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Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Iran, attacking nuclear facilities, key military targets, high-ranking commanders and several top nuclear scientists. The escalation caused panic in world markets: oil rose sharply, gold reached $3437 per ounce, and leading Asian stock indices went into negative territory. Market participants warn that even a localized conflict can quickly get out of control, increase inflation risks and hit the global economy. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events for the morning of June 13.

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Vox Royalty Corp.

Quotes on Vox Royalty, a Canadian small cap that operates as a gold mining royalty company, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VOXR/">jumped</a> more than 8% to an all-time high yesterday, May 27, after the company <a href="https://www.voxroyalty.com/_resources/news/2025/nr-20250527.pdf">announced</a> that it would join the Russell 3000, Russell 2000, and Russell Microcap indexes at the end of June. Index inclusion increases demand for stocks and boosts trading volume, as Freedom Finance Global analyst Georgiy Timoshin has previously <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/glavnyj-torgovyj-den-dla-small-cap-priblizaetsa-kak-k-nemu-podgotovit-sa-investoru">noted</a>.

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Shares of gold exploration and mining company Contango ORE <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/ctgo">surged</a> nearly 6% on Friday, June 28, following the <a href="https://www.contangoore.com/press-release/contango-announces-highgold-shareholder-approval-of-arrangement">announcement</a> that the majority of shareholders of Canadian gold miner HighGold Mining approved a deal allowing Contango to acquire it.

Gold explorer Contango ORE rises on HighGold shareholder approval of acquisition

Shares of gold explorer Contango ORE <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CTGO/">rose</a> 1.7% during trading on June 25. On that day, the company <a href="https://www.contangoore.com/press-release/contango-announces-first-gold-pour-at-manh-choh-on-july-8-2024">announced</a> that the first pour of gold-bearing ore from the Manh Choh mine in Alaska, which it is developing in partnership with Kinross, will soon take place.

Contango ORE shares rise after news of first gold bars from Alaska mine

Shares of the mining company Contango ORE, which has a market capitalization of $189.17 million, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CTGO/">plummeted</a> more than 21% during trading on Tuesday, June 11. The company <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/HAYPP.ST/">announced</a> a $15 million secondary offering that day, during which shares would be available at a discount.