Junior resource investing

Navigate the junior resource market with clarity.

A small number of junior resource companies, covered properly. Written reviews, prices with the benchmark and the date attached, and plain English where the sector prefers jargon. For retail investors on AIM, the LSE and the Canadian exchanges.

8companies covered
14reviews and guides
5podcast episodes

Metals and markets

Daily benchmark

LBMA auction, 11 September 2026
  • Gold 4,386.25USD/oz
  • Silver 63.84USD/oz
  • Platinum 1,806.55USD/oz
  • Palladium 1,320.75USD/oz

Monthly average

LME settlement, August 2026
  • Copper 14,326.00USD/t
  • Zinc 3,875.00USD/t
  • Nickel 16,751.00USD/t
  • Tin 55,385.00USD/t
LBMA auction prices and World Bank monthly LME averages. All commodities

Latest research

Long-form company reviews and investor guidance. Where a fact can change, it carries its source and the date we last checked it.

All research
  • Review

    Guardian Metal Resources

    Guardian Metal Resources plc is a Nevada-focused tungsten explorer advancing its flagship Pilot Mountain project toward pre-feasibility study, backed by a US$6.2 million Department of War grant and an LOI with Global Tungsten & Powders.

  • Review

    Rockfire Resources

    Rockfire Resources plc is a Greece-focused zinc and germanium explorer advancing one of Europe's most significant polymetallic deposits through active drilling and development studies.

  • Review

    Conroy Gold and Natural Resources

    Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc is an Ireland-focused gold explorer advancing a district-scale project with an established JORC resource and active deep drilling underway.

  • Guide

    The Exploration Essentials

    Quick answers to the questions retail investors actually ask about natural resource exploration, from what a JORC resource means to why true width matters more than the headline interval.

  • Guide

    Criticality of Tungsten in the USA

    Why tungsten sits on the US critical minerals list, how government support is structured, and what that means for explorers holding American ground.

Coverage

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Latest episode

Taylor Sulik, Mithril Mining

Taylor Sulik / Mithril Mining / 29 July 2026

Taylor Sulik had no mining background when he started working through the USGS critical minerals list. He explains how he picked a commodity, then went looking for ground that suited it.

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