Interview with Joseph Ovsenek, President & CEO of Tudor Gold

Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/tudor-gold-tsxvtud-pitch-perfect-december-2025-8839

Recording date: 9th January 2026

Tudor Gold Corp. (TSXV:TUD) is progressing one of the largest recent gold discoveries through a critical development phase at its Treaty Creek project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. The company is targeting release of an updated resource estimate by the end of January 2026, focusing on high-grade mineralisation within the existing 21.66 million ounce Gold Storm deposit.

President and CEO Joseph Ovsenek outlined an ambitious dual-track strategy for 2026: refining the existing deposit's high-grade component while exploring for additional discoveries along the prospective Sulphurets Thrust Fault. The updated resource estimate targets more than 5 million ounces at grades exceeding 2 grams per ton gold, representing a fundamental shift toward concentration on the richest mineralisation suitable for underground mining.

Following the resource update, Tudor plans to release a Preliminary Economic Assessment in Q3 2026, outlining economics for a potential 250,000-300,000 ounce per year operation from a 10,000 ton per day underground mine. "We feel Treaty Creek has the potential to be a 250-300,000 ounce gold producer. That's...for most major gold companies...a tier one asset," Ovsenek stated.

A critical enabler of the development strategy involves transitioning to underground exploration. Tudor filed permits in August 2025 for an underground decline, expecting approval in 2026. Underground access would enable year-round drilling at approximately $200-225 per meter—half the cost of surface drilling—while tripling the effective drilling season from four months to twelve months annually.

The company raised approximately $26 million in recent financings, with $16 million designated for flow-through exploration targeting 5-10 million additional ounces along underexplored portions of the property. Treaty Creek benefits from advantageous positioning just 40 kilometers from both paved highway and transmission line infrastructure, substantially reducing future development capital requirements compared to more remote Golden Triangle projects.

With gold prices sustained above $4,500 per ounce, Tudor Gold's advancement of Treaty Creek positions the project as a potential tier-one asset in a favourable market environment for large-scale, long-life gold operations.

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Interview with Joseph Ovsenek, President & CEO of P2 Gold Inc.

Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/p2-gold-tsxvpgld-pitch-perfect-december-2025-8840

Recording date: 11th January 2026

P2 Gold Inc. (TSXV: PGLD) represents a compelling Nevada gold-copper development opportunity distinguished by experienced management, near-term production timelines, and substantially improved project economics under current commodity prices. The company is advancing its Gabbs project toward a 2028 first gold pour - less than three years from present - leveraging Nevada's efficient permitting framework and a management team with demonstrated capability in compressed project execution.

The management team, led by President and CEO Joseph Ovsenek, brings over 20 years of collective experience including taking Pretium Resources' Brucejack project from discovery to cash-flowing production in under eight years. This track record contradicts industry conventional wisdom of 15-16 year development timelines and provides confidence in the team's ability to execute on aggressive schedules whilst maintaining technical rigour. The team previously contributed to growing the now SSR Mining from $50 million to $2 billion market capitalization whilst establishing multiple producing assets.

P2 Gold systematically addressed legacy capital structure issues throughout 2025, eliminating Waterton Precious Metals' 23-million-share overhang and preparing to retire a convertible debenture maturing January 2026. Management's 16.5% ownership stake demonstrates strong alignment with shareholders, whilst the cleaned-up balance sheet removes near-term financing pressures and valuation constraints.

The Gabbs project currently hosts 1.2 million ounces of gold equivalent in the indicated resource category plus 2.25 million ounces inferred. A 15,000-metre drilling programme commenced October 2025 aims to convert inferred resources into the indicated category required for feasibility-level mine planning, with completion expected February 2026. The porphyry-type mineralisation demonstrates exceptional geological consistency, with drilling results consistently meeting expectations for grade, depth, and continuity, significantly reducing technical risk.

Project economics have transformed under current commodity prices. The October 2025 preliminary economic assessment assumed $1,950 gold, $4.50 copper, and $25 silver, outlining a 14-year mine life producing 109,000 ounces gold and 33 million pounds copper annually from 9 million tonnes throughput. At current spot prices, first-year gross revenues could approach $900 million, enabling initial capex recovery within 5-6 months versus multi-year payback under PEA assumptions. This creates optionality to accelerate mill construction (originally year 6) and evaluate higher throughput scenarios of 11-12 million tonnes annually, potentially boosting gold production toward 150,000 ounces, repositioning Gabbs as a mid-tier rather than smaller-scale producer.

The company is pursuing proactive dual-track permitting and technical work designed to compress development timelines. P2 Gold is preparing its Mining Plan of Operations whilst having already initiated environmental baseline studies despite not yet formally filing for environmental permits. Management targets environmental permit receipt by end-2027, enabling 2028 production—a timeline leveraging Nevada's reputation for mining-friendly regulation.

Funding through feasibility study completion is secured via the autumn 2025 raise plus expected warrant exercises, eliminating near-term dilution concerns. For construction financing, management will prioritise speed over minimising capital costs, recognising that accelerated production timelines can justify premium financing terms by bringing forward cash flows and reducing market exposure.

P2 Gold offers investors exposure to Nevada gold development with multiple catalysts over 24-36 months including feasibility study completion, resource expansion, permitting milestones, and potential strategic interest from larger producers seeking Nevada-based assets with clear production timelines and experienced management.

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Interview with Diane R. Garrett, President & CEO of Hycroft Mining

Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/hycroft-mining-nasdaqhymc-pitch-perfect-december-2025-8886

Recording date: 9th January 2026

Hycroft Mining has executed a remarkable corporate turnaround in 2025, transforming from a debt-burdened developer into a well-capitalized exploration story commanding over $2 billion in market capitalization. The Nevada-based company eliminated all inherited debt that was accruing at 10% interest, triggering an immediate share price rerating and attracting blue-chip institutional investors who now comprise over 80% of shareholders.

Under President and CEO Diane Garrett's leadership, the company made its most significant discoveries in over 40 years of site history. The team identified two high-grade silver systems - Brimstone and Vortex - achieving over 90% drill success rates. These continuous, wide vein systems represent the high-grade cores feeding Hycroft's world-class resource of over 10 million ounces of gold and nearly 400 million ounces of silver.

The company's financial position provides substantial flexibility, with approximately $200 million in cash including warrant exercises, offering 3+ years of runway with no dilution planned. Management has accelerated exploration from one drill rig to four, rapidly developing resource definition to support production decision-making.

Hycroft possesses critical infrastructure advantages worth nearly $1 billion, including complete permitting, existing leach pads, crushing facilities, and two processing plants. This positions the company years ahead of development peers. Metallurgical work on pressure oxidation is complete, while roasting studies continue - the latter potentially generating a third revenue stream through sulfuric acid sales to lithium and fertilizer industries.

The company is pursuing a phased development strategy to minimize shareholder dilution. Near-term options include restarting heap leach operations within six months using existing material and infrastructure, followed by high-grade underground mining with lower capital requirements and superior early cash flows. This approach mirrors management's proven Romarco Minerals playbook, where they successfully transformed a perceived low-grade project into a tier-one discovery.

Engineering studies are nearing completion for Q1 2026 release, with management maintaining that proper sequencing and thorough technical work minimize execution risk while advancing toward production decisions.

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