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<p>Welcome to this week&rsquo;s Market Wrap Podcast, I&rsquo;m Mike Gleason.</p> <p>Coming up don&rsquo;t miss our exclusive interview with Axel Merk of Merk Investments. Axel weighs in on the recent, perhaps overdue selloff in gold and silver prices and analyzes the factors behind this week&rsquo;s volatility, such as the role of speculators have played in all […]

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Vizsla Copper Corp. (VCU:TSXV; VCUFF:OTCQB) reported assay results from the final four drill holes of its Phase 1 drill program at the Thira porphyry discovery, part of the Poplar Project in central British Columbia. The company said the results confirmed significant near-surface copper-molybdenum mineralization and expanded the mineralized footprint 200 meters to the south. Drill

It has been quite a year for precious metals such as gold and silver, and the top stock picks for the last quarter of 2025 by Chen Lin, author of the What is Chen Buying? What is Chen Selling? newsletter, bear that out. After hitting new record highs, the metals experienced their steepest single-day drops in years,

IAMGOLD Corp. (IMG:TSX; IAG:NYSE) announced a pair of definitive agreements on October 20, 2025, to acquire both Mines D’Or Orbec Inc.(TSX.V: BLUE) and Northern Superior Resources Inc. (SUP:CVE), consolidating a dominant position in Quebec’s Chibougamau gold district. Under the agreement with Northern Superior, IAMGOLD will acquire all issued and outstanding shares through a court-approved plan

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Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) likely will prevail in the legal case over the Aznalcollar project in Spain, purported Clarus Securities Analyst Varun Arora in an Oct. 9 research note. The hearing for the final trial phase took place from March to July 2025, and the verdict is imminent.  “Overall, we think a favorable

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Silver X Mining Corp. (AGX:TSX.V; AGXPF:OTC) shared its strategic plans for the upcoming months and announced the initiation of a 40,000-meter diamond drilling campaign, the largest in the company’s history, according to an October 22 release. These initiatives will be funded by the proceeds from the recently completed Bought Deal financing and will concentrate on

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey cautions listeners against confusing market symptoms with the underlying illness. He opens with a reminder to focus on what drives prices, not just the prices themselves.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That point lands as </span><a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-price&quot;><span style="font-weight: 400;">gold slips below $4,100 per ounce</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> after

<p>With gold and silver pulling back from their all-time highs over the last few days, the naysayers on Wall Street &ndash; who totally missed the <i>huge</i> rally in both metals since Labor Day &ndash; have boldly declared the top is in.</p> <div x-data=" item_id: undefined, view: null " x-html="view || 'Product-Random-Featured'" x-init="view = await (await

<p>After the big selloff in gold and silver, a Saxo Bank analyst says the metals are no longer overbought, but they are still under-owned.</p> <p><a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-price&quot;>After peaking near $4,400 an ounce</a>, gold got hammered lower on Tuesday and Wednesday, falling to close to $4,000 before stabilizing at around $4,100. <a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/silver-price&quot;>Silver dropped even more substantially</a>&nbsp;in

<p>A former Federal Reserve advisor said the recent selloff in gold and silver wasn&rsquo;t just nervous investors booking profits on oversold assets. She thinks it signals deeper structural rot in the financial system.</p> <p><a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-price&quot; rel="noreferrer">After peaking near $4,400 an ounce</a>, gold was hammered lower, falling to close to $4,000 before stabilizing at around $4,100.</p>

<p>Well, that was quick.</p> <p>Seventy-one days to be exact.</p> <p>That&rsquo;s how long it took for the federal government to add another trillion dollars to the national debt.</p> <p>In August, the debt eclipsed $37 trillion for the first time. On Oct. 21, it blew passed $38 trillion.</p> <p>As of that date, the U.S. government owed <strong>$38,019,813,354,700.26</strong>.</p>

It is all over now for gold. Never-ending sell stops hit down to US$2500. Parabolas do what parabolas do. Classic parabola breach, parabola backtest, then fall Gold can step back now after its wonderful leadership. Let the real world go forward. Industrial metals. Exploration. Growth companies are growing. Next leg in the U.S. stocks bull

Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. (LVG:TSX; LVGLF:OTCQB; E1K:FSE) is conducting a 4,000-meter, multi-purpose drilling program at the fully permitted Imwelo Gold Project in northwestern Tanzania, according to a release on October 9. The first of approximately 24 planned drill holes were began at Area C, the site of the company’s proposed initial open pit at Imwelo.

Yesterday, gold was down about $230 on the Comex. It looks like my $4,350 target is being met, and then a correction/consolidation is turning out to be bang on. I mark this more to logical intuition than technical science. I am sure today the voices are loud, saying the gold bull is over! Those still hesitant

NatBridge Resources Ltd. (NATB:CSE; NATBF:OTC; GI80:FSE) announced it has entered into a definitive mineral rights purchase agreement with Teras Resources Inc. (TRA:TSX.V) for the acquisition of certain mining claims and related property interests comprising the Cahuilla gold project in Imperial County, California. The agreement, signed on October 18, 2025, gives Natbridge 100% of the subsurface

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<p>Gold and silver are in the midst of a significant price correction, and with all of the volatility in the markets, it's important to keep your eye on the ball.</p> <p>By "the ball," we mean the underlying fundamental market dynamics and the trajectory of the economy.</p> <p>In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo,

<h2>The precious metals selloff may be close to running its course, according to a highly reliable methodology.</h2> <p>As you&rsquo;ve likely heard, the inevitable pullback in precious metals continued yesterday, with spot gold dropping 5.29% and spot silver falling 7.03%, marking the sharpest one-day decline in over a decade.</p> <div x-data=" item_id: undefined, view: null "

<p>The best way to discourage bullion buying in a bull market, and contain gold and silver prices, is to increase volatility. The greater the instability, the greater the unpredictability of price moves, both up and down.</p> <p>Volatility was the name of the game in the precious metals market in recent days. Gold and silver prices

We are experiencing unprecedented demand for physical precious metals at BullionStar. Last week, we saw record demand both in terms of sales revenue and number of orders. Despite our recent counter expansion in the Bullion Center, allowing us to serve up to ten customers concurrently, the record demand has resulted in substantial queuing times. Several

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Metallic Minerals Corp. (MMG:TSX.V; MMNGF:OTCQB) announced a strategic collaboration with VRIFY Technology Inc. to implement advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies across its promising precious metals and critical minerals projects in Canada and the United States, according to a release on October 21. This partnership represents a significant advancement in Metallic’s dedication to

Gold is breaking out, but the most valuable signal for equity investors is not the headline price. It is how leadership changes after a long base. In both prior up-legs in gold, the heavy lifting in equities came from mid-cap producers and credible explorers. The publicly tracked model portfolio was built to capture that shift.

Dolly Varden Silver Corp. (DV:TSX.V; DVS:NYSEA; DVQ:FSE) announced the completion of its 2025 diamond drilling campaign at the 100%-owned Kitsault Valley project in British Columbia. The company reported a total of 56,131 meters drilled across 84 holes. The program focused on stepout and infill drilling at the Wolf and Homestake silver deposits, as well as

The global rare earths market in 2025 continued to shift under the pressure of geopolitical tensions, demand from electric vehicles and clean energy technologies, and efforts to localize and secure critical supply chains. Rare earth elements (REEs), a group of 17 metals essential to producing permanent magnets used in electric motors, wind turbines, electronics, and

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GoGold Resources Inc. (GGD:TSX; GLGDF:OTCQX) reported a 45% increase in silver equivalent production for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, totaling 2,150,192 silver equivalent ounces. This figure includes 851,102 ounces of silver, 12,289 ounces of gold, 476 tonnes of copper, and 609 tonnes of zinc. The growth compares to 1,482,406 silver equivalent ounces produced

<p>Market analysts are searching for an explanation for today's bombing of gold and silver prices. For example, the&nbsp;<em>Wall Street Journal&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/gold-edges-higher-on-likely-dip-buying-interest-f9df606f&quot; target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wsj.com/articles/gold-edges-higher-on-likely-dip-buying-interest-f9df606f&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761151089475000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3RxukKYgxk0Et1ZjW9cPKd" rel="noopener noreferrer">today wrote</a>&nbsp;the following:</p> <blockquote> <p>The sudden fall in gold and silver prices lacks a clear trigger, XTB research director Kathleen Brooks writes. …</p> <p>The fall is likely caused by stretched valuations

Source: Michael Ballanger 10/20/2025 Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. takes a look at the silver market and shares his thoughts. He also discusses U.S. debt. Let me tell you a story. I entered the training program with a large, reputable and very “blue-blood” Canadian investment firm in 1977 and spent the better part of

Ares Capital Corp. (ARCC:NASDAQ) and Gladstone Investment Corp. (GAIN: NASDAQ) have both fallen sharply in the last six weeks, along with the entire BDC sector. The Vaneck ETF is down 16%, to a 52-week low. There are three main concerns. First, when the Federal Reserve cut its key rate in mid-September, this meant that BDC

Emerita Resources Corp. (EMO:TSX.V; EMOTF:OTCQB; LLJA:FSE) reported continued success from its ongoing diamond drilling program at the El Cura deposit, part of its wholly owned Iberian Belt West (IBW) project in Spain. The latest results extended mineralization approximately 90 meters westward and confirmed strong grades across multiple metals. Drill hole EC080 intersected 4.1 meters grading

<p>Despite all the talk about DOGE and cost-cutting earlier this year, the federal government spent more in fiscal 2025 than it did the previous year and set a new spending record.</p> <p>However, thanks to an influx of tariff revenue, <a href="https://fiscal.treasury.gov/files/reports-statements/mts/mts0925.pdf&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the fiscal 2025 budget deficit</a> was slightly smaller &ndash; if you can

<p>For the first time in history, India&rsquo;s largest precious metals refiner ran out of silver.</p> <p>A convergence of factors from market dynamics to logistical problems led to this unprecedented silver shortage. While the market dynamics that got us here might be difficult to untangle, the situation is about as basic as it gets.</p> <p>There&rsquo;s not

<p>Chinese wholesale gold demand rebounded in September.</p> <p>This was partly due to a seasonal uptick in gold buying, along with continued support from investors as the yellow metal scaled new record highs.</p> <p>China ranks as the world&rsquo;s largest gold market.</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=2')).text()">!!–Product-Random-Featured-2–!!</div>

<p>Is silver overbought?</p> <p>Technically, yes. But that doesn&rsquo;t mean the bull market is over, as some mainstream analysts would have you believe.</p> <p>From a technical standpoint, an asset is overbought when the price runs up extremely fast relative to the recent trend.</p> <p>On September 18, <a href="https://www.moneymetals.com/silver-price&quot;>silver was trading at $41.83</a>. Over the next three

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey </span><a href="https://share.google/3ueMmDzj1bx2PqUGx&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">interviewed Greg Weldon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gold had pushed past $4,300, and silver broke $54 on the day of recording. Asked if that&rsquo;s bubble territory, Weldon said you can argue both sides, but futures

About six weeks back, I penned a brief article regarding Altamira Gold Corp. (ALTA:TSX.V; EQTRF:OTCBB), following their preliminary announcement that hinted at findings from their initial borehole at Maria Bonia. I’m generally skeptical about announcements focused on visual observations. These typically attract speculators who follow the “buy the rumor, sell the news” approach. Despite remarkable

Silver North Resources Ltd. (SNAG:TSX.V; TARSF: OTCQB) reported progress on its 2025 exploration program at the Haldane Silver Property, located in the Keno Hill Silver District of Yukon, Canada. The company has completed six diamond drill holes, totaling 1,300 meters, at the Main Fault target. Five of the six holes have been sampled and sent

Another exciting gold bull era day is underway, but this time the excitement comes from substantial “overdue” corrective action. Here’s a look at a key chart that highlights the move:  Gold could continue rallying up towards $4600-$4700 before there’s a pullback that is large enough for investors to buy. If that pullback begins now, modest

<p>Secretary Bessent's answering a serious question about gold with a mere clich today was his way of saying the subject is too sensitive to be discussed openly. Besides that, the clich is almost certainly mistaken.</p> <p>The six-month chart of the gold price, showing a nearly vertical ascent screams "short squeeze," the sort of problem central

<p>There has been a cool breakthrough using gold. Researchers have discovered that gold nanoparticles can increase the effectiveness of antibiotics against a common deadly bacterium.</p> <p>Oh? You didn't know gold had uses like this?</p> <p>That's not surprising. People don't talk much about such things.</p> <p>If you pay a lot of attention to the precious metals

<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. Greg weighs in on the silver shortage that&rsquo;s developing in London, the incredible demand coming out of India for the white metal, whether we&rsquo;ve reached a top in gold and the dramatic

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Scorpio Gold Corp. (SGN:TSX.V) has announced further assay results from Phase 1 of its 2025 drilling program at the Manhattan District Project in Nevada. The results included high-grade intervals from both the Gap Zone and Mustang Hill targets, two of the four primary zones tested during this initial phase. Drill hole 25MN-016 at Mustang Hill

Dakota Gold Corp. (DC:NYSE American) announced assay results from an additional 32 infill and metallurgical drill holes as part of its ongoing 2025 campaign for the Richmond Hill Oxide Heap Leach Gold Project in the historic Homestake District of South Dakota, the company said in a release October 16. Drilling continues to encounter high-grade gold