Rick Squire isn’t your average fund manager. He’s a geologist who spent a decade unraveling the secrets of gold and metal deposits, and now he’s using that knowledge to crush the stock market. In the past 12 months, his Acorn Capital fund has soared 60% – outperforming nearly everyone else on the ASX. And he’s doing it by ignoring the obvious, overhyped plays.

While Gina Rinehart and other mining giants chase decades-old, “shovel-ready” rare earths projects, Squire is sneaking into small, nimble explorers and developers that the market hasn’t realized are about to explode. Think Meteoric Resources in Brazil, Australian Rare Earths’ hidden Aussie deposits, and Golden Horse Minerals – companies flying under the radar but packed with heavy rare earths and precious metals.
His strategy is ruthless: buy early, rotate through gold, lithium, uranium, and strategic metals at the right moment, and sell before the hype inflates prices. He studies deposits in person, analyzing technical risks that most investors ignore. While others gamble on scale, Squire’s approach is precision-engineered to capture mispricing before Wall Street even notices.
It’s the hare-and-tortoise strategy in action. While mega-projects lumber along for years, Squire’s fast-to-market, high-potential miners are sprinting to production – and his portfolio is reaping the rewards. The result? Small stocks tripling, quadrupling, even exploding in value while the crowd waits for headlines.
If you’re tired of following the giants and missing the real gains, Squire’s tiny miners are the story of the decade. Smart, nimble, and scientifically backed, they’re the hidden ASX winners that could change the way you think about mining investments – and potentially line your pockets.
The question isn’t if these stocks will soar. The question is, are you paying attention before it’s too late?
