Precious metals recovered through February, with gold climbing back and silver stabilizing in the $90s following January’s late-month pullback, with all major metals remaining meaningfully higher on an LTM basis.
Mining equities significantly outperformed underlying metals, with the GDX (+23.0%), GDXJ (+25.7%), SILJ (+25.3%), and COPX (+12.9%), while the TSX delivered a standout +7.6% vs. the S&P 500’s -0.7%.
Critical minerals policy took a major step forward as the US, EU, and Japan signed an agreement and launched the FORGE forum, while Q4/25 earnings season delivered record annual FCF for major producers.
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ECORA RESOURCES PLC - Mining Monthly: February Edition