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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A recent episode of <a href="https://www.cruxinvestor.com/&quot; rel="noreferrer">The Crux Investor</a> podcast brought together two perspectives on platinum group metals. Nick Smart is CEO of ValOre Metals Corporation, and Stefan Gleason is </span><a href="https://share.google/0RM5MkkLrHzZM1NMa&quot;><span style="font-weight: 400;">President and CEO of Money Metals Exchange</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gold and silver remain the cornerstone precious metals for […]

<p>Did Larry Kudlow just predict a financial crisis and recession in 2026?</p> <p>Kudlow is a prominent conservative economic commentator who hosts a show on Fox Business. He served as Director of the National Economic Council (NEC) in the first Trump administration.</p> <p>Kudlow famously called the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession, and he <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/larry-kudlow-falling-energy-prices-greatest-story-never-told&quot;

From a technical standpoint, the CDNX is completing one of the longest and most constructive base structures in its history. What makes this setup compelling is not momentum, but time, symmetry, and compression, the elements that typically precede durable secular moves rather than short-lived rallies. Structural Overview Since the 2011–2012 peak, the index has undergone

Regency Silver Corp. (RSMX:TSX.V; RSMXF:OTCQB) has reported that drill hole REG 25-26 intersected multiple zones of sulphide-specularite-supported breccia across a non-continuous ~240-meter interval. The breccia zones, varying in size from 5 to 50 meters, are controlled by a series of Quartz-Feldspar porphyries. These breccias are comparable to the Au-Cu-Ag mineralized breccia encountered in drill holes REG-22-01,

Source: Michael Ballanger 01/12/2026 Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. explains why he thinks 2026 will be copper’s year. In the latter half of the Year of our Lord, 2025, we were all subjected to the insufferable hubris of the gold bugs who thrashed and trashed the “crypto-kings” to within an inch of their lives,

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQX; UJO:FSE) declared commercial production at its 100% owned Madsen Gold Mine in the Red Lake Mining District of Ontario, Canada, effective January 1, 2026. The milestone followed a December ramp-up that saw the mill average 689 tonnes per day, or 86% of the permitted 800 tpd capacity.

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (WRLG:TSX.V; WRLGF:OTCQX; UJO:FSE) declared commercial production at its 100% owned Madsen Gold Mine in the Red Lake Mining District of Ontario, Canada, effective January 1, 2026. The declaration followed a December ramp-up that saw the mill operate at an average of 689 tonnes per day, equal to 86% of

Owing to silver and gold repositioning in sizable commodity funds, the metals are expected to experience a brief period of weakness as the funds conclude an annual rebalancing necessitated by silver’s astounding 150% surge and gold’s 64% climb. As of the close on January 6, the DSI stands at a mere 77 for gold and

Harvest Gold Corp. (HVG:TSX.V; HVGDF:OCTMKTS) released the second and final batch of results (five holes) drilled in the northern part of its flagship Mosseau gold project in the Urban Barry Belt of Quebec’s Abitibi region, noted a news release. The other 10 holes of this 21-hole, 4,692-meter (4,692m) maiden drill program targeted Mosseau’s central portion.

Western Copper and Gold Corp. (WRN:TSX; WRN:NYSE.MKT) announced the appointment of Robert Dirk as Chief Operating Officer and Christian Roldan as Vice President, Technical, according to a release on January 12. “We are very pleased to welcome Robert and Christian to the Western team,” said Western Copper and Gold President and Chief Executive Officer Sandeep

Golden Cariboo Resources Ltd. (GCC:CSE; GCCFF:OTC; A402CQ:WKN; 3TZ:FSE) released an overview of its 2025 exploration activities at the Quesnelle Gold Quartz Mine Property, situated roughly 4 kilometers northeast of Hixon and 50 kilometers southeast of Prince George, British Columbia, according to a January 7 release. The company said it initiated its two-phase spring and fall

Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) has provided a corporate update outlining strategic progress across its portfolio of polymetallic projects in southern Spain, with primary emphasis on the Iberian Belt West (IBW) project. The company closed a CA$26 million equity financing in August 2025 and secured a US$50 million credit facility the following month, positioning

Dryden Gold Corp. (DRY:TSXV; DRYGF:OTCQB; X7W:FSE) reported on January 9 that it had upsized a previously announced non-brokered charity flow-through financing. Under the revised terms, the company planned to issue 4,350,000 charity flow-through common shares at a price of CA$0.425 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately CA$1.85 million. The company stated that no

<p>Silver and gold are both blasting higher today, conquering their prior highs achieved in December.</p> <p>The upward momentum across the entire precious metals complex is startling…</p> <div x-data=" item_id: 1394, view: null " x-html="view || 'Product-1394'" x-init="view = await (await fetch('/shortcodes/product/single/1394')).text()">!!–Product-1394–!!</div> <p>… especially to mainstream financial advisors who have so negligently refused to give their

FY 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) was a record year for BullionStar. Total revenue reached SGD 761.1 million, an 80% increase compared to FY 2024. Key highlights Revenue: SGD 761.1 million (+79.7% year on year) Buy orders: 55,686 (+44.6%) Average order size: SGD 13,873 (+26.2%); median order size: SGD 1,469 (+46.7%) Peak

<p>An interesting development in the COMEX silver exchange seems to reflect an accelerating silver squeeze.</p> <p>The stage was set for a silver squeeze last April when significant amounts of metal moved from London to New York, driven by tariff worries. The displacement of metal, coupled with surging Indian demand, set off <a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2025/10/20/london-india-and-the-anatomy-of-a-silver-squeeze-004422&quot;>the first squeeze</a>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey welcomes back </span><a href="https://share.google/Z2SJ8oBZC0ilTBV2B&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Greg Weldon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and notes Weldon&rsquo;s long career that began in the 1980s on the trading floor in the gold and silver pits.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maharrey says the </span><a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2025/10/18/greg-weldon-on-4300-gold-and-a-shaken-dollar-004421&quot;><span style="font-weight: 400;">last

<p>2025 was quite the year for precious metals. What does 2026 have in store for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium?</p> <p>Last year, gold rose by over 64 percent, setting 53 new record highs along the way. Silver gained just under 148 percent. Platinum&rsquo;s price increased by 125.9 percent. Palladium was up just over 80 percent.</p>

Some of the best gold discoveries do not happen in new jurisdictions. They happen in old ones that the market has stopped paying attention to. New Zealand’s Otago Gold District is a good example. It is not new. It is not speculative. And it is certainly not unproven. Yet outside of Australasia, very few investors

Back in September 2024, I wrote an article for Streetwise Reports that featured Aftermath Silver Ltd. (AAG:TSX.V; AAGFF:OTCQX; FLM1:FRA) as a strategic bet on world-class silver assets, noting its high-quality projects in Chile and Peru, strong backing from Eric Sprott, and a textbook multi-year base on the chart. Fast forward to January 2026: Aftermath has

Nobel Resources Corp. (NBLC:TSX) announced that mobilization of its diamond drill contractor had begun at the Cuprita copper project in northern Chile, with drilling scheduled to commence during the week of January 12, 2026, after all required permits were received from local authorities. The Cuprita project is located approximately 120 kilometers northeast of Copiapó in

View Important Disclosures for this Article Close Important Disclosures: Doresa Banning wrote this article for Streetwise Reports LLC and provides services to Streetwise Reports as an independent contractor.  This article does not constitute investment advice and is not a solicitation for any investment. Streetwise Reports does not render general or specific investment advice

Golden Sky Minerals Corp. (AUEN:TSX.V; LCKYF:OTC) announced that it has secured a permit to conduct drilling at the Gnome and Semlin Target zones on the Rayfield-Gjoll Copper-Gold Property in south-central British Columbia, Canada, according to a January 7 release. Phase 1 of the project is set to commence in early 2026 with an Induced Polarization

Blue Lagoon Resources Inc. (BLLG:CSE; BLAGF:OTCQB; 7BL:FSE) and Nicola Mining Inc. (NIM:TSX.V; HUSIF:OTCQB; HLIA:FSE) announced they had completed the sale of US$1 million worth of gold and silver to Ocean Partners UK Ltd. The transaction marked the first payment received under a long-term partnership between the two companies and follows the commencement of gold and

Guineans went to the polls in December for their first elections since a 2021 coup, with Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya victorious and set to extend his rule amid a mining boom, according to a report by Ougna Camara and Katarina Hoije for Bloomberg on December 28. Alpha Condé, who was ousted as president in 2021, along with former

It’s the Chinese year of the “Flaming Horse,” a year of bold moves for freedom. The geopolitical action in Venezuela and now Iran certainly fits the flaming horse bill! If money managers were still shy about embracing gold based on dedollarization, geopolitics should push them over the fence. Here’s a look at GDXJ, the junior-intermediate

Regency Silver Corp. (RSMX:TSX.V; RSMXF:OTCQB) announced that drill hole REG 25-26 has encountered multiple intervals of sulphide-specularite-supported breccia across a discontinuous ~240-meter section.  The breccia intervals, which range from 5 to 50 meters in size, are associated with a series of Quartz-Feldspar porphyries. These breccias share similarities with the gold-copper-silver (Au-Cu-Ag) mineralized breccia in drill holes

<p>December capped off a booming year as gold ETFs charted the highest level of gold inflows, in dollar terms, on record.&nbsp;</p> <p>The gold price set new records 53 times in 2025. That drove investors to pour an unprecedented amount of capital into gold-backed funds.</p> <p>In value terms, $89 billion in gold flowed into gold ETFs,

<p>Welcome to this week&rsquo;s Market Wrap Podcast, I&rsquo;m Mike Gleason.</p> <p>Coming up don&rsquo;t miss another incredible interview with Greg Weldon of Weldon Financial, a renowned commodities trader with over 40 years of experience. Greg shares his valuable insights on the recent move in silver over the last month or so that has seen the white

The main focus of Carlton Precious Inc (CPI:TSXV; CPIFF:OTCMKTS) is a primary silver deposit located in southern Peru. Peru ranks third behind Mexico and China in global silver supply, having produced 3,100 metric tons (107.1 million ounces) of silver in 2023. The South Peru Silver Belt is the home of the Esquilache project in a region that

Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) reported new assay results from its ongoing drilling program at the El Cura deposit, part of its wholly owned Iberian Belt West (IBW) Project in Spain. The update includes results from multiple drill holes that intersected copper-gold-silver mineralization across various areas of the deposit, including the upper-central, eastern, and

I’ve been writing about silver for years, often when it was out of favor, under-owned, and widely dismissed as the “forgotten metal.” In Silver Tarnished No More (found here), the case was straightforward: silver didn’t need excitement; it needed time. A long base, tightening supply, and a slow but powerful shift in demand were laying the groundwork

<p>&nbsp;<strong>(Charlotte, North Carolina)</strong> – A <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/moneymetals/&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leading U.S. precious metals dealer</a> has teamed up with the nation&rsquo;s leading sound money groups to award eight new students with more than $10,000 in scholarship funding.</p> <p><a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Money Metals Exchange</a>, <a href="https://vocal.media/authors/sound-money&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sound Money Defense League</a>, and the <a href="https://soundmoneyfoundation.com/&quot;

<p>Gold now ranks as the world&rsquo;s top reserve asset.</p> <p>According to World Gold Council data, global gold reserves are approaching $4 trillion. Treasury holdings total approximately $3.9 trillion.</p> <p>The last time central bank gold reserves topped Treasury holdings was in 1996.</p> <div x-data=" item_id: undefined, view: null " x-html="view || 'Product-Random-Featured'" x-init="view = await (await

<p>Silver now finds itself at the center of a geopolitical wrestling match over critical elements.</p> <p>In what is clearly an effort to control the market, China recently announced export controls on silver. This could exacerbate global supply shortages already creating <a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2025/12/29/silver-squeeze-20-drives-price-over-80-004576&quot; rel="noreferrer">a significant silver squeeze</a>.</p> <p>Under the policy that took effect on January 1st,

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a recent episode of the Money Metals&rsquo; Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey argues we are watching a familiar setup return. The financial system, he says, increasingly resembles 2019, when cracks began showing after the Fed attempted to tighten policy.</span></p> <div class="vid aspect-w-16 aspect-h-9"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/btoFGwOLN30?si=uSZI5RSB4ONXAcia&quot; title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write;

<p>I can&rsquo;t afford to buy a home!</p> <p>I hear this lament often, especially from young folks. Boomers often respond, saying, &ldquo;<em>Quit buying $6 lattes and ordering Uber Eats, and maybe you could save for a house</em>.&rdquo;</p> <p>It might just be me, but it seems like that may oversimplify things a tad.</p> <p>I mean, there&rsquo;s no

Subscribers purchased Silver North Resources Ltd. (SNAG:TSX.V; TARSF:OTCQB) by way of two private placements in 2025 at prices of CA$0.10 and CA$0.15 per share. This is a junior silver explorer with projects in Canada’s Yukon Territories, with one being proximitous to the legendary Keno Hill Silver District where historical mining operations yielded over 200 million

Freeman Gold Corp. (FMAN:TSX; FMANF:OTCQB; 3WU:FSE) reported a series of operational and financial accomplishments in 2025 that supported the advancement of its 100% owned Lemhi Gold Project in Idaho. The company announced it had raised US$10.5 million through a combination of a non-brokered private placement and an unsecured convertible debenture offering. In addition to this

West Point Gold Corp. (WPG:TSXV; WPGCF:OTCQB) reported assay results from four drill holes at the NE Tyro zone, part of its 15,000-meter drill program at the Gold Chain Project in Arizona. The reported holes, GC25-85 through GC25-88, comprise 936 meters of diamond drilling and further define and expand the high-grade gold mineralization in the northeastern

Galway Metals Inc. (GWM:TSX.V; GAYMF:OTCQB) announced the results of 11 holes drilled in the Southwest deposit at its 100%-owned flagship Clarence Stream gold-antimony project in southwest New Brunswick, noted a news release. They showed strong continuity of gold mineralization within and along the margins of Galway’s previously outlined resource pits. “These results are important in

Western Exploration Inc. (WEX:TSX.V; WEXPF:OTC) has disclosed results from four additional reverse circulation holes drilled down dip of the Saddle Resource in the Tomasina target, situated about 1 kilometer west of Gravel Creek at the company’s wholly owned Aura gold-silver project in Nevada. “The 2025 drilling extends the known epithermal alteration zone an additional kilometer

Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) reported new assay results from its ongoing drill program at the El Cura deposit, part of its wholly owned Iberian Belt West (IBW) Project in Spain. The update included multiple drill holes that intersected copper-gold-silver mineralization across several sections of the deposit, including the upper-central, eastern, and western zones.

<p>Amid silver&rsquo;s recent surge following a long period of stagnation, a wave of articles and commentaries has emerged calling its rise an unsustainable bubble that's about to burst and burn investors.</p> <div x-data=" item_id: undefined, view: null " x-html="view || 'Product-Random-Featured'" x-init="view = await (await fetch('/shortcodes/product/random/featured?category=1')).text()">!!–Product-Random-Featured-1–!!</div> <p>It&rsquo;s worth noting that nearly all of those now

<p>It's d&eacute;j&agrave; vu all over again.</p> <p>In this episode of the Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey explains how the setup in the financial system is very similar to what we were seeing in 2019, prior to the pandemic. And that's not good news. Along the way, he explains the business cycle, its causes, and

The TSX Venture Exchange (CDNX) is often dismissed as volatile or purely speculative. It functions as a long-cycle barometer of risk appetite and capital availability, particularly in sectors where discovery and development drive value creation. Historically, the CDNX has: Traded at a premium to gold during expansionary cycles Re-rated sharply following prolonged periods

Vanguard Mining Corp. (UUU:CSE; UUFF:OTC; SL51:FWB) announced it had entered into an assignment and waiver agreement dated December 30, 2025, with Homegold Resources Ltd. and Stamper Oil & Gas Corp. (STMP.V). Under the terms of the agreement, Stamper assigned its interest in an existing option agreement with Homegold to Vanguard, enabling Vanguard to acquire the

Eminent Gold Corporation (EMNT:TSXV; EMGDF:OTCQB; 7AB:FSE) reported new assay results from Drillhole HSC005 at the Otis target within its 100% owned Hot Springs Range Project in Humboldt County, Nevada, located approximately 15 kilometers northwest of the Getchell Trend. The company said that all four deep core holes completed to date at Otis intersected oxide-hosted Carlin-style gold

As I have written since 2020, Getchell Gold Corp. (GTCH:CSE; GGLDF:OTCQB) is one of the most undervalued junior gold developers on the planet. Now, after IR executive Karen Mate sprinkled her magical pixie dust on the company in 2025, it is finally on the recommended list of Brien Lundin, Jeff Clark, and Dan Oliver of Myrmikan

Managed by the same group as Fitzroy Minerals Inc. (FTZ:TSX.V; FTZFF:OTCQB) (The article on Fitzory can be seen here.), Grafton Resources Inc. (GFT:CSE; PMSXF:OTC) is primarily a junior exploration company with properties in Chile spearheaded by the Alicahue Copper Project located in the same Valparaiso region as FTZ’s Caballos Project. This project is located at an altitude of