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MUMBAI (Reuters) - India’s gold imports in March surged 471% from a year earlier to a record 160 tonnes, a government source told Reuters on Thursday, as a reduction in import taxes and a correction in prices from record highs drew retail buyers and jewellers.

India imported a record 321 tonnes in the March quarter, up from 124 tonnes a year ago, the source said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/india-gold-imports-idUSKBN2BO5YB

Ahmed Saeed
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-saeed-812816b2/
Building & updating talents pool by searching & contacting with community service associations, colleges, internet sites, professional recruiters, etc. to minimize the recruitment time.
Creating job posts & advertising them through recruitment portals to ensure filling all the vacant positions within the agreed upon SLA....

My Thoughts:
Hopefully this is an indication we're gearing up for a quick expansion on the new concessions

It's Sunday after all goldgnome — not much else to talk about at the moment!

goldgnome --> I suppose Endeavour's CEO can pick and choose his media appearances thanks to his Billionaire financier...

Perseus , Resolute and West African Resources' CEOs discuss their operations in Burkina Faso & Cote D'ivoire as well as M&A rationale in the West African gold space.

https://youtu.be/4SyWdQ_yyXA

https://www.centamin.com/media/2372/centamin-plc-annual-report-2020-web-ready-310321-secured.pdf

On page 22 there is a project pipeline 'pyramid' showing Batie West in Burkina Faso as the project closest to implementation - that is a switch from past management comments which indicated Doropo in Cote D'ivoire being closest to development...

https://twitter.com/DonLawson_/status/1377275681088827393

Part of the renewal process should be to find a new PR firm asap. #Centamin is literally unknown to investors in Canada - just look at TSX trading volume

When a major publication https://tinyurl.com/ku52phn2 overlooks your presence in West Africa something is lacking --> @Buchanan_PR

My Thoughts:
Engaging Centamin on social media can make a difference. I got a phone call from IR just days after I commented on one of their previous posts. And that's after emails to IR being ignored for years!

Name some better, please and thanks!

LUXEMBOURG, March 30, 2021

La Mancha Holding s.a.r.l. is pleased to announce the closing of the US$200 million subscription to Endeavour Mining Corporation ("Endeavour") (TSX:EDV) shares.

The placement was announced on November 16, 2020 in connection with Endeavour's combination with Teranga Gold Corporation.

Following completion of the subscription on March 30, 2021, La Mancha has received 8,910,592 common shares of Endeavour, at a unit price of approximately CAD $29.361 per share.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/la-mancha-completes-us-200-million-investment-in-endeavour-at-c-29-36-per-share-842493904.html

My Thoughts:
Endeavour's closing price today was $ 24.20 CAD

That's gotta sting, even for a Billionaire

Stock valuations vs real assets indicate bubble. Expect rebound for #gold & other real assets (and/or stock market rout!)

https://twitter.com/DonLawson_/status/1376272934835159041

An example.
A major report gets published on exploration & mining in West Africa and somehow every 2 cent miner and his dog gets a mention but not Centamin?!

Appendix

Notable Exploration & Development and Mining Companies Involved in West Africa
Company Profiles
Abosso Goldfields Ltd
Alliance Miniere Responsable Sas
Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd
Amr Gold Ltd
Anglogold Ashanti Ltd
Avesoro Resources Inc.
B2Gold Corp
Balaji Group of Companies
Barrick Gold Corporation
Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee
Compagnie Des Bauxites De Kindia S.A.
Endeavour Mining Corporation
Ghana Bauxite Company Ltd
Ghana Manganese Company Ltd
Gold Fields Ghana Ltd
Golden Star Resources Ltd
Guinea Alumina Corporation S.A.
Guineenne Des Mines
Hummingbird Resources plc
Iamgold Corporation
Keras Resources plc
Kinross Gold Corporation
Koidu Ltd
Multiverse Mining and Exploration plc
Newfield Resources Ltd
Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd
Nord Gold S.E.
Orano S.A.
Perseus Mining (Ghana) Ltd
Resolute Mining Ltd
Roxgold Inc.
Shiloh Manganese S.A.
Sierra Mineral Holdings 1 Ltd
Sierra Rutile Ltd
Societe Des Mines Du Liptako S.A.
Societe Miniere De Boke
Teranga Gold (Australia) Pty Ltd
Thor Explorations Ltd
Trevali Mining Corporation
United Company Rusal, International Public Joint-Stock Company
Vedanta Resources Ltd
West African Resources Ltd

https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/5206741/mining-in-west-africa-2020?utm_source=GNOM&utm_medium=PressRelease&utm_code=3cjvwf&utm_campaign=1516474+-+West+Africa+Mining+Industry+Report+2020+with+Profiles+of+Aluminium+Corp+of+China%2c+Barrick+Gold%2c+and+Newmont+Mining%2c+AngloGold+Ashanti%2c+Iamgold&utm_exec=chdo54prd

My Thoughts:
It is possible that Centamin's Batie West / Konkera holdings are the largest known gold deposit in Burkina Faso yet somehow it gets repeatedly overlooked.

If one thing needs to change it certainly is our PR representative Buchanan UK - their tagline is ' building and protecting business reputations across four decades... ' well, they've done nothing for Centamin's stature or exposure in the decade past - let's not entrust them with our future success... https://buchanan.uk.com/

lodan1
The average for the companies included in the chart is 18 months

"Single asset companies experienced on average a 125% share price appreciation between announcing the start of construction and reaching commercial production"

screen shot of chart here --->>
https://twitter.com/DonLawson_/status/1375143606000832513

original from page 13 here --->>
https://www.orezone.com/site/assets/files/5530/orezone_march_13_corporate_presentation.pdf

Also, Centamin has multiple catalysts - expansion in Egypt & West Africa simultaneously...

Centamin PLC CEE:TSX
Trading volume exceeds daily average by 167.46% as of 10:56AM ET 03/25/2021

My Thoughts:
Oh how I miss the 'high' volume days of olde... perhaps Centamin will soon experience a revival of interest by Canadian investors?!

CENTAMIN CEO, Martin Horgan, said he was “looking forward” to submitting the group’s West African growth prospects to the board for assessment at the end of March.

“We will then update the market on our strategy. There has been a lot invested in the assets and the focus will be on taking them to reserves and whether we will develop them,” Horgan said.

Horgan said he was “greedy” to develop prospects in Egypt and West Africa. “I can’t see why we can’t do both,” he said today.

https://www.miningmx.com/news/gold/45664-centamin-board-to-assess-west-africa-gold-prospects-as-horgan-confirms-firm-has-reset/

My Thoughts:
Interesting 'The Plan' will be presented to the board by end of March (not sometime in April) So relieved our new CEO is talking about the great deal of investment $$ already spent in West Africa - that topic was off-limits to the previous CEO

We're looking forward to meeting investors at the
@Berenberg UK Corporate Virtual Conference over the next 2 days, during which our CEO Martin Horgan will also take part in an analyst-led Q&A session tomorrow at 10:00am GMT.

http://bit.ly/3tDWHk8

https://twitter.com/CentaminPlc/status/1374269688163749888

My Thoughts:
Still no reply to my email to Centamin IR - personally I don't understand why useless analysts get their questions answered and real Centamin investors are hung up to dry... BUT I do like todays news of inside buys - thus we always have to connect the dots ourselves !

Role: To help Expats communicate more effectively with their SGM National Trainees.

https://wuzzuf.net/jobs/p/CORhSZD5xrHI-Translator-Sukari-Gold-Mines-Red-Sea-Egypt?l=bp&t=bj&a=Gold-Mining-Jobs-in-Egypt&o=46

My Thoughts:
Must be an influx of new hires expected soon...

Powell described bitcoin as a speculative asset that is not backed by anything.

"Crypto assets are highly volatile and therefore not useful as a store of value," he said. "It is a speculative asset that is essentially a substitute for gold rather than for the dollar."

https://www.kitco.com/news/2021-03-22/Bitcoin-is-a-speculative-asset-the-new-gold-not-a-substitute-for-the-U-S-dollar-Fed-s-Jerome-Powell.html

https://twitter.com/CentaminPlc/status/1373899998920867842

I've replied as follows:

Shareholders were told a resource update & mining plan was coming for Burkina Faso time and time again. Unbelievable we are consistently misinformed... @_CapitalLimited @Buchanan_PR @gouvernementBF

The bill, one of the world’s strictest policies against cryptocurrencies, would criminalise possession, issuance, mining, trading and transferring crypto-assets.

My Thoughts: Modi did it with large denominated cash — I wouldn't count this out...

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-india-cryptocurrency-ban-idUSKBN2B60QP