{"id":5578,"date":"2025-12-09T00:09:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=5578"},"modified":"2025-12-09T00:11:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:11:48","slug":"contango-ore-ctgo-fastest-growing-gold-silver-developer-in-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/contango-ore-ctgo-fastest-growing-gold-silver-developer-in-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"CTGO: Fastest-Growing Gold\/Silver Developer in North America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NIA's #1 favorite producing<\/span> gold miner<\/span><\/strong> Contango ORE (CTGO)<\/strong> is acquiring<\/span> Dolly Varden Silver (DVS)<\/strong> at a large<\/strong><\/span> discount<\/strong><\/span>… and doing the entire transaction<\/strong> in stock<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

For the last seven months, NIA has been calling CTGO<\/strong> the world's<\/strong><\/span> most undiscovered<\/strong><\/span> and undervalued publicly traded<\/span> gold miner<\/span><\/strong>. The fact that DVS<\/strong> was willing to accept<\/strong><\/span> a so-called “merger of equals”<\/strong> despite having a significantly higher<\/span> market cap<\/strong> than CTGO<\/strong> throughout most of 2025… strongly <\/strong><\/span>validates<\/strong><\/span> NIA’s view<\/span><\/strong> that CTGO<\/strong> is the world's<\/span> most overlooked<\/span> gold miner<\/span><\/strong> with the largest upside potential<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

When you exclude <\/strong>Mexico, Dolly Varden’s Kitsault Valley Project<\/strong> ranks as the #1 highest-quality<\/span> undeveloped<\/span> silver project<\/span><\/strong> in all of North America. Nothing<\/strong><\/span> else comes close on a grade-quality<\/strong> basis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

The U.S.<\/strong> has only one major<\/span> undeveloped<\/span> primary silver project<\/span><\/strong> of similar scale: Apollo Silver’s Calico Project<\/strong> in California, but its grade<\/strong> is extremely low<\/strong><\/span> at 25–35 g\/t silver<\/strong><\/span>. By comparison, Dolly Varden’s average<\/span> silver grades<\/span><\/strong> are approximately 300 g\/t<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

That means Dolly Varden’s grades<\/strong> are 9–12× higher<\/strong><\/span> than Apollo’s<\/strong>, which is a massive economic advantage<\/strong><\/span> in any silver price<\/strong><\/span> environment. And remember, this 10× advantage<\/strong><\/span> doesn’t<\/strong><\/span> even include Dolly Varden’s gold<\/span><\/strong>. Once you factor in gold credits<\/strong><\/span>, the Kitsault Valley advantage<\/span><\/strong> becomes even larger<\/strong><\/span>, and the silver-equivalent (AgEq) grades<\/strong><\/span> widen<\/strong><\/span> the gap<\/strong><\/span> dramatically.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Last night, we told you about how Eric Sprott's New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG)<\/strong> hit a market cap<\/strong> last week of CAD$1.46 billion<\/strong><\/span> after intercepting 219 g\/t Au<\/span> over 9.35m<\/strong> and 160 g\/t Au <\/strong><\/span>over 10.30m<\/strong>, but… CTGO’s Ellis Zone<\/strong> at Johnson Tract<\/strong> has achieved even higher grade<\/span> gold intercepts<\/span><\/strong> including 577 g\/t Au<\/span> over 6.4m<\/strong> in an area that isn’t<\/strong><\/span> yet included in CTGO’s Johnson Tract resource<\/strong> estimate. A few NIA members were asking why Eric Sprott hasn't<\/span> invested<\/span><\/strong> into CTGO<\/strong> considering it has much bigger potential<\/strong><\/span> than NFG<\/strong> at a fraction<\/strong><\/span> of the market cap<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Eric Sprott owns<\/span> 9%<\/strong> of Dolly Varden Silver (DVS)<\/strong> and strongly<\/span> supports<\/span> CTGO acquiring<\/span><\/strong> the company at a large<\/strong><\/span> discount<\/strong><\/span>. Sprott<\/strong> will own<\/span> 4.5%<\/strong> of Contango Silver & Gold (CTGO)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Sprott's credibility<\/span><\/strong> will help CTGO<\/strong> rapidly surpass<\/strong><\/span> its June 2023 all-time high<\/span><\/strong> of $33.67 per share<\/strong> in early 2026, and as soon as CTGO<\/strong> hits a new all-time high<\/strong><\/span>… the momentum<\/strong><\/span> will help launch<\/strong><\/span> it to $50+ per share<\/strong> within the following weeks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Will CTGO outperform<\/span> North Peak Resources (TSXV: NPR)<\/strong>? Eric Sprott<\/strong> made over $1 billion<\/strong><\/span> on Kirkland Lake Gold<\/strong> and NPR Executive Chairman Harry Dobson founded<\/span><\/strong> the company. When Dobson<\/strong> stepped down<\/strong><\/span> as Kirkland Lake Gold Chairman<\/strong> to start Rupert Resources<\/strong> (now a $1.4 billion<\/span> market cap<\/strong> company), Eric Sprott<\/strong> was appointed the new<\/span> Kirkland Lake Gold Chairman <\/strong>to replace him (click here<\/strong><\/a> to see).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

CTGO<\/strong> has more in common with Kirkland Lake Gold<\/strong> than any other company because it is on track to control four separate gold<\/span>\/silver<\/span> projects<\/strong> that will all rank among the highest-grade<\/span> deposits<\/strong> in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Meanwhile, NPR<\/strong> is preparing to release<\/span> drilling results<\/strong> from five different zones<\/strong> within the high-grade<\/span> Prospect Mountain Mine Complex<\/strong>, located directly south<\/strong><\/span> of i-80 Gold’s flagship<\/span> high-grade<\/span> property<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

CTGO<\/strong> will also have major<\/span> drilling results<\/strong> early next year from its fully permitted<\/strong><\/span>, high-grade<\/span> Lucky Shot Project<\/strong>, where underground drilling<\/strong> is underway right now.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Eric Sprott<\/strong>, NPR Executive Chairman Harry Dobson<\/strong>, and CTGO CEO Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse<\/strong> are widely regarded<\/strong><\/span> as three of the most exceptional<\/span> leaders<\/span><\/strong> and strategic thinkers<\/strong><\/span> in the gold<\/strong><\/span> and silver<\/strong><\/span> mining industry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor. Always do your own research. NIA’s President has purchased 4,000 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’s President has purchased 60,000 shares of NPR in the open market and intends to buy more shares. NIA has received compensation from NPR of US$50,000 cash for a six-month marketing contract and previously received US$50,000 cash for a six-month marketing contract which has since expired. This message is for informational and educational purposes only.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NIA's #1 favorite producing gold miner Contango ORE (CTGO) is acquiring Dolly Varden Silver (DVS) at a large discount… and doing the entire transaction in stock. For the last seven months, NIA has been calling CTGO the world's most undiscovered and undervalued publicly traded gold miner. The fact that DVS was willing to accept a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[48,47,9,49,6,17,24],"class_list":["post-5578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-copper","tag-ctgo","tag-gold","tag-lead","tag-npr","tag-silver","tag-zinc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5578","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=5578"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5581,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5578\/revisions\/5581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}