{"id":3839,"date":"2025-09-28T00:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T04:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=3839"},"modified":"2025-09-28T00:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T04:54:38","slug":"will-nia-regret-not-making-total-metals-tsxv-tt-1-overall-pick-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/will-nia-regret-not-making-total-metals-tsxv-tt-1-overall-pick-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Will NIA Regret Not Making Total Metals (TSXV: TT) #1 Overall Pick for 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Exactly one week ago, NIA sent out an alert (click here<\/strong><\/a> to read) saying, "As of this moment we would probably make Titan Mining (TSX: TI)<\/strong> our #1 top pick<\/strong><\/span> for 2026<\/strong>, but maybe we will find something<\/strong> better<\/strong><\/span> before year-end. Titan<\/strong> is the stock with the highest potential<\/strong><\/span> for a rerating<\/strong><\/span> to a significantly higher<\/span> enterprise value\/revenue multiple <\/strong>especially after Titan<\/strong> lists on the NYSE American<\/strong> exchange where UAMY<\/strong> is traded."<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Obviously, when we said find something better<\/strong><\/span>, we already knew<\/strong><\/span> about Total Metals (TSXV: TT)<\/strong> and that was the company on our minds where it could be the only bigger <\/strong><\/span>opportunity<\/strong><\/span> mainly because it's a brand-new<\/span> ground floor<\/span> situation<\/strong> with only 29.7 million shares outstanding<\/strong> and about to acquire<\/strong><\/span> two of the highest grade<\/span> gold projects<\/span><\/strong> in all of Canada, both adjacent<\/strong><\/span> to each other on opposite<\/span> sides<\/strong> of the Manitoba\/Ontario<\/strong> border. The average<\/span> American<\/strong> has no<\/strong><\/span> idea Manitoba<\/strong> even exists, let alone that it hosts high-grade <\/strong><\/span>gold deposits<\/strong><\/span> like West Hawk Lake<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At least with Saskatchewan<\/strong>, the average<\/span> American<\/strong> knows that Brock Lesnar<\/strong> lives there, and it has uranium mines<\/strong>, but for Manitoba<\/strong>… Americans<\/strong> know nothing<\/strong><\/span> about it. Think about the synergies<\/strong><\/span> if both High Lake<\/strong> and West Hawk Lake<\/strong> were to be developed<\/strong><\/span> together… they are both located right off of the Trans-Canada Highway<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The geological continuity<\/span><\/strong> between High Lake<\/strong> and West Hawk Lake<\/strong>, located approximately 10 kilometers apart, suggests they may be part of a larger<\/span> mineralizing system<\/strong>. This proximity<\/strong><\/span> creates potential synergies<\/strong><\/span> for development<\/strong><\/span>, including the possibility of a centralized <\/span>processing facility<\/strong> that could service both<\/span> high-grade<\/span> gold properties<\/span><\/strong>, thereby improving<\/span> project economics<\/strong> through shared<\/span> infrastructure<\/strong> and operational costs<\/strong>. The geological similarities<\/span><\/strong> between the properties also suggest that exploration techniques<\/strong> and understanding developed<\/span><\/strong> at one property could be directly applicable<\/strong><\/span> to the other, creating operational efficiencies<\/span><\/strong> and reducing<\/span> exploration risk<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The High Lake<\/strong> and West Hawk Lake<\/strong> projects have consistently <\/strong><\/span>delivered<\/strong><\/span> some of the highest-grade <\/strong><\/span>gold intersections<\/strong><\/span> reported in recent<\/span> Canadian exploration<\/strong>, placing them among the elite tier<\/strong><\/span> of global <\/strong><\/span>gold discoveries<\/strong><\/span>. The exceptional<\/span> grades<\/strong> encountered at these properties significantly exceed<\/span> industry benchmarks<\/strong> for both open-pit and underground mining scenarios, creating compelling<\/span> economics<\/strong> even in challenging<\/span> market conditions<\/strong>… but we are in the early<\/span> innings<\/strong> of the most epic<\/span> gold<\/span> secular<\/span> bull<\/span> market<\/strong> in history, and it will last for equally<\/strong><\/span> as long as the recent technology bull<\/span> market<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The discovery<\/strong><\/span> of near-surface<\/span> high-grade<\/span> mineralization<\/strong> at High Lake<\/strong> represents a particularly significant<\/span> development<\/strong> for the project’s economics. A high-grade <\/strong><\/span>gold pod<\/strong><\/span> within 20 to 30 meters<\/strong> of surface has been identified<\/strong><\/span>, which opens the potential for a sizable<\/span> bulk sample<\/strong> using low-cost<\/span> open-pit mining methods<\/strong>. This near-surface<\/span> mineralization<\/strong>, including intersections<\/strong> of 9.82 g\/t gold<\/span> over 9.75 meters<\/strong> within 20 meters from surface, creates opportunities<\/strong><\/span> for early<\/span> revenue generation<\/span><\/strong> through low-cost<\/span> extraction methods<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Unlike<\/span> $834 million<\/span> market cap New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG)<\/strong>, which has poor<\/span> geological continuity<\/span><\/strong>… the consistency<\/span><\/strong> of high-grade<\/span> results<\/strong> at High Lake<\/strong> is particularly noteworthy<\/strong><\/span>, with multiple<\/span> drill holes<\/strong> returning grades exceeding<\/span> 10 g\/t gold<\/span><\/strong> over significant<\/span> widths<\/strong>. Recent highlights<\/strong><\/span> include intersections<\/strong> of 13.52 g\/t gold<\/span> over 6.5 meters<\/strong> at 229 meters from surface, 6.14 g\/t gold<\/span> over 24.55 meters<\/strong> within 15 meters from surface, and 9.2 g\/t gold<\/span> over 26.4 meters<\/strong> from 280 meters downhole. These results demonstrate<\/span><\/strong> that high-grade<\/span> mineralization extends<\/span><\/strong> from surface <\/strong>to depth<\/strong> and maintains consistent<\/span> grades<\/strong> throughout the deposit<\/strong>, a characteristic that significantly enhances<\/span> mining economics<\/strong> and operational flexibility<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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 has received compensation from TT of US$100,000 cash for a twelve-month marketing contract. 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":"

Exactly one week ago, NIA sent out an alert (click here to read) saying, "As of this moment we would probably make Titan Mining (TSX: TI) our #1 top pick for 2026, but maybe we will find something better before year-end. Titan is the stock with the highest potential for a rerating to a significantly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[48,9,25,123,17,13,186,24],"class_list":["post-3839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-copper","tag-gold","tag-graphite","tag-nfg","tag-silver","tag-ti","tag-tt","tag-zinc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3839"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3847,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3839\/revisions\/3847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}