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From fear to FOMO: junior mining catches fire

The uptick in commodity prices post COVID-19 has triggered an influx of generalist investors to the junior mining space, but the ease with which companies are able to secure finance can make it harder to pick the real winners, participants in an investor webcast heard on Thursday.

Rising commodity prices have sparked interest in junior miners

Rising commodity prices have sparked interest in junior miners

Jim Paterson, chairman and CEO of ValOre Metals Corp, said investor sentiment had moved "from apathy, or fear, to FOMO [fear of missing out]" over the past year. "In the downturns, it's hard to raise...

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