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Company sponsored news, analysis & commentary, by Peter Epstein, MBA
Junior miners are an incredibly diverse group spread across dozens of metals / minerals / materials, development stages, and 100s of jurisdictions. A good approach to assess juniors is to look closely at; 1) the experience, track records & motivations … 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
all $ figures are US$ unless indicated C$ Trump has been President for 66 days. He & sidekick Elon Musk are taking a wrecking ball to U.S. government institutions, foreign alliances & global trading regimes. A focus has been on … Continued
CoTec Holdings (TSXV: CTH; OTCQB: CTHCF) has done it again, another important move in cleantech, signing a binding long-term exclusivity & collaboration agreement with Salter Cyclones Limited for its Multi-Gravity Separators (“MGS“) technology to recover critical materials like iron ore & manganese from … Continued
Investors eagerly awaited the results of 100s of soil samples in the southern portion of the 100%-owned Gran Pilar project in Sonora Mexico. It was worth the wait as 541 assays were reported on Nov. 12th, and 62 of 541 … Continued
In September there was much talk about China’s stimulus measures, called the most aggressive since 2019. What wasn’t said was that it was only the beginning. Well on Oct. 12th an even larger stimulus package was announced, and there’s reason … Continued
M&A is picking up in S. America to kickstart development efforts of long-dormant & slow-moving copper (“Cu“) projects. BHP & Lundin Mining announced the acquisition of one of the best projects on earth, Filo Mining’s Filo del Sol. Fun fact, … Continued
Happy Creek (TSX-v: HPY) has three Canadian assets — any one of which could be a company-maker. For example, its sizable Fox property hosts a Top-decile grade tungsten deposit. In the chart below, notice Happy’s grade compared to their peers. … Continued
Six months ago I would have been laughed out of the room for talking about US$3,000/oz. gold (“Au“) in 2025… No one is laughing now! Au is up +39% in the past 12 months. If it were to rise another … Continued