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- One of Lahontan’s key differentiators is the Santa Fe Mine project, a past-producing, open-pit, heap-leach gold/silver operation
- The company’s four-property portfolio gives Lahontan meaningful upside beyond Santa Fe
- Nevada’s Walker Lane is a top-tier mining district in a mining-friendly U.S. jurisdiction with established infrastructure, power, water, road access and supportive regulatory context
As global investors turn their focus toward gold amid persistent market uncertainty, Lahontan Gold (TSX.V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF), is emerging as a standout junior player with the potential to unlock significant value in Nevada’s world-class Walker Lane district. The Canadian exploration and development company is advancing a portfolio of four strategically located gold and silver projects, including its flagship Santa Fe Mine property, aiming to transform proven ground into a new generation of precious-metal production (ibn.fm/3yfPt).
One of Lahontan’s key differentiators is the Santa Fe Mine project, a past-producing, open-pit, heap-leach gold/silver operation that between 1988 and 1995 yielded more than 350,000 ounces of gold and over 700,000 ounces of silver between 1988 and 1995 (ibn.fm/ourN0). For investors seeking exposure to a junior gold company with a strategic portfolio in a mining-friendly U.S. jurisdiction, Lahontan presents a compelling narrative: a historic asset, a defined roadmap and an additional three properties to provide optionality and scale.
Lahontan Gold’s focus on the Santa Fe project gives it a strong starting point. This year, the company has focused on continued optimization of the Santa Fe mine plan, resource expansion drilling and refining the metallurgical flow sheet, in parallel with key permitting activities. Lahontan also planned an initial drill test of its West Santa Fe project targeting new gold and silver resources to augment the existing resources at the Santa Fe Mine (https://ibn.fm/hoRTA).
This roadmap is significant because having an asset with past production de-risks a wide spectrum of exploration risk: infrastructure, metallurgy and prior mining history. The most recent Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) for Santa Fe reported a pretax NPV5 of $265.1 million and aftertax NPV5 of $200 million, with IRRs of 41% pretax and 34.2% after tax, assuming gold pricing of $2,705 per oz. For investors, these economics establish a credible benchmark and signal that the project has potential to transition from exploration toward development. The PEA also underscores that Lahontan is not simply docking around for gold hits but is charting a production path roadmap.
Meanwhile, Lahontan’s four-property portfolio gives the company meaningful upside beyond Santa Fe. The company controls four properties in the heart of Walker Lane: Santa Fe, West Santa Fe, Moho and Redlich. Each of those adds depth and optionality: West Santa Fe is a satellite oxide gold-silver target near Santa Fe; Moho is a higher-grade underground-target concept; and Redlich is a silver-focused asset adjacent to the historic Candelaria silver mine.
Optionality is a key concept for investors. While Santa Fe is the anchor, these additional assets give Lahontan upside that could be meaningful if exploration-success occurs. Resource expansion, acquisition of strategic claims and active drilling all reinforce that the company is actively strengthening its asset base rather than simply sitting on ground. For example, in August 2025 Lahontan acquired strategic claims south of the York pit (Santa Fe) to expand the property (ibn.fm/g4alj). This speaks to a strategy of consolidation and land-position strengthening.
Another strength for investors is jurisdiction. Nevada’s Walker Lane is a top-tier mining district in a mining-friendly U.S. jurisdiction with established infrastructure, power, water, road access and supportive regulatory context. Lahontan’s drill campaign at Santa Fe mobilized an remote control rig to begin work on the Slab and York target areas, with the company noting that the goal of the RC drilling program is to expand known gold and silver resources in the Slab and York target areas in order to increase the inventory of potentially minable precious-metal ounces in this portion of the Santa Fe Mine project (ibn.fm/WOEyS). For investors, having a project with active drilling, toward resource expansion and in a proven jurisdiction is a positive risk-reward posture.
From an investor perspective, Lahontan stands out for several reasons, including the existence of a past-producing asset with defined resources and an active focus on moving toward production with permitting and metallurgical optimization. The fact that the PEA lays out credible economics strengthens the narrative of a “development” company rather than purely speculative exploration. In addition, the optionality of multiple satellite assets means that investor upside is not solely dependent on one deposit. Finally, the financing and corporate development side of the company appears active: In October, Lahontan announced a nonbrokered private placement for up to C$2 million for exploration at Santa Fe and West Santa Fe (ibn.fm/E1Klg).
While investing in junior mining companies carries risk, Lahontan seems to have several boxes ticked, including credible resource base, production history, active execution and jurisdictional strength. For an investor looking for exposure to gold and silver in a development-stage company with upside, Lahontan checks many of the right themes.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.LahontanGoldCorp.com.
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