Copper has had a tough go of it. The stocks of copper producers have been even worse.The biggest – Freeport McMoRan (FCX – NASDAQ), is down 40% since April. Small copper producers like Capstone Mining (CS – TSX), Copper Mountain Mining (CMMC – TSX) and Taseko Mines (TKO – TSX) are all...
There are some very high yielding US mortgage REITs and mortgage originators that I wonder about…because I think it’s a good chance their mid-teen yields are sustainable with the new US stimulus package helping out.Mortgage REITs suffered some of the worst losses of any sector in March and the...
I'm about to open a small window into the arcane world of oil producers' hedging. There are lots of industry terms you've never heard of....but the bottom line is this:Oil producers routinely write WAY out of the money hedges and pocket a small premium on a situation they know...
Prime Mining Corp. (PRYM:TSXV, PRMNF:OTC) has a very rare mine plan – they believe they can achieve a 6-8 month payback on their gold mine in Mexico.Folks, I rarely find oil wells with that fast a payback. When I find them, I buy them.It’s a low capex (just US$30...
One of the strangest junior energy stories listed in Canada may become one of the best in late 2019.
Newport Explorations (NWX-TSXv) holds a 2.5% gross overriding royalty on several oil and gas permits in Australia, that are operated by Beach Energy and Santos Ltd.; both are major Aussie oil...
No industry on earth has an existential problem like smoking. They make billions of dollars (like, it’s getting close to $1 trillion) but kill millions of people. The industry of course doesn’t want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs—their customers—so they are always trying to find new...
Gold and I, we have a love/hate relationship. From mid 2019 - to mid 2020 -- I loved it. Since then, it has been a lot more hate than love.Over 30 years, I’ve stuck with gold through good times and bad (apart from stop losses that is).I have tried...
Everyone in the oilpatch is now nervous that the United States could run out of oil storage capacity. This “storage issue” is now Big News, and is driving light oil prices in the US—WTI—to fresh six year lows of $42-ish a barrel.
I see a lot of copy on the...
