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Silver has been cut in half from its highs, but Blackrock Silver CEO Andrew Pollard says the long-term thesis has not changed. Pollard joins Kitco Mining’s Kitco Spotlight with Paul Harris to discuss silver’s correction, structural deficits, and why high-grade projects can stand out in volatile markets. “High-grade stories are all-weather,” Pollard said. The focus is Blackrock Silver’s 100%-owned...

Mackay Gold & Silver (TSXV: MACK; OTCQB: MKGSF) CEO and Director Darwin Green joins Kitco Mining’s Kitco Spotlight with Paul Harris to discuss Mackay’s recent IPO, its $60 million financing, and its first major drill program in Nevada’s historic Comstock District. Mackay is targeting the Occidental-Brunswick Lode, a 3-mile structure running parallel to the historic Comstock Lode. Green said fr...

Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE American: SVM) President Lon Shaver joins Kitco Mining’s Kitco Spotlight with Paul Harris to discuss silver’s volatile run, the company’s low-cost China operations, and its plan to grow across Ecuador and Kyrgyzstan. Shaver said silver’s pullback should be viewed against the scale of the move that came before it, with the metal still trading near $60 per ounce aft...

Kootenay Silver (TSXV: KTN; OTCQX: KOOYF) President and CEO Jim McDonald joins Kitco Mining’s Kitco Spotlight with Jeremy Szafron to discuss the company’s June 15, 2026 preliminary economic assessment for its 100%-owned La Cigarra silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico. The study outlines a 14-year open-pit project with a $763 million after-tax NPV, 41% after-tax IRR, $332 million in initial capital,...

Nicole Adshead-Bell, Director of Cupel Advisory, joins Kitco Mining’s Digging Deep with Paul Harris to discuss gold M&A, Barrick Mining restructuring speculation, activist pressure at Northern Star Resources, rising copper prices, and capital deployment across the mining sector. Adshead-Bell says potential restructuring at Barrick, Elliott Investment Management’s pressure at Northern Star, and...

Integra Resources is moving deeper into producer territory as it stabilizes the Florida Canyon gold mine in Nevada and advances the DeLamar gold-silver project through federal permitting in Idaho. George Salamis, President and CEO of Integra Resources, joins Kitco Mining’s Paul Harris to discuss the company’s plan to grow organically into a mid-tier gold producer with more than 300,000 ounces of a...

This Kitco Mining feature is sponsored by OceanaGold. Kitco Mining goes on site at OceanaGold’s Haile Gold Mine in Kershaw, South Carolina, the fourth-largest gold mine in the United States and the largest east of the Mississippi. Gold was first discovered at Haile in 1827. Nearly 200 years later, the mine is entering a new growth phase, with OceanaGold targeting a production increase of close to...

Rick Rule, President and CEO of Rule Investment Media, joins Kitco Mining’s Digging Deep with Paul Harris to discuss gold’s pullback below $4,500, U.S. interest rates, critical minerals funding, and the next wave of mining deals. Rule says the gold weakness is “heaven-sent” for long-term buyers and says political pressure on the Fed could eventually drive rates lower, creating a more supportive se...

Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) President and CEO Jorge Ganoza joins Kitco Mining’s Kitco Spotlight with Paul Harris to discuss the company’s Q1 2026 results, released in early May, and how Fortuna is using record free cash flow to fund its next phase of growth without issuing shares. Fortuna reported $120 million in net earnings and $174 million in free cash flow in Q1 2026 on production of...

Equinox Gold and Orla Mining have announced a planned all-stock transaction to create a North American-focused senior gold producer with roughly 1.1 million ounces of annual production and a development pipeline to 1.9 million ounces. Darren Hall, President and CEO of Equinox Gold, and Jason Simpson, President and CEO of Orla Mining, join Kitco Mining’s Paul Harris to discuss the May 13, 2026, dea...

Riley Gold (TSXV: RLYG) is advancing exploration at its Pipeline West/Clipper (PWC) project along Nevada’s Cortez trend, where partner Kinross can earn up to 75% by spending $20 million USD. CEO Todd Hilditch said the project is located in “elephant country,” within a district that hosts “50 million ounces of past production, current reserve,” alongside major deposits such as Cortez and Pipeline....

West Point Gold (TSXV: WPG) is advancing its Gold Chain project in Arizona’s Walker Lane Trend toward a maiden resource at the Tyro main zone, targeted for late Q3 to early Q4 2026. President and CEO Derek Macpherson said the company has drilled nearly 25,000 meters to date and is completing a 20,000-meter program focused on resource definition and new discoveries. The exploration target outlines...

Syntholene Energy (TSXV: ESAF; OTC: SYNTF) CEO Dan Sutton joins Kitco Mining’s Investment Trends as tightening jet fuel supplies expose structural risks across global transportation. Sutton said the aviation sector is “100% exposed” to fossil fuel supply chains, adding that “Aviation fuel is often the canary in the coal mine when it comes to supply chain constraints.” He noted that hard-to-abate s...

A major permitting milestone, a strategic partner in Volkswagen, and a possible valuation re-rating. PMET Resources CEO Ken Brinsden joins Kitco Mining to break down the company’s newly filed ESIA for the Shaakichiuwaanaan project in Quebec, the path toward mine authorization, and why investors are paying closer attention to the story. Jeremy Szafron and Brinsden discuss the 2025 feasibility study...

Arizona Eagle Mining is advancing a high-grade gold exploration strategy in Arizona, anchored by the historic McCabe mine, as it prepares to list on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker AZEM. The company recently completed a reverse takeover with Core Nickel, gaining a public listing and additional critical mineral assets, but its primary focus remains firmly on gold in Arizona. The McCabe pr...

Cabral Gold (TSXV: CBR) CEO Alan Carter says the company has achieved a major milestone with the granting of the Licença Prévia (“LP”) for the Full Mining License at Cuiú Cuiú Gold District, in the state of Pará, Brazil. “The trial mining licenses actually have a limit, so we can only mine about half a million tons a year, or about 1,500 tons a day,” he explained. “With the full mining license, th...

Panther Metals (LSE: PALM) is advancing the Winston tailings project in Ontario, where historic zinc-focused processing left behind potential value in precious and critical metals. The Winston mine operated from 1988 to 1999 and was once considered one of the highest-grade zinc operations in North America, but gold and silver were largely overlooked when prices were far lower. Speaking with Kitco...

Aftermath Silver (TSXV: AAG) is advancing its Berenguela silver-copper-manganese project in Puno, Peru, where Founder and Executive Chairman Mike Williams says the deposit has grown into one of the larger undeveloped silver resources in the sector. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026, Williams said the project hosts “122 million ounces of silver measured and indicated” with “a further 20 milli...

Prospector Metals (TSXV: PPP; OTCQB: PMCOF) is ramping up exploration at its ML project near Dawson City, Yukon, following a 2025 discovery and new strategic backing from gold producer B2Gold. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026, President & CEO Rob Carpenter said the company plans to increase drilling from about 6,000 meters completed in 2025 to more than 25,000 meters in 2026. The discov...

OceanaGold (TSX: OGC) is targeting higher production and larger shareholder returns after delivering record revenue, EBITDA, net profit and free cash flow in 2025. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026 in Toronto, President & CEO Gerard Bond said strong operational discipline allowed the company to capture rising gold prices. “We were able to convert a lot of those higher gold prices to the...

Tocvan Ventures (CSE: TOC) is advancing its Gran Pilar gold-silver project in Sonora, Mexico, with a strategy that combines exploration drilling with a permitted pilot mining operation aimed at demonstrating heap leach production potential. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026, CEO Brodie Sutherland said the company spent three years consolidating the land package around a discovery first drill...

Trilogy Metals (NYSE American: TMQ; TSX: TMQ) CEO Tony Giardini joins Kitco Mining’s Investment Trends at PDAC 2026 to discuss renewed momentum around the Arctic copper project in Alaska’s Ambler mining district following recent permitting developments and growing U.S. government support for domestic critical minerals. The Arctic deposit hosts about 50 million tonnes grading roughly 5.6% copper eq...

U.S. GoldMining Inc. (NASDAQ: USGO) has released a preliminary economic assessment for its Whistler project in Alaska, outlining average production of approximately 250,000 gold equivalent ounces per year over a 15-year mine life, including roughly 345,000 gold equivalent ounces annually in the first three years. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026, CEO Tim Smith said the study returned a 33%...

Kootenay Silver (TSXV: KTN) is expanding drilling at its Columba silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico, where the company is running a 60,000-meter program aimed at growing the 54.1 Moz inferred silver resource announced in June 2025. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026 in Toronto, President and CEO Jim McDonald said the program is focused on systematic 100-meter step-outs along wide, open-ended...

Radisson Mining (TSXV: RDS; OTCQB: RMRDF) CEO Matt Manson joins Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026 to discuss the company’s expanding O’Brien gold project in Quebec’s Abitibi region following a March 2, 2026 updated mineral resource estimate. The new estimate outlines about 1.69 million oz. inferred, up 82% from the previous estimate, and 0.63 million oz. indicated, bringing total contained gold to about 2...