Pete's corner

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020

The legacy of Mr. Leonardo Bonacci

Better known today as Mr. Fibonacci, short for filius Bonacci (‘son of Bonacci’). Born in 1175 in Pisa, Italy as the son of a merchant he discovered and wrote about calculating profits & currency conversion (besides general math & algebra ideas). He gave us a lot more than ‘just’ the famous Fibonacci sequence. I leave that to you to find out…

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

NL – Twee pintjes alsjeblieft!

My apologies to the English readers. In summary; Hold gold to buy beers 😉

Ik zat vorig weekend op een terrasje in het zonovergoten Oostduinkerke. Zeg vader, wat kostte een pintje in uw studententijd? Goh jongen, op café in Leuven… 15 franken? “Snel geteld net geen 40 eurocent” stel ik luidop vast. “Dju toch” terwijl ik nog eens sip van een lokale Trippel.

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Jurisdictional risk

Much has been said about managing the risk of your investments. One subject within your risk assessment is the jurisdictional risk. How politically stable is the area? What are the respective mining laws and for how long have they been in place, unchanged preferably?

June 15, 2020December 11, 2020

African Gold Exposure

In light of the perceived ‘start of the Gold bull”, I take a simple novice overview of the African gold mining industry. If you aren’t a novice, you can skip right to the end for a link to the spreadsheet with most gold focused companies active in Africa.

Any additions or corrections are more than welcome.

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020