Articles by MiningMaven Editorial

In  my last MiningMaven blog post  I argued that in challenging the Efficient Market Hypothesis, behavioural economics has shown it is more than possible to beat the market.  This emerging and important field shows that far from being the perfect mechanical trader, financial man is subject to emotionally driven irrationality, follows the crowd, fails to plan ahead and makes...Full Article »

This story was first published on MiningMaven. You can find it here. The Efficient Markets Hypothesis, Molecules of Mayhem and Market Instability!   At MiningMaven we leave no stone unturned in our quest to give ourselves, and investors who follow us, an edge over the herd. By focussing our investments in the natural resources sector we expose ourselves to the most volatile and high risk...Full Article »

  I must have been an odd sort of teenager as I loved to read newspapers, a fact which no doubt led to my first job as a cadet journalist with ‘The News’. This Adelaide newspaper was then the sole media asset of Rupert Murdoch, and upon which he built the News Corporation empire. Routinely I read every page of the newspaper including the finance pages, most of which admittedly,...Full Article »

Nickel is a shiny silvery-white metal which does not tarnish in air. The metal has been used since 3,500BC but it was not until 1751 that the chemical element itself was isolated. Apparently the element’s name means “Old Nick” and stems from German mining mythology as the old timers unable to recover copper from copper-nickel ores saw it as the Devil’s metal. The metal is...Full Article »

It may be many a junior exploration company’s ambition to one day grow into a world-class player. But whilst few stand any real prospect of this happening, Horizonte Minerals, a Brazil-focused nickel and gold mining explorer, could well have what it takes! Horizonte has strong strategic partners, supportive shareholders, and a major (and expanding) top class nickel project that is expected...Full Article »

Closeology in Senegal - An Update Referencing Goldstone Resources Goldstone Resources has been on MiningMaven's radar for some two years now. Over this time the company has progressively advanced its highly prospective license areas in West Africa with an intelligent exploration strategy.  In Ghana right now, the company is engaged in an aggressive campaign exploration programme at...Full Article »

"“Non est ad astra mollis e terris via" ... "There is no easy way from the earth to the stars” ? Seneca It’s been a funny old week in the mining and exploration business. Whilst even the brightest stars in the junior exploration space struggle for recognition in these unforgiving markets, last Tuesday a brand new super-wealthy mining exploration company...Full Article »

In this business, exploring for diamonds is as adventurous as it gets and in investment terms, its probably the ultimate high risk - high reward play. But the global demand for diamonds has never been greater than it is today; both for investment purposes and also of late, from the burgeoning demand from the new wealth in the Asian markets. With such strong fundamentals underpinning demand,...Full Article »

The gap between bullion and small-cap gold miners is wider than ever. But with gold far from its peak, those on the cusp of production will catch up as leading sector analyst, Dr Michael Green, explains. Gold has consistently increased in price during the last decade rising 600 per cent from under $275/oz in 2001 to break $1,900/oz in recent months. But the story is not over. Gold futures and...Full Article »

Gold Mining set to soar Leading sector analyst, Dr Michael Green , says history points to a higher gold price for gold mining in a recent MiningMaven publication. Back when the value of the dollar was linked to gold, the official gold price was $35/oz. When tough economic conditions hit in 1971, President Richard Nixon ended the dollar-gold convertibility and four years later the price had...Full Article »