Gold could remain volatile, but given silver’s reluctance to move to new highs, it seems that the white metal is particularly vulnerable to a sell-off.
Gold's slide back below $4,000 an ounce wipes out most of mining's 2026 gains, but the old guard of diversified giants – led by a resurgent BHP – is staging a comeback.
World’s 50 most valuable miners are now worth $1.4 trillion, up $80 billion from end-2024 boosted by gold stocks after copper, lithium producers sold off again.