VRIC 2026 Media coverage

The Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) of 2026 has taken place on January 25 and 26. Several follow-up interviews have been recorded after the conference, which include some witnessing the precipitous drop of gold and silver contracts on COMEX.

Silver mining investors in complete denial

January 2026 has been a fairy tale turning into a nightmare for long silver speculators. There had been a December 29 'rehearsal' of a silver smack down, but the rally resumed in the new year, with the metal promptly surpassing the $100 psychological limit. Targets morphed into unrealistic predictions. Then came Friday January 30, with the largest single day drop of the silver price.

Why Silver Miners don't spike as does the metal

Especially when the metal price goes parabolic, silver miner investors grow wary and hardly pay anything more than a few days earlier, when silver broke above its short consolidation range.

Silver miners not fully reflecting the stellar silver rally

After bouncing off a $54/Oz ceiling twice, silver eventually broke through on Friday Nov 28, closing at $56.33 on the NYMEX. While silver miners advanced even more over the day, they are not fully reflecting the stellar silver rally.

Where will the gold correction bring us?

Where will the gold correction bring us? ... and which signals are miners and stock markets giving?

Miners are getting traction

Even after the start of the gold rally in the spring of 2024, miners response has been lackluster. Miners only started to get traction well into 2025 after the yellow metal had breached the $3000 ceiling.

Royal Gold has bid on Sandstorm Gold

Take-overs and mergers are not limited to miners, last month we witnessed the bid of the third largest Precious metals Royalty company 'Royal Gold' on its peer Sandstorm Gold.

Preparing for a Silver Short Squeeze

No new video for this Mining Corner summer update, but rather a podcast with Bob Coleman and Dave Morgan.

The Rule Symposium

Rick Rule organizes a yearly symposium in Boca Raton (FLA). It is an educational event for precious metal investors and at the same time a miners conference where only a chosen selection can participate, not just any miner or explorer renting a booth.

Will the Platinum lift off persist?

The Platinum price seemed to be held below an invisible ceiling over the last four years. Until recently ...