Renewed Gold Forecasts Are Putting Fresh Eyes on Gold Mining Stocks

Issued on behalf of RUA GOLD Inc.

VANCOUVER – Baystreet.ca News Commentary – Gold resumed its upward trend as China, the world’s top gold-buying market, returned from its holiday break, bringing renewed momentum to gold mining stocks. Major institutions are now revising their outlooks, with JP Morgan forecasting $4,000 gold by Q2 2026 and Ed Yardeni predicting it could arrive before year-end. Industry leaders like Rob McEwen and billionaire investor John Paulson believe gold could climb close to $5,000 in the years ahead, setting the stage for a strong rally in mining equities. Recent updates from several players are drawing attention, including RUA GOLD Inc. (TSXV:RUA.VN) (OTC-BB:NZAUF), Jaguar Mining Inc. (TSX:JAG.TO) (OTCQX:JAGGF), Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX:AYA.TO) (OTCQX:AYASF), Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:HYMC), and Aris Mining Corporation (NYSE-American:ARMN) (TSX:ARIS.TO).

Gold’s surge to $3,500 in late April pushed analysts to revise their targets, with Deutsche Bank now eyeing $3,700 in the near term. After a quick dip to $3,300, the metal has bounced back above $3,400, signaling renewed strength across the sector. That momentum is starting to show up in gold mining equities.

RUA GOLD Inc. (TSXV:RUA.VN) (OTC-BB:NZAUF), a New Zealand-focused explorer, is drawing fresh attention after reporting encouraging new drill results from its Auld Creek project in the Reefton Goldfield—one of the country’s most historically productive regions.

Recent assays included 9.0 metres at 5.9 g/t gold equivalent (5.2 g/t Au and 0.16% Sb) from hole ACDDH027, and 1.25 metres at 48.3 g/t AuEq (13.3 g/t Au and 8.1% Sb) from hole ACDDH028. These intercepts, encountered 80 to 100 metres below the current resource outline, point to a zone that may be gaining strength at depth. With mineralization remaining open and early results supporting the company’s geological model, Auld Creek is shaping up as a compelling focus in the 2025 campaign.

Auld Creek is just one piece of a broader exploration push across the Reefton district, where RUA GOLD now controls roughly 95% of this historically rich goldfield.

By pairing AI-powered targeting with advanced 3D geological modeling, the company is taking a modern approach to an overlooked region.

According to a recent feature from VRIFY, RUA’s exploration team used the DORA platform to analyze over 170,000 data points, helping to generate and rank high-priority targets.

This data-driven strategy has already flagged the Gallant prospect, only 3 km from the past-producing Globe Progress mine, as a standout, with follow-up drilling now underway. The Globe Progress mine itself produced over 610,000 ounces between 2007 and 2016, with another 424,000 ounces extracted prior to 1950. With AI guiding fieldwork, RUA is working to accelerate discovery while reducing exploration risk.

At Gallant, drilling is now targeting potential extensions of a previously reported 20.7-metre vein grading 62.2 g/t gold, which included a 1-metre interval assaying 1,911 g/t. Just a few kilometres away at Murray Creek, visible gold has been noted in the majority of holes drilled so far. Both campaigns are being guided by VRIFY’s AI-generated target ranking, helping the team focus efforts on zones with the strongest geological indicators.

At Auld Creek, RUA GOLD’s integration of traditional mapping with predictive modeling has delivered compelling results, including 12 metres at 12.2 g/t gold equivalent, highlighted by a 2-metre section grading 54.8 g/t gold. Surface sampling has revealed antimony values above 40%, underscoring the polymetallic potential of the system. Four mineralized shoots have now been confirmed, though only two are currently factored into the project’s inferred resource—suggesting ample room for further growth.

Beyond Reefton, RUA GOLD’s North Island flagship project, Glamorgan, is shaping up as its own high-impact discovery story. Just downtrend from OceanaGold’s high-profile WKP deposit, Glamorgan has already revealed two large gold-arsenic anomalies stretching more than 4 kilometres. Rock samples have returned values up to 43 g/t gold, and with drill targeting now in motion, the project is gaining attention as a possible breakout opportunity in New Zealand’s North Island.

While gold is the main attraction, antimony may be the hidden upside. In January 2025, New Zealand added antimony to its official Critical Minerals List—highlighting its growing importance in global supply chains. That puts new strategic weight behind RUA GOLD’s high-grade antimony intercepts at Auld Creek, especially as prices have surged above US$50,000 per tonne. For investors watching critical minerals, this angle could add strategic upside.

Backed by a seasoned technical team credited with more than $11 billion in past mining exits and supported by $5.75 million in fresh capital, RUA GOLD is advancing a focused strategy to uncover high-grade opportunities across one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most promising yet underexplored gold districts.

With modern tools, disciplined exploration, and a widening resource footprint, RUA GOLD is positioning itself for the kind of rediscovery that puts districts back on the map.

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In other industry developments and happenings in the market include:

In Q1 2025, Jaguar Mining Inc. (TSX:JAG.TO) (OTCQX:JAGGF) produced nearly 10,000 ounces of gold, with all of it coming from its Pilar mine after operations at Turmalina were paused due to a dry-stack slump. Despite the setback, Pilar saw improved grades and recovery, boosting output by 6% year-over-year.

"I am very pleased with our efforts at the Pilar mine this quarter,” said Vern Baker, President and CEO of Jaguar. “We met our production target at the mine while developing a new plan to increase ounce production moving forward in 2025 and completing significantly more meters of development… We believe our growth plan remains intact. This year we will be focused on continuing with work to bring the Turmalina mine back into production.”

With drilling and development activity on the rise, Jaguar is working to increase production while it prepares to bring additional mines back online.

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX:AYA.TO) (OTCQX:AYASF) recently completed a major strategic deal by transferring its Amizmiz Gold Project to Mx2 Mining, while retaining a 42.3% equity stake in the new venture. Backed by a C$16 million financing round and a strong management team, Mx2 is now advancing Amizmiz and other regional exploration opportunities in Morocco and Mauritania.

“We view this as a terrific partnership that leverages Aya’s platform in Morocco while maintaining meaningful exposure to upside through our equity interest and Board representation,” said Benoit La Salle, President and CEO of Aya. “Mx2’s experienced team and aggressive exploration mandate will strongly complement Aya’s growth strategy across the region.”

Aya maintains board representation and close operational ties, giving it exposure to growth without taking on the full risk.

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:HYMC) has uncovered multiple high-grade gold and silver zones in Nevada, including record-setting intercepts at its Brimstone deposit. Drilling also expanded the potential at Vortex and revealed promising new oxide targets at the Manganese and Bay zones. These discoveries support a dual development strategy focused on both heap leach and sulfide processing.

"The high-grade discoveries could potentially be a starter-mine for the Hycroft sulfide milling operation,” said Diane Garrett, President and CEO of Hycroft. “Given the high commodity price environment and identification of new oxide (heap leach) target areas, the technical team at Hycroft is further assessing the potential opportunity of a start-up heap leach operation in advance of the milling operation."

As the gold price climbs, Hycroft is gaining attention for its world-class scale and growing exploration upside.

Aris Mining Corporation (NYSE-American:ARMN) (TSX:ARIS.TO) reported 54,763 ounces of gold in Q1 2025, an 8% increase over the same quarter last year. Production gains came from both Segovia and Marmato, with Segovia leading the way at over 47,000 ounces.

"We kicked off 2025 with strong momentum, highlighting our ability to effectively execute while advancing major growth initiatives,” said Neil Woodyer, CEO of Aris Mining. “Q1 production came in slightly ahead of our budget target reflecting a solid operational start to the year. With the expanded Segovia processing facility set to be commissioned this quarter, we are well on track to deliver on our full-year production guidance of 230,000 to 275,000 oz."

With a major processing facility expansion on track, Aris is positioning for significant production growth in the months ahead.

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