Best Metals & Minerals Stock to buy May 1, 2012

Best Metals & Minerals Stock to buy 2012: Gold miners expect the price of the precious metal to continue rising in 2012 and are updating their mining plans accordingly, Price water house Coopers said.In its annual Gold Price Report, PwC said that 80% of mining companies surveyed expect the price of gold to continue to increase this year, with the majority of respondents expecting gold to peak at $2,000 a troy ounce in 2012.

The survey was based on responses from 40 gold companies representing 26.5 million ounces of gold mined in 2011, and 37.75 million ounces to be mined in 2012.

For 2012 the average price that will be used by executives in their mine planning is $1,420/oz, compared with $1,130/oz in 2010. The price that executives plan to apply to their 2011 reserves varies from $850/oz to $1,650/oz, with 32% applying a price of $1,200/oz.Gold companies are seeking to attract more investors by boosting their dividends and plowing cash into acquisitions.

To say 2012 has been unkind to coal stocks, is to put things mildly. As measured by the Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL ), the largest of the two ETFs devoted to coal stocks, has plunged 30% year-to-date. Part of the that slack performance can be tied to concerns that the global economy is slowing, which in turns spells bad news for a high-beta sector like coal.  

Molycorp Inc. (MCP)- Molycorp (MCP) new support located at $23 and resistance area is $30. Share of  Molcorp (MCP) trade under $30 November which is good for 1/2 long my position for 2012, I am long for 2nd  half go long for low $23s. I believe that stock could see $50 stock next 12 months.This is my one of the Top Pick for 2012.
 
Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) is the 7th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 15.80% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 24.94% for the same period. Resistance area is $67 and support level at $57.

Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) is the 9th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 12.77% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 18.97% for the same period.Resistance area is $30 and support level at $27.

Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR): Alpha Natural Resources has one of the ugliest charts in the coal sector. That's a fact.Problems with the Massey Energy acquisition have plagued ANR, but the company is trying to right that ship and the deal has made ANR the largest U.S. maker of metallurgical coal. That's the coal grade prized by Asian steelmakers. At a price/book ratio of just 0.56 with a low price tag, ANR is kind of like a no-expiration call option on a coal sector rebound.Resistance area is $25 and support level at $15.

BHP Billiton Ltd (BHP): BHP Billiton Limited, involves in the mining and production of nickel products, manganese ore, and manganese metal and alloys, as well as in the mining of iron ore, metallurgical coal, and thermal coal. Resistance area is $80 and support level at $67.

Rio Tinto plc (RIO): Rio Tinto is of course one of the world’s largest mining companies and one of the largest FTSE 100 companies. It mines a large variety of metals and minerals, including diamonds, gold, silver, and iron ore. Share of Rio Tinto trading $45-$55 last few months.Resistance area is $65 and support level at $55.

Arch Coal's (ACI):  Lay ANR's chart over Arch's and you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference. It's like choosing between awful and terrible. Trading at less than 5.5 earnings, Arch had a a gross margin of 25.12% and an operating margin of 11.58%. Resistance area is $11 and support level at $9.73. Arch Coal (ACI): Q1 EPS of -$0.04 misses by $0.26. Revenue of $1.04B (+19.1% Y/Y) misses by $90M. Shares -2.1% premarket.

Below these are the  Top Metals & Minerals  stocks  I am follow on 2012.

Ticker    Company      
AAU    Almaden Minerals Ltd.
ACI    Arch Coal Inc.
ACO    Amcol International Corp.
ANO    Anooraq Resources Corporation
ANR    Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
ARLP    Alliance Resource Partners LP
ASM    Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.
AUMN    Golden Minerals Company
AVL    Avalon Rare Metals Inc.
AZC    Augusta Resource Corp.
BBL    BHP Billiton plc
BHP    BHP Billiton Ltd.
BTU    Peabody Energy Corp.
CCJ    Cameco Corp.
CDY    Cardero Resource Corp.
CEF    Central Fund of Canada Limited
CHNR    China Natural Resources Inc.
CLD    Cloud Peak Energy Inc.
CMP    Compass Minerals International Inc.
CNX    CONSOL Energy Inc.
CXZ    Crosshair Energy Corp.
DNN    Denison Mines Corp.
GMO    General Moly, Inc.
GSM    Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.
HBM    HudBay Minerals, Inc.
IVN    Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.
JRCC    James River Coal Co.
KXM    Kobex Minerals, Inc.
MCP    Molycorp, Inc.
MFN    Minefinders Corp. Ltd.
MIL    MFC Industrial Ltd
MTRN    Materion Corporation
NAK    Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
NRP    Natural Resource Partners LP
OXF    Oxford Resource Partners, L.P.
PAL    North American Palladium Ltd.
PBM    Pacific Booker Minerals Inc.
PCX    Patriot Coal Corporation
PLG    Platinum Group Metals Ltd.
PLM    Polymet Mining Corp.
PVG    Penn Virginia GP Holdings LP
PVR    Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP
PZG    Paramount Gold and Silver Corp.
QMM    Quaterra Resources Inc.
QRM    Quest Rare Minerals Ltd.
REE    Rare Element Resources Ltd.
RIO    Rio Tinto plc
RVM    Revett Minerals Inc
SHZ    China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc.
SVBL    Silver Bull Resources, Inc.
SWC    Stillwater Mining Co.
TAS    Tasman Metals Ltd.
TC    Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.
TCK    Teck Resources Limited
TGB    Taseko Mines Ltd.
TIE    Titanium Metals Corporation
TLR    Timberline Resources Corp.
UEC    Uranium Energy Corp.
URG    UR-Energy Inc.
URRE    Uranium Resources, Inc.
URZ    Uranerz Energy Corp.
USU    USEC Inc.
VALE    Vale S.A.
WLB    Westmoreland Coal Co.
WLT    Walter Energy, Inc.
XING    Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Inc.
YZC    Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd.
ZINC    Horsehead Holding Corp.

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