Mining Stock Education

Tyron Breytenbach shares expert mining stock investment advice and pro tips in this 40-minute MSE episode. He also reveals where he sees contrarian investing opportunities and discusses some stocks in which he is invested. Tyron is a former equity analyst at Cormark Securities and Stifel Canada where he interacted extensively with the international investment community. Prior to joining Lithium Africa as CEO, Mr. Breytenbach was a Senior Partner and Managing Director in the investment banking group at Canada’s largest employee-owned dealer. Before entering capital markets, Mr. Breytenbach spent a decade in the mining industry as a geologist where he focused on orogenic and epithermal gold deposits and specialized in resource estimation. Mr. Breytenbach holds a BSc (Honours) Degree from Rand Afrikaans University in South Africa and is a designated P.Geo in Ontario. 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Contrarian opportunities 5:27 What will attract mine development capital? 10:26 Macro data you engage? 11:11 Mining stock

Bill Powers offers twelve reasons to sell a junior mining stock. In this MSE episode, you will learn about: -The 3 main selling categories -A non-exhaustive list of reasons to sell a junior mining stock -A half-million-dollar mistake Bill made 0:00 Introduction 2:48 Be your own advisor 6:17 Three main selling reasons 8:42 Personal selling reasons 15:08 Macro selling reasons 22:42 Company-specific selling reasons 33:16 Half-million-dollar mistake Follow Bill on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningStockEdu Sign up for our free newsletter and receive interview transcripts, stock profiles and investment ideas: http://eepurl.com/cHxJ39 Mining Stock Education (MSE) offers informational content based on available data but it does not constitute investment, tax, or legal advice. It may not be appropriate for all situations or objectives. Readers and listeners should seek professional advice, make independent investigations and assessments before investing. MSE does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of

Seasoned resource fund manager Warren Irwin returns to MSE to talk mining scams: “There really is no penalties for scamming people in Canada in the mining sector. I cannot think of a single person that has done any jailtime. They may get fines or slap on the wrist or not being allowed to be a director or whatever. If you are into organized crime, get into the mining business because there is no penalties and there is lots of money to be made.” Warren also discusses his current mining stock holdings and explains why he sold NexGen Energy: “I know way more than I could every say.” 0:00 Intro 0:43 Reflecting on the Bre-X scam 9:21 Realizing Bre-X was a scam 12:38 Tenacious due diligence 18:25 “When are you going to twin the holes?” 20:31 Michael de Guzman alive?! 26:50 People complicit with the fraud 33:34 “There is no penalties for scamming people in Canada” 37:03 Warren’s Solaris Resources’ commentary 40:00 Selling NexGen: “I know way more than I could ever say” 42:45 Addressing Uranium super-bulls 47:24 Are

“Platinum could easily rise 50% to 100% in 12-18 months,” says portfolio manager Sam Broom in this MSE episode. He is also bullish on certain rare earth companies and has his eye on potash as a contrarian play. Sam Broom is a geologically trained portfolio manager with Sprott Global. In this interview, he provides commentary on where he sees value in the resource sector and how he is advising his clients. Generalist institutions are becoming interested in mining stocks, he shares. Sam also compares the ASX mining market to the TSX and explains why less US dollars are flowing into small Canadian miners. 0:00 Introduction 0:52 Generalist institutions interest in mining stocks 5:33 Mining sector becoming momentum play 7:55 Timing entry points in a bull market 11:53 Only get 1-2 good investment opportunities every 2-3yrs? 15:32 Bullish certain rare earth companies 17:16 Bullish platinum 21:20 Bullish potash 22:23 Less USA investment dollars funding Canadian jr miners 26:13 Mine restart plays 29:55 ASX vs TSX 37

The lithium price has bottomed out but don’t expect new highs for 5-6 years says battery metals analyst Matt Fernley. Matt is an analyst and editor of the Battery Material Review newsletter, which focuses on investment within the battery materials portion of the mining sector. In this interview, Fernley provides commentary on several topics such as lithium price expectations, battery chemistry, EVs, Graphite and where is the best value in the battery metals sector right now. 0:00 Intro 0:48 Lithium price 5:33 Lepidolite 9:33 Direct lithium Extraction 12:22 Li batteries versus Sodium Ion 14:38 Ni Price bifurcation 22:01 Security of supply 26:00 Complexity of hybrid EVs 30:39 Why are Chinese EVs cheaper? 38:03 Graphite 41:46 Best Value in the battery materials market right now? 43:56 Battery Materials Review Battery Materials Review - https://www.batterymaterialsreview.com/ Junior Stock Review Premium - https://www.juniorstockreview.com/premium-subscription/ Sign up for our free newsletter and receive inte

“The Most Exciting Gold Till Anomaly in Canada” is explained by Targa Exploration CEO Cameron Tymstra in this MSE episode. Targa’s Opinaca project in in the James Bay region of Quebec saw a 5km x 4km gold-in-till anomaly discovered in late 2023. Targa acquired 100% ownership of the Opinaca Project from Kenorland Minerals in December 2022. As experts at gold-in-till anomalies, Kenorland remains the operator of the project to the benefit of Targa shareholders. The 2024 exploration program begins in June. This MSE episode begins with Bill Powers explaining why he made a speculative investment in Targa. The investment rationale is shared via applying the Triple-I sifter approach Bill outlined in a previous MSE episode. Triple-I YouTube teaching is linked below in the show notes. 0:00 Intro 1:03 Understanding exploreco risk/reward 3:26 Why Bill invested in Targa 6:36 Targa Igniters 7:17 Targa Incentives 9:29 Targa Inhibitors 11:01 Opinaca project overview with CEO Cameron Tymstra 14:06 Large gold till anomaly 1

Pro gold stock investor David Erfle explains why you should not buy a junior gold mining stock unless it has 3x-10x upside. David also provides commentary on the gold price and shares the rationale behind selling one of his gold stocks in order to purchase two different outperforming junior mining precious metals stocks. David Erfle is a self-taught mining sector investor. He stumbled upon the mining space in 2003 as he was looking to invest into a growing sector of the market. After researching the gains made from the 2001 bottom in the tiny gold and silver complex, he became fascinated with this niche market. So much so that in 2005 he decided to sell his home and invest the entire proceeds from the sale into junior mining companies. When his account had tripled by September, 2007, he decided to quit his job as the Telecommunications Equipment Buyer at UCLA and make investing in this sector his full-time job. David founded the Junior Miner Junky subscription-based newsletter in April, 2017 and writes a wee

“It is a very exciting time. It is a time to invest in gold equities which have not really reflected the performance of the gold price…There are a lot of equities which are screaming for attention,” explains analyst Jayant Bhandari. In this interview, Jayant gives his view on gold equities, how to value a junior mining company, why you need to internationalize your wealth, and three junior mining arbitrage opportunities. Jayant Bhandari of Anarcho Capital, is constantly traveling the world to look for investment opportunities, particularly in the natural resource sector. He advises institutional investors about his finds. He was a Director on the board of Gold Canyon, a publicly-listed Canadian company, until its merger with another entity. Earlier, he worked for six years with US Global Investors (San Antonio, Texas), a boutique natural resource investment firm, and for one year with Casey Research. Before emigrating from India, he started and ran Indian subsidiary operations of two European companies. J

Investors Brian Leni of JuniorStockReview.com and Bill Powers of MiningStockEducation.com share key junior mining stock investing tips that newbies ignore to their own peril. Junior mining stocks can often yield 10x or 1/10th your money. Listen to this discussion and consider how you are approaching this high-risk, high-potential reward sector. 0:00 Introduction 0:44 Losing money on a good decision 3:07 Keeping track of your emotions 6:44 Betting too much on one company 8:54 “I know now how much risk I actually took” 10:31 External reasons to sell can save you 14:44 Don’t irrationally hold on to losers 17:51 Emotionally detaching from losers and move on 21:21 Don’t overidealize a bullish take on a commodity 26:53 Online echo chambers 28:05 Would you invest if you think management is sub-par? 31:10 What to do with management projections? Brian Leni’s website: http://www.juniorstockreview.com/ Brian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Junior_Stock YouTube Playlist for New Mining Investors: https://www.youtube.com

“There has been a bit of a demographic shift. Guys my age are retiring, and they are not putting a lot of their money to risk as much anymore. Even the flow-through market here…there used to be a lot of doctors, dentists, lawyers that would typically put money in flow-through funds to get the tax advantage. The Canadian government has changed some of those rules and made it a lot harder. So, I think that is part of the disconnect [between the gold price and gold miners’ valuations],” says mining sector expert Brian Christie. Listen to this MSE interview for more insights from Mr. Christie. Brian Christie has vast mining sector experience. He began his career as a geologist and saw two mineral discoveries first-hand. Then he traveled the world as a journalist for The Northern Miner. Brian next served as a mining equity analyst for nearly two decades before leading the investor relations team at Agnico Eagle, a leading gold producer. Currently, Brian is on the board of directors for Wallbridge Mining and, sinc

“This sector [junior mining] when you think about it is fascinatingly dumb in a sense and so fascinatingly predictable. Because like Pierre Lassonde says it is the easiest sector in the world. His simple reasoning is that it always crashes and then always rallies. We’ve had the crash. What is the next step? We know what the next step is. The question is if we are going to be there for it. The next big move in the junior space is obviously up. I know a lot of people are worrying about the crash. But the crash has already happened,” says private investor Erik Wetterling in this MSE episode. Erik, furthermore, shares his current views on the junior mining sector and how he is managing his portfolio. 0:00 Introduction 1:06 Deploying money into the sector 5:20 Strategy for picking the right company 10:34 Choosing where you are on the spectrum of risk 16:21 Valuing exploration companies 21:25 Big targets = Big jurisdictional risk? 29:06 Portfolio Allocation 35:29 Introspection and how it's applied to the market 46

Private Investor Chris Moore turned $50k into $1,000,000 via a high-risk small-cap stock only to subsequently lose most of that gain in failed speculations. In this MSE episode, gain wisdom from his story and heed his warnings as he described what happened, his key learnings and how he approaches small-cap stocks now with more discernment and caution. Chris is an avid MSE podcast listener and was invited onto the show after Bill Powers learned his story and the many teachable lessons contained therein. Sign up for our free newsletter and receive interview transcripts, stock profiles and investment ideas: http://eepurl.com/cHxJ39 The content found on MiningStockEducation.com is for informational purposes only and is not to be considered personal legal or investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities or any other product. It is based on opinions, SEC filings, current events, press releases and interviews but is not infallible. It may contain errors and MiningStockEducation.com offers no inf

“Investing in the gold sector over the cycle has not proven to be a successful investment strategy. So, you do not want to invest in the entire sector. You want to be selective in the [gold] stocks you pick, whether the gold price is rising or not. And I think that remains the case for this cycle,” warns Resource Fund Manager Samuel Pelaez in this MSE episode. Samuel Pelaez is the President, CEO and CIO of Olive Resource Capital Inc. He has dedicated the past decade to financing natural resource projects while serving as Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at Galileo Global Equity Advisors, and as an analyst at US Global Investors. Mr. Pelaez has been an early investor in numerous resource discoveries and has been an active participant in Canadian resource corporate transactions. Samuel graduated from the Schulich School of Business with Distinction. He also holds a Masters in Finance degree from The University of Cambridge. He was a scholar of the Financial Leaders of Tomorrow Program at the PBOC

Tommy Humphreys reveals how you can network your way into the best junior mining stock deal rooms. He discloses his personal struggles, strategies, and stories from his journey as a Vancouver outsider to one now sitting amid the deal room. In this MSE episode, you will learn the initial steps and proven strategies regarding how you can begin to develop your network for junior mining investing success and improved deal flow. You’ll be inspired by Tommy’s personal stories, challenged by his example, and given a paradigm you can employ. Tommy Humphreys is now a self-described “Vancouver stock market insider on the hunt for the next Big Score.” He founded the popular mining investment website CEO.ca, which he sold in 2021. His current work can be found at TheBigScore.com 0:00 Introduction 0:56 Can average Joe retail investor network his/her way to success? 9:08 Manipulative flattery vs genuine compliments while networking 10:28 Online bitter brigade often misses out on the deal room 11:12 Dynamics of the rel

Pro gold stock investor David Erfle says that big money momentum traders are pushing gold higher in this MSE episode. David also discusses how to manage a junior gold stock portfolio in a bull market. David Erfle is a self-taught mining sector investor. He stumbled upon the mining space in 2003 as he was looking to invest into a growing sector of the market. After researching the gains made from the 2001 bottom in the tiny gold and silver complex, he became fascinated with this niche market. So much so that in 2005 he decided to sell his home and invest the entire proceeds from the sale into junior mining companies. When his account had tripled by September, 2007, he decided to quit his job as the Telecommunications Equipment Buyer at UCLA and make investing in this sector his full-time job. David founded the Junior Miner Junky subscription-based newsletter in April, 2017 and writes a weekly column for precious metals news service Kitco.com, whose website attracts nearly a million visits every day. 0:00 Int

Resource Sector Expert Jamie Keech reveals a very unique gold stock trade and the reasons why he is bullish energy for the next decade. Keech shared: “This decade coming up ahead of us is the energy decade. What we saw in tech, we are going to see in energy. We are going to see this in everything from investment in nuclear energy, renewables, oil and gas. I think this is a situation where we are going to see a massive spike in investment in energy.” Bill Powers and Jamie also discuss junior mining sector investor psychology and some pitfalls to avoid. 0:00 Intro 1:17 Where Jamie has been investing his money 6:43 How can you simultaneously invest in both carbon credits & oil and gas? 10:06 Reasons to be bullish energy 12:03 Starting with the macro or micro? 14:57 Resource speculator psychology: Jaded/cynical vs wiser/discerning 19:26 Invest in shareholder-led companies 22:38 Unique gold stock trade 30:20 Possible reason this gold stock trade could fail 32:33 Gold equities depressed still 33:45 Gleaning from

Listen to a nickel market deep dive with experts Alex Laugharne of the CRU Group and Martin Turenne of FPX Nickel hosted by investor Brian Leni of JuniorStockReview.com. Topics covered in this MSE episode include Indonesia's impact on global production, the variation across in pricing - labor, energy, etc, differentiating between "green" and "dirty" nickel, and their nickel price outlook for 2024. 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Indonesia 4:52 Nickel Dumping 7:54 Nickel Cost Curve 13:22 Is traceability the solution to differentiating between "green" and "dirty" nickel? 21:01 Japanese and South Korean investment in developers 26:47 Nickel Price Outlook 34:17 CRU Group services 35:33 Update on FPX Nickel Sponsor: https://fpxnickel.com/ CRU Group: https://www.crugroup.com/ Sign up for our free newsletter and receive interview transcripts, stock profiles and investment ideas: http://eepurl.com/cHxJ39 FPX Nickel is an MSE sponsor. The content found on MiningStockEducation.com is for informational purposes only and

In this MSE interview Keith Weiner, CEO of Monetary Metals, gives his analysis of a number of issues influencing the precious metals sector. Keith discusses what it will take for the Fed to pivot their interest rate policy, the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike, CBDCs/Bitcoin, and his outlook for precious metals prices in 2024. Keith Weiner is a leading authority in the areas of gold, money, and credit and has made important contributions to the development of trading techniques founded upon the analysis of bid-ask spreads. Keith currently serves as President of the Gold Standard Institute USA. He earned his PhD from the New Austrian School of Economics. 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Fed Pivot 6:44 Will we see 0% interest rates again? 10:13 How much further can Central Banks "kick the can down the road"? 12:59 Impact of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates by 0.1% 25:45 Economic case for Net Zero? 29:23 What scenario propels the West to the forefront of gold buying? 36:35 CBDCs / Bitcoin 44:39 Gold Price Out

“I worked hard and got lucky with multiple discoveries of size while in my 30’s” explains Rick Rule in this MSE episode. Rick offers both timely and timeless junior mining stock wisdom in this interview with Brian Leni. 0:00 Introduction 1:12 GLD outflows 4:56 Canadian Government's Review of Zijin's investment in Solaris Resources 8:30 Milei's election in Argentina - Impact? 13:15 Probability of Mexico's open pit mining ban? 15:05 Optimal breakdown of construction financing 18:57 Goal Setting as an investor 25:02 Learning through experience / making mistakes 26:51 How to attain wealth 31:07 Prospect Generator Boot Camp 36:10 Rick's view on Kenorland / Sumitomo deal 38:28 Rule Investment Symposium Rule Royalty & Streaming Online Bootcamp (April 20th): https://events.ringcentral.com/events/rick-rule-2024-spring-bootcamp/registration 2024 Rule Investment Symposium https://rulesymposium.com/ If you would like Rick to review your mining stock portfolio reach out to him at: https://ruleinvestmentmedia.com/

Joe Mazumdar of Exploration Insights explains why you must invest in mining sociopaths if you want to win. He also reveals insights from when he managed Newmont’s billion-dollar junior mining portfolio. Joe also shares where he is seeing value in the mining sector and offers one stock pick. Joe Mazumdar is co-editor and analyst at Exploration Insights. Joe has an extensive, multi-decade background in working for both mining companies and the financial institutions that cover and invest in mining equities. He possesses an excellent understanding of geology, the process of exploration and development, and what it takes to run and finance a mining company. 0:00 Introduction 1:11 PDAC takeaways 7:40 ASX vs TSX miners 11:41 Mining sociopaths will make you rich 18:00 Rupert Resources offers to buy B2Gold’s 70% interest in Finland JV with Aurion Resources 22:29 BHP says nickel facing difficult multi-year run 27:55 Artificial Intelligence in mining 29:40 Junior mining stock 2024 outlook 32:34 Joe managed Newmont