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This article is part of a paid advertising agreement between Epstein Research [ER] & Dolly Varden Silver (TSX-v: DV)/(NYSE American: DVS). Details at bottom of page. Precious metals are in the midst of a meaningful bull market. In the past … Continued
The weakness in the U.S. dollar has been an important, but underreported financial event. There are breathless accounts of BIG YTD gains in gold (“Au“) +28% & silver (“Ag“) +27%, yet DXY (the US$ vs. a basket of six currencies, … 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
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
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
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
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
Unless stated otherwise, dollars are US$ & production #s are gold (“Au”) Equiv. ounces On March 20th spot gold (“Au“) sits at $3,044/oz., near an all-time high, (futures hit $3,065/oz.), and investment firms are raising targets. Australia’s Macquarie Group is … 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