Mineral exploration companies are often broken down into two categories: greenfield and brownfield exploration stocks. To find out in which type of mineral companies I prefer to invest in, I refer you to the note at the bottom of the page. Greenfield exploration refers to uncharted territory, where mineral deposits are not already known to … Read more
Gold mining shares can be broken down into four categories: majors, mid-tiers and junior gold producers and the gold exploration companies. To find out which category of gold mining shares I am invested in the most, you can read the note at the bottom of this page. As the ‘juniors’ also refer to a category … Read more
Mineral resource stocks which have their shares listed for trading on a stock exchange, are often broken down into two categories: junior and senior mining companies. The senior mining companies are the larger, more experienced companies which generate cashflow from their operations. The junior mining companies focus their time, efforts and money on the discovery … Read more
This page displays a selection of the most common definitions of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), i.e. the CIM definition standards. Mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates and resulting technical reports must be prepared by or under the direction of a Qualified Person. What Is a Qualified Person An individual who … Read more
In the mid-1990s, the biggest scandal of all time in the mining industry shook public confidence and negatively impacted the industry’s capacity to raise capital. Bre-X reported a mineral resource of 70,000,000 troy ounces of gold which was subsequently found to be a fraudulent claim. (Detailed information about the Bre-X scandal can be found on: … Read more