Technical telltales for evaluating mines and making investment decisions

Here is my simple investment advice for the week: If the news announcement dances around the technical facts, sell.  Here are egregious examples to illustrate my thesis. Keep in mind, this is my opinion. The following does not constitute valid investment opinions or advice.

California takes the lead in U.S. mining practice?

The speed of light brings us this immediate riposte from John Chadwick, who responds to my comments about his International Mining editorial.  As with all John’s writing, there is news and insight, so I share what he wrote by repeating most of what he sent me. (My ambition is to get him to write his own blog—I will read that daily.)