{"id":6993,"date":"2026-02-20T17:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=6993"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:53:15","slug":"what-a-huge-day-for-nias-top-silver-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/what-a-huge-day-for-nias-top-silver-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"What a HUGE Day for NIA&#8217;s Top Silver Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;line-height:1.6;color:#000;\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 14px 0;\"><strong>Yesterday morning, NIA made something very clear:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e5e5e5;background:#fafafa;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 16px 0;color:#000;\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 10px 0;\">If cost were no object&#8230; and we could own 100% of <strong>Hycroft Mining (HYMC)&rsquo;s assets<\/strong> or 100% of <strong>Highlander Silver (TSX: HSLV)&rsquo;s assets<\/strong> <strong>post-merger with Bear Creek<\/strong>&#8230; we would <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>overwhelmingly<\/strong><\/span> choose <strong>HSLV<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 10px 0;\">That&rsquo;s <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>despite<\/strong><\/span> <strong>HYMC<\/strong> having a <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>significantly higher<\/strong><\/span> market capitalization.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0;\">In fact, post-merger, we believe <strong>HSLV<\/strong> will control the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>strongest asset base<\/strong><\/span> of any <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\"><strong>silver exploration company<\/strong><\/span> in the world&#8230; period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 14px 0;\">This morning, NIA sent an important <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\"><strong>silver<\/strong><\/span> update confirming that <strong>Bear Creek shareholders<\/strong> have<span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"> <strong>overwhelmingly approved<\/strong><\/span> <strong>HSLV&rsquo;s <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">acquisition<\/span><\/strong>. The transaction is expected to <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>close next week<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 14px 0;\"><strong>NIA&rsquo;s President<\/strong> wouldn&rsquo;t have spent time telling nearly everyone he met at <strong>Mar-a-Lago<\/strong> about <strong>HSLV<\/strong> unless he had <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>extremely high <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>conviction<\/strong><\/span> in where this is heading.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 18px 0;\">Today, <strong>HSLV <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">surged<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"> <strong>14.34%<\/strong><\/span> to a <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>new all-time high<\/strong><\/span> of <strong>$8.85 per share<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"HSLV Chart\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hslvupdatechart.jpg\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; margin:0 auto 18px auto;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border:none;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;margin:18px 0;\" \/>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 14px 0;\">Yesterday morning, NIA also highlighted how <strong>Lahontan Gold (TSXV: LG)<\/strong>&rsquo;s newly acquired <strong>West Santa Fe Project<\/strong> is <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">far more<\/span> <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">silver-rich<\/span><\/strong> than most investors realize.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e5e5e5;background:#ffffff;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 16px 0;color:#000;\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 10px 0;\"><strong>Recent drilling included:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;color:#000;font-size:14px;\">\n\t<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;\"><strong>48.8m<\/strong> grading <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>0.39 g\/t gold<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\"><strong>38.4 g\/t silver<\/strong><\/span> for <strong>0.83 g\/t AuEq<\/strong> &ndash; Hole <strong>WSF25-02R<\/strong><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>45.7m<\/strong> grading <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>0.36 g\/t gold<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\"><strong>24.7 g\/t silver<\/strong><\/span> for <strong>0.64 g\/t AuEq<\/strong> &ndash; Hole <strong>WSF25-05R<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 14px 0;\">Back on <strong>September 23rd<\/strong>, NIA published <strong>&ldquo;Where Will Gold Peak and How Much Upside Do Gold Stocks Have Left?&rdquo;<\/strong>&#8230; highlighting <strong>LG<\/strong> as potentially the<strong> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">most undervalued<\/span> <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">gold stock<\/span> in the <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">world<\/span><\/strong>, with only <strong>First Mining Gold (TSX: FF)<\/strong> coming close on valuation metrics (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/where-will-gold-peak-and-how-much-upside-do-gold-stocks-have-left\/\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a> to see).<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 18px 0;\">Today, <strong>LG <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">climbed 27.45%<\/span><\/strong> to a <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>new 52-week closing high<\/strong><\/span> of <strong>$0.325 per share<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LG Chart\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lgupdatechart.jpg\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; margin:0 auto 18px auto;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border:none;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;margin:18px 0;\" \/>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 14px 0;\">NIA also emphasized yesterday that <strong>Minaurum Silver (TSXV: MGG)<\/strong>&rsquo;s <strong>Alamos <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">Silver Project<\/span><\/strong> is already <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">fully permitted<\/span> for <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">production<\/span><\/strong>&#8230; a major distinction vs. multi-billion-dollar Mexican silver explorers <strong>Vizsla Silver (VZLA)<\/strong> and <strong>Discovery Silver (TSX: DSV),<\/strong> which do not yet have production permits in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 14px 0;\">We further highlighted that <strong>Alamos&rsquo; maiden <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">silver resource<\/span><\/strong> carries <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>higher grades<\/strong><\/span> than <strong>HYMC&#39;s Vortex\/Brimstone<\/strong> <strong>maiden <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">silver resource<\/span> estimate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 14px 0;\">This morning, NIA reiterated the importance of Alamos being <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>fully permitted<\/strong><\/span>&#8230; similar to <strong>HSLV&#39;s Corani<\/strong> asset&#8230; while also noting that although <strong>Alamos<\/strong> is smaller in scale, its <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\"><strong>silver grades<\/strong><\/span> are <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>significantly higher<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 18px 0;\"><strong>MGG <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">gained 12.77%<\/span><\/strong> today to close at <strong>$0.53 per share<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MGG Chart\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mggupdatechart.jpg\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; margin:0 auto 18px auto;\" \/>\n<hr style=\"border:none;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;margin:18px 0;\" \/>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 14px 0;\">Looking ahead, <strong>Contango ORE (CTGO)<\/strong>, post-merger with <strong>Dolly Varden Silver (DVS)<\/strong>, will control what we believe is the <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">highest-quality <\/span><span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">undeveloped silver project<\/span><\/strong> located outside higher-risk jurisdictions such as Mexico, Peru, or China.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e5e5e5;background:#fafafa;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 16px 0;color:#000;\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 10px 0;\">The <strong>Kitsault Valley Project<\/strong> is not just Canada&rsquo;s best silver project&#8230; <strong>we believe it <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">surpasses<\/span> any <span style=\"color:#4e5f70;\">undeveloped silver project<\/span> in the United States as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0;\">Meanwhile, <strong>CTGO&#39;s Johnson Tract Critical Metals Project<\/strong> in Alaska has now been <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>added<\/strong><\/span> to the <strong>U.S. federal permitting dashboard<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.permits.performance.gov\/permitting-project\/fast-41-covered-projects\/contango-ore-johnson-tract-critical-metals-project\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a> to see) for <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">priority<\/span> infrastructure projects<\/strong>&#8230; a <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>significant development<\/strong><\/span> for long-term value creation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr style=\"border:none;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;margin:18px 0;\" \/>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 14px 0;\">NIA&rsquo;s latest stock suggestion <strong>Pacifica Silver (CSE: PSIL)<\/strong> controls the <strong>Claudia Project<\/strong> in the historic <strong>El Papant&oacute;n mining district<\/strong> of Durango, Mexico&#8230; a past-producing district with documented underground mining from the <strong>Aguilare&ntilde;a vein<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e5e5e5;background:#fafafa;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 16px 0;color:#000;\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 10px 0;\">What makes this especially significant is that Claudia&rsquo;s most recent <strong>NI 43-101 technical report<\/strong> was authored by a <strong>Qualified Person who serves as Vice President of Exploration for Vizsla Silver (VZLA)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0 0 10px 0;\">He conducted <strong>multiple site visits (2023 and 2025)<\/strong>, inspected drill core, verified collar locations in the field, reviewed cross-sections and assays, and toured key vein systems including <strong>Aguilare&ntilde;a&ndash;Tres Reyes, Guadalupana, Mina Vieja, and Lizeth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0;\">In our view, the fact that <strong>top Vizsla executives personally visited Claudia<\/strong> before investing is a <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>major validation signal<\/strong><\/span>. These are executives who built one of Mexico&rsquo;s most valuable high-grade silver discoveries at Panuco&#8230; and they performed direct, boots-on-the-ground due diligence before committing capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#000;margin:0;\">Claudia isn&rsquo;t a conceptual grassroots story&#8230; it has prior technical work dating back to <strong>Capstone<\/strong> and <strong>Silverstone<\/strong>, historic underground production, and now modern validation from one of Mexico&rsquo;s most respected silver exploration teams.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; font-style:italic; color:#666; margin:18px 0 0 0;\">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&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 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&rsquo;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. <em>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. <\/em>This communication is for informational and educational purposes only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday morning, NIA made something very clear: If cost were no object&#8230; and we could own 100% of Hycroft Mining (HYMC)&rsquo;s assets or 100% of Highlander Silver (TSX: HSLV)&rsquo;s assets post-merger with Bear Creek&#8230; we would overwhelmingly choose HSLV. That&rsquo;s despite HYMC having a significantly higher market capitalization. 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