With gold hovering around $1,800, even non-gold bugs are noticing that it’s within easy reach of making new all-time-highs. The once lofty idea of $2,000 gold is now a target many see as easily doable. The fundamental reasons for this are so obvious, mainstream analysts are jumping on the bandwagon—like those at Bank of America who made their now-famous call for $3,000 gold.
This is having an interesting effect that’s no surprise to savvy resource speculators: land bank (“optionality”) plays are popping.
What’s a land bank?
It’s a company that buys large known deposits of valuable minerals at dirt-cheap prices while prices are low—and then does nothing until prices rise. Instead of spending money—and diluting shareholders—the gold, copper, or whatever it is stays safely in the ground, which makes for a better vault than any regular bank can provide.
When prices do start rising, land bank plays often see their share prices soar as investors realize that what was once worthless might soon be worth billions.
I’ve pointed out before that this strategy is not guaranteed to work, and often takes far longer than most impatient speculators are willing to wait. But I have to say that this year, it’s happening with exceptional speed and strength.
If you haven’t looked into this, there’s no time like the present.
It shouldn’t be hard to find helpful articles by doing web searches for “optionality” or “land bank.”
But what do I think—is it too late? Do I have a list of gold land banks? And are there any other land banks that have not yet started taking off?
All of these questions are addressed in today’s edition of My Take, so I won’t give away what subscribers have paid for. There are eight gold land banks in our current database of 286 resource company evaluations (which can be sorted by company types, such as land banks).
There’s a whole different set of companies, however, that I think will see hockey-stick stock charts like the gold land banks—but are still off most investors’ radars: uranium plays. If you're bullish on uranium, as I am, almost every uranium compnay in the world today can be seen as a land bank. Due diligence is still required, of course, to pick the best ones.
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Caveat emptor,
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- 1911 Gold (AUMB.V, HAVXF) — 6/2020
- A-Cap Energy (ACB.ASX) — 6/2020
- Aben Resources (ABN.V, ABNAF) — 3/2020
- Abitibi Royalties (RZZ.V, ATBYF) — 6/2020
- AbraPlata (ABRA.V, ABBRF) — 6/2020
- Adavale Resources (ADD.ASX) — 6/2020
- Adriatic Metals (ADT1.LSE, ADT.ASX, ADMLF) — NEW
- Africa Oil (AOI.TO, AOIFF) — 6/2020
- Aftermath Silver (AAG.V, AAGFF) — 3/2020
- Agnico Eagle (AEM, AEM.TO) — 6/2020
- Alamos Gold (AGI, AGI.TO) — 6/2020
- Alexco Resource Corp. (AXU, AXU.TO) — 6/2020
- Allegiant Gold (AUAU.V, AUXXF) — 6/2020
- Alligator Energy (AGE.ASX) — 5/2020
- Almaden (AAU, AMM.TO) — 12/2019
- Altius Minerals (ALS.TO, ATUSF) — 01/2020
- America’s Gold & Silver (USA.TO) — 6/2020
- Anaconda Mining (ANX.TO, ANXGF) — 6/2020
- Anfield Energy (AEC.V, ANLDF) — 5/2020
- Appia Energy (API.C) — 5/2020
- Arizona Silver (AZS.V, AZASF) — 3/2020
- Artemis Gold (ARTG.V, ARGTF) — UPDATE
- Ascot Resources (AOT.V, AOTVF) — 5/2020
- ATAC Resources (ATC.V, ATADF) — 6/2020
- Atico Mining (ATI.V, ATCMF) — NEW
- Aura Energy (AEE.ASX) — 6/2020
- Aurania Resources (ARU.V, AUIAF) — 11/2019
- Aurcana (AUN.V, AUNFF) — 02/2020
- Aurion Resources (AU.V, AIRRF) — 6/2020
- Auryn Resources (AUG, AUG.TO) — 6/2020
- Avino Silver (ASM, ASM.TO) — 01/2020
- Azarga Uranium (AZZ.TO, AZZUF) — 5/2020
- Azucar Minerals (AMZ.V, AXDDF) — 11/2019
- Azure Minerals (AZS.ASX, AZRMF) — 6/2020
- B2Gold (BTG, BTO.TO) — 6/2020
- Balmoral Gold (BAR.TO, BALMF) — 5/2020
- Barrian Mining (BARI.V) — 01/2020
- Barrick Gold (GOLD, ABX.TO) — 5/2020
- Bannerman Resources (BMN.ASX, BNNLF) — 5/2020
- Bayhorse Silver (BHS.V, KXPLF) — NEW
- Bear Creek Mining (BCM.V, BCEKF) — 11/2019
- Belo Sun Mining (BSX.TO, VNNHF) — NEW
- Benchmark Metals (BNCH.V, CYRTF) — NEW
- Berkeley Energia (BKY.ASX) — 5/2020
- BHP (BHP.ASX) — 5/2020
- Blackrock Gold (BRC.V, BKRRF) — 3/2020
- Blue Sky Uranium (BSK.V, BKUCF) — 5/2020
- Bluestone Resources (BSR.V, BBSRF) — 6/2020
- Bonterra Resources (BTR.V, BONXF) — 01/2020
- Boss Resources (BOE.ASX) — 5/2020
- Brixton Metals (BBB.V, BBBXF) — 6/2020
- Calibre Mining (CXB.TO, CXBMF) — 5/2020
- Cameco (CCJ, CCO.TO) — 6/2020
- Canada Silver Cobalt Works (CCW, CCWOF) — NEW
- CanAlaska Uranium (CVV.V, CVVUF) — 5/2020
- Cartier Resources (ECR.V, ECRFF) — 6/2020
- Cauldron Energy (CXU.ASX) — 5/2020
- Centerra Gold (CG.TO, CAGDF) — 11/2019
- Chesapeake Gold (CKG.V, CHPGF) — 01/2020
- Coeur Mining (CDE) — 8/2019
- Colorado Mining (CXO.V, CLASF) — 5/2020
- Columbus Gold (CGT.TO, CGTFF) — 6/2020
- Commerce Resources (CCE.V, CMRZF) — 11/2019
- Compass Gold (CVB.V, COGDF) — 02/2020
- Continental Gold (CNL.TO, CGOOF) — 10/2019
- Coral Gold Resources (CLH.V, CLHRF) — 3/2020
- Cornerstone Capital (CGP.V, CTNXF) — 6/2020
- Corvus Gold (KOR.V, CORVF) — NEW
- CNNC International (2302.HKG) — 5/2020
- Deep Yellow (DYL.ASX, DYLLF) — 5/2020
- Defiance Silver (DEF.V, DNCVF) — 11/2019
- Denison Mines (DNN, DML.TO) — 5/2020
- Detour Gold (DGC.TO, DRGDF) — 10/2019
- Discovery Metals (DSV.V, DSVMF) — 6/2020
- Dolly Varden Silver (DV.V, DOLLF) — 3/2020
- Dynacor Gold (DNG.TO, DNGDF) — 3/2020
- East Asia Minerals (EAS.V, EAIAF) — 5/2020
- Eastmain Resources (ER.TO, EANRF) — 10/2019
- Eclipse Gold Mining (EGLD.V, EGLPF) — 4/2020
- Eldorado Gold (EGO, ELD.TO) — 6/2020
- Ely Gold Royalties (ELY.V, ELYGF) — 6/2020
- EMX Royalty Corp. (EMX, EMX.V) — 6/2020
- enCore Energy (EU.V, ENCUF) — 5/2020
- Endeavour Mining (EDV.TO, EDVMF) — 6/2020
- Endeavour Silver (EXK, EDR.TO) — 12/2019
- Energy Fuels (UUUU, EFR.TO) — 5/2020
- EnviroLeach Technologies (ETI.C, EVLLF) — 6/2020
- Equinox Gold (EQX, EQX.TO) — 02/2020
- Equity Metals (EQTY.V, NNADF) — 6/2020
- Erdene Resources (ERD.TO, ERDCF) — 3/2020
- Euro Sun Mining (ESM.TO, DPNFF) — NEW
- Evrim Resources (EVM.V, EMRRF) — 01/2020
- Excellon Resources (EXN.TO, EXLLF) — 6/2020
- Excelsior Mining (MIN.TO, EXMGF) — 6/2020
- Falco Resources (FPC.V, FPRGF) — 6/2020
- Filo Mining (FIL.V, FLMMF) — NEW
- Fiore Gold (F.V, FIOGF) — 6/2020
- Fission Uranium (FCU.TO, FCUUF) — 5/2020
- Fission 3.0 (FUU.V, FISOF) — 5/2020
- First Majestic (AG, FR.TO) — 5/2020
- First Mining (FF.V, FFMGF) — 6/2020
- First Vanadium (FVAN.V, FVANF) — NEW
- Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM, FVI.TO) — 6/2020
- Forum Energy Metals (FMC.V, FDCFF) — NEW
- FPX Nickel (FPX.V, FPOCF) — 02/2020
- Franco-Nevada (FNV, FNV.TO) — 6/2020
- Freegold Ventures (EVL.TO, FGOVF) — 6/2020
- Freemont Gold (FRE.V, USTDF) — 6/2020
- Freeport MxMoRan (FCX) — 4/2020
- Fresnillo (FRES.LSE) — 01/2020
- Galiano Gold (formerly Asanko) (GAU, GAU.TO) — 6/2020
- Garibaldi Resources (GGI.V, GGIFF) — NEW
- Gatling Exploration (GTR.V, GATGF) — 6/2020
- GFG Resources (GFG.V, GFGSF) — 6/2020
- Giga Metals (GIGA.V, HNCKF) — 02/2020
- Global Atomic (GLO.TO) — 5/2020
- GMACO Global Gold, Natural Resource & Income Fund (GGN) — 4/2020
- GoGold Resources (GGD.TO, GLGDF) — 6/2020
- Gold Resource Corp. (GORO) — 01/2020
- Gold Standard Ventures (GSV, GSV.TO) — 6/2020
- Goldcliff Resource Corp. (GCN.V, GCFFF) — 6/2020
- Golden Minerals (AUMN, AUMN.TO) — 6/2020
- Golden Tag Resources (GOG.V, GTAGF) — 4/2020
- Golden Valley Mines (GZZ.V, GLVMF) — 4/2020
- GoldMining (GOLD.TO, GLDLF) — UPDATE
- GoldSpot Discoveries (SPOT.V, GDDCF) — 6/2020
- Goliath Resources (GOT.V, GGTHF) — 12/2019
- GoviEx Uranium (GXU.V, GVXXF) — 5/2020
- GR Silver (formerly Goldplay) (GPLY.V) — 6/2020
- Great Bear Resources (GBR.V, GTBDF) — 6/2020
- Great Panther (GPL, GPR.TO) — 6/2020
- Group Ten Metals (PGE.V, PGEZF) — 6/2020
- GT Gold (GTT.V, GTGDF) — 3/2020
- Hannan Metals (HAN.V, HANNF) — 3/2020
- Harte Gold (HRT.TO, HRTFF) — 4/2020
- Hecla Mining (HL) — 4/2020
- HighGold Mining (HIGH.V, HGGOF) — 6/2020
- HIVE Blockchain Technologies (HIVE.V, HVBTF) — 02/2020
- IAMGOLD (IAG, IMG.TO) — 4/2020
- Impact Silver (IPT.V, ISVLF) — 01/2020
- Integra Resources (ITR.V, IRRZF) — 01/2020
- International Tower Hill (THM, ITH.TO) — NEW
- Irving Resources (IRV.C, IRVRF) — NEW
- Ivanhoe Mines (IVN.TO, IVPAF) — 11/2019
- Japan Gold (JG.V, JGLDF) — 4/2020
- Jervois Mining (JRV.ASX, JRV.V, JRVMF) — 3/2020
- Josemaria Resources (JOSE.TO, NGQRF) — NEW
- K92 Mining (KNT.V, KNTNF) — 6/2020
- Kirkland Lake Gold (KL, KL.TO) — 6/2020
- Klondike Gold (KG.V, KDKGF) — 6/2020
- Kootenay Silver (KTN.V, KOOYF) — 6/2020
- KORE Mining (KORE.V, KOREF) — NEW
- Kutcho Copper (KC.V, KCCDD) — NEW
- Laramide Resources (LAM.TO, LMRXF) — 5/2020
- Leagold Mining (LMC.TO, LMCNF) — 12/2019
- Liberty Gold (LGD.TO, LGDTF) — 6/2020
- Lion One Metals (LIO.V, LOMLF) — 6/2020
- Lucara Diamond (LUC.TO, LUCRF) — 10/2019
- Lumina Gold (LUM.V, LMGDF) — 11/2019
- Luminex Resources (LMNX) — 4/2020
- Lundin Gold (LUG.TO, FTMNF) — 3/2020
- MAG Silver (MAG, MAG.TO) — 8/2019
- Mako Mining (MKO.V, MAKOF) — 5/2020
- Mandalay Resources (MND.TO, MNDJF) — 4/2020
- Maple Gold Mines (MGM.V, MGMLF) — 12/2019
- Marathon Gold (MOZ.V, MGDPF) — 10/2019
- Maritime Resources (MAE.V, MRTMF) — 3/2020
- Maverix Metals (MMX, MMX.TO) — 02/2020
- McEwen Mining (MUX, MUX.TO) — 12/2019
- Metalla Royalty (MTA.V, MTAFF) — UPDATE
- Metallic Minerals (MMG.V, MMNGF) — 3/2020
- Metallis Resources (MTS.V, MTLFF) — 4/2020
- Midas Gold (MAX.TO, MDRPF) — 12/2019
- Midland Exploration (MD.V, MIDLF) — 12/2019
- Millrock Resources (MRO.V, MLRKF) — 12/2019
- Minco Silver (MSV.TO, MISVF) — 11/2019
- Minera Alamos (MAI.V, MAIFF) — 11/2019
- Mineral Mountain (MMV.V, MNRLF) — 4/2020
- Mineworx Technologies (MWX.V, MWXRF) — 9/2019
- Mirasol Resources (MRZ.V, MRZLF) — 10/2019
- Monarch Gold (MRQ.TO, MRQRF) — NEW
- Mountain Boy Resources (MTB.V, MBYMF) — NEW
- Nevada Copper (NCU.TO, NEVDF) — 4/2020
- Nevada Exploration (NGE.V, NVDEF) — 8/2019
- New Gold (NGD, NGD.TO) — 3/2020
- New Pacific Metals (NUAG.V, NUPMF) — 10/2019
- NewRange Gold (NRG.V, NRGOF) — 02/2020
- Newmont (NEM, NGT.TO) — 5/2020
- NexGen Energy (NXE, NXE.TO) — 5/2020
- Nighthawk Gold (NHK.TO, MIMZF) — 3/2020
- Northern Dynasty (NAK, NDM.TO) — 3/2020
- Northern Vertex Mining (NEE.V, NHVCF) — 10/2019
- NovaGold Resources (NG, NG.TO) — 4/2020
- Novo Resources (NVO.V, NSRPF) — 8/2019
- NuLegacy Gold (NUG.V, NULGF) — NEW
- O3 Mining (OIII.V, OQMGF) — NEW
- OceanaGold (OGC.TO, OCANF) — 01/2020
- Orezone Gold (ORE.V, ORZCF) — NEW
- Osino Resources (OSI.V, OSIIF) — 01/2020
- Osisko Mining (OSK.TO, OBNNF) — 6/2020
- Osisko Royalty (OR, OR.TO) — 11/2019
- Outcrop Gold (OCG.V, MRDDF) — NEW
- Paladin Energy (PDN.ASX, PALAF) — 5/2020
- Pan American Silver (PAAS, PAAS.TO) — 9/2019
- Peninsula Energy (PEN.ASX) — 5/2020
- Plateau Energy Metals (PLU.V, PLUUF) — 5/2020
- Premier Gold (PG.TO, PIRGF) — 4/2020
- Pretium Resources (PVG, PVG.TO) — 3/2020
- Probe Metals (PRB.V, PROBF) — 5/2020
- Prophecy Development (PCY.V, PRPCF) — 10/2019
- Pure Gold (PGM.V, LRTNF) — 10/2019
- Quebec Precious Metals (CJC.V, CJCFF) — 12/2019
- Radisson Minerals (RDS.V, RMRDF) — 4/2020
- Radius Gold (RDU.V, RDUFF) — NEW
- Rare Element Resources (REEMF) — 02/2020
- Regulus Resources (REG.V, RGLSF) — 12/2019
- Renaissance Gold (REN.V, RNSGF) — 10/2019
- Revival Gold (RVG.V, RVLGF) — 5/2020
- Reyna Silver (RSLV.V, RSNVF) — UPDATE
- Rio2 (RIO.V, RIOFF) — NEW
- Rise Gold (RISE.C, RYES) — 3/2020
- Riverside Resources (RRI.V, RVSDF) — 9/2019
- RoxGold (ROXG.TO, ROGFF) — 4/2020
- Royal Gold (RGLD) — 01/2020
- Royal Nickel (RNX.TO, RNKLF) — 5/2020
- Sabina Gold and Silver (SBB.TO, SGSVF) — 10/2019
- Sandfire Resources America (SFAFF) — 10/2019
- Sandspring Resources (SSP.V) — 9/2019
- Sandstorm Gold (SAND, SSL.TO) — 11/2019
- Scottie Resources (SCOT.V, SCTSF) — 6/2020
- Seabridge Gold (SA, SEA.TO) — 10/2019
- Silver Bull Resources (SVB.TO, SVBL) — 01/2020
- Silver Lake Resources (SLR.ASX, SVLKF) — 4/2020
- Silver One Resources (SVE.V, SLVRF) — 3/2020
- Silver Sands (SAND.C) — NEW
- Silvercorp (SVM, SVM.TO) — 12/2019
- SilverCrest Metals (SILV, SIL.TO) — 11/2019
- Skeena Resources (SKE.V, SKREF) — 3/2020
- Skyharbour Resources (SYH.V, SYHBF) — 5/2020
- Solaris Resources — 01/2020
- Southern Silver (SSV.V, SSVFF) — 3/2020
- Spanish Mountain Gold (SPA.V, SPAZF) — NEW
- Sprott, Inc. (SII.TO, SPOXF) — 5/2020
- Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF, CEF.TO) — 4/2020
- SSR Mining (SSRM, SSRM.TO) — 3/2020
- Sun Metals (SUNM.V, SMTTF) — 3/2020
- St Barbara (SBM.ASX, STBMY) — 4/2020
- Standard Uranium (STND.V) — 5/2020
- Steppe Gold (STGO.V) — NEW
- Strategic Metals (SMD, SMDZF) — 4/2020
- Taiga Gold (TGC.V, TGCDF) — NEW
- Teranga Gold (TGZ.TO, TGCDF) — NEW
- TerraX Minerals (TXR.V, TRXXF) — 02/2020
- Texas Mineral Resources (TMRC) — 3/2020
- Thunderstruck Resources (AWE.V, THURF) — 12/2019
- TMAC Resources (TMR.TO, TMMFF) — 4/2020
- Tonogold Resources (TNGL) — 01/2020
- Torchlight Energy (TRCH) — 02/2020
- Torex Gold (TXG.TO, TORXF) — NEW
- Transition Metals (XTM.V, TNTMF) — 01/2020
- Trilogy Metals (TMQ, TMQ.TO) — 3/2020
- Triumph Gold (TIG.V, TIGCF) — 11/2019
- Troilus Gold (TLG.TO, CHXMF) — NEW
- Tudor Gold (TUD.V, TDRRF) — 01/2020
- U3O8 (UWE.TO, UWEFF) — 5/2020
- Ucore Rare Metals (UCU.V, UURAF) — 01/2020
- UEX Corp. (UEX, UEXCF) — 5/2020
- Ur-Energy (URG, URE.TO) — 5/2020
- Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) — 5/2020
- Uranium Royalty Corp (URC.V, URCCF) — 5/2020
- Velocity Minerals (VLC.V, VLCJF) — 12/2019
- Victoria Gold (VIT.V, VITFF) — 10/2019
- Victory Metals (VMX.V) — 01/2020
- Vimy Resources (VMY.ASX) — 5/2020
- Vista Gold (VGZ, NGZ.TO) — NEW
- Viva Gold (VAU.V, VAUCF) — 6/2020
- Vizsla Resources (VZLA.V, VIZSF) — 3/2020
- VR Resources (VRR.V, VRRCF) — NEW
- Wallbridge Mining (WM.TO, WLBMF) — 3/2020
- Weaton Precious Metals (WPM, WPM.TO) — 10/2019
- Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO.TO, WDOFF) — 02/2020
- Western Uranium and Vanadium (WUC.C, WSTRF) — 5/2020
- Westhaven Ventures (WHN.V, WTHVF) — 11/2019
- White Gold (WGO.V, WHGOF) — 10/2019
- Xtierra (XAG.V) — 11/2019
- Yamana Gold (AUY, YRI.TO) — 11/2019