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Atrium Research provides institutional quality issuer paid research on North American public equities using deep fundamental analysis. Our research reports are disseminated through Bloomberg, FactSet, Capital IQ, Reuters and many more, as well as through our social media and email distribution lists. 

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

LVG: Mining License Transfer + 10-Year Renewal

What you need to know: • LVG announced the completion of the 10-year renewal and authorization to transfer the Imwelo Mining Licence to LVG. • This major milestone significantly de-risks the Company as it progresses with development plans of the Imwelo Project and looks to take advantage of the elevated gold price in the near-term. • Upon certain conditions, this announcement triggers the second tranche of the financing involving Taifa Group (at a significant premium to market, $3.8M at $0.24/...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: October Edition

What you need to know: • Following strong performance in September, the precious metals again posted excellent returns, with gold being up 3.2% (to ATHs) and silver being up 4.1% (reaching its highest price in 12 years). • The mining equities had mixed performance relative to the metals with the GDX up 1.3%, GDXJ up 5.7%, SIL up 10.2%, and COPX down 7.6%. • Financings picked up massively in October as generalist capital returns to the mining industry, providing much-needed capital to the juni...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

OMG: More Assays, More Success + Gilt Creek Inclusion

What you need to know: • Omai announced its 2nd batch of assay results from the ongoing 10,000m drill program. 17 diamond drill holes have been completed totalling 8,460m and a third drill is being added to the program. • Assays from six holes were reported today, mostly continuing to target previously untested gap zones, yielding strong gold mineralization in the majority of holes. • We believe with three drill rigs and the sizeable budget (compared to the last few years), Omai should be abl...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

NIM: Multi-Asset Explorer with Mill & Cash Flow

What you need to know: • Nicola holds two exploration assets with its flagship brownfield copper project showing early signs of a copper porphyry system. • The Company has two sources of revenue which minimizes dilution to shareholders – its Merritt Milling business (profit share agreements with its partners) and its Sand/Gravel Pit and Rock Quarry business. • NIM’s mill provides an expedited path to production for its assets. • We value the Company at $0.60/share, representing 97% upside. N...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

EDG: Gaps Begin to be Filled & Drilling Accelerates with 2nd Rig

What you need to know: • EDG announced assay results for four drill holes as part of its 10,000m 2024 drill program; it has completed 22 holes (6,100m) to date. • Today’s results confirmed strong mineralization in large untested gaps between Eagle & Imperial, also confirming mineralization at depth. • A 2nd drill rig has been added to accelerate the drill program – this rig will test the near-surface portion of the Eagle Zone. • Assays are pending on 12 drill holes and drilling will continue t...

Nicholas Cortellucci ... (+2)
  • Nicholas Cortellucci
  • CFA

Oilfield Services: Still Way Too Cheap

What you need to know: • We anticipate oil prices to remain within the US$80-$90 range, which will sustain the current uptick in E&P capital expenditure and foster a strong environment for oilfield services firms. • Our peer group continues to trade at deep-value multiples; currently at 4.5x/4.0x 2024E/2025E EBITDA. • We highlight a few of our favourite small-cap names that we believe have significant upside as we move into H2/24. Following our last oilfield services thematic note (published i...

Nicholas Cortellucci ... (+2)
  • Nicholas Cortellucci
  • CFA

Energy Storage: The Missing Piece for the Energy Transition

What you need to know: • Due to the fluctuating levels of energy produced on an hourly basis by renewable energy sources, energy storage is required to smooth out supply and demand • The grid is becoming increasingly unstable due to its old age and extreme weather conditions, and is not set up to accommodate a net-zero system • Small and mid-cap players in the space are down over 60% since 2021, making today’s valuations a great entry point Why Do We Need Energy Storage? Intermittent Supply fro...

Nicholas Cortellucci ... (+2)
  • Nicholas Cortellucci
  • CFA

Oilfield Services: Another Great Year Ahead

What you need to know: • We expect oilfield service stocks to continue to outperform in 2023 and beyond based on supportive oil price fundamentals, rising capex levels amongst E&Ps, and pricing power leading to margin expansion • Despite the sector’s strong fundamental tailwinds and the probability for a multi-year commodity supercycle, oilfield service companies are still trading at trough-level multiples Investment Thesis Supportive Oil Prices While we will not go in-depth on oil price funda...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: October Edition

What you need to know: • Following strong performance in September, the precious metals again posted excellent returns, with gold being up 3.2% (to ATHs) and silver being up 4.1% (reaching its highest price in 12 years). • The mining equities had mixed performance relative to the metals with the GDX up 1.3%, GDXJ up 5.7%, SIL up 10.2%, and COPX down 7.6%. • Financings picked up massively in October as generalist capital returns to the mining industry, providing much-needed capital to the juni...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: September Edition

What you need to know: • September was a big month for the metals space as gold, silver, and copper were all up over 6%. Gold broke to new all-time-highs, peaking at $2,685/oz before closing the month at $2,661/oz (up 46% LTM). • The mining equities lagged the metals slightly but greatly outperformed broader markets with the GDX, GDXJ, SIL, and COPX up 4.8%, 8.2%, 7.9% and 11.0%, respectively. • Battery metals performed well this month and news around the lithium market gets more interesting a...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: August Edition

What you need to know: • August was a mixed month for all metals, including the mining equities. • Gold continues to outperform other metals, up 2.3% on the month and up a staggering 29% over the last year. Mining equities performed in line with broader markets, following significant outperformance in July, read our July report here. • Battery metals suffered again this month, and the waiting game continues. • M&A was slow in August but we expect things to ramp up as we enter the fall given the...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: July Edition

What you need to know: • July was the second consecutive negative month for all 17 metals in our coverage except for gold, however, mining equities largely outperformed. • As anticipated in our last Mining Monthly, the June sell-off marked a great buying opportunity in the metals equities. • We are excited by the continued outperformance in the mining sector compared to broader markets as we believe this will begin attracting generalist investors to the space. • We notice an interesting trend in...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: June Edition

What you need to know: • Following back-to-back positive months and new all-time highs, gold closed down slightly in June, while the gold equities sold off more dramatically. • Silver fell more sharply than gold (down 9%) following the strong outperformance in May (up 14%), and silver equities followed suit. • Copper also dropped significantly in June, down 9% to $4.4/lb while the copper equities outperformed the metal slightly, down 7%. • After two months of several all-time highs for gold an...

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