Just noticed gold mining stocks had a pretty solid run earlier this year when gold prices popped off. Newmont was up almost 6%, Barrick Gold climbed around 5.3%, and the GLD gold ETF jumped nearly 6% too. Whenever precious metals catch a bid, you see these gold mining stocks follow pretty quickly. The correlation is pretty tight when gold prices move like that. Worth keeping an eye on if you're tracking commodity plays or looking at how gold mining stocks respond to broader market shifts. The moves were solid but nothing crazy - just typical gold mining stocks behavior when the metal itself is rallying.