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I went to Wyoming to see if there really is any gold there and it turned into a 2-hour documentary.

At the pre-discovery stage, a company is basically a geological thesis (on paper), which means a lot of annoying questions have to be asked before you can take any of it seriously.

It’s not only about the geology either.

Sure, I asked what a real discovery would even look like in this setting, whether the structural model actually holds up, what the alteration and mineralization actually look like in the core, and whether the metallurgy could actually work... and those are all important inputs, but I also had to dig into permitting timelines and the practical realities of working with the BLM and state regulators, water availability and rights, access and infrastructure, community/environmental sensitivities, and how the capital is actually being deployed versus how quickly it gets diluted.

I asked those annoying questions of @RelevantGold $RGC.V.

Link in the comments.

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@rekurencja fixed

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I asked @rivres, a prospect and royalty generator, whether current shareholders can really see value from their royalty portfolio given that most of the royalties in it are far from generating cash flow, and whether a spin-out or other creative structure could unlock that value.

Royalties that are years from any cash flow do not show up in near-term financials, and the market often assigns them little or no value while they remain buried inside the company.

Shareholders effectively own the upside but have no clear path to realize it until a mine is built and producing.

A spin-out, sale, or other separation can create a standalone vehicle that the market can value on its own instead of leaving the royalties as a long-dated option that is hard to price inside the parent, but that coin has another side as well...

What else should I have asked $RRI.V here?

Full interview already out on YouTube and the podcast platforms.

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I asked @manhattcorp, a gold explorer with a project in Nunavut, Canada, whether it even makes sense to pursue an economic deposit there, given precedents of more advanced projects in the region that still could not get permitted.

Nunavut has a track record of projects advancing further than early-stage exploration and still facing long or unsuccessful permitting processes.

It sounds like I'm just trying to be annoying (I don't really have to try, btw) but that history raises a practical question about whether the current regulatory and community environment supports bringing a new discovery to production, or whether the same barriers that stopped more advanced companies will apply here.

You always need to understand if the location itself is a structural risk that limits the value of any discovery, rather than treating permitting as a later-stage issue that can be solved once a resource is defined.

What else should I have asked $MHC.AX here?

Full interview already out on YouTube.

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I asked @OsmondResources, a rare earth minerals explorer with a project in southern Spain, about the certainty in the resource and the continuity of the mineralisation given how (and how much) they have drilled it.

Resource confidence and continuity depend on the actual drill spacing and pattern, not just the narrative around it.

Wide or irregular step-outs can leave large gaps between intercepts, which limits how confidently grade and thickness can be connected between holes.

You need to look at the drill layout itself and try to think about whether the continuity claimed for the resource is supported by the density of the data or still rests on interpolation across significant distances.

What else should I have asked $OSM.AX here?

Full interview is already out on YouTube.

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Full @RelevantGold $RGC.V site visit

https://t.co/91dABBaY1W

[Antonio (Resource Talks) @ResourceTalks]

I went to Wyoming to see if there really is any gold there and it turned into a 2-hour documentary.

At the pre-discovery stage, a company is basically a geological thesis (on paper), which means a lot of annoying questions have to be asked before you can take any of it seriously.

It’s not only about the geology either.

Sure, I asked what a real discovery would even look like in this setting, whether the structural model actually holds up, what the alteration and mineralization actually look like in the core, and whether the metallurgy could actually work... and those are all important inputs, but I also had to dig into permitting timelines and the practical realities of working with the BLM and state regulators, water availability and rights, access and infrastructure, community/environmental sensitivities, and how the capital is actually being deployed versus how quickly it gets diluted.

I asked those annoying questions of @RelevantGold $RGC.V.

Link in the comments.

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@EO_OE99 Appreciate you having my back sir.

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@Brien_Lundin Thank you, Brian. Glad you enjoyed it and appreciate the support.

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@Brien_Lundin Thank you sir. Appreciate the kind words.

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@juniorminingpro @NatGeo @Interior

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@ArrakisGlobal @moneyofminepod @marketplunger1 @businessbrewpod @IGcom @JackFarley96 @saxomarketcall @Pfdshares @TimesHyper @HiddenForcesPod @OddsonOpen @jsmian Appreciate the mention sir.

I don't know all of those, so I have to give them a listen.

@moneyofminepod obv top tier.

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Thank you for reading.

I wish you a great week ahead, even if you have gingerism.

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The 4 Junior Mining Companies I Spoke With Last Week

I send a free weekly newsletter containing a 5-minute summary of each Resource Talks interview from the previous week.

Below is the lineup from week 44 and the links to the full interviews:

1️⃣ Big Copper Project in Chile, But Can a Junior Actually Build It?
> @HotChiliLimited $HCH.V $HCH.AX with Christian Easterday

2️⃣ New Silver Discovery Next to KSM, But is There a Real System?
> @GoldstormMetalsCorp $GSTM.V with Ken Konkin

3️⃣ High-Grade Copper-Gold in Alaska, But Is the System Big Enough?
> @AlexMetalsCorp $ALX.V with Gwen Preston

4️⃣ $1.9B Cu-Mo Project in Idaho, But Can it Really Work at This Grade?
> @idahocoppercorp $COPR with Andrew Brodkey

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Full interviews + a free newsletter listed below.

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Free newsletter containing a 5-minute summary of each Resource Talks interview from the previous week:

https://t.co/EDtfIwEb8h

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I asked @idahocoppercorp, a copper developer with a project in Idaho, about the ongoing lawsuit and whether it is costing them money, how long it is expected to take, and what happens if the resolution is not positive for the company.

A lawsuit isnt a rarity in our sector, but it can create direct costs, tie up management time, and it could even delay financing or project work.

The outcome also matters because a negative resolution can limit land access, raise costs, or force changes to the development plan, while a positive one removes that uncertainty.

That's why you need to understand both the ongoing burden and the downside case instead of treating the litigation as a background detail.

What else should I have asked $COPR here?

Full interview on YouTube.