Category: Peak Picks
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There’s an old saying that trouble always has room to pull up a chair.Markets, like life, seem to prove that true every day.We tell ourselves, “It couldn’t get any worse,” only to find the next headline ready to challenge that assumption. In the world of investing, three familiar culprits (or companions) show up again and…
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(By DenaliguideX) The Markets Are Moving—But Nowhere Fast If you’ve been watching the markets lately, you might feel like you’re drifting without a compass. Everything is in motion, yet nothing seems to be going anywhere. Last week, major indexes dropped roughly 3% on regular volume, shaking investor confidence. This week, we’ve seen a tentative rebound…
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Here we go. I’ve left out coal mining—its history is replete with accidents and disasters, especially underground. The human and animal toll from tunnel mining coal is probably incalculable since the practice began. But let’s look at hard-rock mining. When you move this much dirt and rock, some of it will move the way it…
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Theme: Ground Truth vs. Market Noise From “Acts of Earth” to “Manipulation With & Without Trends”—what really moves mining stocks, and how to protect your capital. Editor’s Note This month, Nick zoomed out from day-to-day price flickers to the bedrock: operational reality and market structure. Two anchors emerged: Together, they form a simple mandate: separate…
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Survival First. Profit Second. Speculation in Mining: Risk, Reward, and Reality 📍 I sat down with Denaliguide, Nick, to launch a new series exploring speculation in mining. To start, we asked the most basic question. It is also the most important question: what do we really mean by speculation? How does it differ from investing?…
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August 21, 2025 Mining investments demand more than quick guesses. They need a long view. Investors must have sharp intelligence and a clear grasp of both opportunities and risks. In this post, we explore the types of intelligence that can shape success. We also consider the role of royalties and the competitive realities investors face.…
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It’s Friday afternoon. I’m sitting here with Denali Guide Nick. He’s my husband, my life partner, and my best friend. We want to share a little story from our trip this past week. We spent some time at the Duttona Family Campground, our current favorite getaway spot, but before we arrived we went to Port…
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August 7, 2025, @Denaliguide Mining has always been a dance between vision and reality. It involves the promise of what lies beneath the ground. It also involves the hard, measurable facts of what it takes to get it out. We can identify four broad categories if we break the industry into its core drivers. These…
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Innovation: From Fire to Flight in the World of Mining © DenaliGuide | Mining & Money Reflections When was the first true innovation in mining?Was it the moment water trickled across rock, revealing shimmering traces of electrum (alloy of gold and silver)?Or perhaps it was when a searing fire atop a mineral deposit created a…
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A Look at Snowline, Vizsla, and What Really Counts When it comes to picking a precious metal miner—whether gold or silver—the word “best” gets thrown around a lot. But what really makes a mining company stand out? Production? Not always. Sometimes, it’s about potential, planning, and having the right reports and relationships in place. Let’s…
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