Mining Stock Daily

Cassiar Gold CEO Marco Roque joins Ian Wagner in Frankfurt to introduce the company’s district-scale gold project in northern British Columbia. Roque outlines a two-track strategy: advancing the high-grade Cassiar South area toward potential near-term cash flow, while developing the larger Taurus deposit at Cassiar North through a new PEA expected around August. He discusses Cassiar’s 2.3-million-ounce resource, existing infrastructure, a permitted mill, past-producing mines, and the company’s longer-term goal of growing toward at least five million ounces.

Scorpio Gold CEO Zayn Kalyan joins Ian Wagner to discuss new drill results from the Manhattan Gold District in Nevada, including emerging mineralization at Black Mammoth and high-grade results from Gold Wedge. Kalyan highlights the importance of mineralization hosted in volcanic units, drawing comparisons to Kinross’s nearby Round Mountain mine. He also discusses ongoing drilling across Black Mammoth, Gold Wedge, Zanzibar, and April Fool, Scorpio’s goal of reaching two million ounces, longer-term district-scale potential, and progress toward a NASDAQ listing.

Yukon Metals CEO Jim Coates joins Ian Wagner in Frankfurt to discuss the company’s expanding Yukon and northern B.C. exploration portfolio. Coates outlines the newly acquired KLM project, which extends the company’s copper-gold porphyry thesis south toward the Golden Triangle, alongside active work at Birch and AZ. He also discusses Yukon Metals’ tungsten portfolio, which has gained relevance amid supply shortages, Chinese export restrictions, and rising defense demand. The company trades on the CSE under YMC and OTCQB under YMMCF.

Agnico Eagle, the world's second-largest gold producer, has agreed to purchase approximately 244 million additional shares of Wallbridge Mining at C$0.092 per share for total consideration of roughly C$22.4 million, which will increase its ownership stake in Wallbridge from approximately 9.4% to nearly 19.6% on a non-diluted basis.

Sigma Lithium is appealing what the company calls a surprise ruling issued May 17 by a local Brazilian judge in Aracuaí that included a potential US$10 million legal collateral. The case involves the company’s waste disposal. Also in the news is Gold Hart Copper, Great Pacific Gold, Vizsla Copper and Collective Mining.

This episode of Mining Stock Daily is brought to you by Equinox Gold, a growth-focused gold producer operating mines across the Americas. With cornerstone assets like the Greenstone Mine in Ontario and the Valentine Gold Project in Newfoundland & Labrador, Equinox is advancing a new generation of large-scale, long-life gold operations. Learn more about their portfolio and development pipeline at equinoxgold.com.

Coppernico Metals (TSX: COPR) announced today additional surface channel sampling results from the Nioc target area at its Sombrero copper-gold Project in Peru. Chair and CEO Ivan Bebek said the results expand the known surface footprint of copper-gold mineralization at Zone 2, and materially de-risk initial drill targeting decisions.

Cartier Resources CEO Philippe Cloutier joins MSD's Ian Wagner in Frankfurt to discuss the company’s Cadillac gold project in Québec’s Abitibi region. Cloutier highlights recent metallurgical test work showing gold recoveries near 97%, improving on historic assumptions and strengthening the case for a new economic assessment. He also discusses Cartier’s 3.2-million-ounce resource, a 100,000-meter drill program, new discoveries along the Cadillac trend, and strategic options ranging from toll milling and staged development to joint ventures or M&A along with the company's new U-S listing.

Contango Silver & Gold CEO Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse joins Ian Wagner in Frankfurt to discuss the company’s post-Dolly Varden merger strategy, anchored by cash flow from the Manh Choh mine in Alaska. Van Nieuwenhuyse outlines plans to fund Lucky Shot, Johnson Tract, and Kitsault without heavy equity dilution, including a 40,000-meter summer drill program at Kitsault and a new resource update expected by late June. He also discusses valuation, permitting, diesel-cost pressures, and Contango’s hub-and-spoke processing vision for high-grade gold-silver assets.

Elemental Royalties continues to accelerate its growth profile after reporting record Q1 financial results and announcing the transformational acquisition of Vizsla Royalties and its royalty exposure to the high-grade Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico. COO Fred Bell joins Mining Stock Daily to discuss the company’s rapidly expanding cash flow profile, the successful integration of the EMX royalty portfolio, and why management believes Elemental is now positioned to evolve into a true mid-tier royalty company over the coming years. The conversation also explores the long-term organic growth pipeline across cornerstone assets like Timok, Laverton, Karlawinda, and Panuco, while highlighting how Elemental’s diversified portfolio of more than 200 royalties provides significant embedded optionality for future value creation. With strong free cash flow generation, a growing dividend, and a balance sheet capable of supporting additional acquisitions, Elemental believes it is entering the most important growth phase in the company’s history.

Equinox Gold has announced a transformational merger with Orla Mining that will create a major North American gold producer with a pathway toward nearly 2 million ounces of annual production. Ryan King, Executive Vice President of Capital Markets, joins Mining Stock Daily to discuss why the timing made sense for both companies, how institutional investors are responding to the increased scale, and the long-term growth pipeline anchored by Greenstone, Valentine, South Railroad, and Castle Mountain. The conversation also explores the operational ramp-up currently underway at Greenstone and Valentine, the strategic importance of Canadian and U.S. assets in today’s geopolitical environment, and how the combined company plans to sequence billions of dollars in future development projects while maintaining strong free cash flow generation.

**This episode is a Paid Editorial with Equinox Gold

Anglo American plans to sell its Australian coal mines for up to $3.8bn ahead of the company’s planned merger with Teck Resources, according to a report by Reuters. 

The Ghanian government has asked gold miners in its country to sell some production to the country’s central bank. Commercial terms are not yet determined. 

According to Goldman Sachs, central banks bought more gold than previously thought and are poised to ramp up their purchases further into 2026.

Mining Stock Daily is sponsored by Vizsla Silver, advancing the Panuco silver-gold project in Sinaloa, Mexico — one of the highest-grade silver development projects in the world. The project hosts the world's largest, undeveloped high-grade silver resource, and the company has been aggressively expanding its drill program to grow that resource ahead of a development decision. Learn more at vizslasilver.ca.