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-7957

Recording date: 27th November 2025

Revival 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.

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