This post was originally published on this site.Chris Vermeulen, CEO, founder and chief market strategist at The Technical Traders, remains wary of investing in precious metals despite a strong rally because he says longer-term chart patterns have yet to signal a sustained uptrend.  “We have seen a very nice rally in gold, silver, and miners, there is no doubt about it,” Vermeulen told MINING.COM anchor Devan Murugan on Top of Mine. “But when you look at the big chart patterns, they all still have a series pretty much of lower highs and lower lows, which is the definition of a downtrend.”  Vermeulen said the...

This post was originally published on this site.Miners captured a record 60% of the Toronto Stock Exchange’s annual list of its 30 top-performing companies, or TSX30, as strong precious and critical minerals stocks propelled the sector to its largest showing yet.   Eighteen mining companies made the 2026 TSX30, a 57% increase from 2025. The TSX30 measures three-year dividend-adjusted share-price performance.  Montage Gold Corp. (TSX: MAU) ranked second overall this year, with a 2,502% three-year dividend-adjusted share-price appreciation.   Silver and gold companies still dominated the rankings, although with less representation than in 2025. Copper, rare earth and other critical mineral developers also secured spots.   Faraday Copper Corp. (TSX: FDY) posted a 688% three-year gain, while Aclara Resources Inc. (TSX: ARA) advanced 587% and Trilogy Metals...