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Aquitaine Metals CEO Chris Taylor joins Kitco Mining’s Investment Trends at PDAC 2026 to discuss the Limousin gold project in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, which he says has the potential to support “many millions of ounces.” Taylor, who previously led Great Bear Resources through its almost $2 billion sale to Kinross, said the project “stood head and shoulders above everything else I looked at” aft...

Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV) is advancing its high-grade Kitsault Valley project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle while preparing for a transformative merger with Contango Ore. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026, President and CEO Shawn Khunkhun said the transaction brings gold production and development expertise into Dolly Varden’s growing silver district. Over the past six years, th...

Saudi Arabia has doubled exploration spending year over year, reaching SAR 1.05 billion in 2024, as the Kingdom pushes to expand grassroots discovery while global budgets remain under pressure. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026 in Toronto, Abdulrahman Al-Belushi, Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Management at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, outlined how mining...

Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) is targeting 600,000 oz of production in 2026 after weather and mill challenges weighed on output in late 2025, even as the company generated record free cash flow last year. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026 in Toronto, President and CEO John McCluskey said 2025 all-in sustaining costs averaged $1,524 per oz, with margins approaching 60% at prevailing...

Silver47 Exploration (TSXV: AGA) is advancing a portfolio of high-grade silver projects in the United States, led by the Red Mountain deposit in Alaska, which hosts a 168 Moz silver-equivalent resource grading 336 g/t. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026 in Toronto on March 2, VP of Investor Relations Giordy Belfiore said the company is focused on building a high-grade U.S. silver portfolio ac...

Tiernan Gold (TSXV: TNGD) Director Chris Taylor joins Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026 to discuss advancing the Volcan gold project in Chile’s Maricunga district, which hosts 9.8 Moz measured and indicated and total resources of about 11 Moz. “It’s an 11 million ounce deposit, basically,” Taylor said. “The thing is huge.” The large-scale oxide heap leach project has not seen exploration in more than a de...

AbraSilver Resource Corp. (TSX: ABRA; OTCQX: ABBRF) CEO John Miniotis was named Kitco Mining’s Exploration CEO of the Year at PDAC 2026, as the company advances its Diablillos silver-gold project in Argentina toward a final investment decision in 2026. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026, Miniotis said the project hosts approximately 350 million oz of silver equivalent resources, with measured...

Guanajuato Silver (TSXV: GSVR) is expanding production in Mexico’s historic Guanajuato mining district after completing the $50 million acquisition of the Bolañitos gold-silver mine and 1,600 tpd processing plant from Endeavour Silver, which closed Jan. 15, 2026. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026 in Toronto, CEO James Anderson said the purchase creates immediate operational synergies with th...

David Erfle, Founder and Editor of JuniorMinerJunky.com, joins Kitco Mining’s Digging Deep with Paul Harris at PDAC 2026 in Toronto to break down why gold miners can lag even when bullion is strong, and what this week’s deal flow says about risk appetite in the junior space. “These miners have had such incredible moves, and they’re extremely overbought,” Erfle says, while arguing there is still “a...

Omai Gold Mines (TSX-V: OMG; OTCQB: OMGGF) is advancing a 10Moz+ gold system in Guyana toward a materially larger development plan, with a new preliminary economic assessment expected within two months. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026, CEO & Executive Chair Elaine Ellingham outlined how continued drilling since the August 2025 resource update is positioning the project for expanded pro...

Thesis Gold & Silver (TSXV: TAU) is advancing its Lawyers-Ranch project in British Columbia’s Toodoggone mining district toward a feasibility study targeted for 2027. Speaking with Kitco Mining at PDAC 2026, CEO Ewan Webster said the company recently added “Silver” to its name after a December 2025 pre-feasibility study showed the metal represents a significant part of project economics. The s...

Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG) has outlined more than 5 Moz in total gold resources at its RC Gold project in Yukon’s Tombstone Gold Belt following the maiden 2.25 Moz inferred resource at the Rhosgobel deposit, announced Feb. 25, 2026. The updated resource now totals 1.29 Moz indicated, and 3.83 Moz inferred across the Blackjack, Rhosgobel, and Eiger deposits, highlighting the rapid growth of the distric...

Nicole Adshead-Bell, Director of Cupel Advisory, joins Kitco Mining’s Digging Deep with Paul Harris at PDAC 2026 in Toronto to break down what a packed conference floor may be signaling for the mining cycle, and why rising commodity prices can blur the line between skill and momentum. Adshead-Bell argues that “we always mistake alpha for beta,” warning that a rising tape can hide weaker execution....

Neil Adshead, Consultant Analyst at the Commodity Discovery Fund, joins Kitco Mining’s Digging Deep with Paul Harris in person at PDAC 2026 in Toronto as markets react to breaking geopolitical news and a surge in major mining transactions. Following reports of U.S. strikes on Iran over the weekend, Adshead said, “the gold price has already reacted,” noting that 24/7 trading pushed gold above $5,30...

Americas Gold and Silver (NYSE American: USAS; TSX: USA) CEO & Chairman Paul Huet says the company is emerging as the only current U.S. source of antimony as it advances a new Idaho processing joint venture aligned with the U.S. government’s $12 billion Project Vault initiative. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Huet said domes...

BMO Capital Markets Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Metals and Mining Ilan Bahar says the mining sector is entering 2026 with one of its strongest capital markets backdrops in years. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Bahar said this year’s event drew 650 investors and 300 companies, reflecting what he described as a “very,...

G2 Goldfields (TSX: GTWO) is advancing its 3+ million ounce Oko gold project in Guyana toward permitting following its December 2025 preliminary economic assessment, while continuing to expand the high-grade system and position the company for potential M&A. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, CEO Daniel Noone highlighted the str...

Metalla Royalty & Streaming (NYSE American: MTA; TSXV: MTA) CEO Brett Heath joins Kitco Mining’s Investment Trends at the 35th BMO Metals & Mining Conference as the royalty sector sees a surge in billion-dollar deals. Following a $4.3 billion copper stream and other large transactions, Heath says the activity reflects structural change tied to higher metal prices and looming supply needs....

Discovery Silver (TSX: DSV; OTCQX: DSVSF) CEO Tony Makuch has been named Kitco Mining’s CEO of the Year after leading a rapid turnaround of the Porcupine complex in Ontario and repositioning the former non-core asset into a cash-generating growth platform. Speaking at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Makuch highlighted 2025 production of 180,000 ounces of gold...

Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) President & CEO Mitch Krebs says the company’s acquisition of New Gold marks a transformational step, accelerating Coeur into a larger, more resilient North American silver, gold, and copper producer. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Krebs said the deal builds on last year’s SilverCrest acquisition and...

Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE American: EQX) CEO Darren Hall says the company has reset its balance sheet and is now focused on disciplined execution as it advances toward becoming a 1 million oz per year producer. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Hall said Equinox reduced net debt from more than $1.4 billion at the end of June 202...

Allied Gold (TSX: AAUC; OTCQX: AAUCF) Chairman & CEO Peter Marrone says the company’s C$5.5 billion all-cash sale to Zijin Mining secures what he views as full and fair value, less than two years after Allied’s September 2023 IPO at an approximate C$970 million valuation. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Marrone said the board...

Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) CEO Hayden Locke says the company is advancing its Marimaca oxide project in Chile toward a potential final investment decision by the end of 2026, positioning it as a near-term copper producer during what he describes as an infrastructure-led demand cycle. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Locke said th...

Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) President and CEO Anthea Bath says the company is entering 2026 as a debt-free, high-margin gold producer after delivering record 2025 production of 185,000 ounces and ending the year with $356 million in cash and zero debt. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 2026 BMO Metals Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Bath said Wesdome generated about $250 million in fr...

Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) CFO Luis D. Ganoza joins Kitco Mining’s Investment Trends with Paul Harris to discuss record 2025 free cash flow and the company’s strategy to return to 500,000 oz per year as it builds a two-region platform across Latin America and West Africa. Fortuna generated $330 million in free cash flow in 2025, produced about 371,000 oz of gold equivalent, and ended the...