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Gold Price Outlook for 2026: What the Bull Case Rests On
Record central-bank demand, a softer dollar, and thin new supply have kept a floor under gold. Here is what still has to hold.
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Everything we have published, newest first. Coverage of the gold market, not investment advice.
Corporate Gold
Central Bank Gold Buying and the New Demand Floor
Official-sector purchases have topped a thousand tonnes a year for three straight years. That changes how the whole market sits.
Mining Stocks
Gold Mining Stocks: A Practical Guide for 2026
Producers, developers, and explorers behave nothing alike. A framework for telling them apart before you buy.
Markets
Is Gold a Good Investment Right Now?
Gold pays no yield and does nothing but sit there. That is the point, and also the catch. A clear-eyed look.
Projects
Twin Peaks: A Gold-Silver Exploration Story in Yavapai County
An exploration property in Arizona's Eureka Mining District, near Bagdad, has drawn small-cap attention for years. What the ground actually holds.
Projects
Picacho-Salton: Gold on the Edge of the Mesquite District
A cluster of lode and placer claims in Imperial County sits beside one of California's few operating gold mines. Geography is doing a lot of work here.
Mining Stocks
Junior Gold Miners, Explained
They drill, they dilute, and most never pour an ounce. Why the sector exists and how to read a junior without getting burned.
Bullion
Physical Gold vs Mining Stocks: Which Belongs in a Portfolio
They are not the same trade. One is insurance, the other is a geared bet on the people who dig it up.
Mining Stocks
How OTC Gold Mining Stocks Actually Work
Penny-stock explorers trade over the counter, not on the big boards. The plumbing matters more than most buyers realize.
Mining Stocks
How to Read a Junior Gold Miner's Financial Reports
No revenue, steady losses, and a cash runway measured in quarters. For an explorer, that can be normal. Here is what to check.
Mining Stocks
Investor Relations at Junior Miners: Signal vs Noise
A steady drip of upbeat news releases is not the same as progress. How to separate real milestones from promotion.
Corporate Gold
Joint Ventures and Earn-Ins in Junior Gold Mining
Explorers rarely go it alone. Option deals, earn-ins, and JVs decide who really owns the upside on a promising property.
Corporate Gold
Why Miners Hold Claims in Subsidiaries
A parent company and a stack of wholly owned subsidiaries is standard in mining. The reasons are legal, financial, and practical.
Projects
Reading a Phase 1 and Phase 2 Gold Drill Report
Grams per tonne, intercept width, true thickness. A short guide to the numbers a drill program actually produces.
Projects
What a Junior Gold Drilling Program Actually Involves
From claim maps to core boxes, a drilling campaign is slower and more expensive than a news release makes it sound.
Projects
US Gold Exploration Projects Worth Watching in 2026
A tour of active exploration ground across Nevada, Arizona, and California, and how to judge which stories have substance.
Projects
Unpatented Lode and Placer Claims, Explained
Most US exploration happens on federal land under the 1872 Mining Law. What a claim is, and what it is not.
Projects
Mining Plans of Operation and the BLM Permitting Path
Before a drill turns on public land, the paperwork starts. A plain look at notices, plans of operation, and the review that follows.