We’re keeping Jim Rickards’ “American Birthright” thesis at the forefront today!

Strategic Intelligence contributor — and Harvard-educated geologist — Byron King takes the stage with his thoughts on modern-day mining in the U.S. and how important it is we get this next stage of mining development correct.

Now if you’ve been keeping tabs on Jim’s birthright research you know this story is picking up incredible steam…

Gold’s near all-time highs, metals and minerals are in the news like they haven’t been for generations…

And all of a sudden, everyone’s talking about hot topics in resources like “rare earths” — where they come from, who controls them and why we need them!

Before we hear from Byron, a quick programming note: Monday we’ll feature more of your feedback from our recent discussions on Jim’s Birthright ideas and the mining industry…

Keep the responses coming! The more we hear from you, the better we can figure out the best paths to take for future issues. Now, here’s the “old rockhound” himself, Byron King…

Your Rundown for Friday, June 27, 2025...

Byron King: Messy and Dangerous? This Isn’t 1880s Mining!

Mining built America. Looking ahead, mining will help rebuild America, providing jobs, opportunities, new resources and much else in the years ahead.

Indeed, your “American Birthright” is coming back to you, after decades of being locked away, tied up in litigation and regulation and generally off-limits to average citizens.

Now if you think that mining is a messy, dangerous, destructive process like what you see in this image from Colorado in the 1880s, you’re 140 years behind the times…

Because from exploration, to development, to mining, to refining products, mining has evolved in astonishing ways. It too is high-tech, certainly in its own way.

Never forget — modern mining must pass regulatory muster from cradle to grave... From the first time the geologists walk across the field, through road building, drilling, helo pads, camps, development, water and power, production, mine waste... through closure in 10, 20, 30, 50 years...

If you don't have an environmental plan, you won't get far at all. You won’t get anywhere.

That sharp focus helps make mining immensely profitable these days, buoyed by historically high prices for everything from gold and silver to copper, zinc, rare earths, tin, antimony and more.

Frankly, mining is where it all begins. Look around. Think about everything within your view. Your computer screen or smart phone.

Your desk, car, chair, house, the airplanes above and sewer pipes below. What are all the components made from?

The glass, wire, circuit boards, housings, hinges, screws and everything else?

It all began as a rock, made up of minerals in the ground. And if somebody didn’t dig it up or pump it out, none of what’s in front of you would be here; neither would everything else that’s all around us in the man-made environment.

This is the case even with food, which grows as plants… and comes from soil made up of minerals; as well as meat, fish, etc., which all trace their existence back to minerals in the crust of the earth.

Finally, after years of people like me banging the table about the importance of a strong, reliable and tech-driven domestic mining industry in the United States, and due to the Trump Administration’s policy priorities… The mainstream is waking up to mining.

What does that mean for stocks? Well, the clock’s ticking but there’s still incredible values to be had…

As I’m sure you have noticed, much of tech is priced sky-high. While the mining sector doesn’t trade anywhere near those nosebleed prices, “smart money” is absolutely starting to rotate into the strongest mining stocks with the best fundamentals and most proven reserves.

Step 1 going forward is to stay tuned for more updates from Jim Rickards and his team on his “American Birthright” model portfolio stocks.

Step 2 is to keep getting smarter about mining stocks in general. Here’s a great primer, which appeared here at The Rundown recently.

As always, thanks for reading! — Byron King

Market Rundown for Friday, June 27, 2025

S&P 500 futures are up 0.8% to 6,141.02.

Oil is up 0.78% to $65.75 for a barrel of WTI.

Gold’s down 1.82% to $3,287 per ounce.

And Bitcoin is up 0.11% to $107,081.10.