Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (fka PTQMF)

[DetVicMackey]

From the boards I read, relatively speaking, PTQ seems to have quite a bit of posting activity than most other stocks I watch and has no analyst coverage. Of course this sample size isn't enough to gauge overall interest on the retail side, but it's something I find curious.

In the summer of 2009, former Avion Resources on the TSX Venture had no coverage and not much board activity. Today it's now on the TSX big board with 7 analysts following it and there are now way more posters than before.

I'm not sure that an AMEX listing does all that much on the retail side. For instance, Richmont Mines is dual listed and has been a gold producer since 1991 yet its message boards are very quiet to date. There are 3 analysts following it too.

So why do some companies get more attention than others? How did you find PTQ?

As for myself, I sifted through a bunch of gold listings in the markets & research section at TDWaterhouse. It was a lucky find.