What mining investors should watch for in 2026: Sprott

Critical minerals dominated headlines in 2025 as vulnerabilities across their supply chains became increasingly apparent amid rising global trade tensions. At the same time, precious metals—gold and silver—both raced to record highs as their safe-haven appeal intensified.

Those narratives have carried into the new year, with geopolitical tensions, resource nationalism and persistent supply bottlenecks all keeping the metals market firmly in the global spotlight.

With that in mind...