John started his career in a tin mine in Cornwall shovelling mud and clearing drains but since then things have gone downhill. John is currently a Partner and Head of Research at SP Angel and was the number 1 ranked analyst by Extel for all UK smaller companies in 2006 and for UK smaller mining companies in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Over the years he has been successful in recognising future trends in commodities and translating this information into key stock ideas. He has built mining teams at Fairfax, Numis and Societe Generale and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Montagu Mining Finance.