Justin: Dave, thank you for taking the time to speak with me again. During our last conversation, you mentioned how you see a financial crisis on the horizon. You also mentioned how gold is the number one metal to own heading into, during, and after a crash. Is that the only commodity you like these days? Dave: Right, so we’re kind of in “protective mode” right now. But that doesn’t mean that we’re avoiding all other commodities. I say this because two commodities really stand out right now in our Casey Cost Curve system. Simply put, Casey Cost Curves tell us how much it costs for mines around the world to produce a commodity. When commodity prices are near or below the cost curve, it’s a buy signal… meaning that producers are making little or no profit – and thus prices need to rise in order to preserve supply. Justin: And what two commodities stand out? Dave: Platinum and uranium... but for different reasons. So I’ll start with platinum. Right now, more than half of the platinum mines in the world aren’t profitable. It’s very rare for a metal’s price to be so depressed that half the industry is not making money. But it’s because about 70% of the world’s platinum comes from South Africa. And South Africa, as you know, is having all kinds of problems. It’s plagued by labor issues, high-power costs, and government legislation. South Africa’s mines are also generally old and exceptionally deep (up to a few kilometers in some cases). Not only that, mining costs here are on the rise – at a time when platinum prices are at a historic low. When you add it all up, it’s basically a powder keg for one of the world’s key metals. | Recommended Link | "I Will Not Apologize" (Notice Of Termination) Like it or not, this Wall Street legend has the ultimate unfair advantage in the market... and routinely spots the markets fastest-growing stocks – up to 30 days in advance. - On January 24th, an obscure semiconductor company named Xilinx (XLNX) was the #1 stock on the Nasdaq... he spotted it over a month in advance.
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And like it or not, his publisher is pulling his groundbreaking presentation offline on April 30th at midnight. | | | -- | Justin: A recipe for higher prices? Dave: Absolutely. We have a world-class platinum company in our International Speculator portfolio. I’m also looking to add more platinum positions. The challenge is that there aren’t very many platinum companies on Earth, and most are in South Africa. The two other major platinum-producing countries are Russia and Zimbabwe. And neither is an A-grade investment destination, either. So it’s not exactly easy to speculate on platinum. But we’re keeping a close eye on the situation. Justin: What about uranium? What makes it stand out? Dave: So uranium is also pretty attractive on the cost curve. Like platinum, most uranium companies are losing money. Even Cameco, the world’s largest public uranium producer, has been shutting down mines due to low prices. Not only that, it’s shutting down some of the world’s lowest-cost mines, like McArthur River. When an industry’s lowest-cost mines are shutting down due to low prices, you know the situation is pretty dire. That makes uranium interesting. We’ve kept our uranium positions for that reason… and we’ve actually added a few more, including one of the only uranium producers based in the U.S. We think it will do really well. Justin: And what if there’s a financial crisis? How should uranium fare? Dave: Uranium demand is pretty steady, regardless of the financial environment. After all, the lights have to stay on no matter what, and since uranium powers nuclear plants – which supply around 20% of America’s energy – there’s not a lot of room to lower that demand. It’s also worth mentioning that uranium has less of a speculative element than other commodities, like copper. Because of this, uranium is less vulnerable to a financial correction. Justin: What do you mean by that? Dave: I’m specifically referring to its price… With a highly liquid metal like copper, you get a lot of people speculating on it. A lot of people buy and sell paper futures on it. There’s a lot of that with gold, too. Even iron ore now has a lot of speculative trading. But uranium has very little speculative buying. Sure, there’s a uranium futures market. But it’s not a very big market. This is important because a lot of people will dump copper futures when there’s a financial crisis. That won’t happen with uranium. | Recommended Link | Big Surprise Coming for the White House Will this go down in history as THE moment that changed America – forever?
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