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The War Premium Springs a Leak: Hormuz Reopens and the Juniors Feel It

Daily Dispatch

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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.

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Jun 20, 2026


The War Premium Springs a Leak: Hormuz Reopens and the Juniors Feel It

Daily Dispatch

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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.

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Jun 20, 2026

The Hawk Landed: Warsh's Fed Flips to Hikes, and the Juniors Wear It

Daily Dispatch

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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.

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Jun 20, 2026

Gold Market Analysis: Global Junior Explorer Inflows for June 2026

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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.

Trent Klarenbach

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Jun 20, 2026

A Yukon Copper Hole Ranks in Minto's Top 1%, and Trans Mountain Finally Gets Some Breathing Room

Daily Dispatch

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A Yukon Copper Hole Ranks in Minto's Top 1%, and Trans Mountain Finally Gets Some Breathing Room

Selkirk Copper drills one of the best holes ever logged at Minto, an AI picks a zinc target without a drill in sight, and Enerflex trims Asia-Pacific to sharpen its North American knife.

Trent Klarenbach

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Sep 30, 2026


Sirios Drills a Bonanza Gold Hole in James Bay, and Ottawa Blesses a $33 Billion LNG Bet

Daily Dispatch

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Sirios Drills a Bonanza Gold Hole in James Bay, and Ottawa Blesses a $33 Billion LNG Bet

A 129 gram bonanza hit at Cheechoo, McKinsey says AI is finally paying off in the pits, and Shell's $33 billion LNG Canada expansion just triggered TC Energy's next big pipeline build.

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Sep 29, 2026

Mitsubishi Hands Back a Nickel Mega-Project for Pocket Change, and a Cardium Producer Doubles Its Well Math

Daily Dispatch

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Mitsubishi Hands Back a Nickel Mega-Project for Pocket Change, and a Cardium Producer Doubles Its Well Math

Giga Metals scoops up 100% of one of the world's few undeveloped nickel-cobalt giants for next to nothing, Yangarra's new pump design does 2.5x the work, and gold, oil, and the TSX-V all turn green.

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Sep 28, 2026

This Week's Top 5: A Bonanza Hit in Ontario, 166 g/t Gold at Premier, and Luca's $385 Million Copper Buy (Sep 21-25)

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This Week's Top 5: A Bonanza Hit in Ontario, 166 g/t Gold at Premier, and Luca's $385 Million Copper Buy (Sep 21-25)

A bonanza infill hole in Ontario led the week, Cambria's 166 g/t gold at Premier ran a close second, and Luca's $385 million Cozamin buy, a kilogram-a-tonne silver vein, and Dryden's depth test round out the five.

Trent Klarenbach

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Sep 26, 2026


The War Premium Springs a Leak: Hormuz Reopens and the Juniors Feel It

Daily Dispatch

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The War Premium Springs a Leak: Hormuz Reopens and the Juniors Feel It

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Jun 20, 2026

The Hawk Landed: Warsh's Fed Flips to Hikes, and the Juniors Wear It

Daily Dispatch

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The Hawk Landed: Warsh's Fed Flips to Hikes, and the Juniors Wear It

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Jun 20, 2026

Gold Market Analysis: Global Junior Explorer Inflows for June 2026

Daily Dispatch

Gold Market Analysis: Global Junior Explorer Inflows for June 2026

Trent Klarenbach

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Jun 20, 2026

Copper Markets: Junior Miners Rally as Prices Hold Highs

Daily Dispatch

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Copper Markets: Junior Miners Rally as Prices Hold Highs

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Jun 20, 2026

Gold Markets: Emperor Metals Expands Duquesne West Pit

Daily Dispatch

Gold Markets: Emperor Metals Expands Duquesne West Pit

Trent Klarenbach

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Jun 20, 2026

Gold: SGDJ ETF tracks junior small-cap momentum

Daily Dispatch

Gold: SGDJ ETF tracks junior small-cap momentum

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Jun 20, 2026

Copper Rips to Records — and a Junior Cores 70% Antimony

Daily Dispatch

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Copper Rips to Records — and a Junior Cores 70% Antimony

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Jun 20, 2026

Gold Market Analysis: Micro-Cap Explorers Lead 2026 Inflows

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Gold Market Analysis: Micro-Cap Explorers Lead 2026 Inflows

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Jun 20, 2026

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A Yukon Copper Hole Ranks in Minto's Top 1%, and Trans Mountain Finally Gets Some Breathing Room

Daily Dispatch

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A Yukon Copper Hole Ranks in Minto's Top 1%, and Trans Mountain Finally Gets Some Breathing Room

Selkirk Copper drills one of the best holes ever logged at Minto, an AI picks a zinc target without a drill in sight, and Enerflex trims Asia-Pacific to sharpen its North American knife.

Sirios Drills a Bonanza Gold Hole in James Bay, and Ottawa Blesses a $33 Billion LNG Bet

Daily Dispatch

+3

Sirios Drills a Bonanza Gold Hole in James Bay, and Ottawa Blesses a $33 Billion LNG Bet

A 129 gram bonanza hit at Cheechoo, McKinsey says AI is finally paying off in the pits, and Shell's $33 billion LNG Canada expansion just triggered TC Energy's next big pipeline build.

Mitsubishi Hands Back a Nickel Mega-Project for Pocket Change, and a Cardium Producer Doubles Its Well Math

Daily Dispatch

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Mitsubishi Hands Back a Nickel Mega-Project for Pocket Change, and a Cardium Producer Doubles Its Well Math

Giga Metals scoops up 100% of one of the world's few undeveloped nickel-cobalt giants for next to nothing, Yangarra's new pump design does 2.5x the work, and gold, oil, and the TSX-V all turn green.

Trent Klarenbach
This Week's Top 5: A Bonanza Hit in Ontario, 166 g/t Gold at Premier, and Luca's $385 Million Copper Buy (Sep 21-25)

Top 5

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This Week's Top 5: A Bonanza Hit in Ontario, 166 g/t Gold at Premier, and Luca's $385 Million Copper Buy (Sep 21-25)

A bonanza infill hole in Ontario led the week, Cambria's 166 g/t gold at Premier ran a close second, and Luca's $385 million Cozamin buy, a kilogram-a-tonne silver vein, and Dryden's depth test round out the five.

Trent Klarenbach
A Dryden Gold Hole Holds Grade at 300 Metres, and Oil Rips Back Toward $94 as Hormuz Goes Quiet

Daily Dispatch

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A Dryden Gold Hole Holds Grade at 300 Metres, and Oil Rips Back Toward $94 as Hormuz Goes Quiet

Dryden Gold's depth confirmation at Gold Rock has speculators talking open pit, while a stalled Iran deal and a near-empty Strait of Hormuz send crude back toward $94. Plus a mineral-hunting gadget with an odd name, and a TSXV grad ceremony worth 110 million shares.

A Mexican Silver Vein Runs Better Than a Kilogram a Tonne, and Shell Preps to Double Canada's Biggest LNG Plant

Daily Dispatch

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A Mexican Silver Vein Runs Better Than a Kilogram a Tonne, and Shell Preps to Double Canada's Biggest LNG Plant

Minaurum's San Jose zone delivers silver by the kilogram in Sonora, Shell and its partners edge toward doubling LNG Canada's capacity, and Washington swaps a diesel export ban for a round of phone calls to refiners.

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