Mining Stocks

While sometimes risky, mining stocks can also be strong performers when commodity prices move up. However, due to the volatility of these stocks, Pat McKeough recommends that they only form a modest part of a well-balanced portfolio.

Canadian penny mining stocks are some of the riskiest stocks you can buy. These companies are trying to find mineral deposits that mine at a profit and such a find are exceedingly rare. Because of this, it’s even more important to look for investment quality in penny mines.

For example, we automatically rule out investing in penny mines that promote themselves too aggressively or do so misleadingly. The mine-finding effort is more likely to succeed if the managers focus on finding a mine rather than hyping their stock.

Junior mining stocks are usually smaller companies that typically take on riskier mining projects. However, if a junior mining stock is successful at finding and mining, it can mean huge returns for investors.

No matter what type of mining stocks, or other stocks you invest in, TSI Network recommends following our three-part Successful Investor strategy:

  1. Invest mainly in well-established, mostly dividend-paying companies;
  2. Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; and Utilities);
  3. Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.

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HECLA MINING COMPANY $5.88 (New York symbol HL; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (208-769-4100; www. hecla-mining.com; Shares outstanding: 395.3 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; Dividend yield: 0.2%) explores for, mines and processes silver and gold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.


Most of the company’s silver output comes from three sites: the Greens Creek mine in Alaska; the Lucky Friday project in Idaho; and the San Sebastian mine in Mexico....
NEWMONT MINING $32.44 (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 530.8 million; Market cap: $17.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 0.6%; www.newmont. com) is one of the world’s largest producers of gold and copper, with major mines in the U.S., Peru, Suriname, Australia and Ghana.


The company has revised its dividend policy, which is linked to gold prices....
AGRIUM INC. $127 (Toronto symbol AGU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 138.2 million; Market cap: $17.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 3.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agrium.com) and rival fertilizer firm POTASH CORP....
IAMGOLD $5.07 (Toronto symbol IMG; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-888-464-9999; www.iamgold.com; Shares outstanding: 450.7 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; No dividends paid) owns 41% of the Sadiola mine in Mali; 90% of the Essakane mine in Burkina Faso; 100% of the Westwood mine in Quebec; and 95% of the Rosebel mine in Suriname, South America....
AGRIUM INC. $118 (www.agrium.com) will merge with rival fertilizer producer POTASH CORP. OF SASKATCHEWAN $21 (www.potashcorp.com).

The merger will help them better cope with weak fertilizer demand and prices. They will also gain from combining storage facilities and other overlapping operations.

Potash Corp....
NEWMONT MINING $34.59 (New York symbol NEM; Shares outstanding: 530.6 million; Market cap: $18.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 0.3%; www.newmont.com) is one of the world’s largest gold and copper producers. Its major mines are in the U.S., Peru, Suriname, Ghana and Australia....
NEW GOLD $6.31 (Toronto symbol NGD; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (888-315-9715; www.newgold.com; Shares outstanding: 512.8 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; No dividends paid) acquired Rainy River Resources for $381.9 million in cash and shares through a friendly takeover in 2013....
MAJOR DRILLING $6.95 (Toronto symbol MDI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-866- 264-3986; www.majordrilling.com; Shares outstanding: 80.1 million; Market cap: $553.0 million; No dividends paid) is a large contract driller that mostly works for the mining industry....
BHP BILLITON LTD. ADRs $32 (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $51.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. bhpbilliton.com) is a leading producer of iron ore, oil and natural gas, copper and coal....
POTASH CORP. OF SASKATCHEWAN $22 (Toronto symbol POT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 839.4 million; Market cap: $18.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.9; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.potashcorp.com) is a leading producer of potash, nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers....