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... would it be possible to create a 'Gold Standard' link between Bitcoin and gold rather than value it against fiat currency? It would surely be good for both gold and Bitcoin and consolidate Bitcoin as a future global reserve currency. I'm no student of Economics and it's only an idea. Please feel free to shoot the theory down in flames as I like a bit of bb jousting!

I'll get back to my single malt and put one more log on the fire...

That is a bold prediction! I do like 'secrets and intrigue'... I wonder what is occurring at the end of March? In the meantime I'd be interested in your thoughts on share price over a 3 to 5 year period.

Cheers and Good Luck to all AAA shareholders

Hello Blue-horsehoe... certainly no diamonds visible and I didn't see anybody resembling Snow White. I suggest that when all this 'lock-down' malarkey is done take a trip up to the mine area and have a look for yourself. I can recommend the Pen y Bont B & B (Tal y LLyn) as a good place to stay.

Do some exploring and chat with some of the locals. You never know, you might be lucky enough to find some gold of your own!

Good Luck to you

I'm invested in Alba primarily for the gold prospects but believe like others that the Greenland assets are probably where the most value lies. Either way I hope that Alba are able to develop Clogau and Gwynfynydd to their full potential and that it will become a significant income stream for Alba and shareholders alike. Regarding the gold and its 'premium' status - personally I wouldn't get too focused on that. Yes it has a cachet for it's associations to the Royal family and so in a jewellery setting will always fetch a modest premium. I speak as someone who had Welsh Gold wedding rings made in 1991 by a jeweller/goldsmith using his small remaining stock of Gwynfynydd gold that he was lucky enough to obtain in the 1980s. As some of you will also know from some of my earlier posts I have a small rock sample containing gold from the adits located in the hills Bontddu. Trust me the gold is there it only remains to be seen if it can be removed in volume to make it financially viable. I believe it can... but then I'm no miner or geologist! I can only advise being patient (I know in this very fast paced world of ours that that is very difficult for some). Give it a chance.

Good Luck to ALL Alba shareholders

...we've had worse days...

I'm going to be perfectly honest here and tell you all that I'm not one hundred percent sure what I'm invested in just that it is something to do with cryptocurrency. Other than that it diversifies my traditional holdings and is at this stage 'a bit of a punt'. I hope it has a future (I'm sure it has) and is not just a flash in the pan. I'm enjoying reading the bb and do fell free to take the pi...er Mickey. I wish all investors the best of luck with this stock.

Dai

I'll just get my whip...

Thanks mapp, a very fair assessment of the AIM market place. I suppose you have to look at the traditional stock markets and their relevant indexes as the 'old country' or First World and AIM as being out in the Wild West of 18th and 19th century North America. It's a dangerous and volatile place to be. The whole market is very fluid and dynamic and it can change in the blink of an eye. Personally I find it a very stimulating and interesting market to invest in. It brings out all sorts of emotions from joy to despair and everything in between. It is not for the faint hearted and if you cannot bear losses then AIM is not for you.

Fortunately win or lose I love it.

Good Luck to ALL AIM investors... remember 'Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat'!

I had funds to buy some more Argo stock. All donations gratefully received...

Keep smilin'!

Thank you for your reply smiller. I guess it is as you say... how can I put it, a generational thing. Crypto is an interesting concept and one which keeps the business I am in (Energy Production) 'in business' along with any body else who needs base-load power. My issue is that right now I get a little concerned with company/stock or for that matter raw materials rising very quickly in value. Bubbles come to mind and sadly in my experience bubbles have this nasty habit of going 'pop'! But I suppose if there is demand then basic economic principles and theory will come into play. Just look at the world of 'Modern Art' or any art for that matter. Something is worth whatever somebody is prepared to pay for it.

I believe with the prospects Alien has and with a fair wind behind it 2021 should be a good year for the company. I hope so for everybody invested in Alien.

Goodnight... back to my fire and tipple...

What is the opinion on the subject? I suppose the easy answer is to invest in both. I've recently (like a lot of people) bought into a Blockchain technology company and so far it has been a profitable experience. I'm interested in crypto as well but still have my doubts about it. Would I be right in saying that crypto is just another form of intangible fiat currency? I'm a bit old fashioned and like physical assets like gold and silver... but at the end of the day what even is gold and silver... a rare commodity and it has it's uses but you cannot actually eat it! It only has value because we perceive it to have value no less than out Pound notes and Dollar bills... or Digital Bitcoin for that matter.

So where are 'we' going with crypto, our fiat currencies and physical assets like gold and silver? Can they all co exist together in a happy medium or will it be a battle where only one system survives?

Daibando puts another log on the fire, sits back and has a sip of The Macallan...

5X5C... thank you for the correction, my mistake (probably a little too much Christmas and New Year spirit!). I am optimistic for 2021 regarding Alien. I can see Silver hitting 30$/oz and Gold back to 2000$/oz by the end of March. After that who knows?

Here's to a productive and prosperous 2021

... all things being equal should be a good year for Alien. It could be a great year but let's save that maybe for 2022! My intention is to significantly increase my holding in Alien and average down a little. It won't be too difficult as I bought half of my holding on the recent spike) but I do have a great deal of faith in Alien. To be honest I'm not too sure about the oil element of the company (HH) and if it were mine I'd probably get rid of it but the rest of has great potential.

Here's to a Healthy, Happy and a much Better New Year to all of us!

I'm not currently a shareholder here but for what it's worth I think you could all do very well if you sit patient and relax a little. Alba and in particular the Welsh Gold project will always be a gamble BUT a gamble worth taking in my opinion. No longer a local to the area but I know it well enough and I grew up there and I can tell you without a shadow of doubt that there is gold and probably plenty of it left too. I have a small sample of gold found at Bontddu and you can see it on Twitter if you search Daibando. Just a little memory for me but will tell you what is up in the hills north of Bontddu.

I hope to get a small purchase of Alba stock in soon, pension money etc.. I just hope (selfishly) it doesn't jump up too much before I do.

Pob lwc i chi a Hwyl Fawr am nawr.. oh and Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

We're on AIM. It's very risky and volatile. Games get played by MMs... they're in business to make money, they're not charitable organisations. We're here for the same reasons - to make some money whether by investing long term or trading short term. It is what it is. Max put it succinctly, "But the reason I am here is to get maximum leverage on the price of the commodities we own underground". I am here because i believe the company is a 'good bet' and it gives me great leverage.
If you're in it for a quick profit then can I suggest a tip for the 3.30 at Newbury 'The Gobbler' - a filly who's 'well up for it' so the trainer tells me.

Keep holding and Good Luck all Aliens

...that the rock sample in my previous post was obtained from Clogau and by looking at the OS maps I would think from a Llechfraith adit. It was nearly forty years ago now so please forgive me if it was another of the mine entrances/adits.

On its own Clogau and Gwynfynydd are a gamble and purely speculative but very often opportunities like this prove to be both profitable and successful. Whether these two mines will release their riches willingly and easily is another matter. I'm not a Geologist and I only have a little knowledge of Earth Sciences but I do know there is gold up at Bontddu and Ganllwyd. these two locations are connected geologically and I have no doubt that the gold bearing rock is widespread in that part of Merionydd. I've been inside the St. David's Mine at Bontddu many years ago on a number of occasions and I've also been to the site of the last working mine at Ganllwyd. I recommend that if any of you have a spare weekend that a stay in this part of Wales will be most beneficial to you both mentally and from a research point of view. I lived in a number of locations in that part of Wales and at my last home there I was able to look over the Mawddach Estuary towards Barmouth (Y Bermo) with the Creggenan Lakes a short distance in the other direction. It is simply stunning at any time of the year.

As for the adit I went down, well it was dark (we only had bicycle torches), very damp with water lying on the floor and quite a lot of loose waste rock both within the entrance and external to the entrance. I ventured no more than 50 yards into the mine - it was enough for me to prove my bravery to my mates who were with me (we were only about 14 y.o.). I am not saying it is going to be easy, far from it but Alba with the expertise and experience they have will I am sure do their very best to get the gold out as economically as possible. With gold prices as they are (and I suspect a potential increase in value to $2500/Oz by this time next year) it 'could' be a winner on its own.

I have held Alba shares in the recent past and made a small profit and I am looking to get back in as soon as I can (so please don't let the SP take off without me!) and i have an 'emotional' connection to the 'Welsh Connection'. Personally I'd invest in Alba even if all they had was Clogau and Gwynfynydd, HOWEVER, we all know that Alba is so much more than just the gold.

Thank for reading my ramblings and for anybody who is interested I have a photo of a small rock sample on Twitter... you just have to search Daibando and it should come up.

The Gold is there if you look hard enough!

... well that's what my old mum used to tell me. When things don't go as planned brush yourself down and hold your head up high. The recent placing came as an unwelcome surprise to many and some even feel that the CEO/BoD were underhand and complicit in a 'deception'. I would not go as far as that. In fact I believe it was planned and for good reason too. Ours is not to reason why but to give some credit to the BoD and at least the benefit of doubt to them. After all, they are on our side. I have to believe this otherwise what is the point of investing in a company that you don't trust.

Aznav are finally gone and hopefully with some good assay reports in the various projects that Alien have, this will spark the interest of more established IIs ... Rio T being an obvious candidate but there may be other players too. Investing in Alien and companies like Alien will always be a risky investment BUT a risk very much worth taking in my view. Just my opinion of course.

I'd like to thank the more proactive and more knowledgeable posters on this board for their input and enthusiasm. You can call it 'ramping'... but I see it as a 'passion'! They say you should not get emotional attachment to your investments but you can see that some people are emotionally attached. I understand this. When you put so much faith in 'something' it doesn't matter what it is you do look at things more personally. Maybe that is what some of us have here... and maybe it is good to have some opposing, less optimistic views to balance things up. What do I know?!

Whilst I'm here, rambling on(!) I'd just like to give a big 'Well Done' and congratulations to all the share holders of small REE company that I've been following for quite a while now. That company is of course Rainbow Rare Earths (RBW) who have excellent future prospects and a great CEO who knows his onions. Well worth a look for anybody wanting exposure to REE and the impending Green Revolution! Investors being rewarded handsomely for their patience.

Good Luck ALL Aliens and if anybody has a cure for insomnia... do drop me a line.

... "It weren't like that in ma day lad!"

Can I urge patience... and then some more patience. For those that like a gamble can I suggest the local Casino on or after 3rd December - a nice hour or two on the roulette table followed by a nice session of Black Jack. That will settle you down nicely. How nice of that Mister Johnson who has said we can all live again... but I digress.

I held my first shares in Land Securities... that was back in the 70s.. Strikes... more strikes, hot Summers and cold Winters... three channels on the goggle box and some great music.... AND NO T'INTERNET or SOCIAL MEJA! Thank God! Those days are over now and life is different. I was a kid back then and the shares were in my name but also that of an adult. Once a month I'd cycle from my village to the nearest town and visit the local library and look at that funny pink newspaper to see how my 'shares' were doing. It made me feel 'grown up, an adult even though I was only ten years old. What did I learn from all this... not a lot except that 'investing' is a 'long game, a waiting game' and after 3 - 5 years it should all become evident as to whether your hunch on the company was correct.

Now Alien and the actions of management to make the company profitable - raising cash to fund current and future projects is all part of it and it is 'hopefully' part of a long term plan for making the company profitable and turn it from a Junior miner to a Medium and hopefully Large Miner. OK chances are the company would be snapped up by one of the bigger players before we ever reached those dizzy heights but you have to start somewhere. That 'somewhere' is exactly where we are right now. Time will tell as to whether we made the right decision to put our money here... personally, with all things being equal I am optimistic... I have to be or what is the point?

In the meantime, relax and enjoy a sip of your favourite tipple, go on spoil yourself!

#Daibando sinks back into his seat cradling and warming his cognac.... smiling gently at the night sky

I think patience and calmness is what is needed right now. We're in strange and unusual times right now with lots of volatility. I would urge caution and to disregard negativity on boards such as this. That said caution also needs to be the watchword with people getting 'sucked in' with all the excitement some poster can generate. This is not a criticism of the positive posters (I don't like the term ramper/ramping) the genuine positive posters are only giving you/us the benefit of their confidence in the stock. For those of us that agree Alien is a potential game changer both privately and professionally it is good to and encouraging to see 'positive sentiment' generated.

Excellent Fundamentals combined Experienced Leadership leads to Positive Sentiment. All my research and digging tells me the fundamentals are good, the leadership in Bill Brodie Good is second to none and right now with the way the world is you couldn't really time it better to get involved with a company like this... it is a superb opportunity and they don't come round that often.

My only regret right now is that I do not currently have the resources to invest anymore into Alien. When I have control of my (Discretionary Managed) pension - watch out... I'll be back in force!

In the meantime... Have a great week-end, Good Luck and Good Night!

Thanks Islandgirl... but tell me, just how did you know I was bald?

Good Luck all Aliens!