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Metals & Mining Analysts' Ratings & Estimates - Juniors

Junior Producers, Development/Advanced Exploration Stage
Iron Ore, Base Metals, Gold, Silver, Pt-Group Metals, Specialty Metals, Uranium, Coal, Fertilizers

Iron Ore Price Shrs O/S Mkt Cap Earnings Per Share      Price/Earnings  
Symbol Rating 18-Apr-14 (MM) (US$MM) 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E Commodity/Country
Alderon Iron Ore Corp AXX 1.9 C$1.63 130 $193 (0.09) (0.16) (0.34) 0.08 0.21 -- -- 20.4 7.8 Fe ore/Canada
Aquila Resources Ltd (AU) AQA 3.0 AUD$2.64 412 $1,019 -- (0.04) (0.06) (0.08) (0.04) -- -- -- -- Fe ore/Australia
Bellzone Mining PLC (UK) BZM 2.0 US$0.05 742 $39 (0.04) (0.06) (0.07) 0.07 -- -- -- 0.8 -- Fe ore/Guinea
Brockman Resources Ltd (AU) BRM -- AUD$2.53 145 $344 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Fe ore/Australia
Equatorial Resources Ltd (CN) EQX 2.0 AUD$0.56 122 $64 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Fe ore/Republic of Congo
Gindalbie Metals (AU) GBG 3.6 AUD$0.06 1494 $80 -- (0.00) 0.01 0.01 (0.00) -- 7.9 4.9 -- Fe ore/Australia
Grange Resources Ltd (AU) GRR 2.5 AUD$0.26 1157 $282 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.02 -- 6.7 13.2 15.1 -- Fe ore/Australia
IRC Ltd (HK) 1029 1.8 US$0.10 4695 $454 (0.01) 0.00 0.01 0.01 -- 44.0 7.6 7.2 -- Fe ore/Russia
London Mining PLC (UK) LOND 2.1 US$0.98 138 $135 (0.22) 0.30 0.33 0.27 -- 3.2 3.0 3.6 -- Fe ore/Sierra Leone
New Millenium Iron Corp (CN) NML 2.7 C$0.41 180 $67 (0.04) (0.06) 0.08 0.04 -- -- 5.3 10.2 -- Fe ore/Canada
Sundance Resources Ltd (AU) SDL 1.5 AUD$0.09 3079 $257 -- (0.02) (0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- Fe ore/Cameroon
Average                     18.0 7.4 8.9 7.8  
Note:  Currency shown is that used by the company for financial reporting.  Currency does not always reflect the country/market in which the company/stock symbol trades.  GAAP may differ between stocks due to countries and markets.
The tables are compiled from the Thomson One Analytics database of consensus Ratings & Estimates of equity analysts. The historicals and estimates of earnings and cash flows exclude non-operating, special items.
Thomson Consensus Rating System: Buy (1.0), Buy/Hold (2.0), Hold (3.0), Sell/Hold (4.0), Sell (5.0) 
Small-Cap Base Metals
Price Shrs O/S Mkt Cap Earnings Per Share      Price/Earnings  
  Symbol Rating 18-Apr-14 (MM) (US$MM) 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E Commodity/Country
Anglo Pacific Group PLC (UK) APF 2.3 GBP$1.85 111 $345 8.39 0.09 0.14 16.10 -- 21.4 13.7 11.5 -- Royalties
Augusta Resource Corp AZC 1.9 US$3.00 145 $436 (0.05) (0.03) 0.12 0.01 0.97 -- 26.1 NM 3.1 Cu/US
CITIC Dameng Holdings Ltd (HK) 1091 2.0 HK$0.57 3025 $222 (0.08) 0.05 0.09 -- -- 12.4 6.5 -- -- Mn/China
Copper Mountain Mining (CN) CUM 2.1 C$2.35 116 $248 0.14 0.30 0.41 0.38 0.52 7.8 5.7 6.1 4.5 Cu, Au/Canada
CST Mining Group Ltd (HK) 985 3.0 US$0.01 27098 $192 -- 0.02 0.03 -- -- 0.3 0.2 -- -- Cu/Peru, Australia
Katanga Mining Ltd (CN) KAT 3.0 US$0.41 1907 $780 0.05 0.04 0.13 -- -- 10.2 3.3 -- -- Cu, Co/DR Congo
Kenmare Resources (UK) KMR 2.1 US$0.22 2782 $607 (0.02) 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.04 27.0 6.1 4.5 5.5 Ti sands/Mozambique
Largo Resources (CN) LGO 1.8 C$0.28 984 $250 (0.00) (0.02) 0.03 0.05 0.08 -- 8.4 5.3 3.5 V/Brazil
Lumina Copper Corp (CN) LCC 1.8 C$5.02 44 $201 (0.13) (0.09) (0.05) (0.06) -- -- -- -- -- Cu/Argentina
Metals X Ltd (AU) MLX 1.0 AUD$0.19 1655 $295 -- 0.04 0.04 -- -- 4.9 4.7 -- -- Sn, Ni/Australia
Mineral Deposits Ltd (AU) MDL 2.0 US$1.74 104 $181 0.14 (0.16) 0.21 0.39 0.53 -- 8.4 4.5 3.3 Ti sands/Senegal
NGEx Resources Inc (CN) NGQ 1.8 C$1.90 169 $292 (0.17) (0.13) (0.11) (0.10) -- -- -- -- -- Cu, Au/Chile, Canada
OM Holdings Ltd (AU) OMH 2.0 AUD$0.33 733 $227 (0.07) (0.03) 0.08 0.11 0.12 -- 4.3 3.0 2.8 Mn/Australia
PolyMet Mining Corp PLM 2.3 C$1.50 276 $375 (0.03) (0.03) (0.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- Cu, Ni/US
Reservoir Minerals (CN) RMC 1.8 C$6.25 46 $260 (0.12) (0.16) (0.09) (0.11) -- -- -- -- -- Cu, Au/Serbia
Sandfire Resources NL (AU) SFR 2.8 AUD$5.86 156 $855 -- 0.77 0.86 0.88 0.95 7.6 6.8 6.6 6.2 Cu, Au/Australia
Sierra Metals (CN) SMT 2.5 C$1.66 159 $240 (0.17) 0.21 0.21 -- -- 7.9 8.1 -- -- Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn/Mexico, Peru
Sirius Resources NL (AU) SIR 2.0 AUD$2.59 262 $636 -- (0.07) (0.07) 0.12 0.48 -- -- 21.3 5.4 Ni, Cu/Australia
Talvivaara Mining Co (UK) TALV 4.8 EUR$0.10 1906 $254 (0.05) (0.03) (0.01) 0.03 0.03 -- -- 3.0 3.0 Ni/Finland
Trevali Mining Corp (CN) TV 1.7 C$1.03 279 $261 (0.07) 0.09 0.19 0.22 0.15 11.2 5.4 4.8 6.7 Zn, Pb, Cu, Ag/Canada, Peru
Average                     11.1 7.9 7.9 4.3  
Note:  Currency shown is that used by the company for financial reporting.  Currency does not always reflect the country/market in which the company/stock symbol trades.  GAAP may differ between stocks due to countries and markets.
The tables are compiled from the Thomson One Analytics database of consensus Ratings & Estimates of equity analysts. The historicals and estimates of earnings and cash flows exclude non-operating, special items.
Thomson Consensus Rating System: Buy (1.0), Buy/Hold (2.0), Hold (3.0), Sell/Hold (4.0), Sell (5.0) 
Micro-Cap Base Metals
Price Shrs O/S Mkt Cap Earnings Per Share      Price/Earnings  
  Symbol Rating 18-Apr-14 (MM) (US$MM) 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E Commodity/Country
Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd (AU) ABY 4.0 AUD$0.29 313 $87 -- (0.08) (0.13) -- -- -- -- -- -- Cu/Australia
Altona Mining Ltd (AU) AOH 2.0 AUD$0.17 532 $85 -- 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 7.2 6.3 5.9 4.8 Cu, Ni/Finland, Australia
Amerigo Resources Ltd (CN) ARG 1.5 US$0.42 172 $73 0.01 0.02 0.09 0.19 0.43 21.1 4.7 2.2 1.0 Cu/Chile
Argex Titanium (CN) RGX 2.0 C$0.86 134 $104 -- (0.02) (0.05) 0.02 -- -- -- 50.6 -- Ti/Canada
Atico Mining Corp (CN) ATY 1.5 C$0.80 98 $71 (0.03) 0.12 0.41 -- -- 6.7 2.0 -- -- Cu, Au/Colombia
Blackthorn Resources Ltd (AU) BTR 2.5 AUD$0.17 164 $27 -- (0.15) 0.03 -- -- -- 6.9 -- -- Zn/Burkina Faso
Candente Copper Corp (CN) DNT 3.8 US$0.18 134 $24 (0.02) (0.01) (0.02) (0.01) -- -- -- -- -- Cu/Peru
China Mining Resources (HK) 340 -- HK$0.09 9139 $100 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Mo/China
Curis Resources Ltd (CN) CUV 1.7 C$0.75 75 $51 -- -- -- 0.70 1.02 -- -- 1.1 0.7 Cu/US
Duluth Metals Ltd (CN) DM 2.7 C$0.63 137 $78 (0.02) (0.22) (0.11) (0.06) -- -- -- -- -- Cu, Ni/US
Entrée Gold EGI 3.0 C$0.38 147 $51 (0.08) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Cu, Au/Mongolia
General Moly  GMO 4.0 US$1.11 92 $102 (0.24) (0.10) (0.24) (1.08) -- -- -- -- -- Mo/US  
Griffin Mining Ltd (UK) GFM 1.0 GBP$0.31 179 $94 0.02 0.05 0.08 -- -- 6.6 3.7 -- -- Zn/China
Hillgrove Resources Ltd (AU) HGO 2.0 AUD$0.08 1181 $83 -- 0.01 0.01 0.02 -- 9.1 9.7 4.9 -- Cu, Au/Australia, Indonesia
Ivernia IVW 1.0 US$0.11 801 $91 (0.07) 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.04 4.5 2.5 3.8 2.8 Pb/Australia
Kagara Ltd (AU) KZL -- AUD$0.12 799 $90 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Zn/Australia
Mawson West Ltd  (CN) MWE 1.3 AUD$0.48 171 $82 -- 0.03 0.42 -- -- 14.6 1.1 -- -- Cu./DR Congo
Mincor Resources NL (AU) MCR 2.7 AUD$0.84 188 $148 -- 0.04 0.06 -- -- 23.0 14.1 -- -- Ni, Au/Australia
Nautilus Minerals (CN) NUS 2.0 US$0.20 441 $88 (0.06) (0.04) (0.04) (0.02) -- -- -- -- -- seafloor Cu, Pb, Zn, Au, Ag/PNG
Nevada Copper Corp (CN) NCU 1.6 C$1.80 81 $132 (0.06) (0.19) 0.21 -- -- -- 8.4 -- -- Cu/US
Northern Dynasty Minerals NAK 3.0 C$0.93 95 $80 (0.08) (0.05) (0.05) (0.08) -- -- -- -- -- Cu, Au/US
Orbite Aluminae Inc (CN) ORT 2.0 C$0.27 251 $62 (0.08) (0.07) (0.10) -- -- -- -- -- -- bauxite/Canada
Panoramic Resources Ltd (AU) PAN 2.3 AUD$0.59 322 $178 -- (0.02) 0.05 0.07 0.05 -- 12.0 7.9 11.2 Ni/Australia
Rex Minerals Ltd (AU) RXM 2.7 AUD$0.35 217 $71 -- (0.03) (0.03) 0.11 0.14 -- -- 3.3 2.5 Cu/Australia
Royal Nickel (CN) RNC 2.0 C$0.71 94 $61 (0.07) (0.06) (0.04) (0.03) (0.07) -- -- -- -- Ni/Canada
Wellgreen Platinum Corp (CN) WG 1.0 C$0.76 83 $57 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd/Canada
Western Copper Corp WRN 3.0 C$0.98 94 $83 (0.01) (0.04) (0.04) (0.04) -- -- -- -- -- Cu/Canada
Xinjiang Xinxin Mining (HK) 3833 3.0 CNY$1.07 759 $130 (0.03) 0.02 0.03 0.03 -- 53.3 38.1 41.0 -- Ni, Cu, Co/China
Zazu Metals Corp (CN) ZAZ 2.0 US$0.52 46 $24 (0.04) (0.03) (0.03) (0.01) (0.01) -- -- -- -- Zn,Pb, Ag/US
Average                     16.2 9.1 13.4 3.8  
Note:  Currency shown is that used by the company for financial reporting.  Currency does not always reflect the country/market in which the company/stock symbol trades.  GAAP may differ between stocks due to countries and markets.
The tables are compiled from the Thomson One Analytics database of consensus Ratings & Estimates of equity analysts. The historicals and estimates of earnings and cash flows exclude non-operating, special items.
Thomson Consensus Rating System: Buy (1.0), Buy/Hold (2.0), Hold (3.0), Sell/Hold (4.0), Sell (5.0) 
Small-Cap Gold Price Shrs O/S Mkt Cap Earnings Per Share      Price/Earnings  
Symbol Rating 18-Apr-14 (MM) (US$MM) 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E Commodity/Country
Asanko Gold AKG 1.9 C$2.16 172 $338 (0.04) (0.09) (0.09) (0.22) (0.58) -- -- -- -- Au/Ghana
Banro Corp BAA 3.6 US$0.45 252 $112 0.01 0.01 0.09 0.17 -- 77.5 4.9 2.6 -- Au/DR Congo
Beadell Resources Ltd (AU) BDR 1.9 AUD$0.62 791 $459 0.14 0.15 0.10 0.09 0.08 4.3 6.4 7.0 8.2 Au/Brazil
Chesapeake Gold Corp (CN) CKG 2.0 C$2.80 44 $113 (0.21) (0.21) (0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Mexico
Continental Gold Ltd (CN) CNL 1.9 US$3.39 127 $430 (0.14) (0.05) (0.13) (0.06) 0.37 -- -- -- 9.2 Au/Colombia
Detour Gold Corp (CN) DGC 2.0 US$9.13 157 $1,431 (0.55) 0.17 0.45 0.92 1.32 54.4 20.2 9.9 6.9 Au/Canada
DRDGold Ltd (ADR) DROOY 3.2 ZAR$3.35 385 $123 -- 0.26 0.24 -- -- 12.7 14.0 -- -- Au/South Africa
Dundee Precious Metals (CN) DPM 2.0 US$3.50 139 $488 0.23 0.43 0.49 0.37 -- 8.2 7.1 9.5 -- Au/Bulgaria
Endeavour Mining Corp (CN) EDV 1.8 US$0.71 413 $293 (0.08) (0.04) 0.01 0.11 0.17 -- 65.7 6.6 4.2 Au/Mali, Ghana, Burkina Faso
Evolution Mining Ltd (AU) EVN 3.3 AUD$0.89 710 $592 -- 0.09 0.10 0.08 0.00 9.5 9.1 11.6 NM Au/Australia
G-Resources Group Ltd (HK) 1051 2.3 US$0.03 26490 $728 -- 0.00 0.00 -- -- 7.8 7.9 -- -- Au/Indonesia
Gabriel Resources Ltd (CN) GBU 3.0 C$0.92 384 $321 (0.01) (0.02) (0.04) (0.02) (0.02) -- -- -- -- Au/Romania
Golden Star Resources GSS 3.4 US$0.61 259 $157 (0.08) (0.02) 0.04 0.04 (0.33) -- 15.0 15.1 -- Au/Ghana
Guyana Goldfields Inc (CN) GUY 2.1 C$2.34 126 $268 (0.09) (0.11) 0.20 -- -- -- 11.6 -- -- Au/Guyana
Kingsrose Mining Ltd (AU) KRM 1.0 AUD$0.41 359 $138 -- 0.04 0.08 -- -- 11.7 5.2 -- -- Au/Indonesia
Luna Gold Corp (CN) LGC 1.8 US$1.00 122 $122 0.08 0.08 0.12 0.18 0.22 13.2 8.1 5.7 4.5 Au/Brazil
McEwen Mining Inc. UXG 2.0 US$2.26 265 $599 (0.01) 0.02 0.10 -- -- NM 22.6 -- -- Au, Ag, Cu/Mexico, US, Argentina
Northern Star Resources (AU) NST 2.4 AUD$1.14 579 $618 -- 0.13 0.19 0.27 -- 9.0 5.9 4.2 -- Au/Australia
Novagold Resources Inc NG 3.0 C$3.86 317 $1,113 (0.21) (0.08) (0.08) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/US, Canada
Oceanagold Corp (AU) OGC 2.5 US$2.19 301 $659 0.50 0.21 0.24 0.17 0.19 10.2 9.2 13.2 11.7 Au/Australia, NZ, Philippines
Premier Gold Mines Ltd (CN) PG 1.6 C$1.86 151 $256 0.07 (0.06) (0.08) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Canada, US
Pretium Resources PVG 2.0 C$6.04 108 $595 (0.16) (0.14) (0.17) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au, Ag, Cu/Canada
Pan African Resources (UK) PAF 2.0 GBP$0.15 1829 $461 -- 1.97 0.02 1.17 -- 7.6 8.5 12.9 -- Au/Mozambique, South Africa
Paramount Gold & Silver Corp PZG 2.0 US$1.12 156 $174 -- (0.07) (0.06) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au, Ag/Mexico, US
Resolute Mining Ltd (AU) RSG 3.2 AUD$0.61 641 $366 -- 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.05 7.2 7.5 8.1 12.2 Au/Tanzania, Australia
Rio Alto Mining (CN) RIO 2.0 US$1.87 177 $331 0.26 0.29 0.32 0.32 0.38 6.3 5.9 5.8 4.9 Au/Peru
Romarco Minerals Inc (CN) R 2.4 C$0.70 658 $418 (0.02) (0.02) (0.01) (0.02) 0.07 -- -- -- 10.7 Au/US
Rubicon Minerals Corp RBY 2.0 C$1.15 363 $379 (0.03) (0.03) (0.02) 0.07 -- -- -- 16.4 -- Au/Canada
St Barbara Ltd (AU) SBM 3.6 AUD$0.23 488 $105 -- (0.07) 0.02 (0.01) (0.02) -- 9.3 -- -- Au/Australia
Sandstorm Gold Ltd (CN) SAND 1.9 US$5.36 104 $560 0.16 0.13 0.15 0.18 0.17 41.7 37.0 29.8 31.5 Au production stream financing
Seabridge Gold SA 2.5 US$7.35 47 $346 (0.29) (0.25) (0.25) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Canada
Silver Lake Resources (AU) SLR 2.6 AUD$0.44 503 $207 -- 0.02 0.06 0.08 0.06 22.4 7.6 5.6 7.3 Au/Australia
Sulliden Gold Corp (CN) SUE 2.2 C$0.73 311 $206 (0.03) 0.01 0.04 0.10 -- NM 18.4 7.4 -- Au/Peru
Teranga Gold Corp (CN) TGZ 2.0 US$0.71 317 $225 0.18 0.09 0.09 0.09 -- 7.6 8.2 8.1 -- Au/Senegal
Timmins Gold Corp TGD 2.5 US$1.30 163 $212 0.21 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.08 10.5 10.6 10.7 16.2 Au/Mexico
Torex Gold Resources (CN) TXG 2.1 C$1.15 726 $759 (0.11) (0.05) (0.03) 0.02 0.08 -- -- 46.8 14.1 Au/Mexico
Virginia Mines Inc (CN) VGQ 2.0 C$11.20 34 $341 (0.11) (0.14) (0.07) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Canada
Average                     17.9 13.6 11.9 10.9  
Note:  Currency shown is that used by the company for financial reporting.  Currency does not always reflect the country/market in which the company/stock symbol trades.  GAAP may differ between stocks due to countries and markets.
The tables are compiled from the Thomson One Analytics database of consensus Ratings & Estimates of equity analysts. The historicals and estimates of earnings and cash flows exclude non-operating, special items.
Thomson One Analytics Rating System: Buy (1.0), Buy/Hold (2.0), Hold (3.0), Sell/Hold (4.0), Sell (5.0) 
Micro-Cap Gold Price Shrs O/S Mkt Cap Earnings Per Share      Price/Earnings  
Symbol Rating 18-Apr-14 (MM) (US$MM) 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E Commodity/Country
Almaden Minerals Ltd AAU 2.0 C$1.49 65 $87 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Mexico
Amara Mining PLC (UK) AMA 2.0 US$0.27 245 $67 (0.08) 0.01 (0.03) (0.03) -- 42.3 -- -- -- Au/Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso
ATAC Resources Ltd (CN) ATC 2.0 C$1.10 115 $115 (0.02) (0.03) (0.03) (0.03) -- -- -- -- -- Au/Canada
Atacama Pacific Gold Corp (CN) ATM 1.0 C$0.87 55 $43 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Chile
Aureus Mining Inc (UK) AUE 1.8 US$0.46 253 $117 (0.03) (0.03) 0.01 0.10 0.12 -- 36.9 4.7 3.9 Au/Liberia, Sierra Leone
Avocet Mining (UK) AVM 3.3 US$0.15 199 $30 (0.23) (0.06) (0.06) (0.02) -- -- -- -- -- Au/Burkina Faso
Balmoral Resources Ltd (CN) BAR 2.0 C$0.68 98 $61 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Canada
Belo Sun Mining (CN) BSX 2.1 C$0.30 266 $72 (0.12) (0.06) (0.04) (0.03) 0.12 -- -- -- 2.5 Au/Brazil
Brazil Resources (CN) BRI 1.5 C$1.00 72 $66 -- (0.02) (0.02) (0.05) 0.02 -- -- -- 50.0 Au/Brazil
Carpathian Gold (CN) CPN 4.0 US$0.03 694 $19 (0.01) (0.01) 0.03 0.02 -- -- 1.0 1.5 -- Au/Brazil, Romania
Colt Resources (CN) GTP 2.0 C$0.31 160 $46 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au, W/Portugal
Corvus Gold (CN) KOR -- C$1.38 70 $88 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/US
Doray Minerals (AU) DRM 2.0 AUD$0.89 163 $137 -- 0.20 0.18 0.14 0.15 4.5 4.9 6.6 6.1 Au/Australia
Eastmain Resouces Inc (CN) ER 1.7 C$0.31 120 $33 (0.01) (0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Canada
Exeter Resource Corp XRA 2.0 C$0.65 88 $52 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Chile
Focus Minerals Ltd (AU) FML 3.0 AUD$0.01 9137 $120 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Australia
Gold Canyon Resources (CN) GCU 2.3 C$0.31 149 $42 (0.04) (0.05) (0.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Canada
Gold Standard Ventures GSV 2.0 C$0.59 92 $49 (0.05) (0.06) (0.06) (0.03) -- -- -- -- -- Au/US
Goldrock Mines Corp (CN) GRM 2.5 C$0.49 79 $35 -- -- (0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Argentina
Gryphon  Minerals Ltd (AU) GRY 2.0 AUD$0.14 401 $54 -- (0.02) 0.01 0.03 0.05 -- 27.6 4.4 2.8 Au/Burkina Faso
Intrepid Mines Ltd (AU) IAU -- US$0.25 557 $140 (0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Australia
Kaminak Gold Corp (CN) KAM 2.0 C$0.81 93 $69 (0.12) (0.04) (0.07) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Canada
Klondex Mines Ltd (CN) KDX 1.8 C$1.86 111 $187 (0.08) 0.24 0.23 0.58 -- 7.7 8.1 3.2 -- Au/US
Lingbao Gold Co Ltd (HK) 3330 4.0 CNY$1.12 297 $54 (0.87) (0.03) (0.06) (0.09) -- -- -- -- -- Au/China
Lydian International (CN) LYD 2.3 GBP$0.01 147 $135 (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) -- -- -- -- -- Au/Armenia
Marlin Gold Mining Co (CN) MLN 1.8 CNY$0.11 680 $68 (0.01) (0.00) 0.02 0.02 0.02 -- 6.6 7.3 5.5 Au/Mexico
Midway Gold Corp MDW 1.9 C$0.98 134 $119 0.00 (0.10) 0.08 0.09 0.21 -- 12.3 10.5 4.7 Au/US
Minera IRL Ltd (UK) MIRL 1.0 US$0.14 229 $31 (0.05) (0.01) (0.02) 0.05 -- -- -- 2.7 -- Au/Peru, Argentina
Orca Gold (CN) ORG 2.0 C$0.43 107 $42 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Sudan
Orezone Gold Corp (CN) ORE 2.1 C$0.45 96 $43 (0.15) (0.08) (0.02) (0.04) 0.22 -- -- -- 2.0 Au/Bukina Faso
Orvana Minerals Corp (CN) ORV 1.0 US$0.61 137 $83 -- 0.22 -- -- -- 2.8 -- -- -- Au, Cu/Spain, Bolivia
Petaquilla Minerals Ltd (CN) PTQ 3.0 C$0.21 237 $45 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au, Cu/Panama, Spain
Probe Mines Ltd (CN) PRB 2.0 C$2.94 76 $202 (0.27) (0.14) (0.17) -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Canada
Richmont Mines RIC 3.0 C$1.44 40 $52 (0.26) 0.10 -- -- -- 15.2 -- -- -- Au/Canada
Roxgold Inc (CN) ROG 1.7 C$0.62 236 $133 (0.04) (0.03) (0.04) 0.20 -- -- -- 3.1 -- Au/Burkina Faso
St Andrew Goldfields Ltd (CN) SAS 1.0 C$0.34 368 $112 (0.01) 0.07 0.04 -- -- 4.8 8.4 -- -- Au/Canada
San Gold Corp (CN) SGR 4.3 C$0.16 373 $53 (0.08) (0.07) (0.09) (0.08) (0.06) -- -- -- -- Au/Canada
Sandspring Resources Ltd (CN) SSP -- C$0.34 132 $40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Guyana
Saracen Mineral Holdings (AU) SAR 2.3 AUD$0.31 793 $234 -- 0.04 0.06 -- 0.05 8.0 5.6 -- 7.0 Au/Australia
Troy Resources (AU) TRY 3.5 AUD$0.76 111 $77 (0.01) 0.02 0.02 -- -- 38.0 38.0 -- -- Au/Australia
True Gold Mining (CN) TGM 1.9 C$0.38 398 $139 (0.05) (0.03) (0.03) 0.10 0.06 -- -- 4.0 6.4 Au/Burkina Faso
Victoria Gold Corp (CN) VIT 2.0 C$0.14 340 $42 (0.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Canada
Vista Gold Corp VGZ 2.0 US$0.48 82 $40 (0.68) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Au/Australia, Mexico, US
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd (CN) WDO 3.5 C$0.76 111 $77 (0.01) 0.02 0.02 -- -- 38.0 38.0 -- -- Au/Canada
Average                     17.9 17.0 4.8 9.1  
Note:  Currency shown is that used by the company for financial reporting.  Currency does not always reflect the country/market in which the company/stock symbol trades.  GAAP may differ between stocks due to countries and markets.
The tables are compiled from the Thomson One Analytics database of consensus Ratings & Estimates of equity analysts. The historicals and estimates of earnings and cash flows exclude non-operating, special items.
Thomson One Analytics Rating System: Buy (1.0), Buy/Hold (2.0), Hold (3.0), Sell/Hold (4.0), Sell (5.0) 
Silver Price Shrs O/S Mkt Cap Earnings Per Share      Price/Earnings  
Symbol Rating 18-Apr-14 (MM) (US$MM) 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E Commodity/Country
Aurcana Corp (CN) AUN 4.5 C$0.64 58 $37 (0.15) 0.09 0.15 -- -- 7.3 4.3 -- -- Ag/Mexico, US
Bear Creek Mining Corp (CN) BCM 2.2 US$1.36 93 $127 (0.23) (0.13) (0.08) (0.16) -- -- -- -- -- Ag/Peru
Excellon Resources (CN) EXN -- C$1.27 55 $63 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ag, Pb, Zn/Mexico
Mag Silver Corp MVG 2.0 C$6.66 60 $401 (0.49) (0.13) (0.13) (0.11) (0.10) -- -- -- -- Ag/Mexico
Minco Silver Corp (CN) MSV 4.0 C$0.80 60 $43 (0.05) (0.08) (0.08) -- -- -- -- -- -- Ag/China
Revett Minerals RVM 5.0 US$0.81 39 $32 (0.33) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ag, Cu/US
Sabina Gold & Silver Corp (CN) SBB 2.4 C$0.71 194 $125 (0.05) (0.03) (0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- Ag, Zn/Canada
SantaCruz Silver Mining Ltd (CN) SCZ 1.5 US$0.75 103 $77 (0.03) 0.03 0.06 0.07 0.14 29.8 12.4 10.6 5.3 Ag/Mexico
Scorpio Mining Corp (CN) SPM 1.0 C$0.29 199 $53 (0.02) 0.03 0.06 -- -- 11.0 5.1 -- -- Ag, Zn/Mexico
Silver Bull Resources SVBL 2.0 US$0.33 159 $52 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ag, Zn/Mexico
US Silver & Gold (CN) USA 2.5 C$0.50 78 $35 (0.29) (0.05) (0.04) 0.01 -- -- -- 45.7 -- Ag/US
Wildcat Silver Corp (CN) WS 3.0 C$0.48 144 $63 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ag/US
Average                     16.0 7.3 28.2 5.3  
Platinum Group Metals                            
Atlatsa Resources Corp ATL 3.3 C$0.43 554 $217 0.08 (0.00) 0.02 -- -- -- 20.8 -- -- Pt/South Africa
Eastern Platinum Ltd (CN) ELR 2.8 US$0.07 928 $63 (0.01) 0.00 0.02 -- -- 27.3 4.5 -- -- Pt/South Africa
North American Palladium PAL 3.8 US$0.34 274 $86 (0.21) (0.07) 0.01 0.10 -- -- 33.2 3.4 -- Pd/\Canada
Wesizwe Platinum Ltd (SA) WEZ 4.0 ZAR$0.78 1628 $121 -- (0.03) (0.04) -- -- -- -- -- -- Pt/South Africa
Average                     27.3 19.5 3.4    
Specialty Metals
                             
Alkane Resources Ltd (AU) ALK 3.0 AUD$0.32 373 $112 -- 0.02 0.03 -- -- 13.1 12.8 -- -- Zr, Nb, REE/Australia
Arafura Resources Ltd (AU) ARU -- AUD$0.07 441 $29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- REE/Australia
Avalon Rare Metals AVL 1.5 C$0.64 111 $65 (0.07) (0.12) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- REE/Canada
Canada Lithium (CN) CLQ 1.5 C$0.73 231 $153 (0.03) 0.00 0.09 0.14 0.14 -- 8.6 5.2 5.2 Li/Canada
China Rare Earth Holdings (HK) 769 -- HK$1.03 1673 $222 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- REE/China
Focus Graphite (CN) FMS 2.0 C$0.53 107 $52 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- graphite/Canada
Frontier Rare Earths Ltd (CN) FRO -- US$0.29 90 $26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- REE/South Africa
Great Western Minerals(CN) GWG -- C$0.09 419 $34 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- REE/South Africa
Lynas Corp Ltd (AU) LYC 3.0 AUD$0.19 1961 $340 -- (0.02) 0.02 0.04 0.06 -- 8.0 4.1 3.1 REE/Australia, Malaysia
Molycorp MCP 2.8 US$4.77 245 $1,167 (1.09) (0.62) (0.05) 0.32 0.39 -- -- 15.1 12.2 REE/US
Tasman Metals Ltd TAS 2.0 C$1.57 65 $93 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- REE/Sweden
Average                     13.1 9.8 8.2 6.8  
Note:  Currency shown is that used by the company for financial reporting.  Currency does not always reflect the country/market in which the company/stock symbol trades.  GAAP may differ between stocks due to countries and markets.
The tables are compiled from the Thomson One Analytics database of consensus Ratings & Estimates of equity analysts. The historicals and estimates of earnings and cash flows exclude non-operating, special items.
Thomson One Analytics Rating System: Buy (1.0), Buy/Hold (2.0), Hold (3.0), Sell/Hold (4.0), Sell (5.0) 
Uranium Price Shrs O/S Mkt Cap Earnings Per Share      Price/Earnings  
Symbol Rating 18-Apr-14 (MM) (US$MM) 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E Commodity/Country
Berkeley Resources Ltd (AU) BKY 1.0 AUD$0.27 180 $46 -- (0.05) (0.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- U/Spain
Energy Fuels (CN) EFR 1.7 C$8.85 20 $158 (1.71) (0.68) (0.36) 0.62 1.08 -- -- 14.3 8.2 U/US
Fission Uranium Corp (CN) FCU 1.4 C$1.40 332 $423 -- (0.06) (0.08) -- -- -- -- -- -- U/Canada
Kivalliq Energy Corp (CN) KIV 1.7 C$0.23 191 $40 0.00 (0.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- U/Canada
Laramide Resources Ltd (CN) LAM 3.0 C$0.55 78 $39 (0.03) (0.02) (0.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- U/Australia
Toro Energy Ltd (AU) TOE 2.0 AUD$0.07 1557 $102 -- (0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- U/Australia
UEX Corp (CN) UEX 2.0 C$0.50 228 $103 (0.01) (0.01) (0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- U/Canada
Ur-Energy Inc  URG 1.7 C$1.50 129 $175 (0.26) 0.08 0.14 0.14 0.14 18.1 10.6 10.8 10.6 U/US
Uranerz Energy Corp URZ 2.0 US$1.62 86 $139 (0.33) (0.06) 0.10 0.16 0.19 -- 17.0 10.4 8.7 U/US
Uranium Energy Corp  UEC 1.8 US$1.04 90 $93 -- (0.13) 0.06 0.21 0.26 -- 17.6 5.0 4.0 U/US
Average                     18.1 15.1 10.1 7.9  
Coal                              
Coalspur Mines Ltd (CN) CPT 2.5 C$0.19 641 $108 (0.02) (0.02) (0.02) 0.03 0.08 -- -- 6.2 2.3 coal/Canada
Cokal Ltd (AU) CKA 2.3 AUD$0.16 471 $68 -- (0.00) 0.03 0.09 0.10 -- 5.8 1.7 1.6 coal/Indonesia, Tanzania
Corsa Coal Corp (CN) CSO 3.0 C$0.13 667 $79 (0.01) 0.01 0.02 -- -- 11.9 5.9 -- -- coal/US
Fortune Minerals (CN) FT 2.0 C$0.37 151 $51 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- anthracite, Au, Bi, Co/Canada
James River Coal Co JRCC 3.3 US$0.30 36 $11 -- (4.59) (4.32) -- -- -- -- -- -- coal/US
Oxford Resource Partners LP OXF 3.0 US$1.35 21 $28 (1.07) (0.99) (1.06) (1.07) -- -- -- -- -- coal/US
Tigers Realm Coal (AU) TIG 2.0 AUD$0.17 890 $138 (0.02) (0.01) (0.02) (0.00) (0.00) -- -- -- -- coal/Russia
Average                     11.9 5.9 3.9 2.0  
Fertilizers                              
Allana Potash Corp (CN) AAA 1.3 C$0.38 294 $102 -- (0.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- potash/Ethiopia
Arianne Phosphate (CN) DAN 2.0 C$1.17 87 $93 -- -- -- (0.09) 0.24 -- -- -- 4.9 phosphate/Canada
Encanto Potash Corp (CN) EPO 3.0 C$0.15 309 $42 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- potash/Canada
Hanfeng Evergreen Inc (CN) HF 4.0 C$0.71 60 $39 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- fertilizers/China
IC Potash Corp (CN) ICP 2.3 C$0.30 173 $47 (0.04) -- -- -- (0.08) -- -- -- -- potash/US
Karnalyte Resources Inc (CN) KRN 3.3 C$1.29 27 $32 (0.25) (0.26) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- potash/Canada
MBAC Fertilizer Corp (CN) MBC 1.6 C$0.48 152 $66 (0.22) (0.04) 0.06 0.09 -- -- 8.5 5.5 -- phosphate, potash/Brazil
Migao Corp (CN) MGO 3.0 C$1.46 52 $70 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- potash/China
Sirius Minerals PLC (UK) SXX 1.3 GBP$0.10 1865 $301 -- (0.62) (0.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- potash/UK
Stonegate Agricom Ltd (CN) ST 2.3 C$0.17 194 $31 (0.01) (0.02) (0.04) 0.06 0.15 -- -- 2.9 1.2 phosphate/Peru, US
Western Potash Corp (CN) WPX 3.0 C$0.59 226 $121 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- potash/Canada
Average                       8.5 4.2 3.0  
Note:  Currency shown is that used by the company for financial reporting.  Currency does not always reflect the country/market in which the company/stock symbol trades.  GAAP may differ between stocks due to countries and markets.
The tables are compiled from the Thomson One Analytics database of consensus Ratings & Estimates of equity analysts. The historicals and estimates of earnings and cash flows exclude non-operating, special items.
Thomson One Analytics Rating System: Buy (1.0), Buy/Hold (2.0), Hold (3.0), Sell/Hold (4.0), Sell (5.0) 
Recent and Forecast Commodity Prices
Cash Price (18-Apr-14) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E
Aluminum ($0.83 / lb) $0.99 $1.09 $0.92 $0.84 $0.85 $0.91 $0.95 $1.01 $1.08
Copper ($3.01 / lb) $3.43 $4.00 $3.61 $3.33 $3.25 $3.22 $3.22 $3.25 $3.35
Lead ($0.96 / lb) $0.97 $1.09 $0.94 $0.97 $0.98 $1.00 $1.01 $1.01 $0.98
Nickel ($8.16 / lb) $9.91 $10.38 $7.95 $6.81 $6.81 $7.17 $7.59 $7.95 $8.93
Zinc ($0.93 / lb) $0.98 $1.00 $0.88 $0.87 $0.94 $0.98 $1.03 $1.08 $1.15
Gold ($1295 / oz) $1,226 $1,571 $1,668 $1,411 $1,296 $1,316 $1,325 $1,330 $1,344
Palladium ($794 / oz) $528 $733 $643 $725 $781 $819 $866 $686 $875
Platinum ($1408 / oz) $1,611 $1,719 $1,549 $1,485 $1,560 $1,627 $1,681 $1,650 $1,808
Silver ($19.65 / oz) $20.24 $35.29 $31.13 $23.82 $22.12 $22.45 $22.71 $22.80 $22.16
Uranium ($33.00 / lb) $45.97 $56.32 $48.97 $40.42 $43.17 $55.92 $67.71 $68.56 $80.00
Base metal prices are LME cash prices quoted in US$ per lb.  Precious metal prices are London spot prices quoted in US$ per oz.   
Sources: Thomson One Analytics, LME, Kitco.

Bill Matlack is associated with Scarsdale Equities LLC, a registered broker/dealer and member FINRA, SIPC.

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