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Rick Mills Founder Ahead of the Herd: Quinton how did you come to be involved with Crescat Capital?   Quinton Hennigh, Geologist, Geologic & Technical Advisor, Crescat Capital: I’ve been working with Kevin and Tommy …

Rare earths have been in the news lately, with a deal between the United States and China regarding the 17 elements on the Period Table, followed by a plan the Trump administration is developing to prioritize …

Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: I’m going to ask you straight out: Has Trump got anything right in this second administration? I look at Iran, I look at Israel, Syria, Russia, Ukraine, …

Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Please give us details on each of your projects, W2 in the Ring of Fire and Shining Tree in the Timmins Gold Camp.   Greg Ferron, CEO, …

Northern Ontario Business calls the Ring of Fire “the garden of agony” for mining companies ever since the discovery of nickel and chromite in the James Bay region in 2007-08:   Over the decades, the vast and …

Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Bob is there any similarities between the crisis going on in the global economy comparable to 2008?   Bob Moriarty, Founder, 321gold: Strangely enough this is …

Richard Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: I firmly believe that as investors we must know about global unfolding situations, predictable pathways, subsequent consequences and how they play out. I also think, over our eight talks, this is our …

A crisis is unfolding in the bond market that equity investors may not be aware of. Long-term government bond yields are rising across major economies as governments struggle to contain mounting debt burdens. Last week, …

Rick Mills, Editor/Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Orestone (TSX-V:ORS) has been working on its Captain property north of Prince George in the Quesnel Trough. It’s gold-copper porphyry, seems to be heavy on the gold, you’re in an excellent …

People get confused about the difference between the deficit and the debt. The debt is the total amount of money the US government owes. It represents the accumulation of past deficits, minus any surpluses. …

Rick Mills, Editor/Publisher, Ahead of the Herd:   Silver47 (TSX-V:AGA) came out with what to me was a bit of a surprise very big announcement.   Bob Moriarty, Founder, 321gold: Well obviously it’s a big deal, …

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Donald Trump has boldly imposed a new era of US economic policy dominated by tariffs, trade wars, and threats to the sovereignty of nations it has long considered allies (Canada, Denmark, Panama), as the second-term president …

When it comes to financial news, stocks, bonds, interest rates and inflation are some of the topics that garner headlines, but it’s consumer spending that matters most. The amount that Stan and Suzy Sixpack spends …

Drills could soon be turning at Harvest Gold’s (TSX-V:HVG) flagship Mosseau project located within the highly prospective Urban Barry Greenstone Belt in the Canadian province of Quebec. Last week the company announced it has received all required government permits, …

China is by far the biggest graphite producer at about 80% of global production. It also controls almost all graphite processing, establishing itself as a dominant player in every stage of the supply chain. China …

Max Resource (TSX-V:MAX) (OTC:MXROF) (Frankfurt:M1D2) has reported successful iron ore and recovery results from dry magnetic test work at its Florália Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) Iron Ore Project. The project is located 67 kilometers east of …

Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: What are your sentiment indicators saying to you?   Bob Moriarty, Founder, 321gold: Well I’ll tell you something interesting, you’ve known me long enough. I’m a contrarian and …

Gold is up 25% year to date, and what a year it’s been so far. Source: Kitco   Donald Trump has boldly imposed a new era of US economic policy dominated by tariffs, trade wars, …

Rick Mills, Editor and Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Hi Bob, good to be talking again so soon. First off I want to give us a pat on the back.  We talked on the 8th, …

Bob finds real value in 5 precious metal junior resource companies.   Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Bob it looks like Israel and Turkey are going to butt heads in Syria, the …

As the old Chinese saying goes, “When the winds of change blow, some build walls while others build windmills.” The nation building walls is of course the United States under Trump’s radically protectionist tariff policy. …

Donald Trump and Joe Biden can at least agree on one thing: the importance of critical minerals.   Graphite One (TSX-V:GPH) (OTCQX:GPHOF) When Biden was president, he invoked the Defense Production Act to encourage domestic production …

Silver, like gold, is a precious metal that offers investors protection during times of economic and political uncertainty. However, much of silver’s value is derived from its industrial demand. It’s estimated around 60% of silver …

Max Resource Corp. (TSX-V:MAX) focused much of the last five years building one of the most intriguing grass roots Cu-Ag exploration plays in the world. The early work defined a previously unexploited copper silver red-bed sedimentary …

Rick Mills, Editor and Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Please tell us about your Red Mountain flagship project.   Silver47 CEO Gary Thompson: Well it all starts with the rocks. The rocks are Devonian meta-sediments and meta-volcanics, …

Donald Trump’s erratic and aggressive economic policies have created uncertainty in the markets. Within three weeks, the “Trump bump” period that occurred following his election in November has been replaced by a “Trump slump”, with some …

During Donald Trump’s first term as president, gold rose from $1,209 to $1,839. Factors included trade wars, geopolitical tensions and the covid-19 pandemic. Trump’s protectionism and MAGA rhetoric incited BRICS like China, Russia and India to …

“As we look towards 2050, we foresee global copper demand increasing by 70% to reach 50 million tonnes annually. This will be driven by copper’s role in both current and emerging technologies, as well as the …

A background Greenland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. About 80% of Greenland is ice cap that can be up to 3 km thick. Approximately one-twentieth of the …

Automakers and defense companies have been raising alarm bells over the fact that the United States hasn’t mined any graphite since the 1950s, and even if it had, it would need to be shipped to …

    He who has the commodities rules the world The first great wave of globalization ended with World War I, and was followed by trade wars and deep depressions throughout the interwar period. Although trade integration resumed after World …

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The idea sounds great. Hike tariffs on goods coming into the United States, which will protect local industries and workers from foreign competition. The extra revenue flowing into government coffers will be enough to offset income …

“You have to be good to be lucky” is a saying that applies to several aspects of life, from gambling and golf to stock picking and mineral exploration. Main Fault discovery On Nov. 14 Silver North Resources (TSX-V:SNAG) (OTCQB:TARSF) announced a new …

China’s President Xi Jinping took time out of scheduled visits to South America to christen a new port on the Peruvian coast. The $3.5 billion deep water port is in the small fishing town of Chancay, from which the …

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in over four years in September, sending gold past a record-setting $2,500 an ounce. The aggressive half-percentage-point reduction was in response to the Fed’s significant progress …

Graphite One (TSX-V:GPH) (OTCQX:GPHOF) has taken two giant leaps forward in its strategy of becoming the first vertically integrated producer of active anode materials (AAM) to serve the upstart US EV battery market. Earlier this month, …

This week Donald Trump said he would hit John Deere with a 200% tariff if the agricultural/ construction equipment manufacturer made good on plans to move production to Mexico. The Republican presidential nominee has frequently said …

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In 2017 Germany brought home nearly $31 billion of gold bars that had been stored in New York and Paris after World War II. The Financial Times gives a good account of how Germany amassed, lost and then …

In a typical healthy market, the yield curve (typically the spread between the US 10-year Treasury note and the 3-month or the 2-year note) shows lower returns on short-term investments and higher yields on long-term investments. This makes sense, …

Last Friday, United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said “the time has come” to begin lowering interest rates, a process that will likely begin at the Fed’s Sept. 17-18 meeting. Markets are widely anticipating …

The AM-13 discovery is a significant achievement by the Max team working with Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corporation (Freeport). The 48.0m width at 1.8% copper at Cedro valley and the discovery of a 44.0m outcrop of similar …

The copper market continues to be challenged by supply issues, with two large mines in Chile hit by strikes. On Monday, Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN) said it will gradually cut down activities at the Caserones copper …

The discovery of Copper Mountain in the 1880s led to a rush of miners to the Cascade Mountains near Princeton, south-central British Columbia. The first two camps, Brown’s and E. Voight’s, merged to create …

Graphite One (TSX-V:GPH) (OTCQX:GPHOF) has taken another step forward in its plan to become the first vertically integrated domestic graphite producer to serve the US electric vehicle battery market. On Thursday, July 25, G1 announced it has …

The weaker labor market and rising unemployment rate, which hit 4.1% in June, is fodder for the US Federal Reserve to slash interest rates, possibly once in September and a second time in December. In …

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Gold loves chaos and should be hitting new highs, especially with inflation coming down and with it, two rate cuts likely before year’s end. Gold generally does well in an environment of lower interest rates/ …