The Prospector News Podcast

Prospector News Michael Fox is joined by the Mike McGlone Senior Commodities Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. We take a hard look at the commodities gains through the first half of 2024. Since reaching peaks in late May to early June, most commodities have been retreating back to their means in July. We look forward to an uncertain future with world geopolitics, US Election and recession all in...

Prospector News Michael Fox is joined by the President and Founder of the CPM Group, Jeff Christian. Last week the CPM Group launched its Annual PGM Yearbook and we get to take an overview of the PGM markets. Demand is essentially dictated by the transportation market as this is by far the largest user of PGMs in catalytic converters. There are many headwinds for PGMs here. Automotive sales have b...

The Prospector News, Michael Fox is joined by Robert MacDonald, Vice President of Exploration for Southern Silver Exploration Corp. (TSX-V:SSV) (OTCQX:SSVFF). We discuss the recent findings of the company’s PEA on the Cerro Lss Minitas project in Durango State Mexico. The project boasts a preliminary 17-year life of Mine with a payback period of 48 months on the base case. The Internal rate of ret...

The Prospector News, Michael Fox is joined by Jeff Swinoga, President and CEO of Exploits Discovery Corp. (CSE: NFLD) (OTCQB: NFLDF) (FSE: 634). We discuss the new discovery announced on their saddle zone located on the Appleton Fault in Central Newfoundland Canada. Exploits Makes New Discovery with 67.55 g/t Au Over 3.30 m with Visible Gold Including 254.08 g/t Au Over 0.80 m at “Saddle Zone”   W...

The Prospector News Michael Fox is joined by Ramon Davila on the ground in Guanajuato Mexico. Ramon is the former Minister of Economic Development for Durango State in Mexico and is our source for what is happening politically in that country. We discuss the results of the recent Mexican election and its potential effect on the mining industry and the economy as whole. In spite of President Elect...

Prospector News Michael Fox is joined by Kit Marrs, CEO and Founder of Western Alaska Minerals (TSX-V:WAM). The company looks like it is a newcomer as it only went public in November of 2021, the management team has worked on this property since 2010, so the project is much more advanced than most newcomers. We discuss Alaska as an underdeveloped area with much potential. We also discuss how being...

Michael Fox of the Prospector News is Joined by Jeff Christian the Managing Partner of the CPM Group. Our conversation is focused on where and how to look at the Silver Markets. We start the conversation on why most analysts are focused on Silver as an Investment Metal instead on the Industrial Metal which makes up the largest demand. Jeff states that Investment demand represents the largest chang...

Michael Fox of the Prospector News is joined by Ken Konkin, President and CEO of Tudor Gold (TSX-V: TUD ) ( Frankfurt: H56 ). We discuss the company’s plans for the next several months. The Summer drilling program is being used to define the lay out of the potential mine. As Ken puts it, they are looking for the “Front Door of the Mine”. This is key to make sure that potential ramps etc. are runni...

Michael Fox of the prospector News is joined by Guy Goulet the President and CEO of Cerro de Pasco Resources (CSE:CDPR (OTC Pink:GPPRF). We discuss the history of the Cerro de Pasco region as the premier mining district in Peru for over 400 years then move to the history of the actual Cerro de Pasco Mine. Operations that mined more quickly than they processed the ore has led to opportunity for vas...

Michael Fox of the Prospector News is joined by regular contributor Ted Butler to discuss the recent first part of a 3-part series on decarbonization of transportation. The series called Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the first part discusses decarbonization of the aviation industry. Although government net Zero targets are being set for 2035, technological barriers will prevent aviation from rea...