The Coming Shakeup in an Underrated Metal
“A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” –Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra Noted philosopher and Yankees legend Yogi Berra was reputed to have made that observation. (Although he also said "I really didn't say everything I said.") But that might also be an accurate...
Stock Spotlight: Are the Stars Aligning for This Junior Miner?
You’ve got to love it when all the stars start to align for a miner… At the end of 2024 we wrote you about the growing fortunes of a company specializing in one ore that was still holding its own price-wise. Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (TSE: INV) had reported on its production...
Is This Once Vilified Ore About to Save the Green Movement?
It could be the greatest political irony of all time. For years (decades even) nuclear power was shunned as a toxic and dangerous alternative energy source. Of course every form of dispatchable energy (that’s an energy source you can start up on demand) comes with...
Mining 101: Understanding Drill Programs
Drill, baby drill! In addition to being Donald Trump’s energy mantra, it’s also the basic description of a junior mining company’s job. Drill… then map… then drill some more. We’ve spent some of our digital real estate here illuminating the fundamentals of what is a...
Uranium’s Second Act Under Trump?
There is no denying this simple fact. Energy is the foundation of any economy. You’ve got to power the factories that produce value. You’ve got to power the transportation that moves those products from point to point. And to date, the only reliable way to do that...
Stock Spotlight: Will 2025 Be Golden for This Junior Miner?
Last year was a pretty darn good year for gold! In 2022, the yellow metal was basically flat. Throughout 2023 gold started gaining steam and rose around 13%. But in 2024, gold basically exploded gaining nearly 30% on the year. As a hedge against inflation and...
Is the World Running Out of This Critical Element?
It was a doomsday prediction which, like a lot of doomsday predictions, never quite came true. It was known as “peak oil.” In 1956, an American geophysicist named M. King Hubbert submitted a research paper to the American Petroleum Institute that projected that oil...
A “Blood in the Streets” Moment for This Metal?
“The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.” – Baron Nathan Rothschild Whether or not Rothschild actually said those famous words is debatable. But pretty much every investor has heard them and knows what they mean. The best time to get into an...
Stock Spotlight: A Junior Miner to Make Trump Jealous
While killing time before inauguration day, President-Elect Trump has been doing what he seems to do best… Making headlines and ruffling feathers. China interfering a little too much at the Panama Canal? We’re going to take it back. Panamanian President José...
Under the Radar Miner Generates Aggressive Growth
In the world of mining ores, copper prices have had a pretty good year. After cracking the $5 per pound price level to print all-time highs, the metal pulled back about 20% and settled in a range between $4 and $4.50. This is generally a good development for miners...