China’s central bank added 8.1 metric tons of gold to its reserves last month, or approximately 260,000 ounces. The addition represents the largest single-month purchase since January 2025 and extends an 18-month buying streak. The accumulation pushed total reserves to 74.6 million ounces, reflecting a strategic push to diversify holdings amid geopolitical tensions and volatile bullion markets. The April increase

Newmont (NYSE: NEM) just delivered a quarter that most companies can only dream about, generating a staggering $3.1 billion in free cash flow in Q1 alone. That is roughly a billion dollars a month, driven by a much higher gold price and a portfolio that is now more focused on top-tier assets. Yet despite the eye-popping cash generation, the bigger

In this conversation with Rudi Fronk, Chair & CEO of Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX: SEA), we discuss why KSM has become even bigger in gold and copper, why today’s metal prices may actually make a partnership easier rather than harder, and how close Seabridge may be to securing the major mining partner needed to move the project forward. Rudi explains

By Jamie Hyland for MiningIR May 9, 2026 LONDON, May 9 (MiningIR) – In the junior mining sector, few milestones have the power to move a company’s valuation more dramatically than a maiden resource estimate. For exploration companies with little or no revenue, the market is often valuing geological potential rather than cash flow. A compliant mineral resource estimate (MRE)