For this episode of the Planet

MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Brent Cook from Exploration Insights. One of the

first conferences I went to since joining the business was a mining and

resources conference back in 2011 and 2012 during the natural resources bull

market. During that time, I was meeting a lot of experts in the field, and the

one person I gravitated towards most was my guest on today’s show, Brent Cook. Geology

is not an exact science, and picking the right company that has a promising resource

can be difficult. It helps learning from geologists who analyze and look at

these rocks on a daily basis. Brent has been in the business for a long time

and has seen a lot of rocks.

The goal for this episode is to get

a general understanding of the mining and junior mining sector, the business

itself, opportunities when investing in junior mining companies, his criteria,

tips to analyzing mining results and PEA’s, and more.

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In this episode, Brent and I discuss the following topics:

- His background and how he got into the mining and junior mining space

- Overview of the junior mining

sector. Why is space important and why he is so focused here?

- How the business of mining, natural

resources work. Brief history on the significance of metals as both a

currency and industrial good

- Cyclical nature of resources industry

- His advice for those

who don’t have that geology background

-  Describes the

opportunities when investing in junior mining companies. Different

stages for these companies

- His criteria when looking at a potential investment in

a junior mining microcap company

- Tips

to analyzing mining results and PEA’s

- Characteristics

should beginning investors look out for in mining management - both positive

and negative

- What investing experience he learned from the most

- Resources that helps him when

doing research and due diligence

- Advice for new MicroCap investors looking at mining and junior mining industry

Brent Cook's website: www.ExplorationInsights.com

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