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
Due to our fascination with computers, social networks, and intellectual capital, we seem to have lost our connection with real, tangible goods, that starts with materials dug up or farmed. With skilled labor, these materials are...
Gold demand reached an all-time high in 2023, according to the most recent data from the World Gold Council.
The most attractive gold juniors are those with assets in established mining jurisdictions, preferably in close proximity, and on trend, to mines operated by the majors.
The probability of interest rate cuts has many market participants pondering whether 2024 will bring a bull market for precious metals. Gold has held up quite well despite the Fed’s tightening cycle, gaining 13% in 2023.
The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate pause, due to successfully lowering inflation, and apparently coming, subsequent pivot to reducing interest rates, is good news for commodities.
The nature of the mining business is that metals prices tend to fluctuate. When the price of a particular metal rises, investor interest in that sector goes up, and usually wanes when the price falls. Resource investors naturally gravitate...
Lower interest rates and massive asset purchases by central banks are the monetary tools of choice when it comes to restoring shocked financial systems. The idea being that making the cost of borrowing cheap for individuals and businesses...
The probability of interest rate cuts has many market participants pondering whether 2024 will bring a bull market for precious metals.
I’ve been right in my prediction that the Fed would pause in June, and hike once or twice more before the end of the year. I’ve also voiced my opinion that we will get a soft landing with no, or an extremely shallow and very short...
Gold and copper have both been on a tear lately for different reasons. Here we discuss why, and offer our predictions of where the gold and copper markets are heading.
