What a HUGE Day for NIA’s Top Silver Picks
Yesterday morning, NIA made something very clear:
If cost were no object… and we could own 100% of Hycroft Mining (HYMC)’s assets or 100% of Highlander Silver (TSX: HSLV)’s assets post-merger with Bear Creek… we would overwhelmingly choose HSLV.
That’s despite HYMC having a significantly higher market capitalization.
In fact, post-merger, we believe HSLV will control the strongest asset base of any silver exploration company in the world… period.
This morning, NIA sent an important silver update confirming that Bear Creek shareholders have overwhelmingly approved HSLV’s acquisition. The transaction is expected to close next week.
NIA’s President wouldn’t have spent time telling nearly everyone he met at Mar-a-Lago about HSLV unless he had extremely high conviction in where this is heading.
Today, HSLV surged 14.34% to a new all-time high of $8.85 per share.
Yesterday morning, NIA also highlighted how Lahontan Gold (TSXV: LG)’s newly acquired West Santa Fe Project is far more silver-rich than most investors realize.
Recent drilling included:
- 48.8m grading 0.39 g/t gold and 38.4 g/t silver for 0.83 g/t AuEq – Hole WSF25-02R
- 45.7m grading 0.36 g/t gold and 24.7 g/t silver for 0.64 g/t AuEq – Hole WSF25-05R
Back on September 23rd, NIA published “Where Will Gold Peak and How Much Upside Do Gold Stocks Have Left?”… highlighting LG as potentially the most undervalued gold stock in the world, with only First Mining Gold (TSX: FF) coming close on valuation metrics (click here to see).
Today, LG climbed 27.45% to a new 52-week closing high of $0.325 per share.
NIA also emphasized yesterday that Minaurum Silver (TSXV: MGG)’s Alamos Silver Project is already fully permitted for production… a major distinction vs. multi-billion-dollar Mexican silver explorers Vizsla Silver (VZLA) and Discovery Silver (TSX: DSV), which do not yet have production permits in Mexico.
We further highlighted that Alamos’ maiden silver resource carries higher grades than HYMC's Vortex/Brimstone maiden silver resource estimate.
This morning, NIA reiterated the importance of Alamos being fully permitted… similar to HSLV's Corani asset… while also noting that although Alamos is smaller in scale, its silver grades are significantly higher.
MGG gained 12.77% today to close at $0.53 per share.
Looking ahead, Contango ORE (CTGO), post-merger with Dolly Varden Silver (DVS), will control what we believe is the highest-quality undeveloped silver project located outside higher-risk jurisdictions such as Mexico, Peru, or China.
The Kitsault Valley Project is not just Canada’s best silver project… we believe it surpasses any undeveloped silver project in the United States as well.
Meanwhile, CTGO's Johnson Tract Critical Metals Project in Alaska has now been added to the U.S. federal permitting dashboard (click here to see) for priority infrastructure projects… a significant development for long-term value creation.
NIA’s latest stock suggestion Pacifica Silver (CSE: PSIL) controls the Claudia Project in the historic El Papantón mining district of Durango, Mexico… a past-producing district with documented underground mining from the Aguilareña vein.
What makes this especially significant is that Claudia’s most recent NI 43-101 technical report was authored by a Qualified Person who serves as Vice President of Exploration for Vizsla Silver (VZLA).
He conducted multiple site visits (2023 and 2025), inspected drill core, verified collar locations in the field, reviewed cross-sections and assays, and toured key vein systems including Aguilareña–Tres Reyes, Guadalupana, Mina Vieja, and Lizeth.
In our view, the fact that top Vizsla executives personally visited Claudia before investing is a major validation signal. These are executives who built one of Mexico’s most valuable high-grade silver discoveries at Panuco… and they performed direct, boots-on-the-ground due diligence before committing capital.
Claudia isn’t a conceptual grassroots story… it has prior technical work dating back to Capstone and Silverstone, historic underground production, and now modern validation from one of Mexico’s most respected silver exploration teams.
Past performance is not indicative of future results. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. NIA’s President has purchased 125,000 shares of HSLV and can buy or sell shares at any time. NIA’s President has purchased 200,000 shares of LG in the open market and intends to buy more shares. NIA has received compensation from LG of US$50,000 cash for a six-month marketing contract. NIA is receiving compensation from MGG of US$100,000 cash for a twelve-month marketing contract and previously received US$60,000 cash for past marketing contracts which have since expired. NIA’s President has purchased 6,000 shares of CTGO in the open market and intends to buy more shares. NIA has received compensation from CTGO of US$80,000 cash for a ten-month marketing contract. NIA has received US$100,000 cash from PSIL for a twelve-month marketing contract. NIA has received compensation from FF of US$100,000 cash for a twelve-month marketing contract and previously received US$50,000 cash for a six-month marketing contract which has since expired. This communication is for informational and educational purposes only.