| The Top Ten List: Part 1 |
Dateline: 10/05/98
Revised: 10/24/99
This article was originally written as one page comprising a Top Ten List of Gold, Precious Metals and Mining sites on the Net and a humorous list - Ten Ways to Tell if You're a Gold Bug. I've split it into two with this revision. I've also changed one of my picks.
And so I present my top ten gold, precious metals and mining sites.
1. Canaccord Capital Corporation
- this Canadian brokerage company offers a free daily emailed
newsletter containing superb analyses and recommendations of
specific stocks, most of them in mining and exploration.
2. Gold
Eagle - this site is chock full of analysis and
information on gold. Their orientation is decidedly ideological,
with a definite hard money outlook.
3. Gold
Mining Outlook - Steven Jon
Kaplan updates daily this very thorough look at gold markets. It
includes lease rates, traders' commitments, world wide interest
rates, insider trades, and much more. A must-read for goldbugs.
The daily updates are in bold face type. This and Gold Eagle are
the only American sites on the list.
4. InfoMine
- site features mining news releases, newsletters, forums and
more - much of it free, some on a subscription basis. A complete
resource for both investor and industry insiders.
5. Kitco
Minerals & Metals Inc. - this Montreal based
company is a refiner and processor supplying the jewelry and
dentistry industries. It is also the most comprehensive source
for precious metals pricing and statistics both current and
historical. Site includes the most popular precious metals
discussion forums.
6. The Northern Miner
- The Northern Miner is the world's leading newspaper
devoted to the mining industry. Although much of the site is
available only by subscription, leading headlines, extensive
links to mining companies and a calendar of events are free.
7. The Privateer - a
superb newsletter analysing global monetary economics from a hard
money, pro-gold perspective. Ex-patriate Canadian (and former
roomie) Bill Buckler writes it from somewhere in the wilds of
Australia. Uses a lot of technical analysis and takes a cautious
approach to investing. Always a good read. Gold pages (and much
more) are free. Newsletter is by subscription.
8. The Royal Canadian Mint -
the RCM produces gold and silver coins for collectors that are
more than slabs of metal. They are truly works of art. Coins are
richly illustrated on the site.
9. Stockscape - the best
feature of this site is its extensive collection of investment
newsletters, most of them dealing in precious metals. Includes
the venerable Blanchard Gold Newsletter. Also features
newswires, free portfolio tracking, and discussion forums. Some
services are by subscription.
10. World Gold Council - the
WGC is a non-profit organization of gold producers world wide
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Membership includes
Canadian heavyweights like Barrick, Franco-Nevada, Placer Dome
and Teck Corporation. Site includes extensive news, analysis and
commentary on gold from a global perspective.
So that's the list. Agree? Disagree? Like to see more Top Ten lists? Leave your comments on our Bulletin Board! For more links see my Gold, Precious Metals & Mining Net Links page.
Top Ten Ways to Tell You're a Gold Bug - Your faithful scribe fancies himself a humorist. You be the judge!
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