Jake Klein, the CEO of Evolution Mining. came out with a warning to the world at the company's annual meeting, saying that the mining industry is struggling to attract young people to one of the world's most important industries. While this is an problem for the industry, there are a number...
It looks like 2017 is going to be a year of falling production for silver if the first three quarters are any indication of the overall amount of silver mined this year. Both primary and silver mines and byproduct producers are seeing significant falls, with some major sources looking at double...
Most accepted economic theories rely on the idea of scarcity to function. The reasons for this are easy to understand, but today, the idea of energy scarcity may be changing. While sustainable energy sources like wind and solar power are not new to the marketplace, they have recently shown that it...
By now most precious metals investors know that the junior end of the mining sector is pretty thin. The last bear market in gold has been especially rough on explorers, with few good options out there due to lack of investment. ETF's have also made a big splash, but when it comes to the smaller...
The recent rally in gold prices seems to have stalled over the last week. While the yellow metal had risen to the highest price in nearly a year, over the last days it fell below the $1300usd/ounce mark. Some in the market cite a moderately hawkish stance by the US Central Bank, while others say...
00:00:09 I'm going to talk about copper as Ellis led you to know. Nice pun by the way. I'm the mercenary geologist basically geologist for hire. You can find me at mercenarygeologist.com. My Twitter feed is @mercenarygeo, 681,000 Twitter followers, about 6,500 subscribers to my...
The mining industry isn't known for an taking an innovative approach to business. Part of this lack of innovation has to do with the risks involved in the industry, with most miners doing what they can to generate free cash in an environment that is rarely stable.
When times are good, all...
00:00:09 Nice to see everybody. Wow! Junior Mining, Right Place, Right time 2017. Is a monetary shift about to shock mining forever? Okay, so big question everybody. Raise your hands. How many people believe that there is this thing called gold manipulation? Okay. The ones that didn’t raise...
On May 31 and June 1, The Vancouver Convention Centre will host the most significant gathering of Canada's venture investment community.
The Canadian Investor Conference will gather Canada's leading investment experts, top thought leaders and most innovative and exciting companies for a...
The Vancouver Resource Investment Conference is back for its 20th year. Over 350 companies, and 40 speakers will gather over the two days to illuminate the mining, metals and resource industry. Enjoy and share the video below with anyone you think would be interested in attending this annual and...