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| < P > L a t e F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , w h i l e w a t c h i n g B a r t J a w o r s k y , a s s o c i a t e m i n i n g a n a l y s t f o r R a y m o n d J a m e s , d i s c u s s h i s t h r e e t o p u r a n i u m s t o c k s o n C a n a d a ’ s R O B T V , i t a g a i n b e c a m e e v i d e n t t h a t t h e v e r y b e s t p u b l i c i t y i s r e s e r v e d f o r t h o s e w i t h q u a l i t y m a n a g e m e n t . R e a d e r s w i l l r e c o g n i z e J a w o r s k y e c h o i n g t h e v e r y s a m e t h e m e s , w h i c h h a v e r u n t h r o u g h o u r c o m m e n t a r y s i n c e J u n e 2 0 0 4 , i n e v e r y f e a t u r e f r o m I S L m i n i n g t o U . S . u r a n i u m a s s e t s , a n d f r o m t h e r e c e n t W y o m i n g s e r i e s t o t h e w i d e l y “ H o w t o C h o o s e a U r a n i u m S t o c k . ” J a w o r s k y p i c k e d E n e r g y M e t a l s ( T S X : E M C ) , U R - E n e r g y ( T S X : U R E ) a n d S t r a t h m o r e M i n e r a l s ( T S X : S T M ; O t h e r O T C : S T H J F ) a s h i s t o p t h r e e c h o i c e s . < / P > < P > W h a t a t t r a c t s t h e b i g t i m e p u b l i c i t y i s t h e n a m e b e h i n d t h e c o m p a n y . O f t e n i t i s n o t t h e C h i e f E x e c u t i v e . I f o n e w e r e t o s p e a k t o G e n e R a m o s , R e u t e r ’ s e n e r g y r e p o r t e r b a s e d i n N e w Y o r k , t h e f i r s t q u e s t i o n h e w i l l f i r e b a c k a t y o u i s : “ W h o i s t h i s p e r s o n ? ” T r a n s l a t i o n : W h a t h a s h e a c c o m p l i s h e d ? B a r t J a w o r s k y a s t u t e l y f o c u s e d o n “ q u a l i t y o f m a n a g e m e n t . ” T h a t i s a l e s s o n i n v e s t o r s s h o u l d l e a r n . < / P > < P > F o r e x a m p l e , t h i s p a s t w e e k , S t r a t h m o r e M i n e r a l s w a s f o r t u n a t e t o h a v e a t r i p l e p l a y i n p u b l i c i t y . O n T u e s d a y , L a w r e n c e R o u l s t o n , w h o w r i t e s R e s o u r c e O p p o r t u n i t i e s , r e c o m m e n d e d S t r a t h m o r e o n R O B T V . O n W e d n e s d a y , B i l l M u r p h y ’ s M i d a s R e p o r t r e c o m m e n d e d S t r a t h m o r e . O n F r i d a y , J a w o r s k y f e a t u r e d S t r a t h m o r e o n R O B T V . W h o ’ s d o i n g t h e i r p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s ? I n r e a l i t y , t h e m e d i a a t t r a c t i o n s t e m s f r o m t h e q u a l i t y o f m a n a g e m e n t . W h e n S p e n c e r J a k a b o f D o w J o n e s ( a n d B a r r o n ’ s ) w a n t s a g o o d q u o t e a b o u t u r a n i u m , h e t u r n s t o D a v i d M i l l e r , p r e s i d e n t o f S t r a t h m o r e . M i l l e r w a s c h i e f g e o l o g i s t f o r C o g e m a ’ s I S L o p e r a t i o n s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . A g a i n , w h o a r e y o u a n d w h a t h a v e y o u d o n e ? < / P > < P > I n t h e c a s e o f E n e r g y M e t a l s , w h e n i t c o m e s t o I S L m i n i n g , t h e e n g i n e e r i n c h a r g e o f d e v e l o p i n g t h e i r U . S . a s s e t s i s D e n n i s S t o v e r . H i s c l a i m t o f a m e w a s d e s i g n i n g t h e S m i t h R a n c h I S L f a c i l i t y n o w o w n e d b y C a m e c o ’ s P o w e r R e s o u r c e s . A r e v i e w s e a r c h o f t h e I S L l i t e r a t u r e w i l l i n e v i t a b l y t u r n u p D e n n i s S t o v e r ’ s n a m e . S t o v e r h a s p r o v e n h i m s e l f , b u i l t a r e s p e c t a b l e r e p u t a t i o n a n d i n e v i t a b l y w i l l a t t r a c t m e d i a a t t e n t i o n a t s o m e p o i n t . < / P > < P > F i n d i n g a W y o m i n g g e o l o g i c a l t e x t b o o k t h a t o m i t s t h e n a m e o f W i l l i a m B o b e r g , c h i e f e x e c u t i v e o f U R - E n e r g y , i s e a s i e r s a i d t h a n d o n e . H i s p a p e r s a n d p r e s e n t a t i o n s t h r o u g h t h e l a t e 1 9 7 0 s a n d 1 9 8 0 s h e l p e d d e f i n e t h e e x t e n t o f W y o m i n g u r a n i u m g e o l o g y . W i t h p r e v i o u s e x p e r i e n c e a t C o n o c o a n d K e n n e c o t t , a s a u r a n i u m g e o l o g i s t , B o b e r g ’ s e n d e a v o r s t o b r i n g h i s c o m p a n y ’ s L o s t S o l d i e r p r o p e r t y i n t o f u l l p r o d u c t i o n w i l l , a t s o m e p o i n t , a t t r a c t s t r o n g m e d i a a t t e n t i o n . < / P > < P > W h a t b r i n g s t h e m e d i a t o a c o m p a n y ’ s d o o r i s n o t t h e t o u t b y a s e l f - s e r v i n g , s e l f - a b s o r b e d a n d m e g a l o m a n i a c n e w s l e t t e r w r i t e r , b u t a l l o f t h e a t t r i b u t e s w e f e a t u r e d i n “ H o w t o C h o o s e a U r a n i u m S t o c k . ” Q u a l i t y m a n a g e m e n t , g r e a t ( a n d p r o v e n ) p r o p e r t i e s , h i d d e n v a l u e i n t h e c o m p a n y , a n d l o a d s o f c a s h h e l p s i m p l i f y a n i n v e s t o r ’ s d e c i s i o n . J a w o r s k y w a r n e d a b o u t K a z a k h s t a n , a n a r e a w e ’ v e a v o i d e d c o v e r a g e o n b e c a u s e o f t h e p o l i t i c a l c l i m a t e ( d i t t o f o r M o n g o l i a ) . F o c u s i n g o n N o r t h A m e r i c a r e d u c e s r i s k w h e n i t c o m e s t o u r a n i u m e x p l o r a t i o n a n d d e v e l o p m e n t . < / P > < P > I n e v e r y u r a n i u m d e a l , t h e r e i s a s i n g l e i n d i v i d u a l w h o k n o w s w h a t i s g o i n g o n , a s B i l l S h e r i f f o f E n e r g y M e t a l s a d v i s e d u s . I f y o u w a n t t o k n o w w h a t i s r e a l l y h a p p e n i n g a t S m i t h R a n c h , y o u t a l k t o P a t r i c k D r u m m o n d , t h e p l a n t s u p e r v i s o r . H e ’ s b e e n i n m i n i n g h i s e n t i r e l i f e , h a v i n g s t a r t e d o f f i n t h e c o a l m i n e s o f S c o t l a n d . T h e P o w e r R e s o u r c e s o p e r a t i o n d r a w s p r a i s e f r o m W y o m i n g ’ s S t a t e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e D a v i d E d w a r d s a n d S t a t e S e n a t o r R o b e r t P e c k . T h e p e o p l e w h o l i v e i n n e a r b y D o u g l a s , W y o m i n g s p e a k h i g h l y o f P o w e r R e s o u r c e s . < / P > < P > A t U r a n e r z E n e r g y ( O T C B B : U R N Z ) , i t i s G l e n C a t c h p o l e , w h o p r e v i o u s l y r a n a W y o m i n g I S L o p e r a t i o n , a n d h e l p e d d e v e l o p C a m e c o ’ s I S L a s s e t s i n K a z a k h s t a n . F o r u m D e v e l o p m e n t ( T S X : F D C ) h a s D r . B o e n T a n , w h o h e l p e d d i s c o v e r t w o o f t h e K e y L a k e d e p o s i t s i n C a n a d a ’ s A t h a b a s c a B a s i n . E S O U r a n i u m ( T S X : E S O ) h a s p r e c i o u s m e t a l s g e o l o g i s t T o n y H a r v e y a d v i s i n g t h e c o m p a n y . P e r h a p s i t w i l l b e E S O ’ s M i k w a m g o l d p r o j e c t i n n o r t h e r n O n t a r i o t h a t p u t s t h i s c o m p a n y o n t h e m a p . W i t h F o r s y s M e t a l s ( T S X : F S Y ) , o n e t u r n s t o G r a h a m G r e e n w a y , w h o p r e v i o u s l y c o m p i l e d a r e s o u r c e e s t i m a t e o f F S Y ’ s V a l e n c i a u r a n i u m p r o p e r t y i n N a m i b i a f o r R o s s i n g U r a n i u m L t d . M a x R e s o u r c e s ( T S X : M X R ) h a s C l a n c y W e n d t , w h o p r e v i o u s l y d r i l l e d t h e U t a h p r o p e r t y , a n d e x p e c t s t o a g a i n f i n d u r a n i u m i n t h e s a m e p l a c e h e f o u n d i t m o r e t h a n 2 5 y e a r s a g o . M r . A n t i - P R , N o r m a n B u r m e i s t e r o f K i l g o r e M i n e r a l s ( T S X : K A U ) , f a i l s t o b o a s t a b o u t h i s s t i n t a s c h i e f g e o l o g i s t f o r S i l v e r S t a n d a r d ( N A S D A Q N M : S S R I ) o r h i s f o r m e r B u l l R u n g o l d m i n e . Y e s , i t i s m e n t i o n e d o n h i s w e b s i t e . B u t , N o r m i s t h e k i n d o f g u y w h o q u i e t l y l i n e s u p a d r i l l r i g f o r h i s I d a h o g o l d p r o p e r t y , f a i r l y c e r t a i n h e ’ s g o i n g t o h i t s o m e t h i n g b i g t h i s s u m m e r . T h e n a g a i n , h e d o e s n ’ t i s s u e a w a v e o f n e w s r e l e a s e s t o p u m p u p h i s s t o c k . T h e s e a r e t h e k i n d s o f p e o p l e t h e m e d i a j u s t l o v e t o i n t e r v i e w . T h e y a l l h a v e t h e “ h i d d e n ” s t o r y t h a t m a k e s t h e r e p o r t e r ’ s f e a t u r e w o r k f o r h i s r e a d e r s , v i e w e r s o r l i s t e n e r s . < / P > < P > T h e s e c o m p a n i e s p e r s o n i f y t h e q u a l i t i e s w e i n v e s t i g a t e b e f o r e w r i t i n g a b o u t t h e m i n t h i s c o l u m n . M a i n l y , i t i s t h e q u a l i t y o f m a n a g e m e n t t h a t s e t s a p a r t t h e p o s s i b l e w i n n e r s f r o m t h e l i k e l y l o s e r s . E v e r y t h i n g f l o w s o u t f r o m t h a t k e y p o i n t . I f m a n a g e m e n t r e a l l y d o e s k n o w i n w h i c h d i r e c t i o n t h e c o m p a n y s h o u l d b e g o i n g , t h e y ’ l l f i n d t h e r i g h t p r o p e r t i e s . F u n d m a n a g e r s w i l l b e e a g e r t o f i n a n c e t h e m . I n v e s t o r s w i l l b e l e s s f e a r f u l a b o u t s p e c u l a t i n g o n t h e c o m p a n y ’ s p r o s p e c t s . E v e n t u a l l y , e v e n t h e m o s t r e l u c t a n t n e w s l e t t e r w r i t e r w i l l b e c o m p e l l e d t o f e a t u r e t h e c o m p a n y , o r a t t h e v e r y l e a s t a c k n o w l e d g e t h e c o m p a n y h a s a s h o t . A s l o n g a s t h e c o m m o d i t y p r i c e c o n t i n u e s r u n n i n g h i g h e r , i t b e c o m e s a w i n - w i n s i t u a t i o n f o r t h o s e p a r t i c i p a t i n g . M o s t o f a l l , a t s o m e p o i n t , t h e m a i n s t r e a m m e d i a w i l l s t u m b l e a c r o s s s u c h c o m p a n i e s , o r s o m e o n e w i l l b r i n g t h e c o m p a n y t o t h e i r a t t e n t i o n . A n d t h e n , y o u g e t t h e k i n d o f r a l l i e s w e ’ v e s e e n i n S t r a t h m o r e M i n e r a l s a n d s o m e o t h e r s . < / P > |
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