The International Speculator in its Feb. 2, 2012, issue, refreshes its buy of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. at $6, officially, "Buy first tranche." The newsletter said buy 10 times between March 1, 2006, and Jan. 3, 2011, at prices ranging from 68 cents to $4.33. It then said sell some -- perhaps half -- on March 4, 2011, at $5.35. Assuming a $1,000 investment for each buy, selling half the $10,000 investment yielded a near double of $9,911. It then said buy once again on Sept. 5, 2011, at $5.77. Assuming another investment of $1,000, and taking into consideration the $5,000 investment left after the March 4, 2011, half sell, the total $6,000 holding is worth a near triple at $17,754. The Speculator's writer scans the press releases and notes that Fortuna has increased its annual production of silver to 2.5 million ounces. He sees more growth this year as the newly commissioned San Jose silver-gold mine in Mexico increases output. With the shares up, the writer advises subscribers to look for weakness before adding to holdings. Elsewhere in the issue, Casey Research's "chief metals & mining investment strategist" Louis James sits on the fence and advises, Buy precious metal stocks, but watch out for a crash.