Mike Luft

Staff Editor

Email: mike@iykdt.hosts.cx

A graduate of York University with a dual degree in Journalism and Philosophy, Mike Luft is a respected financial and resource journalist. With heavy experience in commodity journalism, in particular in the areas of diamonds and tech metals, he has worked with resource leaders and corporate investors from around the globe. .

Peter Epstein

Contributing Editor

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In 2011, Peter Epstein, CFA, left a $3 billion hedge fund where he was a senior analyst, to help increase awareness of a number of natural resource companies in which he’s invested in.

Mr. Epstein formed MockingJay, Inc., a consultancy for companies in the natural resources space and informal (non-licensed) advisor to high net worth investors. Mr. Epstein’s areas of expertise include uranium, coal, gold, potash, copper and graphite.
He has published hundreds of articles / blogs on investment sites such as Seekingalpha, Au-Wire.com and the Motley Fool and some articles on Stockhouse.com

Gavin Dirom

Contributing Editor

Email: gavin@iykdt.hosts.cx

Gavin Dirom is the President & CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia. Gavin holds a Masters in Science degree from Royal Roads University and previously served as Senior Policy Advisor with Natural Resources Canada.

Ron Thiessen

Contributing Editor

Email: ron@iykdt.hosts.cx

Based in Vancouver, Ron Thiessen is CEO of Hunter Dickinson Inc. a leading diversified, global mining group with more than 25 years of mineral development success.

Tekoa Da Silva

Contributing Editor

Email: tekoa@iykdt.hosts.cx

Tekoa Da Silva is a resource writer, speaker, and financial journalist. He has worked with top resource investors and company leaders worldwide. His work can be found at Bull Market Thinking.

Dr. Thomas Chaize

Contributing Editor

Email: thomas@iykdt.hosts.cx

Dr. Thomas Chaize is a raw materials specialist and the author of the Energy and Mining Newsletter. The newsletter is published in six languages and is widely regarded in both North America and Europe.

Ben Traynor

Contributing Editor

Email: ben@iykdt.hosts.cx

Ben Traynor is a Cambridge economics graduate and professional writer with a specialist interest in monetary economics. Ben also serves as editor of Gold News, the analysis and investment research site from gold ownership service BullionVault.

Wayne Wile

Contributing Editor

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Wayne Wile is an international investment consultant who has more than fifty years of experience working in various financial markets, as well as in the resource industry. Wayne has provided strategic consulting services to mining companies and high net worth investors. He has also been the author of many articles on gold trading and other resource investment related topics. Wayne Wile currently lives in the Cayman Islands.

Stewart Thomson

Author/Contributor

Email: stewart@gracelandupdates.com

Stewart Thomson is a retired Merrill Lynch broker. Stewart writes the Graceland Updates daily between 4am-7am. They are sent out around 8am-9am. The newsletter is attractively priced and the format is a unique numbered point form. Giving clarity of each point and saving valuable reading time.

Brian Leni

Contributor

Email: leni.brian@gmail.com

About the author — Junior Stock Review provides investors with in-depth analysis of junior resource companies and interviews with key players from the industry. It’s also a platform through which its founder, Brian Leni, discusses where it is that he’s investing his money, and the people who have and do influence the way he looks for opportunity in the market.

Brian is a Professional Engineer by trade, and worked in heavy industry for over 10 years. As a process engineer and then a manager of the steel rolling process, Brian honed analytical skills that lend themselves very well to the world of investing and speculation.

Leon Louw

Contributor

Email: llouw@interactmedia.co.za

Leon specializes in African affairs and doing business in Africa, and has been writing about mining in Africa for 8 years. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has traveled Africa extensively, especially southern Africa. He has a BA degree with a specialization in African studies and an honors degree in Africa Politics. He also has a national diploma in Nature Conservation and an honors degree in Environmental Management. It is a passion to promote business in Africa and I can assist companies that are interested in doing business in African countries. You can see his work at African Mining and Mining Mirror and online at http://www.miningafricaonline.co.za/