Why Lobo Tiggre Is Selling and What He May Buy in 2026
This discussion with Lobo Tiggre ranged across the oil shock tied to Middle East disruption, what that means for inflation and interest-rate expectations, why gold has been acting confused, whether uranium is actually the cleaner beneficiary of the whole mess, and why junior miners still live or die by jurisdiction and execution risk no matter […]
What Makes a Lithium Discovery Actually Valuable?
Killian told me that they are not treating Mirage as a finished asset at 52.2 Mt at 1.08% Li2O, they are already drilling Anatacau Main again, and they want near-term news flow from more than one front. He said that they had enough cash after the recent financing to run a multi-jurisdiction program, but the […]
Quebec Explorer Discovered a New Gold System. Now What?
CEO Philippe Cloutier said they are roughly halfway through the 100,000-metre drill program. He also talked to me about the latest resource of about 3.2 million oz (when measured, indicated, and inferred are added together), as well as how they’re now trying to turn that into a better development picture through metallurgy, environmental baseline work, […]
What Could Re-Rate a Silver Junior?
Kootenay Silver is a Mexico silver story, with Columba in Chihuahua as the growth project and La Cigarra, also in Chihuahua, as the nearer-term study asset. Promontorio and La Negra in Sonora are secondary projects. This conversation was about expanding Columba through step-out drilling, getting the La Cigarra PEA out in Q2 2026, and showing […]
How Big Does a Copper Project in Tasmania Have to be to Matter?
CopperCorp is exploring for copper, with some gold and other metals, in western Tasmania, and the main projects are Alpine Stellar in the AMC Project and Jukes, Hydes, Linda, and Jasper Hills around the Razorback property. This conversation was about the recent Alpine exploration-target work, what the Jukes drilling is actually showing, how management is […]
Is This Time Different For Lithium?
In a market where lithium sentiment still swings heavily, Chris Williams of Adamas Intelligence makes a more grounded case for why the current move in lithium may have real legs. His argument is not that lithium has suddenly become a safe or tidy commodity. Quite the opposite. It remains structurally volatile. But after two-plus years […]
What Are We Missing About Mining in Mexico?
Mexico has become one of those jurisdictions where the conversation is usually ruined by either the doom merchants who act as if every project is one pickup truck away from collapse, and the promotional crowd who talk as if permits, politics, and cartel spillover are just minor clerical inconveniences. In this interview, John-Mark Staude argues […]
How Does a $1B Bolivian Miner Manage Risk While Growing?
Santacruz Silver is a polymetallic producer, with its core assets being the Bolivar and Porco operations in Bolivia, the Caballo Blanco group of mines in Bolivia, the Soracaya development asset in Bolivia, and the Zimapan mine in Hidalgo, Mexico. Revenue and production are tied to silver, zinc, lead, and some copper. The main topics discussed […]
How Hard Is It to Grow a Gold Resource to 3M Oz in Nevada?
This was an interview with A2Gold, a Nevada-focused gold and silver explorer. The main asset is the Eastside Project in Esmeralda County, roughly 20 miles northwest of Tonopah, and the other big topic was the planned Taylor silver-gold acquisition in Nevada. The conversation was about the 2026 Eastside drill campaign, the next resource update, cash […]
What Does it Take to Turn Drill Hits Into a Mineable Gold Deposit?
Awalé Resources is exploring the Odienné copper-gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, and in this CEO interview, I talked to Andrew Chubb about the Newmont-funded JV ground at BBM, Charger and Empire, plus the company’s 100%-owned targets at Fremen, Seydou and Sama. The interview was in large part about the maiden mineral resource estimate, follow-up drilling, […]