MINING.COM

A case study for a Greenfield investment

Fact - our reality is we’re living on a relatively small planet with a finite amount of reserves and a growing human population that wants an increase in their standard of living.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 10, 2012 | 9:35 pm

Into the green – lithium

Rare and critical metals are playing a crucial role in recent scientific advancements, especially in the environmental technologies and energy sectors.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 6, 2012 | 8:01 pm

No term generates more confusion or misunderstanding than fascism; too many people believe that fascism exists solely in images on the History Channel - storm troopers pounding thundering jackboots down cobblestone streets of occupied countries while throwing up the Roman salute.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | March 31, 2012 | 6:41 pm

Good intentions bad directions

“Beneath the Pacific Ocean's floor deep in the Japanese trench, tectonic plate boundaries slipped repeatedly, triggering one of the most severe earthquakes in recent history.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | March 23, 2012 | 10:32 pm

A nation’s metallurgical Achilles’ heel

The following have all combined to limit control of foreign minerals by US companies:

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | March 17, 2012 | 3:41 pm

Critical raw materials revisited

A critical or strategic material is a commodity whose lack of availability during a national emergency would seriously affect the economic, industrial, and defensive capability of a country.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | March 9, 2012 | 9:20 pm

Silver eagles soar

In World War I severe material shortages played havoc with production schedules and caused lengthy delays in implementing programs.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | February 27, 2012 | 11:33 pm

Graphite: Pencil It In

Sometime between 1500 and 1565 a large graphite deposit was discovered in Cumbria, England.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | February 15, 2012 | 12:03 am

Hudson’s Neodymium magnet mine

The Sarfartoq Carbonatite Complex, in west Greenland, is 100% controlled by Hudson Resources TSX.V – HUD and is one of the worlds largest carbonatite complexes having approximate dimensions of 13km X 8 km.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | February 7, 2012 | 2:30 pm

Nuclear power, it’s no contest

The electricity needed for any country to successfully replace fossil fuels, both for transportation and everyday use, will have to come from nuclear generation.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | January 28, 2012 | 4:07 pm

A Coming Great Global Angst

Our agriculture system is concentrated on producing a very few staple crops - there is a very serious lack of crop diversity.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | January 24, 2012 | 12:02 am

Derisking gold juniors, step by step

If you're among the many who consider investing in the junior resource sector nothing more than a crapshoot, look into Ahead of the Herd Publisher Rick Mills' steps to derisk the inherently risky business of investing in junior resource companies.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | January 19, 2012 | 1:26 am

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