Page 51 T en thousand miles from the drilling shacks that dot Northern Ontario and Quebec is a culture that loves Gold the people who are associated with this culture are from India In fact In dia s love afair with precious metals extends to silver and diamon ds De pending on who you ask India is ei ther the number one or two importer of Gold in the world Gold has a rich tradition in India which dates back 4000 years In an cient Hindu events like Ramayana and the Mahabharata gold is tied to Godliness and Kingliness as a direct result of this sentiment 1 1 of the gold reserves worth over 800 Billion is entrusted into the hands of Indian housewives Helping the Indian people consume gold is the Amrapali Group headquar tered in Ahmedabad India Amrapali Group imports Gold dore and refnes the gold to 9999 pure In 2017 Amrapali imported 6 mil lion ounces of gold dore and 37 mil lion ounces of silver Recently Chi raq Thakker the Amrapali companies senior VP was personally invited by Madan Chawla of MOL Ideas T ak ing Shape to attend Mines and Money in T oronto and met with a Canadian T radeEx representative At the Mines and Money events com panies introduc e their projec ts to in stitutional investors bankers brokers and investors from North America Latin America and around the world From asset managers and private eq uity players to debt fnance providers and private investors For investors Mines and Money is considered one of the best venues to fnd new investment opportunities Attendees get to speak to senior ex ecutives from over 100 prequalifed junior mining projects and hear as set allocation strategies and analysis from the world s leading investors Thakker attended Mines and Money seeking to buy bullion that will feed the gold appetite of his Country He started out looking to establish a relationship with producing mines but was unsuccessful I was unsuc cessful in securing a deal at the Mines and Money event however we were able to establis h a relationshi p with a Bullion T rading House and was intro duced to a slightly diferent approach of securing our gold dore The challenge in securing Gold dore for Amrapali is the competition Companies with proven and probable reserve estimates and reputable man agement teams fnd it easy to attract investment where contracts are fo cused on net smelter royalties NSRs as well as forwardselling contracts Thakker believes that if Amrapili is going to be successful he will need to reach out to the mining community at a diferent stage of their life cycle Growing a business amongst 125 bil lion people you need to be resourceful and Thakker told MOL and Canadian T radeEx we are willing to explore all options including establishing relationships with Juniors includ ing reviewing the feasibility of a toll smelter in logical areas Our goal is to secure milli ons of ounces of gold and silver The Amrapali Group will bring re sources to the table that is needed to ensure a sustainable supply He says he s hoping to att end the worldfamous PDAC Prospectors and Developers conference in T o ronto this spring and perhaps follow that up with property tours during the Canadian Mining Expo in the heart of Gold Country T immins Ontario at the beginning of June Thakker emphasized the primary purpose of our visits to Canada is to fnd legitimately mined gold and sil ver and to help build relationships with the minin g community I want to build relationships with promising or ganizations T o help facilitate the vetting process Amrapali has commissioned Madan Chawla of MOL and Canadian T rade Ex to compile a list of best gold and silver properties In the coming weeks Thakker is hoping to fll his PDAC appointment book with promising op portunities Please call 7052642251 and ask for Glenn or Rory Dredhart Amrapali Gr oup looks to Ontario Quebec to secure millions of ounces of gold and silver Pictured left to right Chiraq Thakker Amrapali Senior VP Shr eya Jaichand Investors Relations Mines and Money and Madan Chawla of MOL Ideas T aking Place