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In this Daily Editorial, I am joined by Marc Chandler, Managing Partner at Bannockburn Global Forex and Editor of the Marc to Market blog. Marc provides a comprehensive breakdown of recent global economics data, central bank policies, and market trends.

Key discussion points include:

US Economic Bifurcation: A look at why the US economy is showing robust jobs data and high growth tracking while consumer sentiment plunges to record lows.

The Geopolitical Risk Premium: Assessing the impact of the US-Iran war on oil prices and whether markets are prematurely pricing in an end to the conflict.

International Divergence: Marc analyzes the "insult to injury" data coming out of Germany and the suspicious timing of the Bank of Japan’s recent currency interventions.

The Global AI Buildout: Why the semiconductor and data center surge is fueling unprecedented weekly gains in Asian equity markets like the KOSPI and TAIEX.

Emerging Market Spotlight: An exploration of why Vietnam is positioned to be a major winner as global supply chains shift away from China.

 

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John Miniotis, President and CEO of AbraSilver Resource Corp (TSX: ABRA) (OTCQX: ABBRF), joins me to review the news out May 6th, announcing the updated Mineral Resource estimate (“MRE”) on the Company's wholly owned Diablillos property in Argentina. We also discuss the news out April 27, 2026 which announced that AbraSilver has received approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)  {“Declaración de Impacto Ambiental” or “DIA”} from the Government of Salta Province in Argentina.

 

The updated MRE demonstrates significant growth across the Project, with Measured & Indicated (“M&I”) resources now totaling 232 million tonnes (“Mt”), containing approximately 248 million ounces (“Moz”) of silver and 2.54 Moz of gold (454 Moz silver-equivalent “AgEq”). The contained metal in M&I has increased by a substantial 25% for silver, 48% for gold and 30% for silver-equivalent since the prior mineral resource estimate (the “Prior MRE”) from July 2025.

 

The updated MRE incorporates approximately 13,270 metres (“m”) of additional drilling completed since the Prior MRE, bringing the total drilling database at Diablillos to over 170,000 m. The estimate includes mineralization amenable to tank or heap leach processing routes and reflects continued growth across all five deposits at Diablillos - Oculto, JAC, Fantasma, Laderas and Sombra.

 

We also discussed the upcoming catalysts of the updated, Definitive Feasibility Study (“DFS”), due out here in Q2, followed by a construction decision, and then a string of results to come from the ongoing Phase 6 Exploration Program for the balance of 2026.

 

At Oculto East, the first drill holes of the Phase VI campaign have further demonstrated the scale and continuity of the overall mineralized system. Follow-up drilling is underway as part of an extensive program to expand and define gold-silver mineralization several hundred metres east of the open pit margin. There will also be the ongoing Phase 6 exploration program expanding the deposit size and resources for the balance of the year, mostly at Oculto East and Oculto NorthEast, but with some holes at JAC, Cerro Viejo, and now other follow-up targets at Condoryacu.

 

 

 If you have any follow up questions for John regarding at AbraSilver, then please email them into me at [email protected].

 

In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of AbraSilver Resource Corp at the time of this recording and may choose to buy or sell more shares at any time.

 

Click here to visit the AbraSilver website and read over the most recent news releases.

 

 

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Sean Brodrick, Editor of Wealth Megatrends, Supercycle Investor, Resource Trader, and contributing analyst to Weiss Ratings Daily, joins us to review how he is trading these volatile markets on the back of Middle East geopolitics, and where a few trends have reversed this first full week of May. We’ve witnessed oil and critical minerals turn down the middle to end of this week after running hard the last couple months. Conversely, we’ve seen a positive upswing in gold, silver, copper prices, and their related mining stocks; after having been under pressure the last couple months.

 

With regards to the critical minerals stocks, he narrows down this wide range of minerals to a focus on finding exposure to the rare earths used in high-strength permanent magnets like Neodymium and Praseodymium, and the heavy rare earths used in defense and thermal resistance like dysprosium and advanced technology and energy efficiency like terbium. We also discussed the big runs over the last year in defense metals like antimony and tungsten, and the uptick we’ve seen in lithium prices.

 

In particular, Sean is curious what will happen to the Chinese export controls on rare earther that were eased last November for a year, that are set to expire this November. We review how that is leverage that China may use once again, that could factor into future global trade policies. 

He noted that most nations do recognize they need to break their dependence with China on a number of these critical minerals, as it relates to both mining and their processing and refining.

Some select resource and processing companies will still benefit from future government funds and policy initiatives like pricing floors in some critical minerals to support these their development industry, infrastructure, and defense.

He views moments like these, where the critical minerals are finally pulling back a bit, as opportunities where investors that missed a stock on the way up, now get another opportunity to accumulate into these pullbacks.

 

Sean is encouraged by the move back higher in the precious metals sector this week and remains bullish on gold and silver for the medium-term to longer-term, because all the broader fundamental macroeconomic challenges and geopolitical factors are still in place and haven’t really been solved.

He outlines that some of the selling pressure in gold the last couple months has been from central banks in the Middle East that have had their oil exports hampered, and thus have been selling gold to counter losses in energy revenues. That selling pressure in gold will subside when and if a resolution is reached with regards to the Strait of Hormuz.

We also discuss some of the recent pops in gold and silver producers as they have reported solid Q1 earnings, and yet the irony of them trading below where they were previously at lower margins and earnings.

We debate whether strong economic numbers in the gold and silver stocks will bring in more generalists, and how many investors outside of resource focused investors are actually tuned into the financial strength of the PM producers, much less actually hold some of these stocks in their portfolios.

 

We wrap up discussing the ever-shifting narratives on the Middle East war, and the longer-term implications for oil prices.

Sean believes oil prices will remain more elevated than they were averaging prior to this Middle East conflict, and doesn’t see them going back down to where they were previously.

He points to the sheer amount of infrastructure and business damage inflicted to the energy sector in the Middle East, and highlights that it will take some time and be a much longer process than the more optimistic outlook that the market is factoring in at present.

 

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Dustin Perry, Founder and CEO of Kingfisher Metals Corp. (TSXV:KFR) (OTCQB:KGFMF) (FSE:970), joins us to outline the upcoming 15,000 Metres drill program in a three-pronged approach to various copper-gold targets in the Hank-Mary district of the Hwy 37 Project, in the Golden Triangle, British Columbia.

 

Diamond Drilling – 15,000 Metres (Three-Pronged Approach)

The 2026 drilling program is fully-funded and will be supported by three diamond drills, targeting three spatially distinct regions at the Hank-Mary District:

 

Hank Porphyry Cu-Au Discovery – Expansion and Delineation

The Hank porphyry Cu-Au discovery represents a well-defined, large-scale copper-gold target supported by multiple converging lines of geological and geophysical evidence:

 

Discovery hole HW-25-011: 425 m at 0.15% Cu, 0.21 g/t Au and 2.2 g/t Ag (0.40% CuEq)¹,² is a broad and high-quality intercept affirming system scale despite intersecting flanking alteration.

Kilometre-scale geophysical anomalies: IP geophysics, magnetics, and magnetotellurics (MMT) anomalies all converging on the same broad target³.

Compelling emplacement timing: Porphyry mineralization at Hank, Williams & Mary (~190–186 Ma) overlaps in time with the nearby Mitchell deposit (~196–189 Ma)⁴  the largest undeveloped Cu-Au deposit in Canada.

 

Hank Au Targets – Bulk Tonnage Gold Targets

 

At-surface bulk-tonnage gold targets proximal to the Hank Porphyry Target offer significant opportunities for expansion with untested wide-spaced gaps (up to 500 m) between historical drill holes despite evidence of strong gold endowment in historical drilling. 

Historical results include:

55.8 m of 1.38 g/t Au (DDH84-4)

42.0 m of 2.52 g/t Au (DDH85-32)

63.0 m of 1.86 g/t Au (DDH85-45)

Several historical holes terminate in mineralization including DDH88-16 with 74 m of 0.43 g/t Au including 0.92 g/t in the last assay.

 

Structural High-Grade Au Targets

Updated LiDAR, geological interpretation, and 3D modelling are being used to identify higher-grade structural gold zones. Previous workers explored with a single NW-SE azimuth to drill holes, this created a strong bias on ore geometry. New interpretations indicate multiple and complex structural patterns would have been poorly tested by previous holes. Revised interpretations will test projections of identified structures and ore shoot concepts as well. Historical intercepts demonstrate the high-grade and structural-hosted potential of the system:

0.8 m of 133.3 g/t Au and 263.0 g/t Ag (HNK-17-008)

24.8 m of 5.6 g/t Au and 45.9 g/t Ag (HNK-17-009)

20.0 m of 11.63 g/t Au and 13.8 g/t Ag (HNK-18-010) 

 

New Discovery Drilling – Turquoise, Rainbow, & Regional Porphyry Targets

 

Beyond the Hank Porphyry Target, the Company will conduct first-pass discovery drilling at the Turquoise and Rainbow targets, along with additional regional prospects. This initiative is focused on identifying large-tonnage porphyry systems across the full breadth of the Company’s multi-district-scale land package — providing multiple opportunities for new discovery.

 

If you have questions for Dustin regarding Kingfisher Metals, then please email us at either [email protected] or [email protected].

 

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In this Company Update, I chat with Patrick Highsmith, Chairman and Co-Founder of Firefox Gold (TSXV: FFOX | OTCQB: FFOXF | FSE: FIY), to discuss the latest assay results from the Mustajärvi Project in Finland. This interview breaks down the recently reported drill holes from the 2025 and 2026 programs, highlighting the expansion of known gold zones and the testing of new exploration targets.

Key discussion points include:

Expanding the Northeast Zone: Patrick details the significance of hole 26MJ005, which returned a high-grade intercept (11.0 metres at 4.9 g/t gold) and suggests the zone is growing into a more substantial mineralized body at depth.

Exploring the "Gap Zone": The team is now targeting the undrilled area between the East and Northeast zones.

Regional Exploration Progress: An overview of the 2025 drill holes from the West and Gabbro targets.

2026 Resource Estimate Strategy: Insights into the upcoming work program, including the potential addition of a second drill rig to accelerate the path toward a maiden mineral resource estimate later this year.

 

Any further questions for Patrick? Email me at [email protected].

 

Click here to visit the FireFox Gold website to learn more about the Company. 

https://www.firefoxgold.com/

 

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