Mining Stock Education

Dr. Neil Adshead shares insights on how to find mining stock winners in this MSE episode. He is an economic geologist based in Vancouver, who incorporates his extensive theoretical and practical experience in mineral deposit geology, mineral exploration and mining into investment-related decision-making. After earning a Ph.D. in Economic Geology in 1995, he spent ten years working for Placer Dome subsidiaries – at the time, one of the largest mining companies in the world – in Canada, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. For the seven-plus years sandwiched between Placer Dome and Sprott, Neil worked as the Vancouver-based senior mining-exploration analyst for a San Francisco-based investment firm. Currently, he is a consulting analyst and fund manager. 0:00 Intro 1:08 Neil’s background 2:57 Turmoil in Mali 6:08 Capex Debt to Equity Ratios 9:14 Government funding mining 10:45 Fund managers & redemption risk 12:24 Open versus Closed End funds 13:41 Junior mining sector sentiment 15:13 Fund management bigges