{"id":5825,"date":"2025-12-22T09:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=5825"},"modified":"2026-05-03T00:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:47:12","slug":"new-nia-pick-strategic-copper-gold-silver-project-next-to-highland-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/new-nia-pick-strategic-copper-gold-silver-project-next-to-highland-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"New NIA Pick: Strategic Copper\/Gold\/Silver Project Next to Highland Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.55; color:#111;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">In recent days, we have been telling you about how the <strong>McLeod&#39;s<\/strong> are <strong><span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">silver&rsquo;s<\/span> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">most powerful<\/span> family<\/strong> and how we are <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>acquiring<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>both<\/strong><\/span> of their <strong><span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">silver companies<\/span><\/strong>. NIA&#39;s <strong>Highlander Silver (TSX: HSLV)<\/strong> is <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>acquiring<\/strong><\/span> <strong>Bear Creek Mining (TSXV: BCM)<\/strong>, chaired by <strong>Catherine McLeod-Seltzer<\/strong>, and NIA&#39;s <strong>Contango ORE (CTGO)<\/strong> is making a move to <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>acquire<\/strong><\/span> <strong>Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV)<\/strong>, founded by <strong>Robert McLeod<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Now, <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>don&rsquo;t feel bad<\/strong><\/span> for <strong>Bear Creek Chairwoman Catherine McLeod-Seltzer<\/strong>. Not only was she once the <strong>business partner<\/strong> of <strong>J. David Lowell<\/strong>, the <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">legendary geologist<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">original financial backer<\/span><\/strong> of NIA&#39;s <strong>Minaurum Silver (TSXV: MGG)<\/strong>, but just this past April she was <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>appointed<\/strong><\/span> to the <strong>board<\/strong> of <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">$20+ billion<\/span> market cap Teck Resources (TECK)<\/strong>, the <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">owner<\/span><\/strong> of <strong>Canada&rsquo;s <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">largest producing<\/span> <span style=\"color:#d35400;\">copper mine<\/span><\/strong>, the <strong>Highland Valley <span style=\"color:#d35400;\">Copper Mine<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">We now have a <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">brand-new<\/span> stock suggestion<\/strong> for you: <strong>GSP Resource Corp (TSXV: GSPR)<\/strong>, currently <strong>$0.10 per share<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">You <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>won&rsquo;t<\/strong><\/span> believe this, but <strong>GSPR<\/strong> controls the <strong>Alwin Mine Project<\/strong>, a <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">past-producing high-grade<\/span> <span style=\"color:#d35400;\">copper<\/span>\/<span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">gold<\/span>\/<span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">silver<\/span> mine<\/strong> located <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>directly adjacent<\/strong><\/span> to <strong>Teck&rsquo;s Highland Valley <span style=\"color:#d35400;\">Copper Mine<\/span><\/strong>. This is one of the most <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>strategically located<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#996633;\"><strong>brownfield<\/strong><\/span> <strong>exploration projects<\/strong> in Canada, and <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>almost nobody<\/strong><\/span> is <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>paying attention<\/strong><\/span> yet. Despite its location, <strong>GSPR<\/strong> trades at a <strong>market capitalization<\/strong> of only <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>~CAD$5 million<\/strong><\/span>, a valuation disconnect we rarely see at this stage.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">Importantly, in 2024, <strong>GSPR <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">drilled into<\/span> multiple zones<\/strong> of <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">ultra high-grade<\/span> <span style=\"color:#d35400;\">copper<\/span>\/<span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">gold<\/span>\/<span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">silver<\/span> mineralization<\/strong>, including:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<ul style=\"margin:0 0 12px 24px;\">\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#d35400;\">2.41% Cu<\/span>, <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">35 g\/t Ag<\/span>, and <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">0.68 g\/t Au<\/span> over 17.4 metres<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Including a higher-grade core of <span style=\"color:#d35400;\">4.11% Cu<\/span>, <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">60 g\/t Ag<\/span>, and <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">0.95 g\/t Au<\/span> over 8.4 metres<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Plus a <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">brand-new discovery<\/span> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">5.04 g\/t Au<\/span> and <span style=\"color:#d35400;\">1.01% Cu<\/span> over 7.90 metres<\/strong>, located <strong>outside the current pit shell<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">This <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>isn&rsquo;t<\/strong><\/span> a <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">greenfield<\/span> concept<\/strong>. It is a <strong><span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">de-risked<\/span> <span style=\"color:#996633;\">brownfield<\/span> project<\/strong> beside <strong>Teck&rsquo;s mine<\/strong>, with <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">historical production<\/span><\/strong>, <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>infrastructure already in place<\/strong><\/span>, and <strong>50,000+ metres of historic drilling<\/strong> that would cost approximately <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>US$20 million<\/strong><\/span> to <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>replicate<\/strong><\/span> today at <strong>$400 per metre<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>GSPR<\/strong> already has a <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">published NI 43-101 compliant resource<\/span><\/strong> of <strong>1.46 million tonnes<\/strong>, averaging <strong><span style=\"color:#d35400;\">1.08% copper<\/span><\/strong>, containing <strong>34.6 million pounds of copper<\/strong>. With a <strong>market capitalization<\/strong> of only <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>~CAD$5 million<\/strong><\/span>, <strong>GSPR<\/strong> is trading at <strong><span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">less than<\/span> 10 cents (USD) per pound<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#d35400;\"><strong>copper<\/strong><\/span> in the ground, even before assigning any value to its <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>gold<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\"><strong>silver<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>GSP Resource&rsquo;s (TSXV: GSPR) Alwin Mine Project<\/strong> is located <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>far closer<\/strong><\/span> to <strong>Teck Resources&rsquo; Highland Valley <span style=\"color:#d35400;\">Copper Mine<\/span><\/strong> than the <strong>Shovelnose Project<\/strong>. And just this morning, <strong>Dundee Corporation<\/strong>, the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>20% owner<\/strong><\/span> of NIA&rsquo;s <strong>Viva Gold (TSXV: VAU)<\/strong>, announced a <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">massive $85 million earn-in agreement<\/span><\/strong> on the <strong>Shovelnose Project<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\">If <strong>Dundee<\/strong> is <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>willing to commit $85 million<\/strong><\/span> to a project that is <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>farther away<\/strong><\/span> from the <strong>Highland Valley <span style=\"color:#d35400;\">Copper Mine<\/span><\/strong>, imagine the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>strategic value<\/strong><\/span> of <strong>GSPR&rsquo;s Alwin Mine Project<\/strong>, which literally <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">sits next door<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alwinproject-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alwinproject-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alwinproject-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alwinproject-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alwinproject.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><em>Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor. Always do your own research. NIA&rsquo;s President has purchased 125,000 shares of HSLV and can buy or sell shares at any time. NIA&rsquo;s President has purchased 100,000 shares of VAU in the open market and can buy or sell shares at any time. NIA&rsquo;s President has purchased 5,000 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 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. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor. Always do your own research. NIA has received compensation from GSPR of US$60,000 cash for a six-month marketing contract and the company has agreed to extend this contract for an additional six-month period for US$60,000 cash. This message is for informational and educational purposes only. This message is for informational and educational purposes only.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent days, we have been telling you about how the McLeod&#39;s are silver&rsquo;s most powerful family and how we are acquiring both of their silver companies. NIA&#39;s Highlander Silver (TSX: HSLV) is acquiring Bear Creek Mining (TSXV: BCM), chaired by Catherine McLeod-Seltzer, and NIA&#39;s Contango ORE (CTGO) is making a move to acquire Dolly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[220,48,47,152,219,9,221,16,84,17,170,150],"class_list":["post-5825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-bcm","tag-copper","tag-ctgo","tag-dc-a","tag-dv","tag-gold","tag-gspr","tag-hslv","tag-mgg","tag-silver","tag-teck","tag-vau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5825","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=5825"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8201,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5825\/revisions\/8201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}