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 …

        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 …

        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. …