Gold dipped below $4,000 as the dollar surged and Fed hike odds rose. Revival and Omai reported strong intercepts, showing drill results independent of the metal price.
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Gold broke below $4,000 an ounce for the first time since November 2025. The metal traded around $3,985 on June 25 after the dollar index hit a 13-month high near 101.80 and Fed rate-hike expectations jumped. The June FOMC's hawkish hold drove the move: nine of 19 officials projected at least one rate increase before year-end, and CME FedWatch lifted September-hike odds to roughly 68%.
Higher rates raise the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding metal. A stronger dollar makes gold more expensive for overseas buyers. That combination overwhelmed the safe-haven bid that had supported gold during earlier U.S.-Iran tensions. Gold is now down about 5% year to date and roughly 20% below its late-January record near $5,589. Silver followed lower.
For junior explorers, the macro tape and the drill-bit story are diverging. Two companies posted strong intercepts in the same week spot gold broke through $4,000.
Revival Gold (TSXV: RVG) cut 14.9 grams per tonne gold over 5.9 meters at the Joss area of its Beartrack-Arnett project in Idaho. The drilling extended known mineralization by 240 meters. The project hosts roughly 4.1 million ounces in total resources at the state's largest past-producing gold mine.
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG) reported 7.26 g/t gold over 34.8 meters at its Wenot deposit in Guyana. One sub-interval graded above 54 g/t. The drilling is part of a 50,000-meter program. The project now carries about 8 million ounces across categories. The company said it expects an updated economic study within weeks.
“We are pleased to deliver more impressive results from Wenot and we expect drilling to continue through much of 2026.”
The selloff is a dollar-and-rates move, not a change in physical demand. Gold's decline does not alter the deposit geology or resource growth reported by these two juniors. Discovery-stage news flow at the junior level is independent of the spot metal price.
Still, a sustained gold price below $4,000 can weigh on sentiment and financing conditions across the junior sector. That pressure operates over longer windows than a single drill result. Omai's pending economic study and Revival's step-out drilling will test whether resource growth can offset macro headwinds.
For earlier context on Omai's resource upgrade, see Omai Gold Mines ($OMG) Surges on Resource Upgrade.
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