📉 Gold & Silver Mining Stocks Slide as Precious Metals Retreat from Record Highs

Gold and silver miners fell sharply as spot prices pulled back from late-2025 record levels, driven by profit-taking after a historic rally that sent metals to all-time highs.

🔑 Key Market Moves:

📉 Spot Gold: Fell ~1% to ~$4,450/oz, below the $4,549.9 record seen on Dec 31, 2025.

📉 Spot Silver: Dropped ~4.5% to ~$77.6/oz after a massive run.

📉 Mining Stocks Under Pressure:

Major gold producers dipped:

🟡 Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) ~-2.5%

🟡 Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) ~-2.5%

🟡 Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) ~-2.5%

🟡 Newmont (NYSE:NEM) ~-2.5%

🟡 Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) ~-5%

Silver miners fell harder:

🪙 Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) ~-4%

🪙 Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) ~-4%

🪙 First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) ~-4%

🪙 Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) ~-4%

🪙 Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) ~-5%

📊 What’s Driving This:

The pullback follows year-end profit-taking after a historic precious metals rally in 2025. Even though prices remain near all-time highs, traders and funds are locking in gains, triggering selling in both metals and mining equities.

Mining stocks often leverage metal prices — so even a small pullback in gold/silver can translate into larger percent drops in miner share prices. After a historic rally, this correction may offer buy-the-dip opportunities for long-term investors who believe in continued macro support for precious metals.

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