The War Premium Springs a Leak: Hormuz Reopens and the Juniors Feel It
The US–Iran deal reopens the Strait of Hormuz and deflates gold's war premium as the dollar hits a 13-month high — plus an AI engine maps a scandium target, and Banyan Gold hits high-grade at AurMac.
The War Premium Springs a Leak: Hormuz Reopens and the Juniors Feel It
The US–Iran deal reopens the Strait of Hormuz and deflates gold's war premium as the dollar hits a 13-month high — plus an AI engine maps a scandium target, and Banyan Gold hits high-grade at AurMac.
The Hawk Landed: Warsh's Fed Flips to Hikes, and the Juniors Wear It
The new Fed chair's debut flipped the dot plot from a cut to a hike — gold fell 2%, the dollar ripped to a one-year high, and the TSX-V took it on the chin. Plus: Vizsla's FLSmidth plant deal and a junior funding its own restart with mine money.
Gold Market Analysis: Global Junior Explorer Inflows for June 2026
Analysis of global gold exploration trends and junior capital inflows. Discover how multi-asset portfolios are managing drill programs and market liquidity.
Gold Claws Back Over $4,000 — and the Juniors Catch Their Breath
Gold round-trips the $4,000 handle in 48 hours, tungsten becomes the West's new critical-minerals obsession, and Revival Gold pulls 14.9 g/t out of Idaho.
One Hole, a Hundred Metres: Heliostar's Ana Paula Lights Up at 10.9 g/t Gold
Heliostar drills 99.8 m of 10.9 g/t gold at Ana Paula, GoldHaven flies a district-scale magnetic map in BC, and Aftermath Silver cracks 77 g/t Ag plus copper in Peru — on a day the metals tape finally caught a bid.
Gold Loses the $4,000 Handle — and the Dollar's Got the Hammer
Gold knifes through $4,000 and silver dumps 5% as the dollar hits a 52-week high — plus driverless drills and an Athabasca uranium program that just grew 60%.
A Quarter-Klick Down, West Point Still Hits 18 g/t Gold
West Point cuts 18 g/t gold a quarter-kilometre down in Arizona — plus AI logging core at the rig over Starlink, and Getty Copper's 342-metre B.C. tonnage hit.
