Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains just what 5G is and how it will impact on demand for copper, silver and critical metals cobalt, gallium and cesium.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains how an increase in copper demand on one side of the world is meeting supply disruptions on the other.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills argues why the virus only enhances an already bullish story for precious metals.

Apart from telling us which countries are good and bad credit risks, the debt-to-GDP ratio can also help in predicting the price of gold.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills discusses what the virus and the US response imply for the price of gold, as well as silver and copper.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills makes the case for buying precious metals in the face of this global crisis.

As the third most-consumed metal on earth, behind iron and aluminum, copper is all around us. Found naturally in the earth’s crust, copper was among the first metals used by early humans, dating back to the 8th century, BC.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills looks to history and the current gold/silver ratio to conclude something is amiss.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills questions whether there is enough lithium, nickel, cobalt and copper in the world to fulfill forecast EV demand growth.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains why resource sector investors can’t afford to be blase about the growing global rift between rich and poor.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills warns that as popular protests grow around the globe against government oppression, “country risk” is growing for mining company investors. Lithium and copper are particularly at risk.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains the issues facing the global lithium mining to battery production to EV production supply chain, and where the US has been caught napping.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills asks for how long can the US keep increasing its debt, and what asset class provides a hedge?

Silver, despite being 17.5 times more abundant than gold in the earth’s crust, is just as rare, maybe even rarer than gold, when it comes to the availability of investment-grade, 0.999 fine bullion.

China will remain a big source of uranium demand, but the market for U3O8 continues to languish as Western countries turn away from nuclear.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains why it is currently a “perfect storm” for gold.

As tensions between the US and China escalate, Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills outlines why investing in gold might be a good idea.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills puts the case for the US-China trade war being less about trade and more about technological supremacy.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills ponders the ramifications of the trade war resulting in China embargoing exports of critical metals to an under-supplied US.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills notes global demand for zinc and lead means a step-up in exploration is critical.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains why the rare element palladium is becoming ever more valuable.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills finds that unless there is a major push for exploration, global resources will run out a lot sooner than feared.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills believes all the macro factors are in place for a big run for the gold price.

EVs, Belt & Road, Made in China 2025 – Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains why China is set to send the world into copper deficit.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills follows the global battle for lithium security.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills exposes the little known fact thorium is more efficient in the generation of nuclear power than uranium, in many ways.

If projections for global growth in electric vehicle sales are accurate, a lot more power generation will be needed. Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains why the only option is nuclear.

Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains why a “perfect storm” is brewing that will make investors in uranium very happy.