{"id":7305,"date":"2024-10-22T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=7305"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T18:46:54","slug":"nias-top-2-rules-for-gold-exploration-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/nias-top-2-rules-for-gold-exploration-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"NIA&#8217;s Top 2 Rules for Gold Exploration Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\">NIA&#8217;s <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>#1 most important rule<\/strong><\/span> for the <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>gold exploration industry<\/strong><\/span> is: The <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>larger<\/strong><\/span> a <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>gold resource<\/strong><\/span>, the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>better<\/strong><\/span> a <strong>company&#8217;s odds<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>success<\/strong><\/span>, because for one of the <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">largest<\/span> <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">gold miners<\/span><\/strong> like <strong>Newmont (NEM)<\/strong>, <strong>Barrick (GOLD)<\/strong>,<strong> Agnico Eagle (AEM)<\/strong>, or <strong>AngloGold Ashanti (AU)<\/strong> to be interested in <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>developing<\/strong><\/span> a <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>standalone<\/strong><\/span> project it must have <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>5 million+ oz <\/strong><\/span>of<span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong> gold resources<\/strong><\/span> or it <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>won&#8217;t <\/strong><\/span>even be on their <strong>radar<\/strong> as something worth considering. <strong>Snowline Gold (TSXV: SGD)<\/strong> has <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>gained over 1,000%<\/strong><\/span> over the last few years to a <strong>market cap<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>$957 million<\/strong><\/span> because it has <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>established<\/strong><\/span> an <strong>Indicated Mineral Resource<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>4.05 million oz gold<\/strong><\/span> grading 1.66 g\/t Au and an <strong>Inferred Mineral Resource<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>3.26 million oz gold<\/strong><\/span> grading 1.25 g\/t Au. <strong>Goldshore Resources (TSXV: GSHR)<\/strong> has <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>established<\/strong><\/span> an <strong>Indicated Mineral Resource<\/strong> of <strong><span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">1.54 million oz gold<\/span><\/strong> grading 1.23 g\/t Au and an <strong>Inferred Mineral Resource<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>5.2 million oz gold<\/strong><\/span> grading 1.11 g\/t Au and has <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">hired<\/span> G-Mining<\/strong> to <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>conduct<\/strong><\/span> a <strong>PEA<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\">NIA&#8217;s <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>#2 most important rule<\/strong><\/span> for the <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>gold exploration industry<\/strong><\/span> is: If you <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong><\/span> have <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>5 million+ oz<\/strong><\/span> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>gold resources<\/strong><\/span>, the only thing <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>equally<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>good<\/strong><\/span> is having a <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>gold resource<\/strong><\/span> in the middle of a <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">massive<\/span> <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\">10-20 million oz gold district<\/span><\/strong> being <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>rapidly consolidated<\/strong><\/span> by one of the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>largest<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong> gold miners<\/strong><\/span>. <strong>Augusta Gold (TSX: G)&#8217;s <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">fully permitted<\/span> Reward Gold Project<\/strong> in Nevada has a <strong>Proven &amp; Probable Mineral Reserve<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>370,000 oz gold<\/strong><\/span> grading 0.86 g\/t Au. <strong>Augusta Gold (TSX: G)&#8217;s <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">past producing<\/span> Bullfrog Gold Project<\/strong> in Nevada has a <strong>Measured &amp; Indicated Mineral Resource<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>1,209,290 oz gold<\/strong><\/span> grading 0.53 g\/t Au and an <strong>Inferred Mineral Resource<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>257,900 oz gold<\/strong><\/span> grading 0.48 g\/t Au. <strong>AngloGold Ashanti (AU)<\/strong> at its <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">directly adjacent<\/span> North Bullfrog Gold Project<\/strong> in Nevada has a <strong>Proven &amp; Probable Mineral Reserve<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>1 million oz gold<\/strong><\/span> grading 0.43 g\/t Au. <strong>AngloGold Ashanti (AU)<\/strong> at its <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">directly adjacent<\/span> North Bullfrog<\/strong>, <strong>Silicon<\/strong>, <strong>Merlin<\/strong>, <strong>Mother Lode<\/strong>, and <strong>Sterling Gold Projects<\/strong> in Nevada has a <strong>Measured &amp; Indicated Mineral Resource<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>5.37 million oz gold<\/strong><\/span> grading 0.75 g\/t Au and an <strong>Inferred Mineral Resource<\/strong> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>11.21 million oz gold<\/strong><\/span> grading 0.89 g\/t Au. By <strong>AngloGold Ashanti (AU) <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">acquiring<\/span> Augusta Gold (TSX: G)<\/strong> before year-end it will <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>increase<\/strong><\/span> its Nevada <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>gold reserves<\/strong><\/span> by <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>37%<\/strong><\/span> while <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>increasing<\/strong><\/span> its Nevada <strong>measured &amp; indicated<\/strong><span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong> gold resources<\/strong><\/span> by <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>22.51%<\/strong><\/span>. Even if <strong>AngloGold Ashanti (AU)<\/strong> has to <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>pay<\/strong><\/span> <strong>$5 per share<\/strong> in <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>cash<\/strong><\/span> to <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">acquire<\/span> Augusta Gold (TSX: G)<\/strong> it will be well worth every penny because they will <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>establish<\/strong><\/span> a total Nevada <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>gold reserve\/resource<\/strong><\/span> of <span style=\"color:#f1c40f;\"><strong>19.5 million oz<\/strong><\/span> all in the <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">same<\/span> district<\/strong>!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:sans-serif;\"><em>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 GSHR of US$30,000 cash for a three-month marketing contract. NIA&#8217;s President has purchased 224,200 shares of G in the open market and intends to buy more shares. This message is meant for informational and educational purposes only and does not provide investment advice.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NIA&#8217;s #1 most important rule for the gold exploration industry is: The larger a gold resource, the better a company&#8217;s odds of success, because for one of the largest gold miners like Newmont (NEM), Barrick (GOLD), Agnico Eagle (AEM), or AngloGold Ashanti (AU) to be interested in developing a standalone project it must have 5 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[42,12,9,29,251],"class_list":["post-7305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-au","tag-g","tag-gold","tag-gshr","tag-sgd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7305","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=7305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7308,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7305\/revisions\/7308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}