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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...

Vicuña Corp CEO Ron Hochstein says the newly combined Jose Maria and Filo del Sol deposits position the Vicuña district as one of the world’s largest and most advanced undeveloped copper projects, with a staged path toward a final investment decision by the end of 2026. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Hochstein said the recently...

Vale Base Metals CEO Shaun Usmar says the company is reshaping its nickel and copper portfolio as it advances a consortium that will invest more than $200 million in the Thompson Nickel Complex in Manitoba while accelerating high-return copper growth in Brazil. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Usmar said the Thompson transaction b...

First Majestic Silver (NYSE: AG; TSX: AG) CEO Keith Neumeyer says silver’s move above $100 per ounce confirms tightening supply-demand fundamentals, even with a correction into the $80–$85 range. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Neumeyer said large institutions still “don’t believe the market,” arguing silver equities remain well...

New Gold (NYSE American: NGD; TSX: NGD) CEO Patrick Godin says disciplined execution and reinvestment transformed the company ahead of its approved acquisition by Coeur Mining. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, Godin outlined how Rainy River’s open pit was once expected to end in 2027 and the underground in 2030. Through sustained...

Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN; Nasdaq Stockholm: LUMI) has released the first integrated preliminary economic assessment for the Vicuña copper district in Argentina, combining the Jose Maria and Filo del Sol deposits into a staged development plan. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference, President and CEO Jack Lundin said the project could ran...

Collective Mining (TSX: CNL; NYSE American: CNL) Executive Chair Ari Sussman joins Kitco Mining’s Investment Trends with Paul Harris to discuss new high-grade drilling from the Ramp Zone at the Guayabales Project in Colombia and the path toward a maiden resource in the first half of 2027. On February 24, 2026, the company reported 54.55 metres grading 7.04 g/t gold and 16 g/t silver from hole APC1...

LunR Royalties (TSXV: LUNR) has announced a $670 million life-of-mine silver stream on Lundin Gold’s Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador, a deal that delivers immediate precious metals cash flow to the recently listed royalty company. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference in Florida, CEO Adam Lundin described the structure as “a very elegan...

B2Gold (NYSE American: BTG; TSX: BTO) founder Clive Johnson will retire as President and CEO at the company’s annual meeting on June 4, ending a two-decade run that built the miner into a 1 million ounce per year gold producer. Speaking with Kitco Mining at the 35th BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference in Florida, Johnson said it was “a good time to look at passing the bato...