c.e.o. john mcclusky says demand, drove today's listing on the big board. >> it's an indication that we've grown to a stage where we could justify listing our symbol down here and actually command some investor attention. >> reporter: there are close to 80 small gold miners, each pumping out around 200,000 ounces of gold a year, and mcclusky says that makes the sector ripe for consolidation. >> if you can get three or four mines operating under the same roof, effectively, your ability to predict and control the outcomes of your quarterly forecasts you're much more able to do that. >> reporter: just last month alamos offered to buy aurizon mines, if the deal goes through it would give alamos more mines in northwestern canada, and bring capacity close to 350,000 ounces a year. >> ultimately i think what investors are going to demand are safer companies with steady, long term production and if you're a single mine producer that's very tough to achieve. >> reporter: while the outlook for gold this year is shiny, if the global economy brightens, analysts say investors could rotate out of gold and gol