Mining Stock Education

Midnight Sun Mining VP Adrian O’Brien explains how the company has expanded its near-surface copper mineralization at the Dumbwa basement dome-hosted sulfide copper deposit in Zambia’s Domes region to 6.7 km strike within an 11.5 km phase-one program and a broader 20 km geochemical target. O’Brien explains the deposit’s close geological analogy to Barrick’s nearby Lumwana deposit, outlines a syste...

In this episode of Mining Stock Education, host Bill Powers sits down with pro resource investor and returning guest David Lotan. David buys nearly all his junior resource stocks in the open market and employs a process any retail investor can follow. You don’t need to be an accredited investor to make millions in mining stocks. David proves it! David shared: "Especially in the last decade, the re...

Dr. Simon Ingram, President & CEO of Lara Exploration, provides an update focused on the Planalto open-pit copper-gold project in Brazil’s Carajás district. After raising about US$25 million, the company is running seven drill rigs and has completed over 10,000 meters across 30+ holes to validate the geological model and upgrade resource confidence toward pre-feasibility, highlighting a higher-gra...

Bill Powers and co-host Brian Leni sit down for their monthly Junior Mining Insights chat, recorded amid a sharp pullback in gold (down to ~$4,000 from a ~$5,500 high) and broad weakness across junior mining stocks. Topics covered: • Handling portfolio drawdowns — Bill shares being down 43% on a recent junior mining buy, and the two discuss how pre-assessing downside/upside risk (and tranche buyin...

Seasoned analyst Ron Stewart (Red Cloud) provides expert mining investment sector insights in this MSE episode. Stewart shares his bullish outlook for metals and comments on the current pullback in mining stocks. He sees a “generational opportunity” in gold stocks and offers valuation tips for producers and developers. Ron further comments on sector M&A, risks for juniors attempting to build mines...

Scorpio Gold CEO and director Zayn Kalyan provides an update on the exploration progress at the 100%-owned Manhattan District on Nevada’s Walker Lane trend. Callion reviews the prior 740,000-ounce inferred MRE at 1.26 g/t and the ongoing 50,000 m drill campaign with three rigs, nearly 100 results reported and ~27,000–28,000 m drilled year-to-date, with an updated resource targeted for December/Jan...

Pro mining investor David Erfle of JuniorMinerJunky.com explains his current gold stock strategy and the needed psychology of a successful junior mining speculator. Erfle argues his prior “buy the boredom” message still applies, describing recent weakness as a sentiment washout with the gold miner’s bullish percentage index hitting zero for the first time since late 2015, alongside decade-low COME...

Host Bill Powers interviews Fury Gold Mines CEO Tim Clark for an update focused on advancing the Eau Claire project in Quebec’s James Bay toward development. The company has engaged Canadian engineering firms BBA and SGS to drive a pre-feasibility study targeted for the first half of next year (around Q2 latest) alongside a resource update. Tim discusses strong drill results (including 7.86 g/t go...

First Phosphate Corp. (CSE: PHOS | OTCQX: FRSPF) just landed a wave of international backing at the 52nd G7 Summit in Évian, France — and CEO John Passalacqua joins MSE to break down what it means for the company's mine-to-market LFP battery supply chain build-out in Quebec. This episode digs into the details of the agreements signed under the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance,...

Rick Rule explains the type of ignored junior mining stock he is currently buying. Rule says recent exploration spending is yielding spectacular drill results, but the market is not fully pricing discoveries yet, creating opportunity for savvy buyers like himself; he prefers open-market buying over private placements due to weak warrant terms. Rick discusses navigating junior mining during geopoli...

Battery Metals Expert Matt Fernley explains the three reasons for nickel’s perfect storm. Matt also shares insights into the oil market and critical materials markets amidst the Middle East conflict. Other metals market dynamics analyzed are manganese, graphite, aluminum, cobalt and rare earths. 00:00 Intro 00:40 Middle East Fallout 04:17 Inflation and Demand 07:38 Nickel Market Reset 10:26 Mangan...

MSE host Bill Powers interviews gold-stock fund manager Larry Lepard of Equity Management Associates (ema2.com) about the sharp junior-miner selloff, which he attributes to a strong jobs report and renewed rate-hike fears, and why he still expects higher gold and silver prices amid unavoidable monetary debasement. Lepard compares today’s environment to 1970s-style inflation waves, argues new Fed c...

At The Mining Event of the North conference in Quebec City, MSE host Bill Powers interviews strategic resource investor Michael Gentile about his long-term, venture-capital style approach to junior mining. Michael says that 90% of his net worth is currently in junior mining stocks and he is still deploying cash into new positions. Gentile says his major win in Northern Superior Resources and a tak...

Atomic Eagle CEO Phil Hoskins stated: “Our 2026 goal of increasing Muntanga’s Mineral Resource is off to a great start. These initial results from Chisebuka build directly on the Company’s early success, which saw a 9.7Mlb uranium resource defined at Chisebuka in a matter of months. Chisebuka’s SW zone is now emerging as the next key addition with near-surface higher-grade results outside of the p...

“We are pleased with the results of our 2025-2026 drilling exploration program and the quantity and quality upgrade provided to our Mineral Resources,” said First Phosphate CEO, John Passalacqua. “We are now able to continue to move the project forward with great confidence in our Mineral Resources.” First Phosphate’s updated Mineral Resource Estimate saw a 378% increase in Indicated Mineral Resou...

David Erfle of Junior Miner Junky says buy the current boredom and weak sentiment in gold and junior mining stocks amidst strong Q1 miner profits and historically low sector open interest. Erfle argues the recent sideways action after a sharp gold and silver run-up and correction is normal consolidation before another up leg, citing ongoing central-bank gold buying, selling of U.S. Treasuries, sta...

Bill Powers and Brian Leni discuss listener feedback and why shareholders often don’t push back when they are unpleased with management. The duo emphasizes building a disciplined investing process, protecting the downside, and avoiding FOMO. The conversation covers “luck” versus skill, learning from losses, and when to use other investors’/groups’ reputations as decision-making inputs. Brian’s tal...

MSE host Bill Powers applies Howard Marks’ January 2020 memo “You Bet” to junior mining speculation, emphasizing that decision quality and outcomes aren’t the same because both luck and process drive results. Drawing on Annie Duke’s book “Thinking in Bets,” Powers urges probabilistic thinking, accurate assessment of one’s own skills and being comfortable uncertainty. Marks’ framework distinguishes...

MSE host Bill Powers interviews Contango Silver and Gold CEO Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse for a quarterly update. Contango produced about 8,000 oz of gold in Q1 from its 30% share of the Manh Choh Mine with 2026 guidance maintained at 40,000–45,000 Au oz due to the transition from the North Pit to pre-stripping the larger South Pit; production is expected to rise through the year, with higher output proj...

MSE host Bill Powers interviews Midnight Sun Mining VP Adrian O’Brien for an update on the company’s Dumbwa copper discovery in Zambia’s Copperbelt. O’Brien shares how the company has now defined continuous copper mineralization over 5.3km of strike. He explains the release of assays from 99 drill holes after lab delays and QA/QC issues, saying results confirm continuity, scale, and a clear geolog...

Coppernico Metals CEO Ivan Bebek provides an update on the Sombrero Project in Peru, focusing on the Tipicancha target, where trenching/channel samples returned 22 meters of 0.6% copper and recent test pits suggest the mineralized footprint extends kilometers south within a large hydrothermal system. Ivan says Sombrero now has 7 drill-ready targets and a minimum 65-hole program over 18 months, wit...

Bill Powers interviews mining legend Ross Beaty, joined by investor Gianni Kovacevic, about Beaty’s Lumina “franchise” history of acquiring and monetizing large undeveloped deposits and the new IPO, Lumina Metals (TSX: LMCU). Beaty describes the company’s copper-silver discovery in Poland as potentially the world’s largest undeveloped copper-silver deposit, with over 1 billion ounces of silver res...

Scorpio Gold CEO Zayn Kalyan and VP Exploration Harrison Pokrandt explain the newest step-out discovery holes on the Zanzibar trend at the company’s consolidated Manhattan District in Nevada ten miles south of Kinross’ Round Mountain. Hole 26MN-067 returned 10.40 g/t gold over 5.67 metres from 34.29 m, including 455.52 g/t gold over 0.49 m from 36.27 m. Press release discussed: https://scorpiogold...

Bill Powers interviews Joe Mazumdar of Exploration Insights about Q1 2026 results from major gold miners, focusing on Newmont’s 16% year-over-year production decline alongside a much higher realized gold price, modestly higher AISC, expanding EBITDA margins, and sharply higher free cash flow that is being directed to dividends and buybacks rather than major growth CapEx. Mazumdar argues reserve gr...

In this month’s Junior Mining Insights discussion, Bill Powers and Brian Leni bring back the ‘Shady, Scam or Strategic?’ segment. Three recent questionable actions by CEOs and directors in the junior mining sector are discussed. The duo also shares firsthand experiences with lying CEOs and scumbag directors. The episode concludes with chat about developers and the DCF dilemma?! 00:00 Intro 0:53 Sh...