Shareholder value Mexico gold by Starcore? Return rates of physical gold are never profitable if you invest in the gold jewellery. The reason being that the price of jewellery is not only determined by the gold rates but it also includes the making charges and this is the just the half story i.e. when you purchase the gold. Now, when you sell the gold, the story is totally different, the making charges are not considered and you get the money only for the pure gold based on the gold rates of that particular day. Take for example; the gold rate in Mumbai during December 2015 was 27000 Indian rupees for ten grams of 24 karat gold and assuming that you bought a gold necklace of 20 grams for about 60,000 Indian rupees which include the making charges too. Now, due to some reason you want to sell it and you go to a shop who quotes the price only for the gold that necklace contains and not for the stones it has or the copper which weighs it down to only 13grams and the cost of 13 grams of pure gold in 2020 is only 40000 Indian rupees in 2020, obviously, it is a loss deal for you and thus, poor return rates are one of the downsides to keep in mind while investing in physical gold.
Gold has historically been an excellent hedge against inflation, because its price tends to rise when the cost of living increases. Over the past 50 years investors have seen gold prices soar and the stock market plunge during high-inflation years. This is because when fiat currency loses its purchasing power to inflation, gold tends to be priced in those currency units and thus tends to arise along with everything else. Moreover, gold is seen as a good store of value so people may be encouraged to buy gold when they believe that their local currency is losing value.
Starcore International Mining and El Creston Property development news: The Creston property is located within the Basin and Range Province. The Province, extending from northern Mexico to southwestern United States hosts several porphyry copper and/or molybdenum mines and deposit including Creston that are related to a Laramide (~90-40 Ma) magmatic-orogenic event. Mapping and Astar Imaging of the Creston Property has outlined a 5.5 km x up to 1.5 km wide, east-west, trend (Creston) of hydrothermal alteration related to Laramide aged quartz monzonite intrusions. The trend is elongated east-west due to subsequent displacement by low angle faulting. Within the Creston Trend several zones of low fluorine porphyry style, molybdenum and/or copper mineralization including the El Creston Main/RedHill (Creston Deposit) occur. Most of the molybdenum mineralization within the Creston Trend is associated with potassic and phyllic (quartz-sericite) alteration, often accompanied by various degrees of silicification. Find more details at gold in Mexico.
The Toiyabe Project is located approximately 78 miles south-southwest of Elko, Nevada and is located only six miles south from one of Barrick Gold’s 5 core mines, Cortez Hills, which hosts over 9.9 million oz1. Other recent nearby discoveries include the ET Blue project 6 miles east and Red Hill about 10 miles east. Each of the discoveries is currently under development by Barrick, and is similar in genesis and host rocks to Toiyabe.
The flagship property of Starcore International Mines is the San Martin gold and silver mine. The mine has been in operation since 1993 at 350tpd and currently operates at 850tpd. The mine was acquired by Starcore in February of 2008 from Goldcorp who had acquired the asset through the takeover of Wheaton River. The mine is an underground epithermal deposit with gold quartz based limestone and has an average gold grade of 2.31 grams and 18 grams of silver ( NI 43-101 2014 Dave Gunning, Joe Campbell). The historical production of the mine is over half a million ounces and the mine sits on 100% owned claim package of 12,992 hectares, which offers the upside of exploration and the possibility of discovering the source of the current mineralization. Read extra info on starcore.com.