Gold had strong start to the year rising over $100/oz to $1928/oz in January.
As we anticipated from our December note, the mining sector had a strong start to the year with gold and copper breaking out to near-term highs up 6% to $1928/oz and 12% to $4.20/lb, respectively, during the month of January.
The explorers, despite having a strong January, remain inexpensive and continue to trade at an average of ~$33/oz (in the ground), down ~50% from 2020 highs.