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Volcanic Gold CEO and Founder Simon Ridgway on the flagship Holly Project in Guatemala

In this InvestorIntel interview during PDAC 2023, Byron W King talks to Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.’s (TSXV: VG) CEO, President, and Director Simon Ridgway about an update on Volcanic Gold’s flagship Holly Project in Guatemala. With high-grade gold and silver mineralization, which equates to 9.6 g/t at 410,000 oz gold equivalent, Simon discusses the potential to grow the Holly Project resource to up to a million ounces. He adds that preparations are ongoing to upgrade the exploration license to an exploitation license.

Simon goes on to provide an update on Volcanic Gold’s Motagua Norte Prospect in Guatemala and says: “the gold numbers in these quartz veins are in the 50-100 g/t [range]. So it is very high grade.”

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About Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.

Volcanic brings together an experienced and successful mining, exploration and capital markets team focused on building multi-million-ounce gold and silver resources in underexplored countries. Through the strategic acquisition of mineral properties with demonstrated potential for hosting gold and silver resources, and by undertaking effective exploration and drill programs, Volcanic intends to become a leading gold-silver company.

To learn more about Volcanic Gold Mines Inc., click here

Disclaimer: Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. is an advertorial member of InvestorIntel Corp.

This interview, which was produced by InvestorIntel Corp., (IIC), does not contain, nor does it purport to contain, a summary of all the material information concerning the “Company” being interviewed. IIC offers no representations or warranties that any of the information contained in this interview is accurate or complete.

This presentation may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and assumptions of the management of the Company as of the date made. They are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and other factors that could cause actual events/results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those that the Company does not know about now or that it currently deems immaterial, may also adversely affect the Company’s business or any investment therein.

Any projections given are principally intended for use as objectives and are not intended, and should not be taken, as assurances that the projected results will be obtained by the Company. The assumptions used may not prove to be accurate and a potential decline in the Company’s financial condition or results of operations may negatively impact the value of its securities. Prospective investors are urged to review the Company’s profile on Sedar.com and to carry out independent investigations in order to determine their interest in investing in the Company.

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Simon Ridgway returns to his gold roots in the Yukon with Rackla Metals

Sometimes you have to put your trust in the management team of a resource company when it’s in its infancy. Unless of course you’re a geology savant and can figure out from a two or three paragraph description of a property if it’s going to be highly prospective or not. In which case you should be out in this great big world doing it for your own benefit instead of pouring through thousands of quarterly reports and corporate presentations trying to figure out who might be on the cusp of something worth investing in.

In the meantime, let’s look at a little gold explorer in the Yukon and Northwest Territories of Canada called Rackla Metals Inc. (TSXV: RAK). This Canadian-based mineral exploration company is part of the Gold Group of companies led by Simon Ridgway, who stands as the Company’s CEO and a Director. The company is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties with the Rivier Property, located southeast of Ross River, Yukon, which covers lode gold mineralization of the Motherlode type and the recently staked three new claim groups targeting gold mineralization within the extension of the Tombstone Gold Belt in the Northwest Territories, Canada (RAK Main, Jos and Cinnabar Projects).

But before looking at the properties it probably helps to know a little more about the gentleman at the helm. Simon Ridgway is a co-founder of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. and Radius Gold Inc., a founder and CEO of Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV: VG), a prospector, a mining financier and a Casey Research Explorer’s League inductee. He gained his initial experience with grass roots mineral exploration, starting out as a prospector in the Yukon Territory in the ’70s. Mr. Ridgway and the exploration teams under his guidance have discovered gold deposits in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua and a silver/gold deposit in Mexico. On the financial side, companies operating under the Gold Group banner have raised over C$450 million for exploration and development projects since 2003.

You could say that Rackla Metals is allowing Mr. Ridgway to come full circle and return to his roots. This context is important because it makes what was said in the Tombstone Gold Belt press release a little more meaningful. The staking includes 14 claims covering approximately 11,500 ha and targets the extension of the Tombstone terrain from the Yukon Territory into the Northwest Territories and follows the significant intrusive related gold discovery made by Snowline Gold Corp at the Rogue project within the Tombstone Gold Belt. Rackla’s teams have used their historic experience in the district to trace the geology and geophysics 90km southeast across the Yukon-NWT border. Multiple intrusive bodies belonging to the Tombstone Plutonic Suite have intruded the Selwyn basin sediments within the Rackla claims. Previous work by operators in the Yukon on the other side of the divide has recorded significant stream sediment gold anomalies that appear to be draining several of the intrusive bodies within the NWT.

All of this may mean little to the casual observer, but when it comes from someone with the pedigree of Mr. Ridgway, one should probably pay a little closer attention. The Rivier Property consists of 116 quartz claims covering 2,404 hectares, located in the Watson Lake Mining District 80 kms southeast of Ross River, Yukon. Previous soil and silt sampling programs have defined a plus two-kilometer-long, strong broad gold and pathfinder anomaly along a faulted contact of an ultramafic body. The anomalous gold in soils appear to be associated with mapped Listwanite alteration of the ultramafic body. With several soil samples running over 2 grams per tonne gold, this broad zone contains potential for significant gold mineralization.

Rackla has been working on drill permits for the Rivier Project but the process has advanced slower than anticipated. Permitting in the Northwest Territories should progress more quickly and Rackla expects to receive permits on the new claims in time for a multi-project field season next year. Meanwhile, Rackla plans to complete a detailed airborne magnetic program, prospecting and geological mapping in the months remaining for the current field season. With approximately C$1.2 million in cash and a CEO who has proven he can raise capital when necessary, who knows what could be in store for this C$9.5 million market cap company.




Gold company Presidents and CEOs talk about the return of gold investments and investors

In this InvestorIntel PDAC 2022 Panel on “In Search of Gold – The Gold Market”, host Stephen Lautens discusses the increasingly positive market sentiment towards junior gold explorers and gold as an investment with a panel of gold experts including MAS Gold Corp.‘s (TSXV: MAS) CEO and Director Jim Engdahl, TRU Precious Metals Corp.‘s (TSXV: TRU | OTCQB: TRUIF) Co-Founder, CEO and Director Joel Freudman, Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.’s (TSXV: VG) Founder, Director, President and CEO Simon Ridgway, and West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc.‘s (CSE: RLG | OTCQB: RLGMF) President and Director John Kontak.

In the video, which can also be viewed in full on the InvestorIntel YouTube channel (click here), the panel discusses the continuing investor interest in gold in turbulent markets. Simon Ridgway of Volcanic Gold says that “I do think that there’s a pretty good upside over the next five months for gold. When the big markets fail as they are right now then people usually turn to gold as a safe haven.” TRU Precious Metals CEO Joel Freudman agrees: “If you look at March 2020, gold got liquidated along with everything else but subsequently gold and precious metals like silver really took off following the crash, so to your point, I think a similar pattern wouldn’t be unexpected.”

The panel also discusses a new, younger generation of investors who are returning to gold following the rise and fast fall of investments like cannabis and crypto.

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About MAS Gold Corp. 

MAS Gold Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on exploration projects in the prospective La Ronge Greenstone Belt of Saskatchewan.  In the belt, MAS Gold Corp. operates the Greywacke, North Lake and Point advanced gold projects, each hosting drill-intercepted zones of gold mineralization. MAS Gold’s NI 43-101 Technical Report of June 1, 2016 concerning the Greywacke deposit is available on SEDAR and on MAS Gold’s website: www.masgoldcorp.com.

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About TRU Precious Metals Corp.

TRU (TSXV:TRU) (OTCQB: TRUIF) (FSE: 706) is on a mission to build long-term shareholder value, through prudent natural resource property development and transactions. Currently, TRU is exploring for gold and copper in the highly prospective Central Newfoundland Gold Belt and has an option with TSX-listed Altius Minerals to purchase 100% of the Golden Rose Project. Golden Rose is a regional-scale 236 km2 land package, including a newly discovered 20 km district-scale structure and an additional 45 km of strike length along the deposit-bearing Cape Ray – Valentine Lake Shear Zone, directly between Marathon Gold’s Valentine Gold Project and Matador Mining’s Cape Ray Gold Project.

To know more about TRU Precious Metals Corp., click here

About Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.

Volcanic brings together an experienced and successful mining, exploration and capital markets team focused on building multi-million-ounce gold and silver resources in underexplored countries.  Through the strategic acquisition of mineral properties with demonstrated potential for hosting gold and silver resources, and by undertaking effective exploration and drill programs, Volcanic intends to become a leading gold-silver company.

To learn more about Volcanic Gold Mines Inc., click here

About West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc.

West Red Lake Gold Mines is a Toronto-based minerals exploration company focused on gold exploration and development in the prolific Red Lake Gold District of Northwest Ontario, Canada. The Red Lake Gold District is host to some of the richest gold deposits in the world and has produced 30 million ounces of gold from high grade zones. The Company has assembled a significant property position totalling 3,100 hectares in west Red Lake (the “West Red Lake Project”) which contains three former gold mines located 15 km west of the Red Lake mine complex. The Mount Jamie Mine and Red Summit Mine properties are 100% owned by the Company and the Rowan Mine property is held in a 69% – 31% joint venture with Evolution Mining Limited. The West Red Lake Project property covers a 12 km strike length along the Pipestone Bay St Paul Deformation Zone and the Company is continuing to explore the property both along strike and to depth.

To learn more about West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc., click here

Disclaimer: MAS Gold Corp., TRU Precious Metals Corp., Volcanic Gold Mines Inc., and West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc. are advertorial members of InvestorIntel Corp.

This interview, which was produced by InvestorIntel Corp., (IIC), does not contain, nor does it purport to contain, a summary of all the material information concerning the “Company” being interviewed. IIC offers no representations or warranties that any of the information contained in this interview is accurate or complete.

This presentation may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and assumptions of the management of the Company as of the date made. They are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and other factors that could cause actual events/results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those that the Company does not know about now or that it currently deems immaterial, may also adversely affect the Company’s business or any investment therein.

Any projections given are principally intended for use as objectives and are not intended, and should not be taken, as assurances that the projected results will be obtained by the Company. The assumptions used may not prove to be accurate and a potential decline in the Company’s financial condition or results of operations may negatively impact the value of its securities. Prospective investors are urged to review the Company’s profile on Sedar.com and to carry out independent investigations in order to determine their interest in investing in the Company.

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Industry experts talk about silver’s bright future on InvestorIntel’s PDAC 2022 Panel Series

In this InvestorIntel PDAC 2022 Panel on “Silver, The Technology Metal & Market”, host Chris Thompson is joined by Critical Minerals Corner co-host & InvestorIntel columnist Byron W King, Silver Bullet Mines Corp.’s (TSXV: SBMI) VP Capital Markets and Director Peter Clausi, Bald Eagle Gold Corp.‘s (TSXV: BIG) CEO and Director Chris Paul, and Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.’s (TSXV: VG) Founder, Director, President and CEO Simon Ridgway, to talk about the past and future importance of silver as both an investment and industrial metal.

In the video, which can also be viewed in full on the InvestorIntel YouTube channel (click here), Byron W King leads off with the observation that “just as there’s not enough copper in the world to run all the wires, there’s not enough silver in the world for all the electronics that the world has planned for itself.” Chris Paul, CEO of Bald Eagle Gold says that there is a “dash for cash” right now, but “investors looking for more leverage are going to look at silver which typically will outperform gold in times like this.”

Silver Bullet Mines’ Peter Clausi discusses how the market has disconnected from traditional gold-silver price ratios. Simon Ridgway of Volcanic Gold Mines sees this an an opportunity creating “a better upside in silver than everything gold”, because “silver is also now not just an investment metal but it’s a battery metal so to speak, so I think there’s a better upside in silver than there is in gold. You can see silver doubling –  you can’t see gold double.”

The panel also discusses the current state of silver exploration and discoveries, and the challenges facing silver companies including working in silver-rich jurisdictions, ESG, and forging good relationships with local populations.

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About Bald Eagle Gold Corp.

Bald Eagle Gold Corp. is a junior mining company focused on the exploration and development of the Hercules Silver Project, northwest of Cambridge, Idaho. The Company’s management team brings extensive and successful international experience with a focus on identifying and acquiring prospective and under-explored precious metals properties worldwide. The board of directors have an established track record of creating significant returns for investors and have demonstrated access to capital to advance the development of assets.

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About Silver Bullet Mines Corp.

Silver production is imminent at Silver Bullet’s Buckeye Silver Mine, in Arizona. Only 63M shares outstanding, with 29M in escrow. The company owns its own mill, giving it great control over its costs.

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About Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.

Volcanic brings together an experienced and successful mining, exploration and capital markets team focused on building multi-million-ounce gold and silver resources in underexplored countries.  Through the strategic acquisition of mineral properties with demonstrated potential for hosting gold and silver resources, and by undertaking effective exploration and drill programs, Volcanic intends to become a leading gold-silver company.

To learn more about Volcanic Gold Mines Inc., click here

Disclaimer: Bald Eagle Gold Corp., Silver Bullet Mines Corp. and Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. are advertorial members of InvestorIntel Corp.

This interview, which was produced by InvestorIntel Corp., (IIC), does not contain, nor does it purport to contain, a summary of all the material information concerning the “Company” being interviewed. IIC offers no representations or warranties that any of the information contained in this interview is accurate or complete.

This presentation may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and assumptions of the management of the Company as of the date made. They are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and other factors that could cause actual events/results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those that the Company does not know about now or that it currently deems immaterial, may also adversely affect the Company’s business or any investment therein.

Any projections given are principally intended for use as objectives and are not intended, and should not be taken, as assurances that the projected results will be obtained by the Company. The assumptions used may not prove to be accurate and a potential decline in the Company’s financial condition or results of operations may negatively impact the value of its securities. Prospective investors are urged to review the Company’s profile on Sedar.com and to carry out independent investigations in order to determine their interest in investing in the Company.

If you have any questions surrounding the content of this interview, please contact us at +1 416 792 8228 and/or email us direct at [email protected].




InvestorIntel is digging for stories at PDAC 2022

PDAC 2022 is underway, and InvestorIntel is one of the media sponsors at the world’s largest mining and exploration convention. We are busy looking for new stories and meeting old friends at the first in-person PDAC since 2020.

Monday through Wednesday (June 13-15), InvestorIntel is conducting exclusive interviews with industry leaders, presidents and CEOs of some of the most interesting silver, gold, rare earths, uranium and other critical materials companies.

On Monday our first panel was Rare Earths, Sustainability & Meeting the EV Market Demand hosted by InvestorIntel CEO and Founder Tracy Weslosky with panelists Mark Chalmers, President and CEO of Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU | TSX: EFR) and Constantine Karayannopoulos, President, CEO and Director of Neo Performance Materials Inc. (TSX: NEO).

Our next panel discussion was hosted by Chris Thompson of eResearch on Silver, The Technology Metal & Market with Byron W. King, InvestorIntel columnist, Bald Eagle Gold Corp.‘s (TSXV: BIG) CEO Chris Paul, Silver Bullet Mines Corp.‘s (TSXV: SBMI) VP Capital Markets and Director Peter Clausi, and Simon Ridgway, Founder, Director, President and CEO of Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV: VG).

To finish off Monday’s schedule, InvestorIntel columnist and renowned critical materials expert Byron W. King, led a panel discussion on Building the EV Material Supply Chain with Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp.‘s (CSE: API | OTCQB: APAAF) President Frederick Kozak, Search Minerals Inc.‘s (TSXV: SMY | OTCQB: SHCMF) President, CEO, and Director Greg Andrews, Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.’s (TSX: AVL | OTCQB: AVLNF) President, CEO and Director, Don Bubar, and Vital Metals Limited‘s (ASX: VML | OTCQB: VTMXF) Managing Director, Geoff Atkins.

If you are at PDAC, be sure to visit the InvestorIntel media studio on Level 700.




Focused on the potentially greater rewards provided through the investment in emerging countries, Volcanic Gold Mines is in Guatemala

With gold prices verging on US$2,000/oz, currently US$1,970/oz, it is not surprising that gold mining companies are circling the earth for gold. Today’s company is looking at unlocking the potential in Guatemala, a country in Central America just south of Mexico.

Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV: VG) (“Volcanic”) is a gold and silver explorer focused on building multi-million-ounce gold and silver resources in under-explored countries. Volcanic’s current focus is in Eastern Guatemala where the Company has an option to earn a 60% interest from JV partner Radius Gold Inc. in the Holly and Banderas Projects (and other areas in Guatemala) by spending the cumulative amount of US$7.0 million on exploration. In addition, Volcanic has acquired a geochemical database that has been generated over 20 years of exploration in the region and has an exclusive right to acquire any mineral projects generated from the database.

The Holly Project

The Holly Project is located in eastern Guatemala in a region where there are world-class gold and silver mines/deposits. The Project is 50km by paved road to Bluestone’s gold deposit which is under development. The Project has multiple high-grade quartz veins similar to the ‘Escobal’ and ‘Cerro Blanco’ deposits. In 2007 Goldcorp made the Escobal world-class silver discovery just 20 km away from the Holly Project. The Cerro Blanco discovery grew to ~3.5 million oz gold.

Previous shallow drilling intersected encouraging results including 4.58m @ 79.84 g/t gold and 5,053 g/t silver. The Project is at an early stage of drilling with a goal to confirm the depth and strike extent of La Pena vein to establish a high-grade maiden resource.

The Holly Project showing the various high grade veins including La Pena

Source: Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. company presentation

On March 31, 2022, Volcanic stated: “The gold and silver discovery we have made at Holly is significant. It is a high-grade vein deposit that could be mined from underground, causing very little surface disruption. It will not require a processing plant as in the near future there will likely be two mills in operation within trucking distance. We are in the process of concluding an inferred resource calculation and from that we will generate an approximate value of the deposit that has been discovered to date. Further, the deposit is open in all directions……”

The Holly Project showing La Pena and drill results

Source: Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. company presentation

Guatemala has a new pro-mining government in place. The previous period led to mining closures as the past government was against mining. This still leaves some issues today for Volcanic; however Volcanic recently stated in an update that: “…..it is clear that the Central government and Departmental government of Chiquimula support the Holly project and will work with Volcanic to regain the social license. Volcanic looks forward to a resolution of the issues and a resumption of work at the project and corresponding news flow.”

The Banderas Project and other areas under the Radius Gold JV agreement

Volcanic recently updated investors that they are “actively reviewing the land position it optioned when we signed the agreement with Radius Gold Inc. on June 1st 2020. Several of the areas have been reviewed, some have been rejected and the concession applications canceled. To date, three have shown significant promise and the Company is going through the process of getting these concessions granted. There are many more areas to review and the work is ongoing.”

Closing remarks

As expected emerging countries come with greater risk and potentially greater reward. In the case of Guatemala, Volcanic is hoping to make a significant discovery and announce a high-grade maiden resource at the Holly Project in 2022. There is also further potential for discovery at the Banderas Project and three other concessions (not yet granted). Noting these all fall under the Radius Gold Inc. JV agreement. Volcanic is well-financed with about C$7.5 million in cash.

CEO Simon Ridgway has excellent in-country experience as you can learn more in this InvestorIntel interview here, where he discusses Volcanic intent on building a multi-million ounce gold and silver resource.

Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. trades on a market cap of C$15 million, which leaves plenty of potential upside if things go well in 2022. Stay tuned.




Volcanic Gold Mines’ Simon Ridgway on the ‘exceptionally rich’ Guatemalan terrain for gold and silver deposits

In a recent InvestorIntel interview, Byron W. King interviews Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.’s (TSXV: VG) Founder, Director, President and CEO Simon Ridgway on Volcanic updates on progress at Holly Property and other developments in Guatemala.

“Exceptionally rich ideological terrain to explore for gold and silver deposits” starts Byron, this interview touches on Simon’s substantial experience in the resource sector and Volcanic intent on becoming a multi-million-ounce gold and silver resource. Highlighting 2022 objectives, Simon provides an update on the JV with Radius Gold Inc.

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About Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.

Volcanic brings together an experienced and successful mining, exploration and capital markets team focused on building multi-million-ounce gold and silver resources in underexplored countries. Through the strategic acquisition of mineral properties with demonstrated potential for hosting gold and silver resources, and by undertaking effective exploration and drill programs, Volcanic intends to become a leading gold-silver company.

To learn more about Volcanic Gold Mines Inc., click here

Disclaimer: Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. is an advertorial member of InvestorIntel Corp.

This interview, which was produced by InvestorIntel Corp., (IIC), does not contain, nor does it purport to contain, a summary of all the material information concerning the “Company” being interviewed. IIC offers no representations or warranties that any of the information contained in this interview is accurate or complete.

This presentation may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and assumptions of the management of the Company as of the date made. They are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and other factors that could cause actual events/results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those that the Company does not know about now or that it currently deems immaterial, may also adversely affect the Company’s business or any investment therein.

Any projections given are principally intended for use as objectives and are not intended, and should not be taken, as assurances that the projected results will be obtained by the Company. The assumptions used may not prove to be accurate and a potential decline in the Company’s financial condition or results of operations may negatively impact the value of its securities. Prospective investors are urged to review the Company’s profile on Sedar.com and to carry out independent investigations in order to determine their interest in investing in the Company.

If you have any questions surrounding the content of this interview, please contact us at +1 416 792 8228 and/or email us direct at [email protected].