High-Grade Gold Samples in Ontario, But Can Drilling Confirm a Real System?

September 1, 2026

Total Metals’ flagship is Electrolode, a copper-zinc-gold-silver VMS project about 69 km from Ear Falls in the Red Lake district of northwestern Ontario, alongside four other assets: Pick Lake (zinc, Winston Lake belt), High Lake and West Hawk Lake (gold, on the Manitoba-Ontario border), and Menary (gold, near Coeur Mining’s Rainy River mine). In this conversation, I asked chairman Michael Dehn about the finished winter drill program, the plan to consolidate a district rather than build one deposit, First Nations engagement and permitting, money, and the share price collapse.

Top-10 North American Rare Earth Resource, But Will the Economics Work?

September 1, 2026

Volta Metals’ flagship is the Springer rare earth and gallium project near Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, about 70 km east of Sudbury. The company also holds the Aki lithium, cesium and tantalum package (the former Falcon West ground) near Armstrong in northwestern Ontario, which is not the focus.In this interview, I asked the CEO about the current resource, the just-completed drill program, metallurgy, gallium, ownership and royalties, treasury, and the path to a PEA.

Heap-Leach Gold in Nevada, But Can They Build it on Schedule?

August 29, 2026

Western Exploration’s flagship is the Aura gold-silver project about 120 km north of Elko, Nevada. Aura is three deposits rather than one: Doby George, a near-surface oxide body they want to run as a 7,500 tonne per day open pit heap leach; Gravel Creek, a higher-grade sulphide system they see as an underground mine; and Wood Gulch, a small historic Homestake pit. In this interview, I asked about the October 2025 PEA numbers, the mine plan of operations just filed with the US Forest Service, permitting timelines, Gravel Creek metallurgy and concentrate marketing, the treasury, and how they intend to fund roughly US$150 million of work.

Growing Copper Discovery in BC, But Will the Grade Hold Up?

August 29, 2026

American Eagle Gold is drilling NAK, a copper, gold and molybdenum porphyry in the Babine district of central British Columbia, roughly 80 km northeast of Smithers and across Babine Lake from Topley Landing. In this interview, I sat down with CEO Anthony Moreau and Neil Prowse, the company’s exploration lead, and the conversation covered the current 55,000 metre drill program, the first six assay holes of the season, plans for a first resource estimate, the withdrawn takeover bid for Pacific Booker Minerals, the treasury, and marketing plans.

New Gold Discovery Between Two Major Mines, But Is It Continuous?

August 29, 2026

Tower Resources’ flagship is the Rabbit North project, an orogenic gold and porphyry copper-gold project in the Kamloops district of south-central British Columbia, roughly 14 km southwest of the New Afton mine. Two secondary British Columbia properties, Nechako Gold and More Creek, are effectively on hold. The bulk of the conversation covered the thesis flip from porphyry copper-gold to shear-hosted gold, the current drilling and assay backlog, treasury and dilution, permitting, and the plan to bring in a partner.

Silver Mine in China Generating Cash Flow, But Can They Execute on Growth?

August 29, 2026

Silvercorp Metals is a producing silver-led miner whose current cash-flow base is the Ying Mining District in Henan, China, with additional Chinese operations and development at Kuanping. Its main growth projects are the El Domo copper-gold and Condor gold projects in Ecuador, plus the Tulkubash and Kyzyltash gold projects in Kyrgyzstan. In this conversation with President Lon Shaver, we talked about Chinese safety-related production interruption, mine and mill expansion, construction in Ecuador and Kyrgyzstan, funding those projects, drilling, and a proposed Hong Kong listing.

High-Grade Gold Samples in Ontario, But Can Drilling Confirm a Real System?

September 1, 2026

Total Metals’ flagship is Electrolode, a copper-zinc-gold-silver VMS project about 69 km from Ear Falls in the Red Lake district

Heap-Leach Gold in Nevada, But Can They Build it on Schedule?

August 29, 2026

Western Exploration’s flagship is the Aura gold-silver project about 120 km north of Elko, Nevada. Aura is three deposits rather

Growing Copper Discovery in BC, But Will the Grade Hold Up?

August 29, 2026

American Eagle Gold is drilling NAK, a copper, gold and molybdenum porphyry in the Babine district of central British Columbia,

New Gold Discovery Between Two Major Mines, But Is It Continuous?

August 29, 2026

Tower Resources’ flagship is the Rabbit North project, an orogenic gold and porphyry copper-gold project in the Kamloops district of

Gold Project Near Fosterville, But Can They Deliver Economic Grades?

August 24, 2026

Crossroads Gold’s flagship is the Steiglitz gold project, an epizonal orogenic gold system roughly 80 km west of Melbourne in

Producing Gold Mine in Argentina, But Can They Grow it and Lower Costs?

August 18, 2026

Cerrado Gold owns 100% of the Minera Don Nicolás gold and silver operation and the Las Calandrias heap leach in

Silver Mine in China Generating Cash Flow, But Can They Execute on Growth?

August 29, 2026

Silvercorp Metals is a producing silver-led miner whose current cash-flow base is the Ying Mining District in Henan, China, with

Building a Silver Mine in Mexico, But Can Costs Stay Under Control?

August 28, 2026

GoGold Resources runs the Parral tailings operation in Chihuahua, which is generating cash flow, while developing the Los Ricos district

High-Grade Silver Discovery in Bolivia, But Is There Enough Scale?

August 24, 2026

BP Silver”s flagship project is Cosuño, a lithocap-hosted silver polymetallic system in the same belt as Cerro Rico, with a

High-Grade Silver in Mexico, But Can it Become a Meaningful Resource?

July 13, 2026

Advance Metals is an Australian-listed silver and gold explorer with four projects, three in Mexico (Yoquivo, Gavilanes, and Guadalupe y

Historic Silver Project in Nevada, But is it Economic at These Grades?

July 8, 2026

Prince Silver’s main asset is the Prince project, a carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) in Lincoln County, Nevada, targeting silver, zinc,

High-Grade Gold-Silver Resource, But is There Enough Scale?

July 8, 2026

Mithril Silver & Gold’s flagship project is the Copalquin Project, a district scale gold silver epithermal system in Durango State,

Growing Copper Discovery in BC, But Will the Grade Hold Up?

August 29, 2026

American Eagle Gold is drilling NAK, a copper, gold and molybdenum porphyry in the Babine district of central British Columbia,

New Gold Discovery Between Two Major Mines, But Is It Continuous?

August 29, 2026

Tower Resources’ flagship is the Rabbit North project, an orogenic gold and porphyry copper-gold project in the Kamloops district of

Brownfield Copper-Gold Camp in BC, But Does it Have Enough Scale?

August 19, 2026

Phoenix Metals’ flagship is the Greenwood project in the Boundary region of southern British Columbia, roughly 10 km east of

New Copper-Gold Discovery in Australia, But Is There Enough Tonnage?

August 19, 2026

Great Plains Metals’ flagship project is the Yeoval Goodrich copper-gold project, about 70 km northwest of Orange in the Lachlan

Shallow Copper-Gold System in Chile, But Are the Grades High Enough?

August 15, 2026

ATERRA Metals, formerly known as Cascada Silver, is working on the Totora copper-gold project in Chile’s Region III, about 60

New Copper Target in BC, But Will They Drill Soon Enough?

August 15, 2026

Beyond Minerals holds three 100% owned projects: Owl Creek, a copper porphyry target near Pemberton, British Columbia; Ear Falls, an

Inside a VIP Mining Event With a Fund Manager & 9 CEOs

March 27, 2026

I was asked to host a so-called VIP event at PDAC earlier this month. Although, to be fair, they asked

New Uranium Explorer in Latin America

February 21, 2026

This was a first-pass interview with Jaguar Uranium Corp., led by Steven Gold. They’re chasing uranium across one main asset

$610M Gold Asset in a $50M Company

November 9, 2025

This interview features Fortune Bay’s CEO, Dale Verran & VP Technical Services, Gareth Garlick, and focuses on how the company

Gold, Uranium, and Copper Potential in 1 Junior Mining Company

September 14, 2025

Fortune Bay (TSX-V: FOR ; OTC: FTBYF) is a gold-focused explorer/developer with two core gold assets. One (Goldfields) in northern

2 Uranium Juniors Are Merging, But Is It the Right Call?

July 8, 2025

Baselode Energy and Forum Energy Metals described their planned merger, outlining how Baselode’s cash position would fund exploration of Forum’s

Expecting Assays from 40 Holes | TSX-V: FIND

February 21, 2025

Baselode Energy faces significant challenges, including a declining share price, delayed assay results, and the need for a strategic financing

New Lithium Project Next to a Major Deposit, But Is There Continuity?

August 25, 2026

Libra Energy Materials is a lithium-focused explorer with a new flagship in Quebec’s Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, the Cisco

5 Lithium Projects in Africa, But Will Any of Them Reach Scale?

August 11, 2026

Lithium Africa’s flagship is the Springbok project in South Africa’s Northern Cape, roughly 80 km north of the town of

High-Grade Ni-Cu-Co in Scotland, But Why Hasn’t it Been Worked for 50 Years?

June 11, 2026

Winshear Metals has optioned two projects: the Portsoy nickel-copper-cobalt project roughly 60 km northwest of Aberdeen in northeast Scotland, and

What Makes a Lithium Discovery Actually Valuable?

April 11, 2026

Killian told me that they are not treating Mirage as a finished asset at 52.2 Mt at 1.08% Li2O, they

Inside a VIP Mining Event With a Fund Manager & 9 CEOs

March 27, 2026

I was asked to host a so-called VIP event at PDAC earlier this month. Although, to be fair, they asked

Lithium Might Not Be the Bull Market You Think It Is

March 7, 2026

Koby Kushner of Libra Lithium talked to me about the lithium in this episode. Are we heading into a real

Top-10 North American Rare Earth Resource, But Will the Economics Work?

September 1, 2026

Volta Metals’ flagship is the Springer rare earth and gallium project near Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, about 70 km east of

Very High-Grade Rare Earths, But Can They Get the Funding?

August 25, 2026

Brazilian Rare Earths’ flagship is the Monte Alto deposit, a chevkinite hosted hard rock system with an overlying monazite sand

80 Projects and 17 Royalties, But Can They Really Monetize Them?

August 18, 2026

Strategic Metals is a Yukon-focused prospect generator that holds interests in roughly 100 properties plus large share positions in other

New Copper Target in BC, But Will They Drill Soon Enough?

August 15, 2026

Beyond Minerals holds three 100% owned projects: Owl Creek, a copper porphyry target near Pemberton, British Columbia; Ear Falls, an

Targeting Potash Production in 2027, But Can this Mining Method Work?

July 28, 2026

Buffalo Potash’s flagship project is the Disley potash property about 50 km northwest of Regina, Saskatchewan. This conversation covered the

New Potash Project in the USA, But Will Solution Mining Work at Depth?

July 25, 2026

Sage Potash is working on the Sage Plain potash project in the Paradox Basin of southeastern Utah, about 30 km

What Actually Makes a Good Mining Jurisdiction? (Episode 1)

May 9, 2026

We kicked off a new format last week. We’re lining up four exploration executives in the same virtual room and

What is Michael Gentile Buying and Why?

April 28, 2026

In this wide-ranging interview, veteran junior mining investor Michael Gentile explains why he continues aggressively deploying capital into early-stage resource

The Overlooked Risk That Kills Mining Projects (And How to Fix It)

April 28, 2026

In this interview, Antonio speaks with Anna Triponel, founder of Human Level and a human rights expert who advises mining

Which Microcap Stocks Are Worth Holding?

April 25, 2026

Ian Cassel showed me some data that proves that micro-cap investing is brutally difficult, buy-and-hold almost never works in this

Exploring Value in Mineral Exploration: A Critical Conversation with John-Mark Staude, CEO of Riverside Resources

November 7, 2024

In a candid discussion, John-Mark Staude, CEO of Riverside Resources, delves into his origins in the geology field. With a PhD from the University of

Lessons from Building One of Canada’s Largest Gold Mines

November 1, 2024

Panneton readily acknowledges that while his success hinges on technical insight, it is equally reliant on surrounding himself with a carefully selected team. From his