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Richard Karn

Emerging Trends Report

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As managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report, Richard Karn has a broad, multi-disciplinary background and a working knowledge of precious and specialty metals, as well as considerable research, analytical and writing experience. The first nine Emerging Trends Reports have been re-evaluated and updated published in e-book form, as Credit & Credibility. He has written for publications ranging from Barron's, Kitco and Fullermoney to Financial Sense Online.



Recent Interviews

Richard Karn: New Mining Technology Could Increase Profits (5/7/13) The need for low-cost production may prove to be the mother of invention, argues Emerging Trends Report Editor Richard Karn. Although miners are far more technologically conservative than oil producers, today's tough financing environment may prompt technological advancements in a sector that has historically approached processing "with brute force rather than finesse," says Karn. In this interview with The Metals Report, Karn explores the possibilities for technological advancement in the mining space and tells us how we could (theoretically) reach a state of "resource equilibrium."

Emerging Trends in Critical Metals: Richard Karn (4/3/12) While markets do not always reward every deserving company, quality deposits carry an intrinsic value. That's why Richard Karn, managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report, advises investors to "buy the resource" over the stock. In this exclusive Critical Metals Report interview, Karn shares some companies with deposits worth their salt.

Australian Gold Offers Good Protection: Richard Karn (4/2/12) Richard Karn, managing editor of The Emerging Trends Report, has been in Australia investigating precious and specialty metal projects for over two years. He likes what he sees. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, he reveals that in an environment where the U.S. dollar continues to lose its purchasing power, Australia and its gold offer good protection against what he sees as a "global pandemic of corruption."

Recent Quotes

"SER is a graphite-focused company with a good project." (5/7/13) Strategic Energy Resources Ltd. - The Metals Report Interview with Richard Karn More >

"I visited SER's Uley project, and there were simply bowling ball-sized clumps of graphite everywhere." (4/3/12) Strategic Energy Resources Ltd. - The Critical Metals Report Interview with Richard Karn More >

"MCO has a 900 Koz resource with considerable exploration upside." (4/2/12) Morning Star Gold NL - The Gold Report Interview with Richard Karn More >