The real cost of mining gold

Since the bull market for gold began in 2003, the world’s major gold mining companies have produced tens of millions of ounces of gold and have raised (and written-off) many billions of dollars for capital expenditures and acquisitions.

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | February 13, 2015 | 12:17 pm

Dollars and gold: deja vu all over again

What is similar between today’s economic environment and a two-month interval during the 2008-2009 banking debacle?

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | February 12, 2015 | 4:12 pm

Why seven is a lucky number

Notice the junior markets hit major highs in every year ending in the number 7 before going into exponential freefall.

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | January 6, 2015 | 4:56 pm

Dollars and gold revisited

Monetization of treasury bonds to the tune of $300 billion will not be nearly enough to solve our country’s financial problems.

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | December 28, 2014 | 5:57 pm

The catalysts that caused the crashes

Over the past 30 years, there have been four major bear markets in the junior resource equities sector.

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | December 26, 2014 | 5:40 pm

Why I dig the dog days of December

There should be a significant rally in junior resource stocks in the early days of 2015.

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | December 24, 2014 | 5:20 pm

Has the earth ever run out of a natural resource?

“Has the Earth ever run out of a natural resource?” This intriguing question was posed to me nearly two years ago by producer Niall McGee of Canada’s Business News Network (BNN).

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | March 19, 2012 | 4:59 pm

Musings on the Record Price of Copper

The spot price of copper jumped to $4.40 on December 31, exceeding previous highs set daily over the past week. Today we […]

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | January 30, 2011 | 5:54 pm

Avalon Rare Metals Inc: Moving Toward a Development Decision

A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary Geologist Avalon Rare Metals Inc (AVL.T) is a company that I have covered since […]

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | September 27, 2010 | 8:48 am

Otis Gold Corp: Kickin’ It at Kilgore

In late July I flew from Albuquerque to Salt Lake, had a one hour layover, and was in Twin Falls, Idaho in less […]

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | September 22, 2010 | 7:22 am

The Power of Two: A Primer for the Lay Investor – A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary Geologist

The most important concept of my investing philosophy in the junior resource sector is the Power of Two. It was first discussed […]

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | May 10, 2010 | 3:04 pm

Strathmore Minerals Corp: Monetizing Its Metals

Strathmore Minerals Corp (STM.V) is a company that I covered soon after my analyst business started three years ago. I was at […]

Mickey Fulp - Mercenary Geologist | April 7, 2010 | 12:03 pm

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