Why This Gold Mining Stock Could Explode as Prices Hit Record Highs

Gold's rally isn't slowing down—and neither should your attention on the miners poised to cash in.

As the precious metal smashes through resistance levels, one overlooked player stands ready to leverage the surge. Forget the 'safe haven' narrative—this is about riding momentum before Wall Street wakes up.

The Miner That Outperforms When Gold Runs Hot

While ETFs grab headlines, the real alpha comes from operators with low-cost production and untapped reserves. This stock's leverage to gold prices could deliver triple-digit returns if the rally holds—and institutional FOMO kicks in.

A Hedge Against Central Bank Theater

With every dovish Fed whisper sending fiat currencies into convulsions, gold's appeal grows. Miners offer what bullion can't: operational upside that magnifies gains when the metal runs. Just don't expect your broker to mention it until after the 50% pop.

Gold's shining—time to back the picks and shovels before the suits 'discover' this trade. Again.

Pushing gold

Spooked by that sanction, the central banks of many countries, including Russia, China, and India began massive purchases of gold in order to diversify away from the dollar -- and minimize the ability of the U.S. to weaponize the greenback. Central banks are reportedly buying 80 metric tons of gold a month, about $8.5 billion at current prices.

Plus, multiple policy actions by the TRUMP administration have weakened the dollar, pushing down its value relative to other major currencies. They include a new tariff regime, which has turned many international investors off of dollar-based assets and caused the greenback to fall, as well as Trump's "big, beautiful bill," which will significantly increase U.S. deficits and has sent many investors elsewhere. In fact, Trump has repeatedly said he wants a weaker dollar because it will boost exports.

As a result, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which compares the dollar to a basket of other major currencies, is down almost 10% year to date. And because gold is priced in dollars globally, when the dollar falls it boosts demand for gold -- and consequently its price rises.

U.S. investors looking to get in on the gold rush and build a hedge against a potential stock market pullback, correction, or outright bear market can look to gold-related stocks as well as the metal itself.

Shine your light on this miner

One of the best gold mining stocks is(FSM -1.44%), which is up 70% year to date through Aug. 15 and about 155% over the past 18 months.

Based in Vancouver, Canada, Fortuna currently operates three mines in Cote d'Ivoire, Argentina, and Peru. And it's exploring additional sites in Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Argentina, Mexico, and Peru.

The company produced about 370,000 ounces of gold last year, 13% more than the year before. In the most recent quarter, production from ongoing operations came to about 62,000 ounces, 10% higher than the same quarter last year.

Overall production has been down this year but only because of the company's divestiture in the Yaramoko mine in Burkina Faso. That exit is considered a big positive for Fortuna, given that the mine had just a year of reserves remaining and civil strife in the country threatens foreign operations.

Fortuna released second-quarter results released on Aug. 6, and the stock dropped 12% the next day, but has since rebounded. 

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On the good news front, just ahead of its earnings report, Fortuna announced that its Diamba Sud mine in the West Africa country of Senegal contains an estimated 724,000 ounces of gold, which is 53% higher than last year's estimate. In addition, there are potentially another 285,000 ounces in the mine that have not yet been confirmed.

Fortuna's stock often moves on announcements of newly discovered reserves and also rises as the price of gold does, though over the past year it has outpaced gold. 

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There are many gold miner stocks, but Fortuna is considered one of the best due to operation efficiency, strong organic growth and financials, and disciplined management. Investors will want to watch the development of its Senegal project closely.

Gold is hot at the moment for geopolitical reasons. Investors can use gold miner stocks both to hedge against a possible correction in the market and to rack up some serious gains.