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Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners

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Rescuers using basic tools struggle to reach miners reportedly trapped underground after shafts gave way in West Kordofan.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of materials companies

  • GLD SPDR Gold Shares

    Gold miners and the metal move together

  • FCX Freeport-McMoRan

    A large copper miner

  • NEM Newmont

    A large gold miner

  • NUGT DIREXION DAILY GOLD MINERS INDEX BULL 2X ETF

    GA selected NUGT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: miners, gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • SGDJ SPROTT JUNIOR GOLD MINERS ETF

    GA selected SGDJ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: miners, gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • COPP SPROTT COPPER MINERS ETF

    GA selected COPP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: miners. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • FGDL Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF

    GA selected FGDL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • GDE WISDOMTREE EFFICIENT GOLD PLUS EQUITY STRATEGY FUND

    GA selected GDE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • GOLY STRATEGY SHARES GOLD ENHANCED YIELD ETF

    GA selected GOLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XLB———————
GLD———————
FCX———————
NEM———————
NUGT———————
SGDJ———————
COPP———————
FGDL———————
GDE———————
GOLY———————

The price since 16 Sep 2026: Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Etf (NUGT) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners,” Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Etf (NUGT) is -20.72%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a -21.24% difference versus the market.

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Who is named in “Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners”

Companies tied to this story

  • NUGT Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Etf

    In “Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners,” Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Etf (NUGT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected NUGT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: miners, gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SGDJ Sprott Junior Gold Miners Etf

    For “Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners,” Sprott Junior Gold Miners Etf (SGDJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SGDJ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: miners, gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • COPP Sprott Copper Miners Etf

    For “Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners,” Sprott Copper Miners Etf (COPP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected COPP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: miners. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FGDL Franklin Templeton Holdings Trust

    In “Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners,” Franklin Templeton Holdings Trust (FGDL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FGDL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GDE Wisdomtree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund

    For “Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners,” Wisdomtree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund (GDE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GDE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GOLY Strategy Shares Gold Enhanced Yield Etf

    Strategy Shares Gold Enhanced Yield Etf (GOLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners.” Reason on file: GA selected GOLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How “Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners” reaches Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Etf (NUGT)

“Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners” (16 Sep 2026) reaches Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Etf (NUGT) through this story.

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Etf (NUGT) is on the page because GA selected NUGT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: miners, gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Sprott Junior Gold Miners Etf (SGDJ) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected SGDJ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: miners, gold. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Etf (NUGT)

COPP traded between 38.92 and 44.62 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 39.57. NUGT traded between 129.46 and 186.28 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 141.68. SGDJ traded between 80.13 and 98.19 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 82.85.

A simple score for Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Etf (NUGT)

100 out of 100

“Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 70 miners” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 6 linked companies.