September 2026 - Rocks & Stocks

WednesdaySep 30, 2026 10:00 am

Gold Makes Modest Gains from Recent Losses, Investors Await US Economic Data

The price of gold recovered modestly on Tuesday to claw out of the near two-month low it had sunk to during the previous trading sessions. Investors are currently studying the Middle East situation while also watching out for a number of economic data releases that are due in the U.S. starting Tuesday afternoon. In early trading, spot gold was priced at $4,143.8 an ounce, a gain of 0.7% from Monday’s closing price. Gold futures in the U.S. were priced at $4,175.1 an ounce, a gain of 0.2%. Exness’ market strategist Christopher Tahir says the market for precious metals will be…

MondaySep 28, 2026 11:15 am

Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSX.V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF) Grows Its Nevada Resource Base as Gold Reclaims Role as a Global Reserve Asset

Disseminated on behalf of Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSX.V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF) and may include paid advertising. New analysis noted that gold is “becoming the reserve asset of a new, multipolar world.” Resource growth is one of the clearest signals a mining company can offer in that environment, and Lahontan Gold Corp. has delivered exactly that. Lahontan is using this expanded resource base to move toward becoming a producer rather than remaining purely an explorer. Gold miners with expanding resources and open mineralization are drawing fresh attention as investors look for ways to participate in a metal that is being redefined…

MondaySep 28, 2026 10:00 am

Goldman Sachs Reaffirms its $4,900 Gold Forecast for 2026

Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs analysts released a note indicating that gold is slated to end this year selling at $4,900 for each ounce. This week, the bank released another research note reaffirming their earlier forecast and explaining their view of how bullion’s market could play out over the remaining months of 2026. The analysts say central bank accumulation of gold is continuing to provide an ever-rising price floor for the precious metal. According to official estimates, central banks bought 44 tons of gold this July, which was way higher than the 17-ton monthly average volume that used to be…

FridaySep 25, 2026 11:15 am

Nevada Retakes the World’s Top Mining Jurisdiction Ranking, and Lahontan Gold Is Already Permitting a Mine There

Disseminated on behalf of Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSX.V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF) and may include paid advertising. Nevada posted a perfect 100 on the Policy Perception Index, the “report card” executives give governments on regulation, taxation, infrastructure and permitting Santa Fe hosts 2.385 million ounces of pit-constrained gold equivalent, up 22% on the 2024 estimate, and its Phase One oxide plan is now in Nevada state mine permitting Lahontan’s proposed acquisition of Emergent Metals would deliver 100% of West Santa Fe, remove two 1% royalties, and expand its Walker Lane claim package to more than 93 square kilometers Every mining investor…

WednesdaySep 23, 2026 10:00 am

Why Gold Remains a Good Investment Despite Rising Interest Rates

Under normal circumstances, the recent Fed rate hike would have caused a significant selloff in the gold market. This is because gold is non-yielding and higher interest rates make the opportunity cost of holding gold very high. However, gold barely moved when the Fed and the Bank of Japan both raised lending rates. Why is this happening? Merk Investments founder Axel Merk explains that investors, like himself, are looking at the tightening monetary policy and juxtaposing it against the fiscal policy of the U.S., and the answer remains favorable for gold. He explains that the Fed is doing the right…

MondaySep 21, 2026 10:00 am

Why AI Data Centers are Strengthening the Bull Case for Silver

For most of this year, the prices of precious metals like gold and silver have been moved by U.S. monetary policy, dollar strength and geopolitical developments. Today, silver’s industrial demand is seeing a new segment gobbling up the metal in ways that are bound to support silver’s price for many more years to come. That new demand source is the AI boom, particularly AI data centers. As a metal, silver has superior electrical and heat conductivity properties. It trounces copper and aluminum by a large margin, and those properties are exactly what data centers need. The use of silver for…

FridaySep 18, 2026 9:45 am

Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) Moves Cameron REE Project Into Assay Phase as North American Critical-Mineral Supply Chain Gains Focus

Disseminated on behalf of Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) and may include paid advertising. The company has completed its 2026 field exploration program at the Cameron Rare Earth Element Project in British Columbia. The campaign generated 250 samples, comprising 50 rock-chip, 50 soil and 150 stream-sediment samples, all submitted to AGAT Laboratories for analysis. Assay results will help determine whether previously identified REE anomalies and geological observations warrant additional exploration. Cameron is part of a broader Powermax portfolio spanning Ontario and Wyoming, giving the company exposure to multiple North American REE districts. The company has also advanced exploration…

WednesdaySep 16, 2026 10:00 am

Why the Treasury’s Current Actions Matter More to Gold Than a Rate Cut

Many gold investors are anxiously waiting to hear what rate decision will come out of the September meeting of the Federal Reserve. While the decision made may have an effect on the gold market, the impact is unlikely to be as durable as the effects of the current actions that the U.S. Treasury is already taking. We discuss some of them. On September 9, the Treasury conducted its first bond buyback as it had previously announced. That buyback totaled approximately $5.2 billion, quite shy of the $6 billion target that had been set by Treasury Secretary Bessent. When the Treasury…

MondaySep 14, 2026 10:00 am

Ongoing Debasement Trade Could Help Platinum Outperform Gold

While inflation fears have exerted pressure on precious metal prices, the WPIC (World Platinum Investment Council) thinks platinum is well positioned to outperform gold as the debasement trade continues. WPIC says the market fundamentals of platinum remain tight as investment demand gathers momentum. The council says that the first half of the year was characterized by selling pressure, but this has eased and buyers are slowly regaining the upper hand as the second half of 2026 progresses. WPIC’s research director Edward Sterck explains that precious metals and other commodities struggled earlier in the year largely because of the conflict in…

FridaySep 11, 2026 9:45 am

Greenland Mines Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRML) Key Points to Watch Include Rare Earths Closing, Drill Results and Growing AnorTech Stake

Completion of Sarfartoq acquisition announced following formal approval from Greenland government. The 2026 Skaergaard field season is now in its active phase and should generate results before the Arctic season ends. An updated Sarfartoq resource estimate is in progress, and AnorTech stake option is worth tracking closely. Every small-cap mining stock eventually reaches a stretch where several catalysts line up in close succession. That stretch turns a quiet chart into something worth watching closely. For Greenland Mines (NASDAQ: GRML) that stretch is now. Four items are converging: the close of its rare earths acquisition following government approval, the end of…

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