The View from England: Silly season launched in Scotland
The British Broadcasting Corporation has launched a three-part TV series on a “mountain full of treasure,” and it’s in Scotland. Apart from being bullish for the valuation of Scotland’s first…
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The View from England: New research identifies gold for fools
Colossal pandemic spending by governments worldwide over the past 18 months has meant inflation is back in the news, as is gold contained in pyrite following publication of academic research…
The View from England: Revolution underway, mining stands naked
A new strategic partnership on raw materials has been announced between Canada and the European Union. This follows the June 14 summit in Brussels between Ursula von der Leyen (President…
The View from England: Old assumptions are breached by new technology
Protect your assets against current threats but remember that nothing lasts forever. It is a lesson that mining executives and metals investors should know, and was learnt long ago by…
The View from England: Churchill had tax advice for Chile
Quite apart from being exactly the stoical leader we needed during WWII, Winston Churchill was surely the most quotable politician in history. His exhortations relating to the six-year conflict are…
The View from England: To deliver a mine, expect the worst
Memorable corporate and political anniversaries are front of mind at the moment, as is an historic expedition with a valuable lesson for risk assessors everywhere. Newmont recently celebrated its 100th…
The View from England: Napoleon Bonaparte helped aluminium take wing
The British are not especially peaceful. Since the Act of Unification in 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain has fought in over 120 wars across a total of 170 countries….
The View from England: For gun salutes, container ships, mining equipment and mines, size matters
At midday on April 10, a 41-round Death Gun Salute was fired across the U.K. to mark the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We are accustomed to gun…
The View from England: Batteries are a welcome spark for the mining sector
The international mining industry is in the early stages of the biggest collective boost it has received for almost 50 years. Arguably, the most recent equivalent was on August 15,…
The View from England: Copper has been a stand-out price performer during the pandemic, as has cardboard
As tempting as it is to opine about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and the Oprah Winfrey soap opera, there are rather more important things going on than the…
Investors should be wary of metal-price forecasts as we enter the season for optimists
We celebrate the vernal equinox (Latin literally for “new equal night”) on Saturday, March 20, when days and nights are of equal length. From an astronomical perspective, the Northern Hemisphere…
The View from England: March is a good time to consider risk and reward
It seems odd not being in Toronto during the first full week of March. For as long as I can remember, the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention…