Big Copper Project in Chile, But Can a Junior Actually Build It?

October 28, 2026

Hot Chili’s flagship project is Costa Fuego, a coastal copper-gold hub in Chile’s Atacama about 600 km north of Santiago. It is made up of Cortadera, Productora, Alice and San Antonio, plus the newer La Verde discovery about 30 km south of the planned processing plant. They also own 80% of Huasco Water, a seawater business that supplies the project and could sell water to others in the valley. In this first-pass interview with the CEO, I asked about the incentives, management’s track record, the history of the asset, and the biggest potential risks for the company’s future.

Uranium Project Next to a Discovery, But Can They Fund the Drill?

October 23, 2026

Generation Uranium’s flagship is the Yath uranium project in Nunavut’s Kivalliq region, about 235 km southwest of Baker Lake and directly north of ATHA Energy’s Angilak property. It’s early stage. Decades of historical work turned up surface samples close to 10% U3O8, but the best drill result so far is 1 m of 0.22% U3O8. The CEO thinks the project has much more to offer than that. In this interview, I asked Michael about the history of the asset, his commitment to the company, and his plans for the project’s future.

Big Copper Target Next to a Major in BC, But Will it Hold Together?

October 22, 2026

Oreterra Metals’ flagship project is Trek South, a copper-gold porphyry target in BC’s Golden Triangle about 10 km southeast of Teck and Newmont’s Galore Creek. Nobody drilled it before because it sat under a glacier until recently. Kevin was founding CEO of GT Gold, which found Saddle North before Newmont bought the company, and earlier ran PC Gold. The second asset is Kinkaid in Nevada. In this interview, I asked about the history of the asset, their plans for its future, the timeline behind the catalysts, and the risks to their strategy.

The Only Uranium Project in Guyana, But Can They Drill There?

October 21, 2026

U92 Energy’s flagship asset is the Kurupung uranium project in Guyana’s Cuyuni-Mazaruni region. Kurupung has about 129,000 metres of historical drilling (just over 40,000m by Cogema and about 88,000m by U3O8 Corp), which stopped work after Fukushima. The historical estimate is 10.6M lb indicated at 0.072% U3O8 plus 10M lb inferred, for 20.6M lb at a 0.03% cut-off, across four Aricheng deposits. At the originally recommended 0.05% cut-off it falls to about 16M lb. None of it is U92’s own drilling. In this interview, I asked about the history of the asset, the current state of the permits, and their plans for the future.

Visible Gold in New Holes, But Can the Assays Confirm Scale?

October 21, 2026

Dreadnought Resources’ flagship asset is the Star of Mangaroon, a small high-grade gold deposit in the Gascoyne that Black Cat Syndicate would mine, haul and process at its Paulsens mill. Metzke’s Find at the Illaara project is lined up as a second potential small cash source. The bigger goal is using that cash to fund exploration for a multi-million-ounce discovery at Mangaroon and Illaara. The company also holds rare earths and niobium at Yin and Gifford Creek, and a nickel-copper project at the Money Intrusion that Teck is earning into. In this interview, I asked about the share structure, the Black Cat relationship, why Star is late, the cash position, the exploration pipeline and the main risks.

Targeting First Gold in Mali Soon, But Will Permitting Cooperate?

October 21, 2026

Compass Gold’s flagship is the Massala project in southern Mali. Compass wants to take Massala straight from exploration into a small, shallow, gravity-only open pit under Mali’s new Small Mine Permit category, without doing a PEA or feasibility study first. In this interview, we asked the CEO about that plan, as well as the time and money he expects it to take.

Visible Gold in New Holes, But Can the Assays Confirm Scale?

October 21, 2026

Dreadnought Resources’ flagship asset is the Star of Mangaroon, a small high-grade gold deposit in the Gascoyne that Black Cat

Targeting First Gold in Mali Soon, But Will Permitting Cooperate?

October 21, 2026

Compass Gold’s flagship is the Massala project in southern Mali. Compass wants to take Massala straight from exploration into a

New Copper Discovery, But Is the Grade There?

October 12, 2026

Storm Exploration’s focus right now is its 100% owned Gold Standard project, about 60 km north of Fort Frances in

Gold Project Next to AngloGold in Nevada, But Is There a Real System?

October 12, 2026

Bullfrog Gold is exploring the South Bullfrog gold-silver project near Beatty, Nevada, in the Walker Lane, about 5 km south

Gold Developer Plans Q4 Production in Mali, But Will There be Delays?

October 10, 2026

Desert Gold is currently building a small 200 tpd gravity operation at its Barani East deposit in Mali, with first

Gold, Antimony, Tungsten in Idaho, But Can They Really Mine It?

October 8, 2026

Resolution Minerals’ focus is the 100%-owned Horse Heaven gold, tungsten and antimony project in Valley County, central Idaho, right next

High-Grade Silver Veins in Mexico, But Are the Widths Mineable?

September 14, 2026

Mercado Minerals’ flagship is Copalito, an optioned low sulphidation epithermal vein system roughly 120 km northeast of Culiacán and about

Big Zinc-Lead-Silver Project in the NWT, But Can They Really Build It?

September 8, 2026

Honey Badger Silver’s flagship is PC Silver, a silver-zinc-lead project in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories sitting 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

Big Copper Project in Chile, But Can a Junior Actually Build It?

October 28, 2026

Hot Chili’s flagship project is Costa Fuego, a coastal copper-gold hub in Chile’s Atacama about 600 km north of Santiago.

Big Copper Target Next to a Major in BC, But Will it Hold Together?

October 22, 2026

Oreterra Metals’ flagship project is Trek South, a copper-gold porphyry target in BC’s Golden Triangle about 10 km southeast of

Copper-Zinc Resource Growth in Newfoundland, But Is is Big Enough?

October 21, 2026

Canterra Mineral is focused on the Lundberg deposit at their 100%-owned Buchans project in central Newfoundland. Lundberg is a stockwork

Gold-Silver Resource in Argentina, But Can the Grade Hold?

October 12, 2026

Fredonia Mining’s flagship project is the El Dorado Monserrat (EDM), a 100%-owned gold-silver project in the Deseado Massif of Santa

Copper Sulphides in 8 Drill Holes, But Is There a Real Discovery?

September 21, 2026

Leviathan Metals’ flagship is the Central Project in the Kalahari Copper Belt in Botswana, on the Hyena Hills dome, which

1M+ Ounces of Heap Leach Gold in Mexico, But Can They Really Restart It?

September 18, 2026

Axo Metals, until recently named Axo Copper, holds two projects in Mexico. San Antonio, a past-producing, gold and silver focused

Uranium Project Next to a Discovery, But Can They Fund the Drill?

October 23, 2026

Generation Uranium’s flagship is the Yath uranium project in Nunavut’s Kivalliq region, about 235 km southwest of Baker Lake and

The Only Uranium Project in Guyana, But Can They Drill There?

October 21, 2026

U92 Energy’s flagship asset is the Kurupung uranium project in Guyana’s Cuyuni-Mazaruni region. Kurupung has about 129,000 metres of historical

5 Uranium Projects in Saskatchewan, But Can They Prove Continuity?

September 21, 2026

Xcite Uranium is an early stage uranium explorer with projects near Uranium City in northern Saskatchewan. The flagship is the

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

202m Lithium Pegmatite in Quebec, But is This a Real System?

September 28, 2026

Brunswick Exploration’s two main Quebec assets are the Mirage project and the Anatacau Main project, both in the Eeyou Istchee

Giant Nickel Project in Ontario, But is the Grade Enough for a Mine?

September 8, 2026

Canada Nickel’s flagship asset is the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project which sits about 40 km north of Timmins, Ontario, in

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

Niobium, Scandium and Rare Earths in the US, But Can They Fund The Capex?

October 8, 2026

NioCorp Developments is developing the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project in southeast Nebraska. It’s a buried carbonatite deposit about 5

High-Grade Tungsten in Canada, But Is There Enough of it for a Mine?

October 8, 2026

Fox Tungsten is focusing its 100%-owned Fox Tungsten project, about 70 km northeast of 100 Mile House in BC’s South

New Type of Royalty Company, But Can They Really Scale the Model?

September 16, 2026

Nations Royalty buys and pools mining royalty and impact benefit agreement (IBA) payments owned by First Nations. Its founding portfolio,

Titanium-Vanadium Discovery in Labrador, But Will The Metallurgy Work?

September 11, 2026

SAGA Metals’ flagship is the Radar titanium-vanadium-iron project about 10 km south of Cartwright in southeastern Labrador, covering the Dykes

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

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