Advanced Navigation America is expanding manufacturing in Huntsville, Alabama, to build a Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Centre of Excellence for high‑precision mining navigation, funded by a US$110 million Series C round. The facility will develop and produce deep‑tech systems including fibre‑optic and MEMS inertial sensors, laser and photonic navigation, vision‑based systems, AI, and quantum sensing for autonomous equipment operating in deep, dark, GPS‑denied mines. A trilateral production footprint across the US, Australia and the UK is intended to improve supply chain redundancy and shorten lead times for North American mining projects.

Investors in gold and silver miners are being urged by Feneck Consulting Group CEO John Feneck to abandon broad ETFs and funds in favour of a “rifle approach”, targeting individual projects with strong management, favourable jurisdictions and proven drill results. Feneck, a 26‑year silver investor who calls it his largest position, says he will only re‑enter aggressively if silver corrects to around $50/oz, stressing strict respect for resistance levels and profit‑taking discipline. He argues current macro conditions for precious metals will only fully play out once US Federal Reserve policy, ongoing wars and US elections stabilise.

Gold’s recent price rally is being driven mainly by central banks buying on dips as they diversify away from the U.S. dollar, with retail investors still largely absent, veteran mining financier Frank Giustra told The Northern Miner at the Precious Metals Summit in Colorado. Giustra, founder and CEO of Vancouver-based Fiore Group, said a major geopolitical or financial shock could pull ordinary investors into the market, fuelling a further leg up. He also expects copper prices to spike before new mine supply arrives and flagged Copper Giant Resources (TSXV: CGNT; US-OTC: CGNRF), where he is a major shareholder.