Richard (Rick) Mills
Mining Expert & Financial Writer
Richard Mills is a mining expert, financial writer, and the owner of Aheadoftheherd.com. He invests in the junior resource/bio-tech sectors and his articles have been published on over 400 websites, including: WallStreetJournal, SafeHaven, MarketOracle, USAToday, NationalPost, Stockhouse, Lewrockwell, Pinnacledigest, UraniumMiner, SeekingAlpha, MontrealGazette, CaseyResearch, 24hgold, VancouverSun, CBSnews, SilverBearCafe, Infomine, HuffingtonPost, Mineweb, 321Gold, Kitco, Gold-Eagle, The Gold/Energy Reports, CalgaryHerald, ResourceInvestor, Mining.com, Forbes, FNArena, Uraniumseek, FinancialSense, Goldseek, Dallasnews, Vantagewire, Resourceclips and the Association of Mining Analysts.
Richard (Rick) Mills Articles
Gold is up 25% year to date, and what a year it’s been so far. Donald Trump has boldly imposed a new era of US economic policy dominated by tariffs, trade wars, and threats to the sovereignty of nations it has long considered allies (...
The gold-silver ratio is trading near its all-time high of 125 reached on Jan 1, 2020. As of this writing, it now takes 102 ounces of silver to equal the value of one ounce of gold. The historical average is around 60.
The world is bracing for April 2nd. That is the date that US President Trump has set for invoking “reciprocal tariffs” on countries that tax or limit markets for American goods.
Gold came within $50 of $3,000 an ounce on Monday, Feb. 24, notching an incredible 11th record high in 2025. Reuters reported the surge was driven by concerns over President Trump’s tariff plans, with additional support coming from inflows...
During Donald Trump’s first term as president, gold rose from $1,209 to $1,839. Factors included trade wars, geopolitical tensions and the covid-19 pandemic. Trump’s protectionism and MAGA rhetoric incited BRICS like China, Russia and...
Critical minerals have become the new frontline of the rivalry between the two superpowers.
Gold prices notched a series of highs in 2024 and the run could extend into 2025. “Investors are optimistic about gold and silver for 2025 because they are so pessimistic on geopolitics and government debt,” said Adrian Ash, director of...
For decades, China has dominated critical minerals, with Canada and the US, among other nations, all too willing to let Beijing do the mining and/ or processing and sell the end-products.
Globalization is a polarizing issue. Some see it as America’s strength, drawing on the country’s history of free trade. US living standards have risen, and the United States has been economically dominant for decades.
At one of his campaign rallies Donald Trump asked: “Are you better off now than four years ago?” The thunderous “no!” from his audience implying that life under the former president would become more affordable than under Biden.
