Welcome to this week’s Mining Stock Mailbag, covering Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 23, 2026.
This week Steve looks at Silver X Mining and whether its ambitious production targets can overcome high operating costs, Heliostar Metals and the gap between its current production and its 500,000-ounce goal, and Sunday Lake Gold, formerly Wallbridge Mining, following its rebrand and share consolidation.
We also dig into Artemis Gold’s acquisition of Vista Gold and the massive Mt Todd project, Tiger Gold’s long near-surface drill intercepts in Colombia, and Jaguar Mining as it works to rebuild production following the Turmalina mine collapse.
Then we step outside individual stocks to break down the growing risks in private equity and private credit, including why problems in a roughly $10 trillion industry could eventually reach banks, insurers, pensions and the broader economy.
Finally, we kick off a new jurisdiction discussion with Morocco, one of Africa’s increasingly important mining destinations. Steve looks at what has made the country attractive to investors and discusses Aya Gold & Silver, Steadright Critical Minerals and several other companies operating there.
