The Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF is the sharpest instrument for investors seeking direct exposure to copper prices, tracking the Nasdaq Sprott Junior Copper Miners Index. This fund focuses solely on copper equities, avoiding dilution from other metals.
BMO believes Americas Gold has the expertise to execute its optimization strategy, particularly at the Galena Complex, and sees the company's approach increasing free cash flow generation as production grows organically.
Korea Zinc, which it described as one of the world's largest smelters, is in talks with major US technology firms to recycle data center waste and extract rare earth. The move comes almost one year to the day after China announced immediate export controls on seven more rare earth elements critical to enterprise IT hardware manufacturing.
Persistent tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East sustain the demand for safe-haven assets. However, the surge in oil prices raised concerns about inflationary pressures, pushing up inflation expectations and lifting Treasury yields, which could continue to weigh on gold.
But after decades of outsourcing tungsten production, the federal government has now begun restricting imports. United States Tungsten founders Stacy Hastie and Randy Waterfield saw this coming. They're reviving what was once America's largest tungsten mine, the Tungsten Queen. It's a site holding an estimated 1 million tons of tungsten with an in-ground value approaching $450 million, the company says. And it says it is already in talks with the U.S. Government.
Silver has experienced a remarkable bull market, more than quadrupling in value from around $30 (24.54) per ounce at the start of the year to an all-time high of $120.44 per ounce (28 grams) on Thursday (January 29). At the beginning of last year, the metal traded on COMEX the commodity division of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) near $30 in January and hovered between $37 and $40 through the summer before breaking decisively higher.
The current decline in silver prices is not merely a temporary correction, but a deeper repricing of market expectations regarding the path of U.S. interest rates, which remains the most influential factor in the short term for non-yielding assets.
Why it matters: Positive stock performance helps explain why so many free-market capitalists have signed onto something that seems more socialist than not. And why others will do so when given the opportunity. By the numbers: The White House appears to have agreed to equity deals with nine companies, most which are publicly traded. The public cohort saw their share prices climb an average of 85% between the time of announcement (or press leak, if earlier) and yesterday, per an Axios analysis.
Amazon's data centers will reportedly utilize copper from a mine in Arizona that's leaching metal from ores using microorganisms, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon Web Services will be the first customer for Nuton Technologies, which developed the "bioleaching" technology. AWS will also be providing "cloud-based data and analytics support," helping to optimize Nuton's mining process. Nuton's bioleaching method uses naturally-occurring microorganisms to extract copper from low-grade ore that would otherwise be too expensive to mine,
When geopolitical stress spikes, gold and silver are where nervous capital runs. And right now, there's plenty to be nervous about. Geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing Iran war reshaping energy markets, U.S. actions related to Venezuela, and global trade and tariff uncertainty, are pushing investors into gold and silver as stores of value.
COPX has returned roughly 154% over the trailing twelve months, reaching $95.70 as of February 27, 2026. The underlying commodity kept pace: LME copper prices climbed 33% year-over-year to $12,987 per metric ton as of January 2026, sitting at the 90th percentile of its historical range. Miners amplify commodity moves through operating leverage, and that amplification has driven the fund's outperformance relative to the underlying commodity over the period.
Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Newmont Corporation reports Q4 fiscal year 2025 earnings today, February 19, 2026. Analysts will be watching for whether the company can maintain the momentum from its exceptional 2025 performance. Shares have surged 39.76% since the Q3 earnings release in late October. Here's what matters when Newmont reports. What Wall Street Expects Revenues: $6.25 Billion Adjusted EPS: $2.03 GAAP EPS: $2.11 Gross Margin: 67.8%
