Brent Cook: Why High Gold Prices Still Cannot Save Mediocre Mining Deposits

Recorded on July 9 2026 live at the 2026 Rule Symposium on Natural Resource Investing in Boca Raton Florida Brent Cook, Founder and Senior Advisor at Exploration Insights, joins Andy Millette to explain what investors should examine before committing capital to junior mining and exploration companies. Cook discusses the outlook for gold, silver, and copper, including central bank gold demand and the long-term challenge of producing enough copper for emerging technologies. He breaks down how location, infrastructure, metallurgy, grade, tonnage, and development costs determine whether a mineral discovery can become an economic deposit. Cook argues that margin matters more than headline…