This post was originally published on this site.Mining is entering a generational handover as veteran founders and dealmakers begin stepping back, leaving a younger group of executives to prove they can build lasting companies through changing commodity cycles. That shift was on display this week at the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colo., where Elemental Royalty (TSX, NASDAQ: ELE) CEO Frederick Bell, First Majestic Silver (TSX: AG; NYSE: AG) president Mani Alkhafaji and Heliostar Metals (TSXV: HSTR; US-OTC: HSTXF) CEO Charles Funk outlined markedly different tests ahead: a $290-million acquisition, succession at an established silver producer and the planned...

This post was originally published on this site.Gold’s growing role as a monetary alternative to government bonds and the U.S. dollar could mark a structural shift rather than another cyclical bull market, Sprott managing partner John Hathaway and Incrementum partner Ronald-Peter Stöferle told the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colo., on Sept. 22. The pair pointed to persistent central-bank buying, de-dollarization and gold’s ability since 2022 to rise even as bond yields climbed. Stöferle said the key question for investors is whether gold is in a normal cycle or a broader “remonetization cycle,” arguing the evidence increasingly supports the...