{"id":2540,"date":"2025-08-08T00:21:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2025-08-08T00:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T04:21:47","slug":"viva-gold-tsxv-vau-set-for-bounce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/viva-gold-tsxv-vau-set-for-bounce\/","title":{"rendered":"Viva Gold (TSXV: VAU) Set for Bounce After 50% Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">On Thursday morning, <strong>NIA <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">announced<\/span><\/strong> that its <strong>President <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">purchased<\/span> 100,000 shares<\/strong> of <strong>Viva Gold (TSXV: VAU)<\/strong> on Wednesday at <strong>$0.085 per share<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">On Thursday, <strong>Viva Gold (TSXV: VAU) <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">bounced by 5.88%<\/span><\/strong> to <strong>$0.09 per share<\/strong> on volume of <strong>831,843 shares<\/strong> or <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>3.23x above<\/strong><\/span> its <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">average<\/span> daily volume<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Viva&#8217;s CEO&nbsp;James Hesketh<\/strong> is the executive who did the early work at the <strong>Reward <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">Gold Project<\/span><\/strong> in the <strong>Beatty <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">Gold District<\/span><\/strong> of Nevada over a decade prior to <strong>Augusta Gold (TSX: G) <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">acquiring<\/span><\/strong> control of the property. He is the one who actually <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>completed<\/strong><\/span> the <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>permitting process<\/strong><\/span> for the <strong>Reward <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">Gold Mine<\/span><\/strong>, which is why <strong>AngloGold Ashanti (AU)<\/strong> desperately needed to <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">acquire<\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong>NIA&#8217;s<strong> Augusta Gold (TSX: G)<\/strong> at a <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>massive <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>premium<\/strong><\/span>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">From 2019 through 2025, <strong>VAU<\/strong> conducted <strong>seven private placements<\/strong> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>raising<\/strong><\/span> a total of <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>$10,619,213<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;at prices ranging from <strong>$0.12 per share <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">up to<\/span> $0.30 per share<\/strong> with an <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">average<\/span> share issuance price<\/strong> of <strong>$0.17 per share<\/strong> or <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>double<\/strong><\/span> the price where <strong>NIA&#8217;s President <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">purchased<\/span><\/strong> a <strong><span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">small<\/span> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">initial<\/span> stake<\/strong> on Wednesday:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:760px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.45;color:#111;\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th align=\"left\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:2px solid #333;background:#f2f2f2;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Date \/ Period (Final Close)<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t<th align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:2px solid #333;background:#f2f2f2;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Amount Raised (CAD)<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t<th align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:2px solid #333;background:#f2f2f2;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Shares\/Units Issued<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t<th align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:2px solid #333;background:#f2f2f2;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Price per Unit (CAD)<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Aug 6, 2019<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$1,018,650<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">3,395,502<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$0.30<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Dec 2019&ndash;Feb 2020<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$705,235<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">2,938,480<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$0.24<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">May&ndash;Jun 2021<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$4,000,000<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">19,047,619<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$0.21<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Dec 21, 2023<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$1,399,567<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">11,663,061<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$0.12<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Jul 9, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$667,750<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">4,451,667<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$0.15<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Post&ndash;Jul 31, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$1,193,004<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">7,953,359<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$0.15<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<td style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Apr 3, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$1,635,007<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">12,576,974<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">$0.13<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#555;margin-top:8px;max-width:760px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><em>Notes: Rows reflect unique financings only. The Dec&nbsp;2019&ndash;Feb&nbsp;2020 line shows the combined total across both tranches. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Viva Gold (TSXV: VAU)<\/strong> is almost a&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>sure thing<\/strong><\/span> to <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>double<\/strong><\/span> from the <strong>$0.085 per share Wednesday&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">purchase<\/span> price<\/strong> of <strong>NIA&#8217;s President<\/strong>, but it is <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>unlikely<\/strong><\/span> to <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>gain<\/strong><\/span> anywhere close to <strong>NIA&#8217;s <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">current<\/span> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">favorite<\/span> stock suggestions<\/strong>&nbsp;listed on the <strong>main menu<\/strong>&nbsp;of NIA at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inflation.us\"><strong>www.inflation.us<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><em style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. NIA&rsquo;s President has purchased 100,000 shares of VAU in the open market and can buy or sell shares at any time. This message is meant for informational and educational purposes only and does not provide investment advice.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday morning, NIA announced that its President purchased 100,000 shares of Viva Gold (TSXV: VAU) on Wednesday at $0.085 per share. On Thursday, Viva Gold (TSXV: VAU) bounced by 5.88% to $0.09 per share on volume of 831,843 shares or 3.23x above its average daily volume! 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