silver price 2026
Mining M&A Hit $26 Billion in Q1 2026 and Barrick Is Spinning Out Its North American Gold Assets
Gold held above $4,700 this week. Silver hit $75.48, up more than 7%. Copper traded at $13,980 per tonne, 10% higher year-to-date and within striking distance of its all-time high. The price environment across the precious and base metals complex is as constructive as it has been in years. The question the week raised is…
Silver X Mining Record Q1 Results Show What $91 Silver Does to a Junior Producer
Gold futures are sitting at $4,713 an ounce this morning, up 3.80% on the week. Silver is up 7.54% to $75.48. Platinum is up 4.22% to $1,973. Those are not small moves, and they did not happen in a vacuum. The European Central Bank published a report this week confirming that gold has overtaken US…
Trafigura’s $700M LME Withdrawal and What It Means for Junior Players
Gold spent the week stuck. Iran peace talks gave it brief bounces but nothing that held. The 10-year Treasury hit 4.6653% on May 19, its highest since January 2025, and rate hike odds for December firmed toward 40%. That combination kept a ceiling on bullion and pushed the junior gold miner index to its worst…
