He began his mining career in 1980 by placer mining in Alaska which taught him to never, ever get into a business at the top of the business cycle.
He began 321gold.com to educate investors in 2001 at the very bottom of the gold cycle and began 321energy.com in early 2005.
He is married and lives with his British bride in Miami Florida. He visits 20-30 mining projects a year.