Ewan Downie is one of the few exploration junior CEOs to successfully transform his company into a growing gold producer. But Premier's first cash cow is already mined out, its current mine in production (Mercedes) has disappointed in several ways, and its JV partners on its other big projects don't seem to be in any hurries to advance—all while gold prices were stuck in purgatory. The stock dropped almost 80% from its 2011 highs. It's now up with gold now, though still relatively on sale. But has the company fixed its problems and when will it deliver all that growth it's had on tap for years? That's what The Independent Speculator wants to know...

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One World Lithium (CSE:OWLI) founding shareholder and advisor to the Company’s Board of Directors,Tim Brock joined Steve Darling from Proactive Investors in Vancouver to provide an update on their Lithium project Salar del Diablo in Mexico. Brock says they are getting ready to start the drilling program.According to Brock, they are fully funded for this drilling program and are in the process if picking a driller and getting the necessary permits. They hope to have drills in the ground in Q-1 of 2019.

Alamos Gold President and CEO John McCluskey gives an investor presentation at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London on May 22, 2019.

Leagold Mining owns the Los Filos mine complex in Mexico and three mines in Brazil.In Q1 ended March 31st, the company produced just over 105,000 ounces of gold which translated into EBITDA of US$38.4 million and net income of US$0.01 per share.The company is now on a mission to potentially boost firm-wide gold production to 700,000 ounces and EBITDA to over US$300 million per year. Expansion of the Los Filos mine is a key element of the expansion strategy.

Dr. Peter Megaw presents Reyna Silver's Guigui Project in Chihuahua State, Mexico.

In this interview from the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) 2019, SmallCapPower spoke with Jerry Huang, CFO and IR at IMPACT Silver Corp. (TSXV:IPT), a fully-integrated producer of silver and precious metals in Mexico. Having recently undergone a successful financing in tough market conditions, IMPACT Silver is eager to further its exploration program in 2019 and is confident that there is much more to be found – find out why in this interview.

Silver Viper (TSXV:VIPR) Steve Cope sees plenty of potential in the company's La Virginia gold-silver project, located in Mexico's Sonora state.

A weaker dollar may be the key to higher gold prices this year, said Peter Hug, Global Trading Director for Kitco Metals.