Special Episode | Subterranean Supply Chain Blues: FT Summit 2026 with Robert Friedland
The SmarterMarkets™ podcast released a special episode titled “Subterranean Supply Chain Blues,” featuring mining magnate Robert Friedland. Recorded at the FT Commodities Global Summit 2026 in Lausanne, the discussion centered on the growing logistical and cost challenges of deep‑earth mining. Friedland, executive co‑chairman of Ivanhoe Mines and founder of I‑Pulse, highlighted how underground transport bottlenecks are reshaping commodity supply. The episode underscores the sector’s push toward digital tools and resilient infrastructure to mitigate these pressures.
Erik Wetterling – Value Proposition In BCM Resources, Dryden Gold, and Sonoro Gold
Erik Wetterling, founder of The Hedgeless Horseman, analyzed recent milestones from three junior gold miners—BCM Resources, Dryden Gold and Sonoro Gold. Each company announced drilling updates, resource expansions, or financing that could reshape their valuation. Wetterling highlighted how these developments...
District Announces $10 Million Private Placement Financing
District Metals Corp. announced a non‑brokered private placement to raise up to C$10 million (approximately US$7.4 million) by issuing up to 14.7 million common shares at C$0.68 each. The offering, which carries no hold period, is slated to close by May 12 2026 subject to...
Integra’s George Salamis on Florida Canyon’s Q3 Production Numbers and Its Path Towards Cash-Flow
Integra Resources CEO George Salamis detailed the Q3 production surge at the Florida Canyon mine, driven by eight new Cat 785 haul trucks that set a record mining rate. He explained that the elevated 2026 All‑In‑Sustaining Cost (AISC) is largely temporary,...
Massive Silver Resource Just Got Bigger With Higher Grades and a New Indicated Core
Eloro Resources announced an updated NI 43‑101 mineral resource estimate for its Iska Iska silver‑tin project in Bolivia, effective April 2, 2026. The revision shows a larger total resource with higher average silver grades and introduces a new indicated core zone. Independent...
SONORO GOLD ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF OVERSUBSCRIBED $12.2M PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Sonoro Gold Corp. announced the closing of its oversubscribed private placement, raising CAD 12.2 million (≈ US$9 million) by selling 50,833,334 units at $0.24 each. Each unit comprises one common share and a warrant exercisable at CAD $0.32 for three years. Insiders purchased 15.7 million units,...
BCM Resources Corp Completes Deepest Diamond Drill Hole to Date at Thompson Knolls
BCM Resources announced completion of its first diamond core hole (TK15) in the 2026 Phase 4 Thompson Knolls campaign, reaching a record depth of 3,995.5 feet (1,219 m). The hole, drilled 250 m southwest of the earlier TK8, intersected extensive pyroxene‑diopside skarn within marbleized...
Erik Wetterling – Key Reflections On Agnico Eagle Acquisition Of Rupert Resources & Aurion Resources
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited announced the acquisition of Rupert Resources Ltd and Aurion Resources Ltd, consolidating their gold projects in Finland’s Central Lapland Greenstone Belt. The deal brings together multiple exploration and development assets, expanding Agnico’s footprint in a region...
Blackrock Silver: High-Grade Nevada Project Moving Toward Development
Blackrock Silver Corp (TSX‑V:BRC) announced that its high‑grade Nevada silver project is advancing from exploration to development. Recent drilling confirmed average grades of roughly 500 g/t silver, supporting an indicated resource of more than 10 million ounces. The company has completed the...
Rick Rule on M&A Synergies, Agnico’s Strategy, Lithium Risks, and Uranium’s Energy-Security Tailwind
Rick Rule evaluates recent mining M&A, praising G Mining’s $1 billion, ten‑year synergy estimate from its G2 Goldfields acquisition as uniquely accretive. He also commends Agnico Eagle’s Finnish consolidation for leveraging existing infrastructure and adhering to a disciplined per‑share accretion framework,...
Magna Mining Site Visit Debrief with CEO Jason Jessup
MSD’s Trevor Hall joined Magna Mining’s team for an on‑site interview with CEO Jason Jessup after touring the underground McCreedy West Mine in the Sudbury Basin. The discussion highlighted the critical role of McCreedy’s crash‑flow data as Magna pushes the...
Goliath Resources (TSXV: GOT | OTC: GOTRF) – High-Grade Gold Discovery Expands in British Columbia
Goliath Resources reported new high‑grade gold intercepts from its Surebet discovery in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. Ongoing drilling expanded the mineralized zone, confirming the potential for a sizable deposit. The company says its exploration program is fully funded, allowing continued...
FireFox Gold Provides Update on Kolho Joint Venture Lapland, Finland
FireFox Gold Corp. reported progress on its Kolho joint‑venture in northern Finland, where partner Agnico Eagle has spent $1.842 million in 2025, bringing total spend to $2.936 million since the 2023 earn‑in agreement. The 2025 field program collected 2,778 base‑of‑till samples and...
Goldsky Resources – CEO Russell Bradford – Company Presentation Hamburg Mining Conference 2026
Goldsky Resources CEO Russell Bradford delivered a company presentation at the Hamburg Mining Conference on April 22, 2026. The session outlined the firm’s current project portfolio, upcoming drilling campaigns, and strategic financing plans. Bradford emphasized the company’s focus on expanding...
Arctic Minerals Intends to Carry Out a Directed Share Issue of Approximately SEK 30 Million
Arctic Minerals AB announced a directed share issue of roughly SEK 30 million (about $2.7 million) aimed at Swedish and international institutional investors. The capital will fund accelerated drilling at its flagship Hennes Bay copper‑silver project and further exploration at the Swan Lake copper‑gold target....
Agnico Buys RUP & AU. Also Talk GSKR, KLDC & GOT
Agnico Eagle has completed a $3.5 billion acquisition of Rupert Resources and Aurion Resources, securing the 4.3 million‑ounce Ikkari gold deposit and adjacent land. The transaction expands Agnico's Canadian footprint and adds a high‑grade, near‑term production asset. The deal also triggers market...
Magna Mining Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
Magna Mining Inc. posted Q4 2025 results showing a positive cash margin of C$3.3 million (≈US$2.4 million) at its McCreedy West mine and record quarterly output of 5.0 million copper‑equivalent pounds. Full‑year 2025 production reached 11.5 million CuEq lbs with cash costs of US$3.72 per lb and...
High-Grade Gold & a Fully Funded Drill Program: Goliath Update with Roger Rosmus & Russell Ashton
Goliath Resources announced that its flagship gold project is delivering high‑grade intercepts and that a fully funded 2024 drill program is now in place. In a detailed interview, Founder‑CEO Roger Rosmus and Head Geologist Russell Ashton outlined the latest assay...
Silver Viper ($VIPR | $VIPRF) CEO on Coneto Project Acquisition and Mexico Growth Plans
Silver Viper Minerals Corp. announced the acquisition of the Coneto silver‑gold project in northern Mexico from Fresnillo, positioning the TSXV‑listed explorer to expand its foothold in the country. The deal adds a near‑term exploration platform alongside the company’s existing La...
FireFox Gold Reports Remaining Results From 2025 Drilling at Sarvi Project in Lapland, Finland
FireFox Gold Corp. released results from the three remaining holes of its 2025 reconnaissance drill program at the 100%-owned Sarvi gold project in Lapland, Finland. Hole 25SA002 intersected a narrow 1.0‑metre interval grading 2.68 g/t Au at 51.5 m depth, while hole...
Sonoro Gold Just Funded A 50,000 Meter Drill Push At Cerro Caliche
Sonoro Gold has secured an $11 million private placement to fund a 50,000‑meter drill program at its Cerro Caliche project in northern Mexico. Management argues the current market price undervalues the deposit, which sits in a shallow oxide zone with a...
Erik Wetterling – Value Proposition In Amex Exploration, K2 Gold, and Goldsky Resources
Amex Exploration released a feasibility study confirming Phase 1 of its 100%-owned Perron Gold Mine in Québec, focusing on underground mining of the high‑grade Champagne Zone and setting the stage for a Phase 2 expansion. K2 Gold announced that the U.S. Bureau...
FireFox Gold – Mustajärvi Drill Results: Expanding the East Zone & Connecting High-Grade Discoveries
FireFox Gold announced drill results from Finland's Mustajärvi Project, highlighting systematic expansion of the East Zone with 22 holes drilled using a fence‑drilling approach. The company reported high‑grade intercepts, including 13 meters at 6.29 g/t gold and 10 meters at 3.5 g/t gold, bolstering...
Opportunities In Gold Explorers And Developers – Part 3
The author resumes the third installment of a series spotlighting opportunities in junior gold explorers and developers. The piece promises to dissect volatile pre‑revenue gold equities, flagging upcoming company catalysts and overlooked value drivers. By revisiting these under‑appreciated assets, the...
Anthony Margarit of K2 Gold on the Profound Impacts of Mojave’s Positive Record of Decision
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued a positive Record of Decision approving K2 Gold’s proposed exploration drilling at the Mojave Project in Inyo County, California. The approval marks the project as one of the most de‑risked exploration efforts in...
Tocvan Expands Beyond the Main Zone with New Discovery and Pilot Mine Momentum
Tocvan Ventures reported a 1,600‑meter step‑out discovery at its Gran Pilar gold‑silver project, confirming district‑scale potential beyond the main zone. The company is launching a 20,000‑meter drill program with two rigs, including a newly added second rig, to test high‑priority...
Tocvan Announces Addition of Second Drill Rig and Accelerates High-Priority Drill Targets at Flagship Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project
Tocvan Ventures announced the mobilization of a second reverse‑circulation drill rig to its Gran Pilar gold‑silver project in Sonora, Mexico, on April 6, 2026. The additional rig will double the company’s monthly drilling capacity and accelerate its fully funded 20,000‑meter program,...
FireFox Gold Expands the East Zone to the Southwest with Ongoing Grid Drilling at the Mustajärvi Gold Project, Finland
FireFox Gold Corp announced results from seven new drill holes (25MJ016‑25MJ022) that extend the high‑grade East Zone at its 100%‑owned Mustajärvi Gold Project in Lapland, Finland. Notable intercepts include 5.0 m averaging 6.29 g/t Au (including 1 m at 24.9 g/t) and 13.0 m averaging...
INTEGRA LAUNCHES LARGEST DRILL PROGRAM IN ITS HISTORY: 50,000-METER EXPANDED PROGRAM TARGETING RESOURCE GROWTH, MINE LIFE EXTENSION AND ADVANCED ENGINEERING...
Integra Resources announced a 50,000‑meter drilling campaign across its Nevada and Idaho assets, the largest in the company’s history. The program includes 42,500 m at the cash‑flowing Florida Canyon Mine, 5,500 m at the Nevada North (Wildcat) project to support a pre‑feasibility...
(K2 Gold) Mojave Project: On the Doorstep of Drilling
K2 Gold announced that its Mojave project in Nevada is ready to move into the drilling phase after three and a half years of permitting and surface work. The company reports high‑grade gold mineralization at surface and a district‑scale exploration...
Red Canyon Resources – Financing Closed & 2026 Exploration Strategy Across Copper Project Portfolio
Red Canyon Resources closed a $2.5 million financing round, with Tech Resources maintaining a 9.9% stake. The company announced a May drill program at the Inzana Project targeting the Camp Target, where shallow drilling found copper‑gold mineralization. It also highlighted continued...
Magna Mining Files Technical Report for the McCreedy West Mine in Sudbury, Ontario
Magna Mining Inc. filed an independent NI 43‑101 technical report for its McCreedy West Mine in Sudbury, Ontario. The report, prepared by SGS Canada and dated April 1 2026 with an effective date of December 31 2025, details the mine’s mineral reserve and resource...
Homerun Resources Inc. Announces Sponsored BDR Listing on B3 Stock Exchange
Homerun Resources Inc. has signed a Sponsored Brazilian Depositary Receipt (BDR) agreement with Banco B3 S.A., enabling its shares to be listed and traded on Brazil’s B3 exchange. Each Level I BDR will represent one common share that remains listed on...
Amex Exploration (TSXV:AMX) – ‘Undervalued?’ Investment Series, with Victor Cantore
Amex Exploration Inc. (TSXV:AMX) CEO Victor Cantore told investors the company remains significantly undervalued despite recent drilling successes at its Nevada gold assets. He highlighted a 30% increase in inferred resources at the Amex Gold Project and a forthcoming updated...
Blackrock Silver – 90% Increase in Indicated Mineral Resources & Updated PEA At Tonopah West Project
Blackrock Silver announced a 90% increase in its indicated mineral resources at the 100%-owned Tonopah West Project in west‑central Nevada. The updated Mineral Resource Estimate, prepared by RESPEC under NI 43‑101 standards, was effective January 4 2026. An accompanying Preliminary Economic Assessment...
Red Canyon Completes Private Placement Financings
Red Canyon Resources Ltd. announced the closing of a non‑brokered private placement of 9.285 million units at $0.20 each, generating approximately $1.36 million in gross proceeds. The offering was split into an initial tranche of 7.56 million units ($1.10 million) on March 25 and a...
Erik Wetterling – Value Proposition In Montage Gold, Amex Exploration, and Blackrock Silver
Erik Wetterling highlighted recent milestones from three precious‑metal developers. Montage Gold Corp released an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for its Koné and Gbongogo deposits in Côte d’Ivoire and reported that construction is on‑budget and ahead of schedule, with the first...
Eloro Resources Ltd: Advancing One of Bolivia’s Largest Silver Discoveries in Centuries, and Building a Portfolio to Match
Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSX: ELO) is advancing the Iska Iska Project, a newly identified silver‑tin polymetallic discovery in Bolivia’s Potosí Department. CEO Thomas G. Larsen describes the find as a world‑class, never‑drilled collapse‑resurgent caldera centre of a massive volcano. The...
Opportunities For Outperformance In The Small and Mid-Tier PM Producers (Part 1)
The article outlines how small and mid‑tier gold producers can deliver outsized returns compared with larger miners. It begins with mindset advice for investors before diving into the fundamentals and technicals of select stocks. The author highlights near‑term catalysts such...
Bob Moriarty: WW3, Shortages & Markets
Bob Moriarty’s recent commentary warns that the specter of World War III is intensifying geopolitical risk, which could cascade into global supply‑chain shortages and heightened market turbulence. He argues that escalating tensions may disrupt energy and commodity flows, prompting sharp price...
SmallCap-Investor Interview Mit Patrick Highsmith, Chairman Von FireFox Gold
FireFox Gold (WKN: A419WJ) is focusing on its Mustajärvi project in Finland’s Central Lapland Greenstone Belt, a region historically underexplored due to heavy glaciation. Recent drilling has returned high‑grade gold intersections, suggesting the company is nearing a genuine discovery. The...
Homerun’s R&D Initiatives with Dr. Subash Risbud – Fused Silica Glass, Silicon Carbide, and More…
At the inaugural International Online Conference on Optics (IOCO 2026), materials scientist Dr. Subhash Risbud showcased a rapid fused‑silica glass production method that uses high‑purity quartz sand sourced from Homerun Resources. The presentation highlighted how precise control of impurities, grain...
Rick Rule Says This Gold Stock Panic Looks Like a Buyer Opportunity
Veteran resource investor Rick Rule warns that the recent sharp sell‑off in gold equities is less a crisis than a buying window for disciplined, long‑term investors. He argues that focusing on a "shopping list" of high‑quality names, rather than trying...
Cabral Gold Announces $20 Million Bought Deal Financing
Cabral Gold Inc. announced a bought‑deal financing of 21.055 million common shares at C$0.95 each, generating C$20 million (≈ $14.8 million USD) in gross proceeds. An over‑allotment option could add up to 3.16 million shares, potentially raising total proceeds to about C$23 million (≈ $17 million USD). The...
Rick Rule on Goliath: “A Really, Really Interesting Target”
Rick Rule, the veteran mining investor, told Rule Investment Media that Goliath Resources is a "really, really interesting target." The comment came during a brief interview and highlighted Goliath’s copper‑gold exploration assets in Nevada. Although the interview provided few specifics,...
Homerun Resources Inc. Announces Binding Distribution Agreement with Cristal Sand Group, Securing First Commercial Sales of High-Purity Industrial Silica Sand...
Homerun Resources Inc. has signed a binding 12‑month exclusive sales distribution contract with Cristal Sand Group for high‑purity industrial silica sand from the Santa Maria Eterna district in Bahia, Brazil. The agreement secures the company’s first commercial volumes, with a...
Excelsior: Metals Market Mash-Up – Navigating The Turbulent Seas
The metals sector has been rattled by sharp price swings throughout 2026, leaving investors uncertain. In this context, junior miner Silver Viper announced an 11.70‑million‑ounce resource estimate featuring high‑grade intersections of 9.18 g/t gold and 352 g/t silver. The company is simultaneously...
FinEx Metals Completes Oversubscribed Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of $1,671,600
FinEx Metals Ltd. completed an oversubscribed non‑brokered private placement, issuing 13,930,000 units at $0.12 each and raising $1,671,600 in gross proceeds. Each unit comprises one common share and half of a warrant exercisable at $0.18 for 24 months. Insiders purchased...
Scottie Resources– Final 2025 Drill Results, Planning A Fully-Funded 50,000 Metre 2026 Drill Program
Scottie Resources Corp. released the final results of its 2025 drill campaign at the Blueberry Contact Zone, part of the Scottie Gold Mine Project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. The company announced a fully‑funded 50,000‑metre drill program for 2026, aimed...
Bob Moriarty: “End of the American Empire” Will Drive Gold and Silver Higher
Bob Moriarty, founder of 321Gold, warned that a perceived “end of the American empire” could trigger a historic market shift. He cites escalating geopolitical tensions, energy‑price shocks and mounting financial strain as catalysts eroding confidence in fiat systems. In his interview...