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 drilled by the Lundin Group in 1996. “We negotiated a deal to expand that property to 22 square kilometers,” Sutherland said, noting the company can now drill across the entire project area.

Tocvan has drilled close to 18,000 meters at Gran Pilar over the past five years and plans a minimum 20,000 meters in 2026 while advancing a pilot facility permitted to process an initial 50,000 tons of material. The company completed a 1,500-ton bulk sample in 2023, grading 1.9 g/t gold, and continues metallurgical work ahead of pilot operations planned later this year. “We’re getting over 95% recovery of gold,” Sutherland said, referring to lab-scale tests supporting the heap leach concept.

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00:19 - Gran Pilar Project Origins and Lundin Discovery
03:16 - Why Tocvan Is Advancing a Pilot Mine
04:11 - Pilot Mine Permit and 50,000 Ton Processing Plan
06:52 - Maiden Resource Goal at Gran Pilar
07:34 - Growth Strategy for Small Producers in Sonora
09:07 - Lessons from Other Sonora Gold Producers
12:27 - Warrants, Share Structure, and Cash Runway
14:00 - 2026 Catalysts and Path Toward a PEA
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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% after-tax internal rate of return using base case assumptions of $3,200 gold and $4.50 copper.

Whistler contains more than 1 billion pounds of copper and nearly 20 million ounces of silver, with roughly 75% of project value derived from gold. “We are on state of Alaska mining claims, so we're just dealing with a single regulator,” Smith said, citing permitting advantages. Metallurgical testing achieved 89% gold recoveries, and higher-grade mineralization comes to surface, supporting stronger early production. At higher pricing assumptions, Smith said, “We go from 33 to 62%, after tax,” as the company advances toward pre-feasibility and prepares for additional district-scale drilling in 2026.

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00:54 - Critical Minerals Tailwinds
03:06 - Alaska Permitting Advantage
04:12 - District Scale Exploration Upside
06:36 - 2026 Drilling Game Plan
07:32 - Whistler PEA Key Drivers
09:46 - Metal Price Sensitivity
10:53 - Access Road and Infrastructure
13:40 - Next Six Months Inflection
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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 equivalent, a high-grade volcanic massive sulfide system containing copper, zinc, silver, gold, and lead. “Right now it’s about, on a copper equivalent basis, it’s 5.6% copper equivalent,” Giardini said.

Giardini said recent policy developments could help unlock the long-delayed Ambler Access Road, which is critical to developing the district. Trilogy expects to begin the mine permitting process within the next couple of months while preparing a 2026 field program targeting 5,000 to 8,000 meters of drilling. The company is also advancing a definitive feasibility study at the asset level and expects to close a $35.6 million U.S. government investment for a 10% stake announced in October 2025. “We’ve got these two great deposits, Arctic and Bornite, which really set us apart from other development projects in the state of Alaska,” he said.

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00:29 - Arctic Copper Deposit Overview and 5.6% CuEq Grade
02:48 - South32 Joint Venture and Ambler Metals Partnership
06:33 - Recent Breakthrough on Ambler Access Road
08:30 - 2026 Field Season Plans and Next Project Steps
12:16 - $35.6M U.S. Government Investment in Trilogy
15:14 - Major Shareholders and Ownership Structure
19:09 - Financing Options and Precious Metals Streaming
21:11 - 2026 Catalysts and Project Outlook
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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 2.3 million oz. as Radisson advances its fully funded 140,000-meter step-out drill program. Manson said the system continues to grow, noting, “We think the ultimate target here is something that’s in the three to 4 million ounce range.”

The company is still early in the exploration campaign, with only about 25% of the drill program completed as it tests mineralization along the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break in Quebec’s Abitibi belt. Manson also argued that improving gold prices and strong producer balance sheets could drive more investment into the sector. “The junior sector is still seriously undervalued,” he said.

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00:36 - O’Brien Gold Project Overview (Abitibi, Québec)
01:16 - March 2026 Resource Update Highlights
01:57 - 140,000m Drill Program Roadmap
02:15 - PDAC Financing Sentiment for Juniors
03:58 - Why Gold Still Has Strong Fundamentals
05:25 - Why Junior Gold Stocks Are Undervalued
06:55 - M&A Wave Expected in Gold Sector
08:53 - What Makes Radisson’s O’Brien Project Stand Out
09:34 - Toll Milling Strategy and Infrastructure Advantage
11:51 - Permitting Environment in Québec
14:48 - Path to Building the O’Brien Gold Mine
18:21 - Key Challenges Facing the Mining Sector
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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 veins to define the limits of the known mineralized zones. “Our expectation is to be able to get this to a hundred million or maybe some multiple of that,” McDonald said.

Recent drilling results reported March 2, 2026 returned intercepts including 10 meters grading 503 g/t silver plus lead and zinc, as well as 9.88 meters grading 319 g/t silver, highlighting the scale potential of the system. McDonald said Kootenay is also advancing its La Cigarra silver project, where a preliminary economic assessment expected in mid to late Q2 2026 could mark a shift in strategy. “Assuming that we get a positive result in that PEA, we want to now be transitioning ourselves into an explorer developer as opposed to an explorer only,” he said.

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00:24 - Columba 60,000m Drill Program
01:57 - Targeting 100Moz Silver at Columba
03:18 - Path Toward a Columba PEA
04:01 - La Cigarra PEA Timeline
05:54 - Silver Price Assumptions for PEA
07:16 - Treasury Position and Warrants
07:43 - Expanding Drill Programs and Spending
10:01 - Shareholder Marketing Strategy
11:59 - Mexico Security and Operating Risk
13:52 - Key Catalysts for 2026
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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, the company has raised $185 million, consolidated multiple past-producing mines across a 100,000-hectare land package, and drilled about 200,000 meters. The project currently hosts 64 Moz of silver at roughly 300 g/t along with about 1 Moz of high-grade gold, with a new resource estimate expected in May 2026. “We’ve got 64 million ounces of silver at roughly 300 grams per ton, complemented by a million ounces of high-grade gold,” Khunkhun said. Recent drilling has also returned 1,400 g/t silver over 20 meters at the Wolf vein, highlighting the district’s high-grade potential.

Khunkhun said the merger strengthens the company’s path toward development. “Dolly Varden, through this merger, is buying gold production cash flow,” he said.

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00:50 - Dolly Varden Origin Story and Kitsault Valley Project
01:14 - Building Resources, Capital, and District Scale Land Package
02:22 - High Grade Drill Results and 2026 Drill Program
03:52 - Hecla Deal and Golden Triangle Land Consolidation
04:52 - Why Dolly Varden Is Merging With Contango Ore
07:33 - Investor Support and Shareholder Vote Process
08:27 - Transaction Timeline and Contango Silver & Gold Rebrand
09:40 - Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) Model and Production Pipeline
11:49 - Production Timeline Toward 2030s Output
12:20 - Year-Round Exploration Strategy After the Merger
13:24 - 2026 Catalysts: Drilling, Permitting, and Growth Plans
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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” after reviewing more than 100 opportunities. The 330 sq km land package includes more than 1,000 historical mining sites, with modern production between the late 1980s and 2002 totaling about 1 Moz at roughly half an ounce per ton. Recent drilling returned 1.5 m of about 350 g/t gold within a broader zone grading roughly 34 g/t over 15.5 m.

The company is completing a 10,000 m drill program and plans another 10,000 m in 2026. Aquitaine plans to take the gold asset public later this year and holds about $15 million in cash in Canadian dollars to fund drilling through 2026.

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00:25 - Chris Taylor Background
01:17 - Why Aquitaine Metals
02:00 - Limousin Project History
03:32 - Data and Early Hits
04:44 - Phase One Drilling Plan
05:18 - Phase Two Priorities
07:44 - AI Guided Targeting
09:32 - Why Mine in France
11:25 - EU Critical Metals Push
13:46 - Funding and Going Public
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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 gold prices. Fourth-quarter results were affected by issues at the Magino mill and what he described as “one of the worst Canadian winters we've probably seen in 40 years.”

“We're absolutely back on track, and we're looking towards 600,000 ounces of production in, in 2026,” McCluskey said. In February 2026, Alamos announced an integration plan combining Island Gold and Magino, targeting roughly 540,000 oz annually at about a $1,250 AISC. Combined reserves now total about 8Moz, supporting long-term production as the company works toward 1Moz annually by 2030. Exploration spending is also rising. “Last year, we spent $72 million on expiration. This year we're going to spend close to a hundred million dollars in expiration.”

McCluskey also discusses:
• Record 2025 free cash flow and capital discipline
• Island Gold–Magino integration and cost reductions
• $900M Lynn Lake development in Manitoba
• Dividend increase and shareholder returns
• Capital discipline across gold sector M&A

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00:20 - 2025 Results, Record Free Cash Flow and Production Dip
00:41 - Canadian Winter Challenges and 2026 Production Outlook
01:49 - Island Gold Expansion and Shaft Development Plan
04:10 - Island–Magino Integration Strategy and Synergies
05:24 - Reserves Growth to 8Moz and Long Mine Life
06:22 - Alamos Capital Allocation Strategy Explained
10:10 - Exploration Spending Rising to $100M
11:29 - Dividends, Share Buybacks and Shareholder Returns
13:23 - CEO Turnover Across the Mining Sector
15:30 - Talent Shortage and M&A Drivers in Mining
16:53 - Capital Discipline in Gold Sector M&A
20:11 - Alamos Path to 1Moz Production and Deal Outlook
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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 is being positioned as a pillar of industrial strategy.

“We look at the mining sector as an economic play rather than a fiscal play,” Al-Belushi said, citing supply chain priorities across gold, copper, rare earths, zinc, and phosphate. Saudi Arabia has about 78,000 km² under exploration license and plans to tender 13,000 km² in 2026 under a merit-based system.

Al-Belushi also discusses:
• 60% of exploration spending going to grassroots work
• Up to $2 million reimbursable support per license, up to 15 licenses
• 15% performance bonds to back work commitments
• Saudi Arabia’s top 10 global ranking in Fraser Institute’s 2025 survey

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00:32 - Saudi Mining Vision and Industrial Strategy
01:36 - Arabian Shield Geology and Deposit Types
04:05 - Gold, Copper, Rare Earths, and Phosphate Priorities
06:28 - Exploration Spending Doubles to SAR 1B
07:54 - $2M Exploration Enablement Program Explained
09:40 - 13,000 km² Tender Round and 2026 Pipeline
12:14 - 100% Foreign Ownership and Entry Model
13:59 - Partner Strategy and Lessons From Oil Sector
15:43 - Saudi Arabia’s Processing Hub Ambitions
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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 across projects in Alaska, Nevada and New Mexico. “It has 168 million ounce silver equivalent resource at 336 grams per ton,” Belfiore said of Red Mountain.

Silver47 plans 15,000 to 20,000 meters of drilling at Red Mountain beginning in early June, using four rigs to expand the resource and test new targets. Belfiore also said the company is starting about 7,000 meters of drilling at its Hughes project in Nevada, with exploration results expected through the year.

“Today, we get 30 cents to 40 cents depending on the day,” Belfiore said, referring to the company’s enterprise value per ounce compared with higher valuations among peer silver explorers. Silver47 currently has about $55 million in working capital to fund exploration across its three U.S. projects.
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00:28 - Silver47 Project Portfolio Overview
01:27 - Company History and Summa Silver Merger
02:01 - Red Mountain Drill Program Plans
02:57 - Alaska Access and Polymetallic Metallurgy
04:26 - Critical Minerals and Alaska Permitting Advantage
05:25 - Growth Strategy Through Drilling and M&A
06:10 - Funding Position and Investor Base
08:33 - Valuation Gap and Rerating Strategy
09:50 - Red Mountain Resource Update and PEA Path
10:30 - Long-Term Business Plan for Project Development
11:32 - 2026 Catalysts and Hughes Tailings Opportunity
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