Precious metals were mixed in May amid easing geopolitical tensions, with gold down 1.7% and silver up 2.6%.
Mining equities finished broadly higher, with the GDX up 1.3%, GDXJ up 2.4%, despite gold’s pullback, while SILJ gained 5.8% and COPX climbed 10.7%, with the TSX up 2.1% and the S&P500 up 5.4%.
M&A momentum further accelerated in May with Equinox Gold’s ~US$5.1B all-share acquisition of Orla Mining to create North America’s second largest gold producer (~1.1Moz of annual projection), building on Agnico Eagle’s and G Mining Ventures’ large deals in April.
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