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Richard Mills editor, Ahead of the Herd (AOTH): This afternoon I’m here with Simon Ridgway, CEO of Rackla Metals. We’re going to be talking about Rackla’s tungsten project, Lentung. The Tombstone Gold Tungsten Belt is a …

Imagine a world in which a package is transported from point A to point B without ever touching human hands. A world where robots build and assemble parts on a factory floor that is completely automated …

The yen carry trade is an investment strategy where traders borrow Japanese yen at a very low interest rate, convert it into higher-yielding foreign currencies, and invest in global assets to pocket the interest rate gap. …

Quinton, we’ve talked about BCM Resources (TSX-V:B). I’m looking at the news release dated August 6th, and BCM encountered over 550 meters of strong porphyry-style mineralization. We’ve talked a couple of times about why you like it so …

Whatever the reasons, gold shone brightly for a while. It blasted through US$3,000 an ounce in March 2025, then US$4,000 in October, then US$5,000 in January 2026, when it surged to an intraday high of US$5,626.80 …

The development of Graphite One’s (TSX-V:GPH) (OTCQX:GPHOF) Graphite Creek Project is ‘Under the Spotlight.’ As the potential mine moves from the always mandated basic Environment Assessment Study (EAS) to the almost always next step for all …

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Has Donald Trump stumbled into a “forever war” in the Middle East, from which the US will find it difficult to extract itself? Recent events make this seem more likely. The US, of course, …

Rackla Metals (TSX-V:RAK) is beefing up its senior executive and advisory teams as it prepares to drill its Lentung Tungsten Project in the Canadian Northwest Territories. The project could offer a major boost to the NWT, which is seeing diamond mines …

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh views inflation primarily as a monetary phenomenon, adhering to the Milton Friedman dictum that persistent price rises are a choice made by the central bank. Warsh prefers to focus on “trimmed-mean” inflation metrics rather …

Reuters had this to say about the ongoing record setting current streak of inflation. “The worst U.S. inflation outbreak in a generation turns five years old this month, a defining economic shock that is still driving policy …

Gold prices extended their decline toward $4,100 per ounce on Wednesday, reaching levels last seen in late November 2025, as US inflation data largely matched expectations and the Iran conflict intensified. Headline inflation rose to 4.2% …

Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Torr Metals has a fully funded 6,000-metre drill program starting almost immediately.   Malcolm Dorsey, CEO, Torr Metals: It’s the start of our first drill campaign of the …

Time after time I’ve said that if location, location, location is all about investing in real estate, then management, management, management is what investing in junior’s is all about. Orestone is a great example of …

Rackla Metals (TSX-V: RAK) has obtained the final permit allowing it to conduct exploration on its Lentung tungsten project, located in the Canadian Northwest Territories. The company on May 21 announced that that it has obtained a five-year Type A …

This is going to be a very significant summer and fall for Ahead of the Herd. There are eight of our sponsor companies drilling for discovery. Au Gold Corp. TSX:AUGC, gold/ antimony. Close 2026.05.20 $0.23 Under the Spotlight – …

Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Malcolm, could you explain more about what a Tier 1 mining jurisdiction is using the area Torr is operating in as an example? Malcolm Dorsey, President and CEO, Torr Metals (TSX-V:TMET): …

Global bond yields are reaching frightening levels due to the continued war in Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Continued high oil prices and the threat of reverberating inflation are causing investors to demand higher yields …

Silver North Resources (TSX-V:SNAG) (OTCQB:TARSF) has started an airborne magnetics and VTEM geophysical survey at the company’s Veronica Project in the Silvertip-Midway District of the Yukon Territory. “The primary focus of this survey is to advance the mapping of stratigraphy …

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Forecasted demand for oil is expected to drop for the first time since the pandemic owing to what the International Energy Agency calls “the most severe oil supply shock in history.” On April 23, Faith Birol, secretary …

A junior resource company’s place in the mining food chain is to acquire projects, make discoveries and hopefully advance them to the point when a larger mining company takes it over. Discoveries won’t be made if …

Richard Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Keith, what makes a good uranium exploration company?   Keith Bodnarchuk, President and CEO, Cosa Resources (TSX-V:COSA, OTCQB:COSAF): That’s a great question, I think uranium exploration, especially …

Silver North Resources (TSX-V:SNAG, OTCQB:TARSF) has completed the SkyTEM312 airborne geophysical survey it started three weeks ago at Haldane, its flagship silver project located in the Yukon territory’s historical Keno Silver District. Silver North’s Yukon properties …

The world-famous Abitibi region is a geological formation dominated by Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI). Harvest Gold (TSX-V:HVG) controls three large prospective land packages (Urban Barry, Mosseau and La Belle) all overlaying the same geological contact within the Urban Barry Greenstone …

Gold and silver have largely defied traditional safe-haven expectations during the 2026 Iran conflict, experiencing significant volatility and price declines rather than consistent rallies. Gold fell over 10% and silver over 20% in March 2026, …

Before the war in Iran, the biggest risk to maritime shipping in the Persian Guld was the Houthis in Yemen. The Houthis are an Iran-aligned rebel group that attacked, and continue to attack, though on a …

Electric Metals (USA) Limited (TSX-V:EML) (OTCQB:EMUS) has the highest-grade manganese deposit in North America and is potentially poised to emerge as a low-cost producer of 100% domestically sourced, high-purity, battery grade, manganese products (HPMSM) for the electric …

On Wednesday, April 15 Torr Metals (TSX-V:TMET) provided an exploration update at its 332-square-kilometer Kolos Copper-Gold Project in southern British Columbia, where crews have recently mobilized to site. At the Bertha Zone, geophysical work continues to advance the company’s …

The global push for energy security and the resurgence of nuclear power are intensifying the hunt for high‑grade uranium in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. In the eastern Athabasca region, discovery‑stage exploration has reached a fever pitch, where closeness to established high‑grade …

Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Last year, about this time, we started talking about gold, silver and copper and the junior resource companies focused on them. And it turned out we had …

Drills could soon be turning at Rackla Metals’ (TSX-V:RAK) Lentung (known previously as Lened) tungsten property in the Northwest Territories it acquired by claim staking in 2025. According to the Vancouver-based company, an extensive historical dataset supports a …

Canada’s three northern territories represent ~40% of Canada’s landmass, but less than 0.1% of its population, or approximately 135,000 residents. That’s the size of a small city in southern Canada. The desolation and far-flung nature of …

US President Trump has reneged on his promise to the American people of making life more affordable by starting a war with Iran that has entered its fourth week. Iran’s closure of the Strait of …

Certain metals are essential for maintaining a country’s warfighting capabilities. Three are tungsten, graphite and rare earths. Tungsten Tungsten (W) is one of the world’s hardest and hardest-to-source materials. It tolerates the most extreme-temperature environments, …

Silver had a phenomenal 2025, more than doubling from around $30/oz to above $70 by late December, and the rally continued into the new year. Since then, however, silver and gold have both been volatile. From …

A severe heat wave hit the just-completed 2026 Indian Wells professional tennis tournament in California, with temperatures soaring toward 39 degrees Celsius or 102 Fahrenheit. Players faced stifling conditions, with temperatures exceeding 90F in the shade. A …

Mercado Minerals (CSE:MERC) has begun its first drill program at Copalito, the company’s flagship project in Sinaloa state, Mexico. The 3,000-meter program encompassing about 25 holes will target five segments of known veins at 5 Señores, …

Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the. Herd: You recently cut a deal with Canadian Goldfields Discovery (TSXV:CGM), you’re selling Miminiska, the project that we were going to work on first. I’d like to know …

Inflation, higher interest rates and a strong dollar are bad for gold prices. On the other hand, war, geopolitical stress, bad job reports and stagflation are good for gold. The consensus on gold prices for …

Stagflation is an economic event in which the inflation rate is high, economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high. (Corporate Finance Institute) Commodity prices influence the prices of manufactured goods, whether the end users …

  A country’s ability to mine minerals and turn them into metals depends on two distinct but connected phases: mining and smelting/ refining. (To clarify, smelters extract metal from ore or scrap using high …

Last Saturday, Feb. 28, the United States and Israel struck Iran, killing the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with three members of his family and several high-ranking figures in the regime. Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks across …

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Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Louis, you’ve been in the exploration development business for many years. Could you please tell us where your knowledge base lies and a little bit about yourself. …

LME copper hit an all-time high of 13,300 per tonne ($6.03/lb) on Jan. 6, marking a 50% year-on-year increase. Source: Trading Economics Along with all the usual applications for copper — in construction, transportation …

Gold mines have been mining at a higher grade than the reserve grade for much of the last decade. Purposely mining areas of the orebody with the highest-grade material is known as high grading. Mining …

Torr Metals (TSX-V:TMET) has expanded the mineralization at its Kolos Copper-Gold Project in south-central British Columbia. Results from a geochemical program completed in late 2025 from the undrilled Sonic Zone have nearly doubled the anomalous footprint …

Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd:  It’s good to be talking to you again Quinton. We had an exceptional year in 2025 and I’m looking for a repeat for my readers in ‘26. …

Some are thinking copper, gold and silver are getting toppy and that has them calling for a pullback in prices. I believe the elements underpinning the commodities bull market are intact and unlikely to fall apart in 2026. Here I’ll …