Riverside Resources generates projects and royalties across gold, silver, copper and rare earths in Mexico and British Columbia. Instead of drilling a flagship itself, it brings in partners to fund the work and keeps value through shares, royalties and spinouts. In this interview, I asked CEO John-Mark Staude why the stock is off its highs and where cash and burn stand. I also asked what happened at Union, Revel and Red Jacket since July, what’s going on with the royalties, why Cecilia was optioned out before Ravena is even listed, how the spinout works for shareholders, and which catalyst is most at risk.

Kingfisher Metals owns the HWY 37 project in BC’s Golden Triangle. Since we last spoke in June, they’ve drilled 13,551 m, mostly at the Hank porphyry target, and brought in Barrick as a 9.9% shareholder. In this interview, Dustin gave me an update on the recent dirlling. I asked him why the stock has slipped, where the assays are and whether the delays could be hiding bad news, and what hole 28 actually shows. I also asked how the Barrick deal works, plus money, catalysts and risks heading into next year.

Alex Metals is a newly listed explorer focused on high-grade volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) systems in coastal Southeast Alaska. It holds three projects. KSO, Wodski, and Frenchie, in what they believe is an underexplored portion of the Alexander Triassic Belt that hosts the world-class Greens Creek and Windy Craggy deposits. In this interview with CEO Gwen Preston, I asked about management’s track record and incentives, the first drill results at KSO, the geological model, why previous operators left Wodski, First Nations relations, cash and financing for Phase 2, permitting risks, and the biggest criticisms of the company.

Idaho Copper is advancing its 100%-owned CuMo copper-molybdenum-silver project in Boise County, Idaho, one of the largest undeveloped copper-molybdenum deposits in the United States. In this interview with CEO Andrew Brodkey and Chairman Robert Scannell, I asked about the updated PEA economics, whether the low grades can support a mine, management’s track record and incentives, the shift away from the 2020 study’s massive scale, permitting and environmental risks, the reliability of the historical resource for a PFS, drilling and ore-sorting plans, funding, and the biggest remaining risks.

Atico Mining operates the El Roble underground copper-gold mine in Colombia (90% owned) and is advancing its 100%-owned La Plata high-grade VMS copper-gold-zinc-silver project in Ecuador toward construction. In this interview, I asked CEO Fernando Ganoza about the recent Trafigura financing package that funds pre-construction work, the path to a Q1 2027 construction start at La Plata, operational and exploration progress at El Roble, capital structure and insider alignment, permitting/community risks in both jurisdictions, cost and timeline sensitivities, and remaining catalysts.

Hot Chili’s flagship project is Costa Fuego, a coastal copper-gold hub in Chile’s Atacama about 600 km north of Santiago. It is made up of Cortadera, Productora, Alice and San Antonio, plus the newer La Verde discovery about 30 km south of the planned processing plant. They also own 80% of Huasco Water, a seawater business that supplies the project and could sell water to others in the valley. In this first-pass interview with the CEO, I asked about the incentives, management’s track record, the history of the asset, and the biggest potential risks for the company’s future.

Oreterra Metals’ flagship project is Trek South, a copper-gold porphyry target in BC’s Golden Triangle about 10 km southeast of Teck and Newmont’s Galore Creek. Nobody drilled it before because it sat under a glacier until recently. Kevin was founding CEO of GT Gold, which found Saddle North before Newmont bought the company, and earlier ran PC Gold. The second asset is Kinkaid in Nevada. In this interview, I asked about the history of the asset, their plans for its future, the timeline behind the catalysts, and the risks to their strategy.