Sector Expert: Gwen Preston
Gwen Preston is the Resource Maven. Her independent letter chronicles her thoughts, buys, and sells in the world of mineral exploration, development, and mining. Gwen has a strong network of contacts, almost 15 years of site visits and due diligence under her belt, a solid grasp of macroeconomics and how they shape metals price moves, and a track record of finding opportunity and managing risk in the metals and mining sector. Click HERE to sign up for a free trial subscription.
Recent Interviews
Low Risk, High Reward: The Best Way to Profit When Gold Goes Higher (8/31/20)
Troilus, HighGold, and Revival Gold are drilling great discoveries and offer significant low-risk upside through splashy drill results, growing resources, and initial mine plans, writes Resource Maven Gwen Preston.
Genesis Metals: Discovery Group Icons John Robins and Jim Paterson Taking a New Look at Chevrier (2/29/20)
In this Critical Investor guest post, Resource Maven Gwen Preston discusses developments with the company and its Quebec project.
Explorer Set to Drill on 'Standout' Target in the Golden Triangle (8/20/19)
Resource Maven Gwen Preston describes how leadership and a promising project in British Columbia translates to a compelling option for investors.
Recent Quotes
"GENM's hole 541 at Marathon cut three intervals with significant grades."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(11/4/20)
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"MAG and Fresnillo produced their first silver and gold at Juanicipio!"
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Gwen Preston, Maven Metals
(10/31/20)
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"The highlight sample from TLG's Testard was bonanza grade for sure."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(10/22/20)
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"RVG completed 4,900m of drilling on Beartrack-Arnett's Haidee target."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(10/22/20)
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"OCG's Megapozo is besting La Ivana in grade and average thickness."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(10/22/20)
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"HIGH's hole 96 cut 20.1m of 11.5 g/t Au, 4 g/t Ag and 3.1% Zn."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(10/22/20)
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"TLG announced some good samples from the Goldfield zone."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(10/14/20)
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"ELY has three producing royalties and eight to come online by 2023."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(10/14/20)
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"SCOT's O zone hole 27 returned 2.5m of 109.4 g/t Au and 32.4 g/t Ag."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(10/7/20)
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"TLG's large property has yielded a new target via sampling."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/30/20)
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"We got more intercepts of mineable grade gold from LGD's Black Pine."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/30/20)
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"TLG is embarking on a new infill and expansion drill program."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/23/20)
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"HIGH started drilling again at its projects in Ontario's Timmins."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/23/20)
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"RVG is now turning three drill rigs at Beartrack-Arnett."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/16/20)
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"The Megapozo target at OCG's Santa Ana is a great high-grade shoot."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/16/20)
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"Simplicity and scale matter with LGD's Black Pine; both are apparent."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/16/20)
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"HIGH's Johnson Tract is a standout for its incredibly high grades."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/9/20)
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"TLG's Troilus will attract some kind of buyout in this bull market."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/3/20)
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"MAG's world-class silver asset is on the cusp of production."
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Gwen Preston, Maven Metals
(9/2/20)
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"GPG reported visual gold in two holes cut between veins at Herbert."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/26/20)
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"GENM's updated recoveries should materially impact project economics."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/26/20)
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"It's good to note that SCOT's accelerated warrant exercise is over."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/19/20)
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"It's great to see RVG using its new cash to double down on exploration."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/19/20)
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"TLG's ongoing exploration at Troilus continues to provide blue sky."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/12/20)
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"Targets at SCOT's Scottie offer potential for grade and scale."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/12/20)
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"The MT survey has identified a key target at GENM's Marathon."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/12/20)
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"Three new zones at LGD's Black Pine may add up to one large zone."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/5/20)
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"Drilling at HIGH's JT means now is a good time to position yourself."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/5/20)
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"Most of the new resource ounces at TLG's Troilus are open pittable."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/29/20)
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"LGD's D-3 zone at Black Pine continues to impress, with hole 152 delivering a thick zone of mineable-grade oxide mineralization."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/29/20)
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"TLG also plans to explore the Lac Allonge region of its property."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/23/20)
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"HIGH drill program expansion includes mobilization of a third rig."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/23/20)
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"ELY hasn't wasted any time deploying its cash influx."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/23/20)
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"OCG's Santa Ana hosts a vein system of at least 14 km in length."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/15/20)
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"HIGH effectively tripled the Munro-Croesus property boundary."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/15/20)
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"LGD should keep generating news for Black Pine for the rest of 2020."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/15/20)
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"HIGH's bought-deal financing was upsized almost immediately to $12M."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/8/20)
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"Anticipation is building now that HIGH is drilling at JT again."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/2/20)
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"SCOT is now in the field on its projects in the Golden Triangle."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(6/24/20)
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"LGD boosted its 28,000m RC drill program at Black Pine to 46,000m."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(6/24/20)
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"I continue to like LGD for its potential for oxide gold with scale."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(6/17/20)
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"OCG's financing was fully subscribed; this was an insane raise."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(6/3/20)
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"TLG announced a bought-deal financing yesterday that was quickly upsized from $15M to $22M. . .with this deal, the company has lots of cash now to power ahead."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(6/3/20)
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"HIGH's hole MC20-33 in Munro-Croesus was certainly splashy."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/27/20)
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"TLG's Southwest continues to deliver intriguing results for Troilus."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/27/20)
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"ELY will now raise $15M instead of $10M with an overallotment option."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/13/20)
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"HIGH released a resource estimate for its Johnson Tract project."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/6/20)
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"SCOT's $2M private placement was quickly upsized to $3.5M."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/6/20)
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"The financing for ELY will raise $10M by issuing 12.5M units at $0.80."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/6/20)
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"LGD will stand out as this gold bull market picks up."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/6/20)
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"MAG continues to be the go-to name for a silver development story."
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Gwen Preston, Maven Metals
(5/1/20)
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"TLG's 189 is a great hole for Southwest and for Troilus as a whole."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(4/22/20)
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"EFR can start or significantly boost production in a short time frame."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(4/22/20)
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"TLG's Southwest zone is really turning into something good."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(4/19/20)
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"LGD is on the short list of must have stocks today."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(4/19/20)
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"GBR has the best discovery in years; it will get bought."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(4/19/20)
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"GENM's Marathon stands out for its scale and advanced status."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(3/18/20)
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"In a node to COVID-19, HIGH suspended its Timmins drill program."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(3/18/20)
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"MAG is at a great entry point for those who like silver."
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Gwen Preston, Maven Metals
(3/2/20)
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"HIGH's start of drilling on its three Timmins projects is good news."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(2/26/20)
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"TLG will be an outperformer in the gold space this year."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(2/19/20)
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"GBR's Dixie is the most exciting gold discovery I've been a party to."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(2/19/20)
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"OCG is valued at only $7M, but its portfolio has very good potential."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(2/12/20)
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"HIGH's Difficult Creek could offer some significant scale of its own."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(2/12/20)
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"GBR's spinout of royalty interest in Dixie is a clever move."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(2/5/20)
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"ELY announced deals that add two important assets to its portfolio."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(2/5/20)
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"Assays suggest more ounces may be on the way from TLG's Southwest."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(1/29/20)
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"GENM announced a financing that will see it raise $8M."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(1/22/20)
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"HIGH has three really interesting high-grade Ontario gold projects."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(1/22/20)
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"TLG now has 3.6 Moz gold in open-pittable resources at Troilus."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(1/22/20)
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"I remain bullish on GBR; this is an immense discovery."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(1/22/20)
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"SCOT's hole 19-13 cut 7.3 g/t gold and 3.8 g/t silver over 25m."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(1/8/20)
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"SCOT's Summit Lake land is turning up exactly what we wanted."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(12/18/19)
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"The good results keep coming from drilling at GBR's Dixie."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(12/18/19)
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"Grab sampling at SCOT's Summit Lake identified three new targets."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(12/11/19)
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"HIGH's next five holes from JT underscored the high grade potential."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(12/5/19)
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"ELY is set to collect $3M in royalty and deal payments in 2019."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(11/27/19)
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"GBR is a hot stock with a phenomenal gold discovery."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(11/27/19)
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"TXR's largest area by far is the Sam Otto pit with 10.8 Mt Inferred."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(11/13/19)
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"GBR is raising $14.6M to outline or formally estimate a resource."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(11/13/19)
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"ELY will collect $3M in royalty and deal payments this year."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(11/10/19)
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"When Juanicipio comes online during this market, MAG will shine."
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Gwen Preston, Maven Metals
(11/1/19)
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"GBR's LP fault discovery has changed the Dixie project completely."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(10/16/19)
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"TXR has a big, prospective land package with multiple targets."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(10/2/19)
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"GBR completed 14 fences of holes along the LP fault."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(10/2/19)
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"SCOT is an exciting opportunity."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/18/19)
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"GBR very much still could double, triple or more from here."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/18/19)
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"GBR's recent news vastly expanded the gold potential at Dixie."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/4/19)
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"ELY just keeps finding good projects and making good deals."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(9/4/19)
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"MAG is a good option for investors looking for exposure to silver."
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Gwen Preston, Maven Metals
(8/31/19)
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"GBR hit into a new high-grade subzone at Dixie's Hinge."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/21/19)
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"There is a good chance ABN will have some outstanding results soon."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(8/7/19)
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"GBR demonstrated again today its strength in structural geology."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/24/19)
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"There may be a double, or more, left in GBR."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/17/19)
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"TXR has kicked off its 2019 drill program at Yellowknife City."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/10/19)
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"Hole DHZ-048 at GBR's Dixie extended the Hinge zone 150m downplunge."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/10/19)
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"If ABN hits some exciting numbers, the stock could go on another run."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(7/10/19)
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"ELY is monetizing its assets while building its royalty portfolio."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(6/19/19)
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"The raise will increase GBR's cash position to more than $15M."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(6/12/19)
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"ELY sold one of its royalties on the Fenelon property for CA$1.67M."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(6/12/19)
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"AUAU's Eastside asset has value, to be sure."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(6/12/19)
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"ABN's Justin has the potential to produce high-grade results."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(6/12/19)
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"ABN should wrap up the work on Justin by the end of June."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/29/19)
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"GBR's new Bear-Rimini zone returned 194 g/t gold over 2m."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/29/19)
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"The Isabella Pearl project gives ELY its first producing royalty."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/8/19)
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"GBR issued a big set of drill results."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/8/19)
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"GBR's Dixie Limb now has the potential to contain high-grade ore."
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Gwen Preston, The Maven Letter
(5/1/19)
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"I have strong confidence MAG will find more silver at Juanicipio."
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Gwen Preston, Maven Metals
(4/26/19)
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