How Economic Geologist Neil Adshead Evaluates Early-Stage Junior Mining Stocks

How Economic Geologist Neil Adshead Evaluates Early-Stage Junior Mining Stocks

From Mining Stock Education by Bill Powers

August 21, 2026 · 52 min

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Dr. Neil Adshead discusses his evaluation methods for early-stage junior mining stocks and shares insights from his extensive experience in economic geology.

Dr. Neil Adshead shares insights on how he evaluates early-stage junior mining stocks in this MSE episode. Listen to this wide-ranging conversation on what separates good exploration geologists from great ones, how prospect generators navigate a shift toward drilling their own projects, what makes a JV deal structure investor-friendly, and how Neil evaluates jurisdictions like Nevada, James Bay, and the Golden Triangle. Dr. Adshead also shares his views on billion-dollar capex copper projects, the role of infrastructure in project economics, and the portfolio discipline that has shaped his 20+ years on the buy side. Neil Adshead is an economic geologist, who incorporates his extensive theoretical and practical experience in mineral deposit geology, mineral exploration and mining into investment-related decision-making. After earning a Ph.D. in Economic Geology in 1995, he spent ten years working for Placer Dome subsidiaries – at the time, one of the largest mining companies in the world – in Canada, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. For the seven-plus years sandwiched between Placer Dome and Sprott, Neil worked as the Vancouver-based senior mining-exploration analyst for a San…

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Host: Bill Powers

Guest: Neil Adshead

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Organizations: Placer Dome, Commodity Discovery Fund

Places: Nevada, James Bay, Golden Triangle, Canada, Australia, Papua New Guinea

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