In spite of it all, everybody is still talking about investment in mining. Here are records of three recent discussions I have had on the topic. Beware: none of this constitutes valid investment advice. These are but stories and casual opinions. Do not act on them unless you are experienced. The owner of a junior mining company that [...]
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Mining investment in bubble times
Posted in Investing & Finance, tagged bubble, consulting, investment, junior, mining on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WoW to the runes and landscape of sexy mining
Posted in Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance, Software, tagged Darwin, investment, mining, Runescape, sex, Teck Cominco, WOW on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For those stuck inside these weekend by snow, yet yearning for the sexy part of mining, I recommend playing one of those on-line games. You can be a miner of skill and fortune in these games. Here are links to two recent postings about the mining aspect of these games. Just reading these two postings will rapidly [...]
Mining gold in 2009 and other investment decisions
Posted in About the news, Gold, Investing & Finance, tagged education, Gold, investment, mining, silver, solar, stock, stove, window on January 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Will 2009 be the year that I finally break down and buy a gold bar? Maybe I should seek out a Kruger Rand? Or should I simply stick to gold mining stocks? True, gold is the only metal that increased in value in 2008: Gold closed the year at $865 an ounce in London [...]
China stops investing in foreign mining, and Quebec says f_ _ _
Posted in About the news, Investing & Finance, tagged china. mining, fuck, investment, justice, Quebec on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you had hoped to sell your mine to the Chinese, think again. Your opportunity has passed. The centrally controlled Chinese economy has decided to stop buying foreign mines and rather develop China’s resources. Here is what the Asia Sentinel reports: China’s central government has issued a directive to mainland mining and mineral processing companies to [...]
VENMYN on South African mining response to global financial behaviour
Posted in About the news, Africa, Investing & Finance, tagged boom cycle, financials, investment, mining, South Africa, venmyn on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
VENMYN is a South African company that describes itself as “The leading specialist advisor in mineral project valuation and statutory compliance to the international minerals industy and investors.” Every so often they email me a newsletter that is more opinion than news. Here from their most recent email is an extended rumination on the impact [...]
Supercycle Bust II: stories from the mining industry
Posted in Church, Investing & Finance, Jobs and Salaries, tagged bust, investment, jobs, mining, salaries, Supercycle on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I can no longer resist commenting on the fall in metal prices that seems to be making a liar of every mining investment pundit. Here from InfoMine are some signals that things may be slowing down. We currently have eight geologists who analyze mining company data and post it in a database that is accessible [...]
Mining Supercycle crashes? Blame evolution and all that
Posted in Jobs and Salaries, tagged finance, investment, mining, stuart kauffman, Supercycle on August 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Is the mining boom over? Are we descending into another of those times when the mining industry hangs on by the skin of its teeth? A time when miners and engineers and truck drivers loose their jobs and investors their shirts? We have seen it all before. In 1983 and again after that. It is [...]
New York attacks BC mining junior: NovaGold’s Galore Creek a “naked emperor?”
Posted in feasibilty studies, Investing & Finance, Law (Mining), tagged Galore Creek, investment, law, mining, NovaGold on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NovaGold is hit with a shareholder class action lawsuite over the failure to develop the Galore Creek mine in British Columbia. Plaintiffs are Rudolph T. Textor and all purchasers of securities of NovaGold Resources from October 25, 2006 through November 23, 2007. Mineweb tells the story in full. Here is the essence of the complaint:
Asteroid mining with EVE and drones; employ the pirates and gun-runners
Posted in Investing & Finance, Jobs and Salaries, tagged career, EVE Online, exploration, investment, mining, pirate, recruitement, resume on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I despair. I have spent the last hour trying to write a serious article on how to make money mining. I have tried to set out the important things you need to do to invest in mining and grow rich. And now I read the following on the bloggersphere about EVE mining; and it is [...]
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