Company Interviews

• Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) - Kabanga Nickel Project Targets Late 2026 FID

  Interview with Ingo Hofmaier, CFO of Lifezone MetalsOur previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/lifezone-metals-nyselzm-tanzania-nickel-developer-boosts-resource-by-20-amid-ev-metals-push-6482Recording date: 24th November 2025Lifezone Metals (NYSE:LZM) is positioning its Kabanga nickel project in Tanzania as a strategic Western-aligned alternative to Indonesian supply dominance, following the successful acquisition of BHP's 17% stake through a deferred payment structure. CFO Ingo Hofmaier detailed the company's progress toward a final investment decision (FID) targeted for late 2025, highlighting how decades of exploration work and recent infrastructure improvements have transformed the project's development prospects.The July 2025 feasibility study marked a watershed moment, providing the first public financial analysis of the deposit in its 50-year history. The numbers demonstrate compelling economics: a $1.6 billion after-tax NPV, 23.3% IRR, and 4.5-year payback period, with all-in sustaining costs of $3.36 per pound net of byproduct credits. The deposit contains approximately 50 million tons of reserves at 1.9-2% nickel grades, with valuable copper and cobalt byproducts that position Kabanga in the lower quartile of the global cost curve.Infrastructure improvements have fundamentally de-risked the project. Tanzania's new standard-gauge railway from Dar es Salaam to Lake Victoria addresses historical logistics concerns, while three new hydropower stations provide grid connection with 95-98% availability. These developments eliminate the power and transportation constraints that previously hindered development efforts.Lifezone secured a $60 million bridge facility with Taurus Mining in August 2025, funding execution readiness activities while the company advances project financing discussions. The high-grade nature of the deposit supports a targeted 60/40 debt-to-equity financing structure for the $950 million to $1.2 billion capital requirement. Advanced discussions with the U.S. Development Finance Corporation, European export credit agencies, and Mineral Security Partnership members reflect Western government recognition of Kabanga's strategic importance amid 70-80% Indonesian supply concentration and associated geopolitical concerns.The company's proprietary hydrometallurgical processing technology offers environmental advantages over conventional smelting, eliminating sulfur dioxide emissions while leveraging the ore's 30% sulfur content to avoid purchasing sulfuric acid—a significant cost advantage over Indonesian laterite operations.View Lifezone Metals' company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/lifezone-metalsSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

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• Revival Gold (TSXV:RVG) - How To Analyse Value & Get Ahead of the Crowd

  Interview with Hugh Agro, President & CEO of Revival Gold Inc.Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/revival-gold-tsxvrvg-dual-asset-strategy-offers-near-term-production-long-term-upside-7957Recording date: 27th November 2025Revival Gold presents investors with leveraged exposure to gold price appreciation through a 6 million ounce dual-project portfolio in the western United States trading at substantial discounts to both net asset value and producing peer companies. With the Mercur project in Utah advancing towards pre-feasibility study in 2026 and Beartrack-Arnett in Idaho at pre-feasibility stage, the company offers clear pathways to production on compressed timelines of two to three and a half years respectively.The investment thesis centres on valuation arbitrage within the gold equity spectrum. Revival Gold trades at 0.1-0.2 times net asset value whilst senior producers and royalty companies command 1.0-2.0 times NAV multiples, creating what CEO Hugh Agro characterises as "a real arbitrage there for investors today." The company projects potential revaluation to 0.6-1.0 times NAV as projects advance through permitting and feasibility studies, implying five to six times appreciation over the next two to three years. Equity analysts validate this framework with price targets ranging from two to four times current trading levels.Project economics demonstrate robust margins even within conservative gold price scenarios. Mercur's preliminary economic assessment envisions 100,000 ounces per year production at $1,400 all-in sustaining costs requiring only $210 million capital expenditure, generating net present value of approximately $1.2 billion at current $4,000 gold prices with an 18-month payback period. Beartrack-Arnett complements this with 65,000 ounces per year production requiring merely $110 million capital expenditure leveraging existing ADR processing infrastructure.The modest capital requirements reflect substantial brownfield advantages including existing power, roads, processing facilities, and water infrastructure available for redeployment. Both projects represent former producers with established metallurgical characteristics, community relationships, and operational precedent reducing technical and permitting risk. Mercur benefits additionally from private land ownership enabling streamlined state-level permitting rather than complex federal processes, whilst its dry environment eliminates water management complications.Capital efficiency considerations prove particularly compelling in current market conditions. The company maintains approximately $23 million cash backed by strategic investors Dundee Corporation and EMR Capital, with management emphasising disciplined capital deployment to minimise shareholder dilution whilst advancing projects towards production. As Agro notes, "Every dollar we put out the door right now is costing us roughly 0.2 times underlying NAV," incentivising value maximisation before accessing additional capital.The current valuation incorporates only 2.5 million of the company's 6 million ounce resource base, excluding value attribution for 3.5 million ounces not yet in engineering studies plus underground expansion potential and district-scale exploration upside. This optionality provides organic growth opportunities fundable through initial production cash flows without requiring dilutive external capital.Near-term catalysts include Q1 2026 column leach metallurgical results, ongoing drill result releases from over 70 unreported holes at Mercur, formal permitting launch in early 2026, and pre-feasibility study advancement. Recent drilling has delivered average grades 22% above resource estimates whilst metallurgical recoveries exceed PEA assumptions by 10%, providing progressive technical validation.For investors seeking leveraged gold exposure, Revival Gold offers compelling risk-reward characteristics: substantial valuation discounts to peers, clear production pathways on compressed timelines, robust project economics with strong margins, capital efficiency enabled by brownfield advantages, and significant optionality beyond base case scenarios. The combination positions the company to capture both near-term revaluation as projects advance and longer-term value creation through low-capital production and organic resource expansion.View Revival Gold's company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/revival-gold-incSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

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• Leading Edge Materials (TSXV:LEM) - Heavy Rare Earth Asset Sets Production Timeline

  Interview with Kurt Budge, CEO of Leading Edge Materials Corp.Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/leading-edge-materials-tsxvlem-strategic-rare-earths-projects-amid-eus-critical-minerals-push-6094Recording date: 27th November 2025Leading Edge Materials Corp. (TSXV:LEM) is advancing its Norra Kärr heavy rare earth project in Sweden towards a prefeasibility study expected to complete in the first half of 2026, positioning one of Europe's few advanced-stage heavy rare earth assets closer to production. The project's production profile of 248 tonnes of dysprosium and 38 tonnes of terbium oxide compares directly to Lynas Rare Earths' recent Malaysian plant expansion, establishing Norra Kärr at strategically significant scale within global heavy rare earth supply.The strategic rationale for European heavy rare earth production has intensified as Chinese export restrictions throughout 2025 created supply disruptions and price volatility that industry leaders characterise as a crisis. Dysprosium and terbium are critical components in permanent magnets used in electric vehicle motors, wind turbines, and defence systems, with European manufacturers remaining almost entirely dependent on Chinese production. CEO Kurt Budge directly questions whether Europe can rely on heavy rare earths from potentially misaligned jurisdictions for defence equipment and armaments production, highlighting supply security as a national security imperative beyond industrial applications.Leading Edge Materials benefits from 16 years of technical work on Norra Kärr, providing a substantial data foundation that reduces technical risk compared to earlier-stage exploration projects. The current programme focuses on two critical work streams: optimising mineral processing using 28,000 metres of drill core for test work, and upgrading the mineral resource from inferred classification. The company is conducting hydrometallurgy assessment on eudialyte mineral concentrates containing heavy rare earths whilst evaluating nepheline syenite by-products for ceramics, glass, and coatings markets, providing dual revenue stream potential.The company's economic modelling focuses on mine gate economics without requiring integrated downstream processing infrastructure, acknowledging capital constraints whilst establishing fundamental extraction economics. This approach allows Norra Kärr to demonstrate project viability as if concentrates were sold to third-party processors, reducing capital requirements whilst maintaining optionality for future vertical integration. Independent market assessments are updating rare earth pricing decks and industrial mineral market analysis to inform the prefeasibility study economic model.Near-term catalysts include a mining lease decision expected in the near future, representing a critical regulatory milestone that de-risks the project and positions it favourably for government support programmes. Partnership discussions with downstream permanent magnet manufacturers are underway, with the company aiming to establish collaborative frameworks concurrent with prefeasibility study completion. The development timeline positions the resource approximately three to four years from production, assuming successful completion of studies and securing of project finance.European policymakers are actively discussing price support mechanisms including floor prices and contracts for difference, modelled on US Department of Defense interventions for MP Materials. These mechanisms acknowledge that market manipulation by dominant suppliers creates investment risk requiring government intervention to ensure European heavy rare earth production. Sweden's positioning as a leading European mining nation provides jurisdictional advantages, with the current government articulating ambitions to lead European critical minerals production.The 2026 work programme represents a pivotal year for Leading Edge Materials, with prefeasibility study completion and mining lease approval expected to catalyse government funding or strategic investment from downstream partners seeking supply security. The company operates across multiple exchanges including Toronto, Stockholm, New York, and Frankfurt, facilitating access to European and North American capital markets focused on critical minerals supply security.View Leading Edge Materials' company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/leading-edge-materialsSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

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• Toogood Gold (TSXV:TGC) - Expanding High-Grade Discovery in Newfoundland

  Interview with Colin Smith, Director & CEO of TooGood GoldRecording date: 27th November 2025TooGood Gold Corporation is developing an early-stage, district-scale high-grade gold project in northern Newfoundland, positioning itself within one of Canada's most active exploration regions. The company acquired the property through a favorable earn-in agreement with Prospector Metals, which made the initial discovery before redirecting focus to its Yukon assets. Under CEO Colin Smith, a geologist with 20 years of experience including roles at SSR Mining and Discovery Group, TooGood has expanded the land package from 110 km² to over 164 km², systematically consolidating ground along regional structural trends.The flagship Quinlan discovery demonstrates exceptional potential, with Prospector's initial 2022 drilling intersecting visible gold in 15 of the first 19 holes. The standout intersection delivered 24 meters at approximately 4 g/t gold, with Smith characterizing these as "70 to 80 plus gram-meter holes in the first swing of the bat, which in my experience is pretty rare." The geological model features a felsic intrusive dyke within black shale that extends to surface, providing clear targeting parameters. Smith notes the system "lines up like poker straight like a book" in 3D modeling, though the team seeks structural complexities where the dyke might expand to "20, 30, 40 meters of thickness."TooGood completed a 33-hole, 2,000-meter drill program in summer 2025, with results pending for 19 holes. The company has also consolidated the Golden Nugget property, featuring an 8.5-kilometer coastal trend averaging over 1 g/t gold in rock samples that remains largely untested. With over $4 million in treasury and five additional drill-ready targets identified, TooGood maintains full funding for its 2026 exploration program. The project sits on the same structural corridor as Equinox Gold's producing Valentine Lake mine and near New Found Gold's Queensway deposit, providing validated geological analogues within a mining-friendly jurisdiction offering year-round access and established infrastructure.Sign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

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• Silver Tiger (TSXV:SLVR) | +$100M Annual Cash Flow From Bulk Tonnage Silver in Sonora

  Interview with Glenn Jessome, President & CEO of Silver Tiger Metals Inc.Recording date: 28th November 2025Silver Tiger Metals presents investors with a rare opportunity to gain exposure to a near-term silver production scenario backed by exceptional project economics, secured financing, and an experienced development team. The company has achieved a significant milestone in obtaining Mexico's first new mining permit since 2020, enabling development of the El Tigre bulk tonnage stockwork deposit in Sonora state with an 18-24 month construction timeline beginning January 2026.The project's pre-feasibility study demonstrates compelling financial metrics: an after-tax NPV of $750 million, a 92% internal rate of return, one-year capital payback, and projected annual cash flow exceeding $100 million once in production. These economics reflect current precious metals prices of approximately $31-32 per ounce silver and $2,700 per ounce gold, with sensitivity analysis showing substantial upside to higher metal prices. At $35 silver and US$3,000 gold, annual after-tax cash flow increases to $60 million.Silver Tiger's capital position differentiates the company from typical development-stage mining projects. With US$60 million in treasury against US$186 million total capital requirements, the company has deliberately avoided the constraints associated with debt-heavy financing structures. Management has secured debt financing options with favourable terms to be finalised in 2025, whilst maintaining sufficient cash reserves to pursue parallel objectives including underground mine advancement, regional exploration programmes, and early-stage work at satellite deposits.The execution risk profile benefits significantly from the appointment of Francisco Albelais, a Mexican mining engineer with 25 years of experience building and operating bulk tonnage mines in Sonora. From 2010 to 2023, Francisco built two 55,000 tonnes-per-day mines for Argonaut Gold, managing teams of 400 personnel through complete project lifecycles. He brings established contractor relationships and access to a 200-person construction team based in Hermosillo, approximately two hours from site.Critical preparatory work already completed includes final engineering scheduled for completion on December 2025, construction of a 53-kilometre all-weather access road capable of transporting mill components, and securing long-term power supply arrangements with Mexico's federal electricity regulator. The company will operate on generator sets during the 18-month construction period, transitioning to grid power within two years.Beyond the initial bulk tonnage operation, Silver Tiger will release a preliminary economic assessment in January 2026 for an 800 tonnes-per-day underground mine targeting high-grade silver mineralization. The underground resource contains 113 million silver-equivalent ounces, representing a 31-year mine life before considering exploration upside. The company has already purchased and delivered the processing mill to site.The broader investment case encompasses significant exploration potential across a 30-kilometre mineralized trend. Current resources of approximately 213 million silver-equivalent ounces (100 million bulk tonnage, 113 million underground) exist within only 2-3 kilometres of explored territory, with independent consultants identifying near-term potential for an additional 73-100 million ounces through infill drilling. Historical mines to the north and south offer district-scale discovery opportunities.At a current market capitalization of approximately $350 million versus $750 million NPV for the initial operation alone, Silver Tiger offers investors substantial re-rating potential as construction progresses and production de-risking occurs.View Silver Tiger Metals' company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/silver-tiger-metalsSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

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