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Despite a weak Chinese economy (albeit improving, with GDP growth still +4%), and very significant global events — the Middle East, Russia/Ukraine, U.S./China — the Copper (“Cu“) price has held up remarkably well, currently at $4.97/lb. (COMEX). That price is … Continued
Silver (“Ag“) is making a robust move in both absolute & relative terms, outperforming gold (“Au“) in the past month, sending the Au: Ag ratio to ~91:1 from a high of ~107:1 on April 21st, the day Au hit an … Continued
I’ve written several articles on Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA) / (NYSE: SA). While the share price is +27% in the past month, it’s flat over the past year, while producers are up quite significantly, rising along with the gold price … Continued
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG) / (OTCQX: CHXMF) has had a very nice run from oversold levels, but its Troilus Gold project remains meaningfully undervalued compared to mines owned by Agnico Eagle, IAMGOLD/Sumitomo, and Artemis Gold. Yes, there’s a BIG difference … Continued
Although copper (“Cu“) at today’s $4.72/lb. is a strong price for existing producers, most analysts, pundits, company management teams, and consultants believe $12,000-$15,000/tonne, or $5.44 to $6.80/lb. is needed to get most viable early-stage Cu projects off the fence, into … Continued
From 2022-2024, Newmont’s EBIT averaged $2.7B/yr, and from 2025-27 the consensus is $7.6B/yr, a gain of +182%. Barrick Mining in 2022-24 averaged $3.4B/yr, with a 2025-27 forecast of $8.1B/yr, a gain of +140%. It’s increasingly clear that Majors need ever-larger … Continued
A lot has to go right in the world for the conditions that have propelled gold higher to change. Gold (“Au“) is a safe-haven, one of the few asset classes large enough to absorb $100s of billions of inflows if/when … Continued
If one’s bullish on copper (“Cu”) demand and therefore prices, one should be excited about low-valued Cu explorers/developers who can be in production within 3-5 years. But not juniors with projects in difficult jurisdictions. High-risk jurisdictions like Zambia, the DRC, Mongolia, and Indonesia are … Continued
Canada is a mining-friendly country sharing a border (the longest between any two countries on earth) with the U.S. Exports are accessible to Europe from the east coast, Asia from the west, and easily trucked/railed south. Canada enjoys widespread, green … Continued
Tariffs, trade wars, and the negative impact on global stock markets, U.S. bonds & the US$ is BIG news in April. However, investors might not have noticed that gold (“Au“) fell just -7% at its worst last week, then rallied … Continued