Joe Mazumdar of Exploration Insights explains why you must invest in mining sociopaths if you want to win. He also reveals insights from when he managed Newmont’s billion-dollar junior mining portfolio. Joe also shares where he is seeing value in the mining sector and offers one stock pick.

Joe Mazumdar is co-editor and analyst at Exploration Insights. Joe has an extensive, multi-decade background in working for both mining companies and the financial institutions that cover and invest in mining equities. He possesses an excellent understanding of geology, the process of exploration and development, and what it takes to run and finance a mining company.

0:00 Introduction

1:11 PDAC takeaways

7:40 ASX vs TSX miners

11:41 Mining sociopaths will make you rich

18:00 Rupert Resources offers to buy B2Gold’s 70% interest in Finland JV with Aurion Resources

22:29 BHP says nickel facing difficult multi-year run

27:55 Artificial Intelligence in mining

29:40 Junior mining stock 2024 outlook

32:34 Joe managed Newmont’s BILLION-DOLLAR junior mining portfolio

39:21 Stock pick

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Strategic resource investor Michael Gentile believes investors are being offered a historic opportunity in the gold stocks right now. He offers a wide range of junior mining stock investing advice in this 40-minute discussion with Bill Powers. From 2003 to 2018 Mr. Gentile worked as a professional money manager at Formula Growth Limited, an independent investment management firm established in Montreal in 1960 with a long-term track record of creating investor wealth. While at Formula Growth his main sector focus was the mining and natural resource sectors. In 2012, Mr. Gentile became the co-manager of the Formula Growth Alpha Fund, a market neutral hedge fund focused on small to mid-cap equities. From 2011 to 2018 the Formula Growth Alpha Fund became one of the largest market neutral funds in Canada, growing its assets under management to over $650 million by the end of 2018. In October 2018, Mr. Gentile retired from full time money management in order to be able to spend more time with his family. Subsequently, he remains a very active investor in the mining space owning significant stakes in several small-cap mining companies and is currently a strategic advisor to Radisson Mining Resources (TSX.V: RDS) and a board member of Roscan Gold Corporation (TSX.V: ROS) and Northern Superior Resources (TSX.V: SUP).

0:00 Introduction

0:50 Magnitude of gold stock opportunity

2:49 “This period of time reminds me a lot of 1998: dotcom boom”

4:14 Gold investor sentiment at BMO & PDAC

6:18 Projects gold producers are looking for

7:42 Mine build failures

10:12 A.I. to make up for lack of human talent in mining?

11:23 Toll milling/mining a red flag?

16:00 Binary choice: geology or management?

16:49 Binary choice: technical risk or political risk?

17:36 Gold: “I’ve never been so right, and not been so richly rewarded…yet”

19:54 Motivation to becoming a pro-activist investor?

21:37 What is reasonable compensation for a junior mining executive?

23:28 You must look a junior mining stocks as a venture capitalist

26:48 Don’t just look at the Lassonde curve

29:22 When a good project has too much baggage

31:46 Would you invest in a private company now?

33:09 Junior gold stock exit strategy

37:12 Non-gold commodities Michael is bullish on

Michael’s LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/michael-gentile-01028552

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Professional junior mining investors Brian Leni and David Erfle discuss whether we have seen a junior gold stock bottom or if there is more pain coming. They also chat about the current junior gold stock sector and the recent BMO and PDAC mining conferences and offer insights into how they are perceiving the market. Bill Powers facilitates the discussion.

0:00 Introduction

0:45 PDAC sentiment

3:20 BMO conference subdued

4:45 What can gold miners do to bring in new flow of funds?

6:58 Street shorting juniors

10:51 Reinstate uptick rule?

13:24 “Nobody’s big enough to manipulate a trend”

14:45 Legal rumors heard at PDAC?

17:22 Chinese buying Osino Resources

20:11 Junior gold stock bottom

Brian’s website: https://www.juniorstockreview.com/

David’s website: https://juniorminerjunky.com/

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Fury Gold and certain affiliates of Newmont have entered into an agreement whereby Fury will purchase Newmont’s 49.978% interest in Éléonore South Gold Project for C$3M. As part of the consolidation of Éléonore South, Fury has also agreed to purchase Newmont’s 30,392,372 shares of Sirios Resources Inc. for C$1.3M. The Sirios shares will be acquired for investment purposes and Fury will evaluate its investment in Sirios on an ongoing basis with respect to any possible additional purchases or dispositions. Completion of the purchase is subject to certain conditions precedent and is expected to close in late February or early March 2024.

Tim Clark shared that this 100% consolidation of interest in the Eleonore South Gold Project increases the possibility of Fury as a consolidation target in the region; especially in the eyes of the buyer of the adjacent producing Eleonore Mine (215k AuOz/yr) which Newmont has recently announced they are selling. The Eleonore Mill is currently not running at full capacity and the new, future operator will need new ore. Fury’s Eau Claire project is also only 57km away from the Eleonore Mine.

Fury CEO Tim Clark stated: “We value the strong relationship with Newmont and are confident that this transaction is a positive outcome for both companies. Our team has historically ranked the ESJV as one of our more prolific targets for discovery. As such, we are excited to now have 100% ownership as we expect this to provide a clearer pathway for more exploration and potential upside in returns for our investors from this project consolidation and investment in Sirios.”

https://furygoldmines.com/

Ticker: FURY

Presentation: https://furygoldmines.com/investors/presentations/

Press Releases discussed: https://furygoldmines.com/news-and-media/news/fury-consolidates-interests-at-eleonore-south-gold-project-to-100/

0:00 Intro

1:09 Why acquire 100% of ESJ project?

3:43 Purchase price

5:10 Eleonore South project prospectivity

7:10 Monetization Strategy

9:05 Eau Claire resource update

11:11 2024 drill programs

12:08 Why did Azimut sell project interest?

13:48 2024 drill program strategy mid-April

14:42 BMO conference

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Analyst Michael Oliver believes the recent V-bottom in the gold miners is a near-term bottom. Once gold breaks through $2115/oz on a weekly close “it will launch and leave the earth.” As gold runs over the next several quarters Oliver foresees silver and gold miners outperforming gold on a percentage basis. Michael also believes we are near a bottom in the commodities complex. Also, in Q2 of this year, he anticipates commodities, led by corn, wheat and beans, will begin to run.

Michael Oliver founded Momentum Structural Analysis. He has developed a proprietary momentum-based method of technical analysis. Michael technically anticipated and caught stock market crash of 1987. It was then that he decided to develop his structural momentum tools into a full analytic methodology.

0:00 Introduction

1:44 Commodity complex upside emergence in Q2

6:10 Corn, wheat and beans to lead commodities bull run in Q2

7:20 Gold, silver, miners

9:25 Gold above $2115 weekly close “will leave the earth” and launch

15:28 Portfolio managers will move into gold miners

17:00 What about all the mistimed gold bull move calls?

22:04 Dr. Copper

23:39 US election year’s effect on market

28:46 Michael’s website & service

https://www.olivermsa.com/

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Bill Powers explains how to make your first million dollars via junior mining stocks. In this 1-hour MSE episode, you will learn:

-How to think like a junior mining insider

-The quickest way to uncover potential mining 10-baggers

-Why the Three “I”s are better than the 9 “P”s

-How to make, and keep, your first million-dollar gain

0:00 Introduction

4:08 Future results of speculations are uncertain

6:08 S.A.D process

10:35 Develop an efficient sifter

12:38 Flawless junior mining investments don’t exist

16:06 Triple-I Sifter

18:13 Igniters: what will move the stock price up?

25:41 Igniter: commodity price rise

31:48 Igniter: marketing / promotion

37:44 Igniter: value recognition (perceived or actual)

43:46 Incentives: what motivates management?

52:23 Inhibitors: what will cap the share price?

58:28 Final thoughts

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“An argument can be made that the junior sector has sucked over the last couple years. But, the quality projects are being financed and they are starting to bifurcate. So if you get into the right stocks at around this time, over the past six months to a year; You’ve been accumulating these positions in the right companies, you are going to do very well in the next couple of years. We all know this sector is going to flip. We just don’t know when it is going to happen,” says pro mining investor David Erfle in this MSE episode. He also provides his current commentary on the gold price and how he is managing his junior gold stock portfolio.

David Erfle is a self-taught mining sector investor. He stumbled upon the mining space in 2003 as he was looking to invest into a growing sector of the market. After researching the gains made from the 2001 bottom in the tiny gold and silver complex, he became fascinated with this niche market. So much so that in 2005 he decided to sell his home and invest the entire proceeds from the sale into junior mining companies. When his account had tripled by September, 2007, he decided to quit his job as the Telecommunications Equipment Buyer at UCLA and make investing in this sector his full-time job. David founded the Junior Miner Junky subscription-based newsletter in April, 2017 and writes a weekly column for precious metals news service Kitco.com, whose website attracts nearly a million visits every day.

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In this episode, Dr. Rob Stevens teaches investors about the trends and opportunities in critical metals investing. Dr. Stevens (Ph.D., P.Geo.) is a professional geologist and educator. He has trained numerous brokers, analysts, and investors in the basics of mineral exploration and mining via his training course. After teaching this course for many years, he eventually published its content in his book, Mineral Exploration and Mining Essentials.

0:00 Introduction

1:55 What are critical metals?

5:27 Canada’s critical metals list

6:05 Critical metals to China, EU & USA

7:02 Metal price trends

8:30 IEA critical minerals review

9:08 Increasing exploration spending

10:40 Increasing capital expenditures & venture capital investments

11:50 Supply-demand scenarios

14:11 Concentration of production & processing

16:23 Investment considerations

19:10 Role of Government

22:52 More investment considerations

27:43 Q&A: niche metal investing caution

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“We are very excited for 2024. This is going to be a transitional year to profitability. The development program has estimated to elevate Prospera’s year-end production to 3,500 boepd. At the same time, Prospera has been working on strategic, accretive acquisitions that diversifies the product mix to more light oil. These are very good acquisitions for Prospera and the shareholders and will be accretive per share. And those things will add another 1,500 boepd. So we are estimating to exit 2024 at 5,000 boepd gross production,” explains Prospera Energy CEO Samuel David.

Prospera Energy (PEI) CEO Samuel David & CFO Chris Ludtke provide a 2024 company outlook in this MSE episode.

In December 2023, PEI reached 2,200 boepd capacity when factoring in newly-drilled wells and shut-in production. David expects PEI to demonstrate 2,200 boepd consistent production in the March/April timeframe. This summer PEI plans to drill 20+ wells at its Saskatchewan properties and between 5-8 wells at its Brooks property in Alberta. PEI has a 1,500 boepd light oil acquisition under LOI and aims for a Q2 closing. Of the 5,000 boepd gross 2024YE target, PEI’s net production ownership will likely have grown by then to over 90% shared CEO Samuel David.

Prospera aims, in the next 2-3 years, to reduce production costs to possibly under C$20/barrel and achieve 10,000+ boepd by optimizing current assets and through strategic acquisitions. The company has about 400 million barrels of oil in place. And Prospera’s core assets in Saskatchewan and Alberta had previously, during peak oil times when they were being fully developed by multinational oil companies, already saw (without EOR) production of over 10,000 boepd. The company has the facilities to accommodate over 10,000 boepd.

https://www.prosperaenergy.com/

Stock Exchange Listings (TSX.V: PEI, OTC: GXRFF, FRA: OF6B)

0:00 Introduction

1:25 2024 Goals

3:45 5,000 boepd year-end goal

5:14 PEI net production ownership likely >90% by year-end

6:07 Summer drill program

10:01 Opex cost and netback

13:09 Winter production

14:34 2,200 boepd capacity achieved

17:44 Debt & liabilities

19:09 Enhanced oil recovery

20:36 Acquisition under LOI with aim for Q2 closing

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In this MSE episode, FPX Nickel CEO Martin Turenne explains why Sumitomo Metal Mining’s 9.9% investment in FPX validates the Baptiste deposit. Martin also provides an update on FPX’s recent achievements and 2024 goals.

“This strategic investment by Sumitomo Metal Mining represents another significant technical validation of FPX’s Baptiste Nickel Project and underscores our view that Baptiste is a class-leading asset,” commented Martin Turenne, FPX’s President and CEO. “SMM is one of the world’s largest nickel producers, with peer-leading expertise in mining, processing and refining products in the stainless steel and electric vehicle battery supply chains. FPX is pleased to be one of SMM’s preferred partners as they look to expand their nickel production profile and diversify their supply chain to allied partners in North America.”

Eiichi Fukuda, Executive Officer and General Manager of Mineral Resources Division of SMM stated, “We expect that this investment will establish a strong relationship between SMM and FPX, with the aim to contribute to SMM’s long term production target of 150,000 tonnes of nickel per year. We have a long business history in Canada with a variety of partners, and we are excited to be working with FPX.”

FPX Nickel (TSX-V: FPX, OTCQB: FPOCF) has entered into a subscription agreement for a private placement financing with a new cornerstone strategic investor, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TSE: 5713) (“SMM”).

Under the terms of the Private Placement, FPX will issue 30,104,488 common shares in the capital of the Company to SMCL at a price of $0.48 per Private Placement Common Share, for gross proceeds of $14,450,154. Upon completion of the Private Placement, SMCL will own 9.9% of FPX’s issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis.

0:00 Introduction

1:07 Sumitomo Metal Mining invests in FPX

2:14 FPX’s corporate investors

4:38 Why Japanese companies invest in FPX

6:57 Awaruite nickel deposit attracted corporate investors

8:15 First Nations issue a concern for Sumitomo?

11:14 Van target

12:56 FPX treasury now at C$42M

13:40 Why aren’t FPX shares higher already?

16:01 Institutional & Corporate FPX investors

18:11 Setting up the buyout for FPX

19:39 Focus on Baptiste deposit in 2024

20:53 Goals for Baptiste feasibility study

Company website: https://fpxnickel.com/

Press release found here: https://fpxnickel.com/news/fpx-nickel-announces-14-4-million-strategic-equity-investment-from-major-global-nickel-producer-sumitomo-metal-mining/

FPX Nickel PFS Presentation: https://fpxnickel.com/wp-content/uploads/FPX-Presentation.pdf

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