Gold Resource Corp Is Not A Primary Precious Metals Producer Anymore


Today Gold Resource Corp (NYSE: GORO) released its 2Q 2017 production results. The company produced the following amounts of metals:
 

  • Gold: 5,696 ounces
  • Silver: 397,670 ounces
  • Copper: 294 tonnes
  • Lead: 1,207 tonnes
  • Zinc: 4,176 tonnes
  • Now, assuming the following, average metal prices recorded in 2Q 2017:
     

  • Gold: $1,258 per ounce
  • Silver: $17.21 per ounce
  • Copper: $5,662 per tonne
  • Lead: $2,161 per tonne
  • Zinc: $2,596 per tonne
  • the metals produced in 2Q 2017 were worth:
     

    source: Simple Digressions
     

    Or, look at another chart:
     

    source: Simple Digressions
     

    As the chart shows, the value of base metals produced in 2Q 2017 was higher than the value of precious metals.

    So, GORO is not a primary precious metals producer anymore, which means that from now on the company’s peers are base metals producers.

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