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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
Incorporated in August 2021, Silver Crown Royalties [SCRi] (SCRI.neo) (OCTQB: SLCRF) is a small, yet revenue-generating company that’s 100% tied to silver (“Ag”). Founder, Chairman & CEO Peter Bures believes his team’s approach offers competitive advantages due to an innovative business … Continued
Silver (“Ag“) is up +15%/+22% (YTD/past 12 months), while gold (“Au“) is +29%/+47%! Those are strong numbers, but not unprecedented. In the decade ending in 2011, Ag had a +23.2% CAGR, and increased +33.7%/yr in the nine years ending in … Continued
If one’s bullish on precious metals despite a modest pullback, high-quality exploration & development plays are attractive at today’s levels, but still risky. The chasm between “a few years” from production and being IN PRODUCTION is wide and fraught with … Continued
Game on! Centerra Gold Inc. was always a likely candidate to want a piece (or all) of Thesis Gold (TSX-v: TAU) / (OTCQX: THSGF). On April 22nd, Thesis announced that Centerra will acquire a 9.9% equity stake at a 10% … 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
All $ figures are C$ unless stated otherwise. All metal prices are US$ Silver Crown Royalties [“SCRi“] (CBOE: SCRI) / (OTCQX: SLCRF) is a high-risk / high-reward proposition in a precious metals bull market with no end in sight. The Company has … Continued
I firmly believe that now could be a good opportunity to invest in high-quality precious metal juniors, especially those that are 100% silver (“Ag“) + gold (“Au“). The past week has been awful, but the outlook for Ag/Au remains bright. … Continued
All dollar figures C$ unless indicated as US$… references to potential production & metal grades are silver (“Ag”) equivalent ounces. Trump has ignited a fire under U.S. bureaucracies to move A LOT faster to permit mines (see his Executive Orders, … Continued
Thesis Gold (TSX-v: TAU) / (OTCQX: THSGF) is a precious metals developer with serious leverage to silver (“Ag“) as the [gold (“Au“): Ag ratio] of ~89:1 could move towards its 50-yr. average of ~60:1. In Feb. 2021 it hit 64:1, which would … Continued