December 22, 2020

Max Resource: Historical drill core from RT Gold project highlights Tablon 1.5-km x 1.0 km high-grade gold zone

2020.12.22 In mineral exploration, often-times a company new to a project can achieve […]
December 19, 2020

International Montoro advancing two properties in Northwestern Ontario

2020.12.19 International Montoro Resources (TSXV:IMT, FSE:O4T1), announced it has received an extension to […]
December 19, 2020

Graphite: the mineral flying under the radar during the global electrification push

2020.12.19 For all the talk about the era of “global electrification” and the […]
December 14, 2020

Brigadier Gold hits at Picachos

2020.12.14 Brigadier Gold (TSXV:BRG, USA:BGADF, FSE:B7LM) has released results from the first three […]
December 12, 2020

Max Resource commences drill core and seismic analysis for CESAR project

2020.12.12 To assist with the ongoing exploration at its wholly owned CESAR copper-silver […]
December 11, 2020

Exploits consolidates Jonathan’s Pond with 11.25 km² addition from New Found Gold, featuring high-grade gold samples

2020.12.11 The Exploits Subzone of Central Newfoundland is considered a prime environment for […]
December 11, 2020

Norden Crown starts drilling at Gumsberg, Sweden; exploration permit granted at highly prospective Frederiksson target

2020.12.11 Diamond drills have started turning at Norden Crown Metals Corp’s (TSXV:NOCR, OTC:BORMF, […]
December 9, 2020

Palladium One discovers massive sulphides during initial drilling at Tyko

2020.12.09 Following a lengthy delay in exploration activities due to Covid-19, Palladium One […]
December 8, 2020

Great Thunder Gold identifies targets for maiden drill campaign at Southern Star property, in Quebec’s Fenelon Gold Camp

2020.12.08 Less than two weeks after reporting the results of airborne geophysical surveys […]
December 8, 2020

Silver Dollar completes prospecting & soil sampling at Longlegged Lake; readies Ontario property for IP survey

2020.12.08 Silver Dollar Resources (CSE:SLV, OTC:SIDRF) continues to advance its Longlegged Lake project […]
December 3, 2020
falcons eye

Falcon reports visible gold at Central Canada Gold & Polymetallic Project

2020.12.03 Just over a month into a Stage Two drill program, Falcon Gold (TSXV:FG) is making good progress at its flagship Central Canada Gold & Polymetallic Project, located 21 km east of Atitokan, and 160 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
December 2, 2020

Copper, the most critical metal

2020.12.02 In 2018, before the trade war between the US and China put […]
December 1, 2020
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K9 Gold completes first phase of sampling, mapping at Stony Lake

2020.12.01 With the winter months right around the corner, K9 Gold Corp. (TSXV: […]
November 28, 2020
starfield

Getchell Gold identifies, refines priority drill targets at Star property

2020.11.28 Getchell Gold’s (CSE: GTCH) (OTCQB: GGLDF) has taken a significant step towards […]
November 21, 2020
rock split

Rock samples assay up to 7,470 g/t Ag, at Sentinel’s Waterloo project, BC

2020.11.21 An exploration program in BC’s southern Interior, conducted in the vicinity of […]
November 19, 2020

Renforth expands Surimeau polymetallic property, begins drilling

2020.11.19 Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) deposits are one of the richest sources of […]
November 15, 2020
gold nugget

Freegold Ventures: Holes 3 to 5 solid results and a bit of controversy

2020.11.15 Brad Aelicks: Follow up Coverage 2020.11.13 Introduction: Freegold Ventures Ltd (TSX:FVL) released […]
November 14, 2020

US stands to gain from Chile’s lithium restrictions

2020.11.14 Everybody in the lithium game knows about the lithium triangle. Straddling three […]
November 14, 2020
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Free-spending Biden and/or continued Fed stimulus will hike gold prices

2020-11-14 Gold may have come off the boil a bit after rising beyond […]
November 14, 2020
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Norden Crown advances former Fredriksson mine to drill testing

2020.11.14 Fresh off its recent name change to reflect the company’s mining focus […]
November 4, 2020
Flags of Scandinavia

Scandinavia sees new age of mining renaissance

2020.11.04 For mining companies and explorers, Scandinavia is considered one of the most […]
November 3, 2020
Metal market

Results from these 4 AOTH drill plays highly anticipated

2020.11.03 In mineral exploration, assay results are where the rubber hits the road. […]
October 31, 2020
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Exploits Gold Belt Area Play delivering on high-grade promise

2020.10.31 Area plays, where one company makes a discovery then other companies rush […]
October 31, 2020
trade bull

Copper bulls ride on Chinese demand, South American supply squeeze

2020.10.31 Despite fund managers having trimmed their exposure to copper following a mini-price […]
October 29, 2020
Copper wire

As China goes green, copper market expected to tighten further

2020.10.29 The most pessimistic forecasts of copper demand, and pricing, during the worst […]
October 24, 2020
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Exploits Discovery consolidates land position along Appleton Fault

2020.10.24 Oftentimes in mining — especially for a celebrated commodity like gold — […]
October 24, 2020
Planet earth

VMS

2020.10.24 Between the Archean and the Holocene – the current geological period – […]
October 22, 2020
Miner at old wooden

Brigadier strikes gold vein under old mine

2020.10.22 I do love it when a plan starts coming together as well […]
October 20, 2020
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Norra Metals pursuing high-grade VMS in Norway

2020.10.20 Norra Metals Corp. (TSX-V:NORA, FSE:1K0) is focused on developing copper, zinc, silver […]
October 17, 2020
silver bars

Silver market

2020.10.17 Despite recent headwinds, it looks to be clear sailing going forward for […]
October 14, 2020

Boreal Metals advancing Scandinavian Projects

2020.10.14 Before the famous Broken Hill ore deposit was first discovered in Australia […]
October 10, 2020
Graphene molecular nano

America’s graphite vulnerability

2020.10.10 At Ahead of the Herd we’re invested in metals necessary for the […]
October 7, 2020
Gold-vials

Mexico-focused Brigadier Gold discovers new vein system

2020.10.07 Brigadier Gold (TSX-V:BRG) has moved one step closer to proving that Picachos […]
October 6, 2020
Gold-Silver

Silver to follow gold higher, on continued strong investment and industrial demand

2020.10.06 Gold and silver appear to be bouncing back from the drubbing they […]
October 3, 2020
copper ore

Manufacturing’s thirst for metals boosts copper, iron ore

2020.10.03 Global equities churned on Friday after the stunning revelation that US President […]
September 30, 2020
Tools-for-Geologists

Large potential nickel sulfide and VMS system identified in Quebec

2020.09.30 Some of the largest mines in Canada have been developed from volcanogenic […]
September 29, 2020
Exploration-Drilling

Drills start spinning at Brigadier Gold’s Picachos

2020.09.29 Despite recent pullbacks, the bull markets for silver and gold are fully […]
September 22, 2020
COVID-19-Stock-Market-Crash

Throwing the golden baby out with the covid bath water

2020.09.22 The dollar is the most important unit of account for international trade, […]
September 19, 2020
Aben drills targeting hi grade gold in Golden Triangle and Yukon

NFLD Exploits Gold Belt Area Play

2020.09.19 Anyone invested in the junior exploration sector knows that deep and long, […]
September 19, 2020

K9 Gold to explore Stony Lake, NL project

2020.09.19 Cashed up from a recent financing, the company formerly known as Global […]
September 18, 2020

Mountain Boy drilling three high-grade silver and gold targets at American Creek

2020.09.18 Mountain Boy Minerals (TSX.V: MTB; Frankfurt: M9UA) has completed the first phase […]
September 10, 2020
Renforth reports additional assay results from Parbec drilling

Renforth poised to drill Parbec, in Quebec’s Cadillac Break

2020-09-10 Cashed up from a recent property sale, Renforth Resources (CSE:RFR) is ready […]
September 10, 2020

IPO to drill bit in 60 days? Brigadier Gold shows how it’s done

2020-09-10 Brigadier Gold (TSX-V:BRG) is an example of how quickly a company can […]
September 9, 2020

Gold reacting to global flash points

2020.01.09  Gold’s safe haven status was tested this week, as Iran countered the assassination of […]
September 9, 2020
Getchell Gold kicks off 2020 drilling at Fondaway Canyon

Getchell Gold kicks off 2020 drilling at Fondaway Canyon

2020.09.09 Getchell Gold’s (CSE:GTCH, US OTC:GGLDF) Fondaway Canyon project is the subject of […]
August 27, 2020
Brigadier Gold planning inaugural drill campaign at Picachos

Brigadier Gold planning inaugural drill campaign at Picachos

2020.08.27 Shareholders in Brigadier Gold (TSX-V:BRG) are expecting big things from a September […]
August 27, 2020
Stony Lake

Global Vanadium’s Stony Lake is already cashing in on prime Newfoundland location

2020.08.27 In November 2019, New Found Gold Corp (TSX:NFG) announced one of the […]
August 26, 2020
Silver Dollar completes prospecting & soil sampling at Longlegged Lake; readies Ontario property for IP survey

Silver Dollar reports historical 1,778 g/t silver-equivalent at La Joya

2020.08.26 In 2012, SilverCrest Minerals was doing well.  The Mexico-focused company was achieving […]
August 26, 2020
Palladium One discovers massive sulphides during initial drilling at Tyko

Palladium One hunting PGEs, copper and nickel in mining-friendly Finland

2020.08.26 In 2017 Finland claimed the number one spot on the Fraser Institute’s […]
August 25, 2020
Max's CESAR copper silver project in Colombia shown to be analogous to Poland's immense Kupferschiefer

Max reports CESAR’s silver mineralogy is similar to “Kupfershiefer”

2020.08.25 Mineralogy is the branch of geology that studies the chemistry, crystal structure […]
August 18, 2020

Buffett’s Indicator tells him to buy GOLD

2020.08.18 Warren Buffett did what he said he’d never do, and that is […]
August 14, 2020

Brigadier Gold chasing high-grade silver-gold veins in Mexico

2020.08.14 Mexico’s mining history goes back almost 500 years.  According to the US […]
August 7, 2020

A tale of two precious metal bulls

2020.08.07 This week gold prices have smashed one record after another, well surpassing […]
August 6, 2020

Silver notches best month since 1979

2020.08.06 Silver prices continue to gain this week, rising off the biggest monthly […]
August 5, 2020

Gold miners junior buying spree

2020.08.05 Canadians, at least those fortunate enough to enjoy a long weekend, returned […]
July 27, 2020

3 silver plays that leverage rising prices

2020.07.27 Gold prices leapt to fresh highs on Monday, leaving the previous $1,920.70 […]
July 25, 2020

Why copper supply is the biggest roadblock to a clean energy future

2020.07.25 Nothing glitters like gold but it’s copper that literally makes the world […]
July 25, 2020
Palladium One discovers massive sulphides during initial drilling at Tyko

Palladium One hits high-grade PGEs at LK

2020.07.25 Palladium One (TSX-V:PDM) has found initial success at the drill bit, indicated […]
July 17, 2020

As palladium market sizzles, PDM ready to drill LK project

2020.07.17 Palladium prices have slipped back a bit since the pre-pandemic record high […]
July 17, 2020

Gold goes mainstream; silver bucks summer doldrums

2020.07.17 As comedian Rodney Dangerfield used to say, “I don’t get no respect”. […]
July 9, 2020

Asset investing in Freegold and Cypress

2020.07.09 Are you a speculator or an investor?  A lot of people new […]
July 8, 2020

Gold + silver gaining on dollar weakness

2020.07.08 The US economy is nowhere near recovering from the lockdown measures imposed […]
July 5, 2020

All eyes on Chile as copper price hits 5-month high

2020.07.05 Hundreds of mine workers in Chile are falling ill from covid-19, prompting […]
July 5, 2020

Silver continues to climb on investment demand, need for 5G and solar

2020.07.05 Precious metals are among the best places to park your money in […]
June 23, 2020

Gold, copper and silver are must-own metals

2020.06.23 Gold surged on Monday after a spike in coronavirus cases worldwide dashed […]
June 20, 2020

Gold industry must find 8Moz to avoid supply deficit: Woodmac

2020.06.20 Commodities consultant Wood Mackenzie has just reported what we at Ahead of […]
June 18, 2020

Trillion-dollar US infrastructure plan will draw in plenty of metal

2020.06.18 Donald Trump appears to have torn a page from Ahead of the […]
June 16, 2020

Gold’s outlook brightens on dark covid news

2020.06.16 US stock markets are once again gripped by fear and volatility, following […]
June 12, 2020

Copper bulls ride on increased orders, mine disruptions

2020.06.12 Hit hard by the pandemic when it first struck China in February, […]
June 11, 2020

Sedimentary copper + silver explorers attracting major interest

2020.06.11 The world’s biggest sedimentary copper deposits are only found in three basins: […]
June 9, 2020

America’s much needed lithium mine

2020.06.09 Things are looking up in the lithium market and producers of the […]
June 6, 2020

Miners snapping up gold properties left and right

2020.06.06 The sharp drop in equity markets owing to the coronavirus has triggered […]
May 30, 2020

South American sedimentary copper belt has a silver buckle

2020.05.30 One of the most interesting places to look for new copper deposits […]
May 24, 2020

Resurgent dollar paving route to higher gold

2020.05.24 In the 1960s, French politician Valéry d’Estaing complained that the United States […]
May 16, 2020

Cypress Development Corp. (TSX.V:CYP) Clayton Valley Lithium Project versus Chinese LCE/ EV battery supply

2020.05.16 The pause in industrial activity brought about by the covid-19 crisis has […]
April 30, 2020

Gold versus fiat

2020.04.30   What exactly does it mean when pundits say that gold is […]
April 25, 2020

The Fed can’t print silver

2020.04.25 Silver prices will test $19 an ounce later this year on the […]
April 17, 2020

A massive bull market is building for gold

2020.04.17 Imagine, if you will, there was no coronavirus. No haz-mat suits, medical […]
April 7, 2020

Gold closely tracks debt-to-GDP ratio

2020.04.07 The debt-to-GDP ratio is an important metric economists use for comparing a […]
April 6, 2020

The coming supply crunch

2020.04.06 As I write and you read, the world economy is getting pummeled, […]
March 29, 2020

The most important mine in America

2020.03.29 The covid-19 pandemic has put a laser-like focus on insecurity of lithium […]
March 25, 2020

Negative real rates puts shine on Getchell’s gold

2020.03.25 A number of factors influence gold prices (mainly the US dollar, gold […]
March 13, 2020

Virus won’t keep copper down for long

2020.03.13 The current stock market rout is pulling the world economy down into […]
March 3, 2020

Gold has immunity, silver has ratio

2020.03.03 On Monday Wall Street pared back losses from last week’s sell-off, the […]
March 2, 2020

Gold & Silver

2020.03.02 Precious metals are among the best places to park your money in […]
February 22, 2020

Gold and bonds soar on ‘fight to quality’

2020.02.22 Gold and silver prices went parabolic this week during a raging storm […]
February 20, 2020

A Minsky Moment is coming for gold

2020.02.20 “Minsky Moment” refers to the idea that periods of bullish speculation will […]
February 12, 2020

The DRC just turned the screws on cobalt supply

2020.02.12 The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is finally doing something about cobalt […]
February 9, 2020

Copper market is a coiled spring

2020.02.09 As the third most-consumed metal on earth, behind iron and aluminum, copper […]
February 6, 2020

Could silver break-out like it did in 2011?

2020.02.06 Silver is expected to begin the 2020s newly burnished, through a combination […]
February 5, 2020

Coronavirus and the vulnerability of critical mineral supply chains

2020.02.05 Just in time (JIT) is an inventory system designed to efficiently match […]
February 1, 2020

Copper-gold deposits to help gold miners overcome depletion dilemma

2020.02.01 Every fiscal quarter the World Gold Council puts out a wonderful little […]
January 31, 2020

AOTH’s guide to the most promising fall drill plays

Fall, for most people, is a time of change. It’s when kids and […]
January 28, 2020

EV predictions show strained metals supply

2020.01.28 One of the most prevalent current trends concerning mined commodities is the […]
January 20, 2020

Germany starts war on gold

2020.01.20 Germans, like Indians and Chinese, love their gold – although their reasons […]
January 15, 2020

Copper juniors gravitating towards new area play

2020.01.15 Area plays, where one company makes a discovery then other companies rush […]
January 4, 2020

Will 2020 be junior mining’s year?

2020.01.04 Another year of covering commodities and select junior mining stocks is all […]
December 24, 2019

Hi-yo Silver Away!

2019.12.24 Silver is expected to begin the next decade newly burnished, through a […]
December 20, 2019

Gold vs cash in a crisis

2019.12.20 Mattress stuffers or bullion holders? Who fares better in a crisis? North American […]
December 17, 2019

Copper price drivers

2019.12.17 The copper price was holding steady at $2.79 per pound, Monday, just […]