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By JT Long |
May 21, 2013
"Half science, half art, half luck," is how Brent Cook describes a geologist's work in distinguishing an anomaly from a deposit. But here he suggests investors will have an easier time distinguishing good drill results from bad if they know how to dissect a company's press releases.
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By Tommy Humphreys |
May 8, 2013
We called up Brent Cook, economic geologist and editor of Exploration Insights, for a quick conversation on the junior resource sector as we head into the summer doldrums. Mining stocks are cheap but Brent’s not calling the bottom yet.
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By Brian Sylvester |
January 7, 2013
What if the shockingly low valuations of some junior mining companies are really all they're worth? As the market shakes off years of exuberance, theco-editor of the Exploration Insights newsletter searches for the truly undervalued — finds as rare as gold itself.
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By Lawrence Roulston |
November 9, 2012
British Columbia, long recognized for its exceptional mineral wealth, is regaining prominence among mining investors. Canada in general is looking increasingly attractive as the mining industry faces mounting challenges in many jurisdictions around the globe.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
July 9, 2012
History shows us, time and again, the greatest leverage to gold’s rising price is from owning gold exploration/development junior mining stocks. Will mainstream investors eventually catch on to the fact they need to own both gold and gold shares?
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
May 22, 2012
While it might not look like it now, the most investable trend over the next 20 years is going to be in the resource sector, the renewable and non-renewable resources, the minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass.
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By Karen Roche, JT Long |
May 11, 2012
These three speakers at the New York Hard Assets Investment Conference won't be pinned down to a timeframe, but they're looking forward to a buyer's market, as equity prices fall and volatility increases. As Rick Rule puts it, "When the best come cheap, you have to play."
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By Rick Rule |
April 27, 2012
The markets are a lot less expensive than they were, and this can only be good news for buyers. Markets work, as we have said. Expensive markets collapse of their own weight, cheap markets rise as greed overwhelms fear.
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
April 12, 2012
There aren’t any nickel names left. Once Inco went, who do you invest in if you want nickel? Here’s something else to think about – when was the last time you heard of a major mining company actually finding a deposit?
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By Scott Wright |
February 6, 2012
It only took eleven years, but in 2011 global gold-mine production has finally returned to pre-bull levels. With 2011’s volume expected to come in at around 88 million ounces, we’ll see a new all-time production high.