Good gold prices are delighting several miners, said David Erfle, founder and editor of the JuniorMinerJunky.com.

On Thursday Erfle recorded Digging Deep with Kitco correspondent Paul Harris at the 2024 Precious Metals Summit Beaver Creek in Colorado.

Gold hitting all-time highs is a welcoming sign.

“I've spoken with several happy management teams the past few days that have been de-risking large high margin, late-stage projects and are enjoying their respective share prices bifurcating from the sector,” said Erfle.

Erfle noted there had been some big equity moves in recent weeks. He wondered if the moves will catch the interest of the broader investment community.

“Will we see more generalist investors finally come back into this tiny sector after leaving over a decade ago?”

Erfle said gold could hit $3,000 ounce by 2025. Debt worries, war and a potentially chaotic election are tailwinds for gold.

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Record gold prices are outstripping inflation and helping goldcos to healthy margins, although the range “is huge” Joe Mazumdar, Editor of Exploration Insights told Kitco Mining’s Digging Deep.

“The average gross margin was 45-46% for [the 20 North American listed companies he studied] which is healthy,” said Mazumdar.

Mazumdar said that the net debt level of the group was about US$275 million, but again with a large range from industry leader Newmont, which post Newcrest acquisition is sitting at about $2.3 billion, to companies negative net debt. “About half of the companies have negative net debt, or very low net debt, which is very encouraging,” he said.

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Christopher Ecclestone, principal and mining strategist at Hallgarten + Company, said gold companies should increase their dividend payments to shareholders as their margins increase due to the increasing gold price, which has grown about 20% this year.

He applauded AngloGold Ashanti, which hiked its dividend from 4c a share to 22c after quintupling profits to $313 million for the six months to June 30. It been one of the best-performing gold stocks this year, up 55%. Of all the gold producers that have reported earnings, AngloGold is the only one that has increased its dividend.

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Digging Deep is brought to you by Revival Gold. Revival Gold is one of the largest, pure gold, mine developers in the United States. The Company is advancing engineering and economic studies on the Mercur Gold Project in Utah and mine permitting preparations and ongoing exploration at the Beartrack-Arnett Gold Project located in Idaho.

Revival Gold is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol “RVG” and trades on the OTCQX Market under the ticker symbol “RVLGF”. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with its exploration and development office located in Salmon, Idaho.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. The author has made every effort to ensure accuracy of information provided; however, neither Kitco Metals Inc. nor the author can guarantee such accuracy. This article is strictly for informational purposes only. It is not a solicitation to make any exchange in commodities, securities or other financial instruments. Kitco Metals Inc. and the author of this podcast do not accept culpability for losses and/ or damages arising from the use of this publication.