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Key Investor Takeaways All eight successfully drilled step-out holes along about 3 kilometers of the southern Kraken Main Zone intersected visually identified sulfides in the same styles seen in the established part of the zone. The broadest sulfide-bearing interval was 47.3 meters, and two holes cut semi-massive sulfides of 7.7 and 6.7 meters.

Key Investor Takeaways Storm has confirmed VMS mineralization at its Gold Standard Project in northwestern Ontario, with the September 23, 2026, announcement covering five holes across 1.9 km (kilometers) of the target. CEO Bruce Counts subsequently said eight holes had been completed, with sulfides encountered in all eight and semi-massive to massive sulfides

Key Investor Takeaways Seabridge Gold agreed to buy 100% of the Slaughterhouse iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) project in southern Wyoming from Orogen Royalties for US$300,000 at closing, plus up to US$2.55 million in milestone payments. The deal gives Seabridge 163 U.S. mining claims and several years of Orogen’s exploration data, while Orogen keeps

<p>China is stacking gold.</p> <p>Why?</p> <p>In this episode of the Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey takes a deep dive into Chinese central bank gold buying, pinpointing the reason China is rapidly expanding its gold holdings.</p> <p>Simply put, it doesn't want to depend on dollars.</p> <p>Mike also explains that the de-dollarization trend goes well beyond

<p>Technically speaking, 24k gold is gold with nothing purposefully mixed in. All 24 of its 24 parts are gold. In the real world, however, such gold is practically impossible to come by. Instead, you usually see gold sold as .999 or .9999 fine, not as a perfect 100%. The Royal Canadian Mint puts 24k at

<p>China is stacking gold.</p> <p>Why?</p> <p>In this episode of the Midweek Memo podcast, host Mike Maharrey takes a deep dive into Chinese central bank gold buying, pinpointing the reason China is rapidly expanding its gold holdings.</p> <p>Simply put, it doesn't want to depend on dollars.</p> <p>Mike also explains that the de-dollarization trend goes well beyond

<p>Technically speaking, 24k gold is gold with nothing purposefully mixed in. All 24 of its 24 parts are gold. In the real world, however, such gold is practically impossible to come by. Instead, you usually see gold sold as .999 or .9999 fine, not as a perfect 100%. The Royal Canadian Mint puts 24k at

Michael Oliver has been analysing financial markets for more than 50 years, a career that covers almost the entire monetary era since the US ended the dollar’s last link to gold in 1971. He joined BullionStar’s Claudia Merkert at a time when many investors are doubting their precious metals positions. The Fed raised rates again

Star Gold Corp. (SRGZ:OTCQB) is advancing its 100%-controlled Longstreet gold-silver project in Nevada with a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) released September 22, 2026.  The study estimates a pre-tax net present value (NPV) of US$87 million and an internal rate of return (IRR) of 48% at base-case prices of US$3,600/oz gold and US$48/oz silver. In

Talon Metals Corp. (TLO:TSX; TLOFF:OTCMKTS) announced on October 6, 2026, that drilling at its Roland nickel-copper target in Baraga County, Michigan, has intersected a mineralized magmatic conduit with high-grade massive sulphide mineralization, guided by the geological model from the Eagle East discovery at its recently acquired Eagle Mine. Key Investor Takeaways Talon Metals has

Key Investor Takeaways In an October 11, 2026, interview with Dominic Frisby, Frank Giustra discussed central bank demand, government debt, monetary policy and geopolitical uncertainty as important themes in the gold market. Sustained higher gold prices could improve the potential economics of viable gold deposits and support investor interest in exploration companies, although

The global silver market continued to face supply constraints in 2026, with demand outpacing production for a sixth consecutive year and above-ground inventories helping to bridge the gap. Despite those underlying pressures, silver prices experienced significant volatility following a record-setting rally early in the year. According to the Silver Institute’s World Silver Survey 2026, the

Key Investor Takeaways Regency Silver has agreed to acquire the past-producing Jabali gold project in Sonora, Mexico, and plans to put its La Dura mine back into production using toll milling at a nearby mine. Jabali lies about 6 km west of Alamos Gold’s Mulatos mine and about 20 km northeast of Regency’s

Gelum Resources Ltd. (GMR:CSE; GMRCF:OTCQB) may earn a 100% interest in the 2,600-hectare Las Tinajas Gold Project at the northern end of Chile’s Maricunga Belt, encircled by the Codelco and Rio Tinto Plc. (RIO:NYSE; RIO:LSE) Nuevo Cobre joint venture that is exploring for porphyry copper-gold beneath the area’s epithermal gold deposits. Key Investor Takeaways

<p>An ounce of silver weighs 31.1035 grams. That is because precious metals are measured in troy ounces. Standard daily ounces, also known as avoirdupois ounces, weigh 28.35 grams.</p> <p>According to the <a href="https://www.nist.gov/document/2026-nist-handbook-44-appendix-c&quot;>NIST Handbook 44 unit tables</a>, one troy ounce equals exactly 31.1034768 grams. That means troy ounces weigh about 2.75 grams more than the

<p>The Indian government is considering tighter regulation of &ldquo;digital gold,&rdquo; including requiring that all digital products be backed one-to-one with physical metal.</p> <p>The fact that this isn&rsquo;t already a requirement should give you pause.</p> <p>With digital gold products, investors can buy and sell ownership of physical metal electronically. The digital gold provider stores physical gold

<p>(EAGLE, IDAHO) &ndash; Money Metals today announced the acquisition of $265 million in equity and debt capital to expand its <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/gold-loan/&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener">precious-metals-backed lending program</a>, providing businesses and investors with greater access to competitive financing secured by physical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.</p> <p>The capital infusion positions <a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money Metals Capital Group</a>

<p>The Chinese government has tried to internationalize the yuan and raise its stature as a global currency for decades. Hong Kong's ascension as a prominent yuan-denominated gold trading hub is giving that effort a big boost.</p> <p>S&amp;P Global Ratings managing director <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/cnbc-china-connection-newsletter-gold-purchases-yuan-globalization.html&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charles Chang told CNBC</a> that Hong Kong's evolution as a gold

<p>An ounce of silver weighs 31.1035 grams. That is because precious metals are measured in troy ounces. Standard daily ounces, also known as avoirdupois ounces, weigh 28.35 grams.</p> <p>According to the <a href="https://www.nist.gov/document/2026-nist-handbook-44-appendix-c&quot;>NIST Handbook 44 unit tables</a>, one troy ounce equals exactly 31.1034768 grams. That means troy ounces weigh about 2.75 grams more than the

<p>The Indian government is considering tighter regulation of &ldquo;digital gold,&rdquo; including requiring that all digital products be backed one-to-one with physical metal.</p> <p>The fact that this isn&rsquo;t already a requirement should give you pause.</p> <p>With digital gold products, investors can buy and sell ownership of physical metal electronically. The digital gold provider stores physical gold

<p>(EAGLE, IDAHO) &ndash; Money Metals today announced the acquisition of $265 million in equity and debt capital to expand its <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/gold-loan/&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener">precious-metals-backed lending program</a>, providing businesses and investors with greater access to competitive financing secured by physical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.</p> <p>The capital infusion positions <a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money Metals Capital Group</a>

<p>The Chinese government has tried to internationalize the yuan and raise its stature as a global currency for decades. Hong Kong's ascension as a prominent yuan-denominated gold trading hub is giving that effort a big boost.</p> <p>S&amp;P Global Ratings managing director <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/cnbc-china-connection-newsletter-gold-purchases-yuan-globalization.html&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charles Chang told CNBC</a> that Hong Kong's evolution as a gold

Sendero Resources Corp. (SEND:TSX.V) released results on October 8, 2026, from advanced 3D inversion and classification of airborne magnetic survey data at its Peñas Negras Project in La Rioja, Argentina, where it owns 120 km² of concessions and has an option to earn a 100% interest in an additional 91.7 km². The model, extending to approximately

Two leading institutional gold conferences took place in Colorado over the past two weeks, one focusing on juniors and the other on producers, with another retail show immediately prior in Vancouver. Both institutional conferences saw record attendance, with the Mining Forum Americas, focusing on producers, up 50% year-on-year, and a noticeable increase in generalist investors

Key Investor Takeaways Hole DSB-96 returned 87.1 meters grading 73.26 g/t silver and 0.18% tin, and nearer surface, 17.9 meters grading 190.5 g/t silver and 0.45% tin. DSB-94 added silver and tin on the western side of the potential starter pit, and DSB-95 returned gold, silver, zinc, and lead on the eastern side.

<p>Gold and silver finally put a winning week on the board. But the more revealing development is what happened while prices were falling: investors poured billions into gold-backed funds, and China stepped up its purchases of physical gold.</p> <p>The correction rattled short-term traders. It did not send all the bigger buyers running for the exits.</p>

<p>When considering any investment, it is important to step back and gain a &ldquo;big picture&rdquo; perspective on where it stands in its life cycle. Like living things, companies go through an establishment phase, a growth phase, a mature phase, and eventually a declining phase. At the end, they either reinvent themselves or die.</p> <p>On a

<p>Africa&rsquo;s largest gold producer wants to join BRICS.</p> <p>Last week, Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced that the country will seek formal membership in the economic trading bloc and is seeking India&rsquo;s backing for its bid.</p> <p>Ablakwa said BRICS membership will diversify the country&rsquo;s economic and diplomatic partnerships.</p> <div x-data=" item_id: undefined, view:

<p>China is piling up gold.</p> <p>Why?</p> <p>The mainstream is starting to ask this question, and it seems to have a pretty good grasp of the answer.</p> <p>On Sunday, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/china-gold-buying-interest-rate-.html&quot;>CNBC ran an article highlighting record Chinese gold imports</a> and hit the nail on the head.</p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;That buying spree reflects Beijing&rsquo;s push to cut its

<p>Two questions often come together when people find an Eisenhower dollar: is it silver, and what is the coin worth?</p> <p>Most Eisenhower dollars do not contain any silver. The reason is they were struck from the same copper-nickel alloy used in dimes and quarters after the Coinage Act of 1965. A worn example is worth

<p>Two questions often come together when people find an Eisenhower dollar: is it silver, and what is the coin worth?</p> <p>Most Eisenhower dollars do not contain any silver. The reason is they were struck from the same copper-nickel alloy used in dimes and quarters after the Coinage Act of 1965. A worn example is worth

<p>When considering any investment, it is important to step back and gain a &ldquo;big picture&rdquo; perspective on where it stands in its life cycle. Like living things, companies go through an establishment phase, a growth phase, a mature phase, and eventually a declining phase. At the end, they either reinvent themselves or die.</p> <p>On a

<p>Gold and silver finally put a winning week on the board. But the more revealing development is what happened while prices were falling: investors poured billions into gold-backed funds, and China stepped up its purchases of physical gold.</p> <p>The correction rattled short-term traders. It did not send all the bigger buyers running for the exits.</p>

<h1 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span>Gold&rsquo;s Rebound and Washington&rsquo;s Gold Thief</span></h1> <h4><span>Veteran market analyst Greg Weldon warns that growing financial instability, expanding money supply, and mounting government debt could propel gold to $8,500&ndash;$10,000 over the next one to three years.</span></h4> <p><span>Gold and silver are finding their footing again after a turbulent stretch, but the financial pressures driving

Let’s be realistic: the correction in gold, silver, and the mining/royalty companies that profit from their extraction and sale was not only anticipated but also justified. The correction was necessary as an extremely over-played sector entered Q1, 2026. The HUI Gold Bugs index is now in a support area between the 50% and 62% Fibonacci

PJX Resources Inc. (PJX:TSXV; PJXRF:OTCQB) has secured a renewed five-year drill permit for its Zinger property in southeastern British Columbia, enabling the company’s first-ever drilling on high-priority reduced intrusion-related gold system (RIRGS) targets at the Gar intrusion while advancing Sullivan-style critical metals exploration at the Dewdney Trail property. Key Investor Takeaways PJX Resources Inc.

Bullfrog Gold Corp. (FROG:TSXV; BFROF:OTCQX) is preparing to drill its South Bullfrog project in Nevada, where years of exploration have identified promising gold targets on previously overlooked ground surrounded by major discoveries. In a Nevada gold district containing more than 21 million ounces of gold resources, major mining companies have spent hundreds of millions of

A new U.S. defense initiative aimed at reducing dependence on foreign supply chains is bringing renewed attention to domestic critical minerals, including antimony, as Krait Critical Minerals Corp. (KRIT: CSE; U0S:FSE) advances exploration in Washington State and evaluates additional U.S. critical-mineral opportunities. The company’s broader plans extend beyond its recently acquired Bales Antimony Project. In

Sranan Gold Corp. (SRAN:CSE; SRANF:OTCQB; P84:FSE) is positioning for two key Q4 2026 catalysts at its Suriname gold projects: the planned mobilization of drilling equipment to the Lawatino project and the release of pending assay results from the ongoing 5,000-meter (m) diamond drill program at the high-grade Poeketi Zone on the Tapanahony project. Key Investor

Key Investor Takeaways StrikePoint Gold Inc. closed its acquisition of the Northumberland Gold Project from Newmont subsidiaries on October 6, paying US$70 million in cash, and its shares resumed trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on October 8. Two contingent payments of US$25 million each are tied to completion of a feasibility study

Adamera Minerals Corp. (ADZ:TSX.V; DDNFF:OTCMKTS) has expanded the Max chargeability anomaly at its South Hedley copper-gold project in British Columbia to approximately 3 km along strike, with the target remaining open to the east, according to its October 6, 2026, news release. The development comes as the company continues IP surveying near Hudbay Minerals Inc.’s

Key Investor Takeaways Discovery Mining is buying McEwen Inc.’s Fuller property, its 60% interest in the Paymaster joint venture, and a surface-rights parcel next to the Dome Mine in Timmins, Ontario, for US$55 million. Discovery will pay US$5 million in cash and US$50 million in shares, and Franco-Nevada will pay Discovery US$8 million

Key Investor Takeaways Guanajuato Silver broke through on a 267-meter underground ramp on September 30, ahead of schedule, connecting its San Ignacio mine to the Lucero mine within the Bolanitos complex. The company expects lower operating costs, faster haulage to the Bolanitos plant, and better ventilation. The release gives no dollar figure for

<p>Some enterprising crooks in Germany figured out an ingenious way to launder money from their drug smuggling operation.</p> <p>They turned it into real money.</p> <p>According to German law enforcement officials, a gang used drug money to purchase scrap gold jewelry from jewelers involved in the case. They proceeded to melt down the jewelry and process

<p>While headwinds remain strong in the near term, Metals Focus forecasts new record highs for gold in 2027, with silver rallying along with it.</p> <h2>Gold Forecast</h2> <div x-data=" item_id: undefined, view: null " x-html="view || 'Product-Random-Best'" x-init="view = await (await fetch('/shortcodes/product/random/best?category=2')).text()">!!–Product-Random-Best-2–!!</div> <p>After scaling record highs in January, gold corrected sharply and has faced headwinds ever

<p>Gold costs more than platinum per ounce. While this was once reversed, gold has remained ahead of platinum for more than 11 years. In mid-January 2015, platinum&rsquo;s London price fell below gold&rsquo;s. It stayed there, and it has not caught back up to gold since that time.</p> <p>Today, the gap between the two is roughly

<p>Welcome to this week&rsquo;s Market Wrap podcast. I&rsquo;m Stefan Gleason.</p> <p>Coming up, veteran market analyst Greg Weldon joins our own Mike Maharrey to explain why he sees growing danger in the bond market &mdash; and why he isn&rsquo;t betting against gold, even as his trading models flash sell signals. Greg also lays out his case

Key Investor Takeaways Silver North Resources Ltd. (SNAG:TSX.V; TARSF:OTCQB; I90:FSE) completed its largest-ever drilling program at the Haldane Silver Project in Yukon’s historic Keno Hill Silver District, totaling 6,169 meters across 24 drillholes in 2026. High-grade silver, gold, lead, and zinc mineralization remained the primary exploration focus at Haldane’s Main Fault discovery, where

Key Investor Takeaways High-grade gold results: Goliath Resources Ltd. (GOT:TSX.V; GOTRF:OTCQX; B4IF:FSE) reported 9.89 g/t AuEq over 12.00 meters from the Surebet Zone at its 100%-owned Golddigger Property in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. Multiple gold zones returned mineralization: New assays included results from the Surebet, Big Bulk, Eldorado, Bonanza, and Golden Gate zones,

Zodiac Gold Inc. (ZAU:TSX.V; ZAUIF:OTCQB; K19:XFRA), a West African gold explorer, released its strongest trenching result to date at the Feh Feh target and extended the Lewis North gold-in-soil anomaly to approximately 3 km (kilometer) along the 16 km Monterra Trend at the Todi Gold Project in Liberia. Key Investor Takeaways Zodiac Gold’s October