My article, Buyer Beware: See a Miner Trying to Be a Commodity Speculator, Run, was originally published at Mining Journal.
In this essay, I discuss why investors should be cautious when mining companies drift away from their core businesses and speculate in commodities. A miner’s job is to find, develop, and operate mineral projects—not to gamble with shareholder capital on commodity-price movements. When management loses focus, investors should pay attention.