SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - April 15, 2016) - Gold supply is getting tighter, deposits of quality are getting rarer and the project development timeline is getting longer. Enter Canada. The Canadian Shield still offers the possibility of break-out discoveries, says PearTree Securities analyst Eric Lemieux. The recent spate of M&A activity points to the potential of the region, and Lemieux discusses several companies that are well positioned to add value.

Included in this interview is: Balmoral Resources Ltd.  (TSX: BAR) (OTCQX: BALMF).

The Gold Report: In the month since the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention (PDAC), the markets have been holding steady. Has the "PDAC curse" -- where mining equities fall after the PDAC convention -- been broken?

Eric Lemieux: I hope so, although it really is still too early to say. Perhaps at this stage, with the drop in copper prices and gold in the $1,240/ounce range, we're in a gray zone. However, there's a certain sense of optimism based on the fact that we're in the last amplitudes of a bottom. Certainly medium fundamentals look interesting. Gold supply is getting tighter, deposits of quality are getting rarer, and there is a lengthening timeline for the development of projects because of more stringent permitting and social acceptability elements.

TGR: What is going on with merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Quebec and Ontario?

EL: There has been a recent flurry of M&A activity in Quebec and Ontario. One could almost say it is the flight to the old parents... comfort in stability, access to know-how and the realization that there is still much to discover in…

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