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MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Taseko turned $1 into $360million

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In 1999, a Canadian mining company, Taseko, bought a mothballed copper mine in the middle of British Columbia. At the time, copper was trading at 50c (38p) a pound, the mine was uneconomical and the vendors were keen to dispose of it. Taseko paid a dollar for the asset, known as Gibraltar.  Today, the mine … Read more

Dragons’ Den turned down a potential £360million fortune

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Dragons’ Den turned down a potential £360million fortune after rejecting craft beer company BrewDog at a screen test – and it’s now worth a staggering £1.6billion Co-owners James Watt and Martin Dickie set up the craft beer company in 2007 Duo, from Aberdeenshire, applied to Dragons’ Den in 2008 offering £100k stake  James revealed how … Read more