip of Sumatra Island, Begins Drilling at Upper Tengkereng

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InvestorsGuru.com 32 Filtered Mid-Day Market Movers Recap

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NYSE
(NYSE: NOAH) Noah Holdings Ltd. $8.78 $14.15 $16.21 $19.61 Wk-H: $22.99
- provides high net worth China wealth mgmt. services, Policy is Not to Comment on Unusual Market Activity or Rumors; Nov. 20 AGM
(NYSE: DQ) Daqo New Energy Corp. $16.50 $27.85 $32.23 Wk-H: $43.13
- China based manufacturer of high-quality polysilicon and wafers for photovoltaics, Policy Not to Comment on Unusual Market Activity
(NYSE: MY) China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd. $2.45 $3.23 Wk-H: $3.52
- Secures Off-Shore Tender in Zhuhai Guangdong with 3MW SCD Wind Turbine Generators, Construction starts in Oct.
(NYSE: XNY) China Xiniya Fashion Ltd. $1.50 $1.99 Wk-H: $2.19
- a leading provider of men's business casual apparel in China; designs/manufactures under Xiniya brand, 29 distributors, 1,600 retail outlets
(NYSE: FSM)(TSX: FVI) Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. $3.54 Wk-H: $3.70
- Caylloma Ag in S-Peru and San Jose Ag-Au in Mexico, San Jose Ag reserves +22% & inf. +39%; Q3 production 1,104,914oz Ag, 4,515oz Au
(NYSE: GRO) Agria Corp. $1.63 Wk-H: $1.74
- an international agricultural company with operations in China, South America, New Zealand and Australia

NYSE MKT AMEX
(AMEX: FU) FAB Universal Corp. $3.31 $4.15 $5.05 $9.49 $6.37 Wk-H: $7.83
- a global leader in digital media ent. sales/dist. via Intelligent Kiosks, Retail Stores, Franchises & online, Oct. 2 Comments on Unusual Trading
(AMEX: TPLM) Triangle Petroleum Corp. $6.60 $8.82 $9.80 $11.07 Wk-H: $11.45
- vertically integrated, growth oriented O&G co. focused on the Bakken Shale/Three Forks formations in the Williston Basin N-Dakota/Montana
(AMEX: SYRG) Synergy Resources Corp. $7.10 $7.12 $8.57 $11.15 Wk-H: $11.30
- O&G co. in the Wattenberg Field/D-J Basin Col., Oct. 1 Initial Production From Horizontal Wells and Updates Flood Impact on Existing Wells
(AMEX: CAK) CAMAC Energy Inc. $0.915 $0.98 Wk-H: $1.05
- offshore O&G leases in deep water Nigeria, Kenya and The Gambia, West Africa Drilling Update - prelim. results Oyo-7 well offshore Nigeria
(AMEX: TPI) Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. $0.65 $1.04 Wk-H: $1.14
- makes patented drugs, modern Chinese medicine, branded generics and API, Auditor Change Updates; FY-13 Financial Results
(AMEX: CNR) China Metro-Rural Holdings Ltd. $1.63 Wk-H: $2.88
- agricultural logistics platform development and rural-urban migration redevelopment co., No Comment on Unusual Market Activity

NASDAQ
(NASDAQ: LGND) Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. $35.72 $40.32 $47.06 $53.17 Wk-H: $56.51
- focused on various diseases and royalty revenues under lean costs, to Host Nov. 14 Analyst Day in Chicago; Q3 Results on Oct. 30
(NASDAQ: UFPI) Universal Forest Products Inc. $37.13 $43.23 $47.83 Wk-H: $48.76
- wood for building materials, struct. lumber, house frames, specialty packaging, annual dividend +5%; Q3-13 earnings triple+, sales +22%+
(NASDAQ: RSOL) Real Goods Solar Inc. $1.88 $3.10 $3.82 Wk-H: $4.20
- a nationwide leader of turnkey solar solutions, Sets Q3-13 Conf. Call for Wed. Nov. 6; at ROTH Capital Partners Solar Symposium Oct. 23
(NASDAQ: CBAK) China BAK Battery Inc. $1.34 $2.42 $2.87 Wk-H: $3.45
- manufactures lithium-based battery cells: cellular/smart phones, notebooks/electronics, e-bikes/vehicles, power tools, power supplies etc.
(NASDAQ: PRKR) ParkerVision Inc. $3.56 $5.23 Wk-H: $7.20
- designs, develops & markets RF comm.'s technologies, Jury Finds Qualcomm Guilty of Patents Infringement, 2nd Phase Damages Set to Begin
(NASDAQ: GERN) Geron Corp. $2.61 $4.41 Wk-H: $4.62
- clinical stage biopharm. developing telomerase inhibitor in hematologic myeloid malignancies, Completes Divestiture of Stem Cell Assets
(NASDAQ: HPJ) Highpower International Inc. $1.27 $2.14 Wk-H: $3.04
- maker of Ni-MH and lithium rechargeable batteries, Aug. 22 Subsidiary Passes China's National High-Tech Enterprise Certification
(NASDAQ: MTSL) MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. $3.68 $2.62 Wk-H: $3.44
- worldwide provider of global MVNE, Mobile Money & telecom expense management, SBC Comm. Selects MTS as Their MNVE Solution Provider
(NASDAQ: KGJI) Kingold Jewelry Inc. $1.73 $2.13 Wk-H: $2.45
- one of China's leading makers of 24-karat gold jewelry, ornaments and investments, Announces Upcoming Investor & Media Event
(NASDAQ: CCIH) ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. $9.15 Wk-H: $10.01
- leading total solutions provider of Internet content and application delivery services in China, IR/Media Events; Signs Contract With SmarTone
(NASDAQ: ASTC) Astrotech Corp. $0.95 Wk-H: $1.38
- a leading provider of commercial aerospace services and products, Reports Q4 and Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results

OTCBB
(OTCBB: BZNE) BioZone Pharmaceuticals Inc. $0.55 Wk-H: $0.97
- maker of over-the-counter drugs, preparations, cosmetics & nutritional supplements, Sept. 3 MusclePharm Makes $2M Strategic Investment
(OTCBB: NGHT) NightCulture Inc. $0.10 Wk-H: $0.138
- premier producer of live concerts and events, Preparing for Something Wicked Halloween Music Festival; Sold Out Show on Sept. 27

TSX (quote T. and ticker symbol)
(TSX: SGY) Surge Energy Inc. $4.36 $5.29 $6.49 Wk-H: $6.84
- an oil focused O&G co. with operations throughout Alberta, Manitoba and North Dakota, confirms October 2013 dividend

TSX Venture (quote V. and ticker symbol)
(TSXV: MCR) Macro Enterprises Inc. $1.89 $2.00 $2.57 $3.65 $5.11 $6.37 Wk-H: $7.14
- provides pipeline and facilities construction and maintenance services to major O&G co.'s in B.C. and Alberta, Canada
(TSXV: NCI) NTG Clarity Networks Inc. $0.18 $0.335 $0.49 $0.57 Wk-H: $0.63
- a world leader in the telecom.'s OSS/BSS market, Q3 revenues +171% to $3,767,669 vs. $1,386,554 for Q3-12; Purchase Orders for 3-LOIs
(TSXV: PRD) PRD Energy Inc. $0.68 $0.92 $1.29 Wk-H: $1.34
- focused on the development of O&G resources in onshore Germany, Oct. 21 to be added to S&P/TSX Venture Select Index
(TSXV: EGX) Ecuador Gold and Copper Corp. $0.055 $0.085 Wk-H: $0.11
- focused on its Condor Project and Santa Barbara Au-Cu porphyry, ups indicated mineral resources to ~6.4Moz. Au + inferred ~2.1Moz
(TSXV: TVE) Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. $3.52 Wk-H: $3.83
- O&G co. focused in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin, Updates 3,150 to 3,250 boe/d; Oct 21 to be added to S&P/TSXV Select Index
(TSXV: DXE) DualEx Energy International Inc. $0.26 Wk-H: $0.275
- O&G co. focused on Tunisia and Hungary, Operational Update On BHN-1 exploratory well on the Bouhajla Permit in northeastern Tunisia

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Is Uranium Finally Finding Its Bottom? T.RGT Rockgate Buyout - InvestorsGuru.com

Uranium Spot Price Up-Ticks Two Weeks In A Row

Uranium investors have had to endure Chinese-water-torture like spot prices this year. While each weekly drop has been small, the overall 2013 price decline so far for U3O8 is $10/lb., equal to a 23% decline from $44 to $34 per pound.

We should also keep in mind that uranium prices were down last year, and again in 2011—after Japan's March 11 record earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant accident. The 2012 spot high/low was $52.50/$40.75 and for 2011 it was $73/$49. My point is that 2.5-years after Fukushima, uranium spot prices have been more than cut in half. The question is, has uranium finally found its bottom?

We have detailed the various supply and demand catalysts and continue to believe that uranium prices should move significantly higher. These range from the number of nuclear power plants doubling worldwide by 2030, to more immediate demand growth as Japan's 50 reactors start coming back online later this year. Uranium supplies continue to tighten with deferments and mine closures as a result of low prices, while at the same time U.S. nuclear utilities need new sources to replace about half of their supply that came from the 20-year HEU Agreement with Russia—that has just ended.

Markets usually react to higher demand—or to lower supply—with higher prices, which eventually come back into balance as more supply is produced. We saw this in 2007/2008 with U3O8/oil prices both spiking to record highs of $137/lb. and $147/barrel. That world energy growth up-trend was suddenly upset by the financial crisis in 2008, resulting in both oil and U3O8 correcting to around $40. Oil prices have since recovered to over $100/barrel again, however uranium spot prices are back to the mid $30s—even though its fundamentals have never looked better. Why is uranium stuck?

Trend Traders know that major gains can be made if you can accurately time the first significant up-move of a major downtrend reversal—U3O8 especially has seen big spikes in the past. However investors still tend to remain on the sidelines until after a new up-trend is established, although this can only be determined in retrospect—after a significant up-move holds. I actually thought we saw the bottom last December at $40/lb., before bouncing 10% on news of Japan electing a pro-nuclear government—but the bounce didn't hold that time.

With U3O8 down over 50% in 30-months, finding its spot price bottom has certainly been elusive. Even those who fully appreciate the world's growing need for reliable, clean and low cost nuclear energy, and who recognize the S&D outlook dilemma for uranium and the positive value impact this represents to its miners, may still be waiting for that technical bounce and for it to hold.

The fact is that market trends tend to move prices beyond fundamental values—so many wait. The question now is, will that wait end soon—with the U3O8 spot price up two weeks in a row?

More And More Uranium M&A—Mega And Denison Bid For Rockgate

While uranium investors continue to sit on their hands—waiting for U3O8's next up-trend to emerge—uranium miners know better than to wait and have been busy positioning for the next wave.

In 2011 we saw (TSX: CCO)(NYSE: CCJ) Cameco—world's largest publicly traded uranium producer—and (NYSE: RIO) Rio Tinto—diversified miner with a $92B market-cap—battle back and forth for Hathor Exploration and its high-grade Roughrider deposit in the Athabasca Basin, until RIO's C$654M bid won. Last year state-owned China Guandong Nuclear Power Group bought Extract Resources for its Husab deposits in Namibia—believed to be the 4th largest in the world. In 2011 Russia's state-owned ARMZ bought Australian listed Mantra Resources—developing the Mkuju River project in Tanzania; this year ARMZ is acquiring the balance of what it doesn't already own of major producer (TSX: UUU) Uranium One—set to close later this week on Friday October 18.

A key potential turnaround sign for any beaten down industry is when you see increased Merger and Acquisition activity—as assets become so cheap that the big boys have to unclench their wallets and step in. This is somewhat like when insiders start buying their own extremely depressed shares—even though they already own a ton of stock. For uranium, we have seen more M&A transactions in the 2-year+ bear market since Fukushima than there was in the 4-years prior—during a bull U3O8 market.

In addition to the above bigger deals, there have been many smaller ones. The most interesting buyout lately is for (TSX: RGT) Rockgate Capital. In June Rockgate and (TSX: MGA) Mega Uranium announced a proposed merger to create a diversified company with advanced uranium assets in Australia and Mali, West Africa. The implied price then was C$0.25/RGT share, paid in MGA shares.

In August the companies executed a Definitive Agreement, shareholders were updated and an Interim Court Order was obtained for the combination. In September two leading independent proxy advisory firms recommended Rockgate shareholders vote in favour of the deal, and the company waived the application of its Shareholder Rights Plan.

A few days later Rockgate advised of the receipt of an unsolicited offer from (AMEX: DNN)(TSX: DML) Denison Mines. A week later RGT announced the termination of the agreement with Mega, but made no recommendation with respect to Denison's offer—although the news release indicates a superior DML offer, but with some concerns. In any event Mega was paid a C$1M break-up fee.

The interesting part is that Denison gets Rockgate's ~C$23M in cash, paid for totally in shares at a ratio of 0.192 DML per RGT share. This works out to just over C$23M as of Friday's C$1.04 DML closing price. Denison will likely pay a few million in transaction fees, but this deal finances itself as the closing costs and any other premium paid to get RGT's cash is offset by the up to 20% Discounted Market Price that might have otherwise been factored into a DML Private Placement to pay for RGT.

The practically free bonus is getting Rockgate's 100% owned, 267 km2 Falea uranium project in SW-Mali, near Senegal and Guinea. RGT's most recent NI 43-101 resource report shows 45.3Mlbs. U3O8 at 0.07%, with a further bonus of 36.9Moz of silver and 155.4Mlbs. of copper ... so far!

Mali is Africa's third-largest gold producer with eight active gold mines. Mining in general has been down this year, and even more so for Mali as a result of recent terrorist acts. As the geopolitics there eventually improve—with only a small portion of Falea explored so far—re-rated risk values and a potential African spinout with Denison's Mutanga project in Zambia might make RGT a sweet deal.

While Denison has exploration and development uranium projects in Zambia, Namibia, Mongolia, and perhaps soon in Mali, its focus remains on Canada's Eastern Athabasca Basin—as one of the largest property holders there with 49 projects covering 600k+ hectares. Earlier this year we saw Denison acquire JNR Resources and then Fission Energy, primarily for their Athabasca assets.

That Fission deal resulted in a new spinout company also called Fission, to hold its predecessor's Western Athabasca properties—including Patterson Lake South (PLS). (TSXV: FCU) Fission Uranium and its 50% joint venture partner (TSXV: AMW) Alpha Minerals have shown high-grade PLS drill results all year that have propelled their combined market caps to over $345M currently.

PLS has become a hot uranium area play with many companies recently acquiring nearby properties. On Sept. 18 FCU and AMW announced the execution of a definitive agreement for them to now merge—consolidating and repositioning their PLS project—also providing a new spinout company to hold their non-PLS assets. Why so much M&A activity—unless uranium is about to turn higher?

U.S. Uranium Mining—Uranerz Energy

As Russia, China and other major producers make their moves, the United States seems caught flat-footed without a secure future uranium supply plan. Back in the 1960's the U.S. was both the world's largest consumer and producer of uranium. It's interesting that while the U.S. still consumes the most uranium, U.S. production has shrunk over 90%—now at less than 8% of its needs.

With uranium's rarity and strategic importance in nuclear power, warheads, medicine and other vital industries, it's also interesting that Russians now mine more uranium on American soil than the U.S. itself. Will U.S. based U3O8 miners command a patriotic premium as the public starts realizing this?

The U.S.' largest uranium production facility is Cameco's Smith Ranch-Highland (SRH) plant located in the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming—this only makes sense as most U.S. uranium comes from the PRB. A detailed property location map of the central PRB shows Cameco, Uranium One and (AMEX: URZ)(TSX: URZ) Uranerz Energy surround each other—just to the north of SRH. The blue, red and beige area colours also give you an idea of each company's comparative land position.

Uranium resin from Uranerz' Nichols Ranch project—the company's first ISR mine—will be trucked about 15-miles south to the SRH plant for final processing. Mine construction started in August 2011 and is nearing completion, with production anticipated by yearend—see URZ' Oct. PDF presentation.

We have mentioned several U.S. based uranium miners before, but watch these three in regards to the U.S.' key PRB play. Beaten down 1-5 year charts look interesting for each company, however Cameco is a major global producer that is focused more on the Saskatchewan/Alberta Athabasca Basin. Uranium One also produces globally—soon to be a wholly owned Russian private company.

Our focus is more on smaller-cap stocks like Uranerz, which holds over 80k acres in the PRB and is the only pure PRB uranium play. The company's NI 43-101 shows ~19Mlbs. U3O8 from 7 projects explored so far—out of their 30 PRB projects. URZ' Nichols Ranch mine is licensed for up to 2Mlbs./year with the initial production rate targeted at 600k-800k lbs. per year after ramp-up.

We look forward to Uranerz' resources expanding with future exploration programs, however the more immediate URZ catalysts that we are watching for now are additional mine construction updates—including completion of drilling at their second of two Deep Disposal Wells—and the final processing of their low-cost $20M state loan.

As URZ' first uranium mine moves towards commissioning, several analysts this year have put URZ' target north of $2/share—over double the current share price of US $0.94 and its $81M market-cap. When quoting URZ at our website and then clicking the Analyst Tab, our data provider shows the Consensus Rating for URZ is Strong Buy—the highest rating possible for the four analysts reporting. The Industry Comparison shows URZ ranked number one out of 101 stocks with recommendations.

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NYSE
(NYSE: SOL) ReneSola Ltd. $2.68 $2.80 $2.48 $3.78 $4.88 $5.52 Wk-H: $6.00
- a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaics, Closes $70 Million Offering, at $4.67/ADS share on Sept 17
(NYSE: INVN) Invensense Inc. $11.48 $14.60 $17.66 $19.71 Wk-H: $20.56
- world's leading MotionTracking solutions for consumer electronic devices, Expands Global Engineering Presence With Korean Design Center
(NYSE: ANFI) Amira Nature Foods Ltd. $8.79 $11.51 $14.24 Wk-H: $14.85
- a leading global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, Participated in Anuga Food & Beverage Fair, Showcased New Organic Ready Meals

NYSE MKT AMEX
(AMEX: INO) Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. $0.53 $0.75 $0.65 $0.74 $1.04 $1.25 $2.10 $1.57 $1.92 $2.33 Wk-H: $2.38
- focused on cancer, challenging diseases and vaccines, to Participate in Immunotherapy Panel and Present at 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum
(AMEX: ANV)(TSX: ANV) Allied Nevada Gold Corp. $8.40 $4.85 Wk-H: $5.09
- Achieved Record Gold Production and Sales in Q3 2013, Commissioning New 21,500 Gallons per Minute Capacity Merrill-Crowe Plants
(AMEX: THM)(TSX: ITH) International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. $0.35 Wk-H: $0.39
- controls a 100% interest in the world-class Livengood Gold Project NW of Fairbanks Alaska, Sept. 9 Files NI 43-101 Technical Report

NASDAQ
(NASDAQ: TKMR)(TSX: TKM) Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. $6.88 $10.54 Wk-H: $11.42
- a leading developer of RNAi therapeutics, Product Pipeline Update; new ExecVP/CFO; Presented TKM-PLK1 Data at 6th Annual NA-NETS Conf
(NASDAQ: VISN) VisionChina Media Inc. $2.83 $4.54 Wk-H: $7.87
- one of China's largest out-of-home digital television advertising networks on mass transportation systems, Sept. 9 Q2-2013 Results
(NASDAQ: CRME)(TSX: COM) Cardiome Pharma Corp. $3.49 $5.12 Wk-H: $5.60
- European approved treatment of recent-onset atrial fibrillation, Positive Data from an Observational, Retrospective BRINAVESS Study
(NASDAQ: RCON) Recon Technology Ltd. $2.19 $2.98 Wk-H: $4.43
- Chinese non-state-owned oilfield services provider, Recently Developed Shale Gas Automation System; Sept. 30 FY 2013 Financial Results
(NASDAQ: PRTS) U.S. Auto Parts Network Inc. $1.19 $1.90 Wk-H: $3.18
- a leading online provider of automotive aftermarket parts, Sept. 25 Maguire Asset Mgmt. Seeks to Purchase Oaks' 28% Ownership of PRTS
(NASDAQ: CALD) Callidus Software Inc. $9.88 Wk-H: $10.48
- a leading provider of sales and marketing effectiveness software, CallidusCloud Reports Q3 2013 Financial Results Will Exceed Expectations
(NASDAQ: ARWR) Arrowhead Research Corp. $6.60 Wk-H: $8.27
- developing targeted RNAi therapeutics, $60M Net P.P. at $5.86/share; Completes Enrollment Phase 1 ARC-520 to Treat Chronic Hepatitis B
(NASDAQ: CTIC) Cell Therapeutics Inc. $1.95 Wk-H: $1.95
- focused on making cancer more treatable, FDA agreement on Special Protocol for Planned Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of Pacritinib in Myelofibrosis

OTCBB
(OTCBB: FVRG) ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp. $0.61 $1.87 Wk-H: $1.98
- provides nutritional foods and healthy products, FGXpress Sept.: Sales Jump 90%+, 3,200 new dist.'s +54%, ForeverGreen sales +60%
(OTCBB: MMTIF) Micromem Technologies Inc. $0.58 Wk-H: $0.67
- focused on sophisticated magnetic sensor applications, Completes C$0.26/unit Private Placements; Provides Oil Sector Update

TSX (quote T. and ticker symbol)
(TSX: AC.B) Air Canada $1.43 $2.90 $2.65 $3.43 $4.66 Wk-H: $4.98
- Launches Major European Expansion; Q3 load factor at near all-time high, adj. net income and EBITDAR forecasted above last year's
(TSX: SW)(NASDAQ: SWIR) Sierra Wireless Inc. $13.99 $14.47 $18.28 Wk-H: $18.88
- global leader in M2M devices & cloud services, to Acquire M2M Embedded Module/Modem Assets of AnyDATA Corp.; Changes to Exec. Team
(TSX: PHD) Phonetime Inc. $0.10 $0.13 Wk-H: $0.135
- Sept. 17 Agreed to Acquire the Technology and Operations of AGK Consulting and the U.S. Retail Telecommunications Business of Netel
(TSX: UR) UrtheCast Corp. $2.20 Wk-H: $2.31
- developing world's first near-live HD video feed of Earth from space, HD video camera completes first Acceptance Testing, ships to Russia

TSX Venture (quote V. and ticker symbol)
(TSXV: NFK) Africa Hydrocarbons Inc. $0.075 $0.11 Wk-H: $0.195
- with 47.5% of the Bouhajla Block onshore Tunisia in the productive Pelagian Basin, Operations Update of BHN-1 Well in Tunisia
(TSXV: ALN) Aldrin Resource Corp. $0.085 $0.125 Wk-H: $0.135
- Announces $1M Financing (10M shs. at $0.10/sh.) and Purchase of the Virgin Uranium Property, 49k+ha. SC margin of the Athabasca Basin

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