Recorded on July 8 2026 live at the Rick Rule Symposium 2026
TSX: IAU
NYSE American: IAUX
Steve Yang of Natural Resource Stocks sits down with Richard Young, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of i-80 Gold, to discuss the company’s Nevada gold development strategy and the next stage of its turnaround. Young explains how i-80 Gold completed a major recapitalization and says the company can execute its three-phase development plan without further equity dilution. He outlines a path to increase annual gold production from approximately 50,000 ounces in 2026 to more than 600,000 ounces in the early 2030s while maintaining a deep long-term resource base.
The discussion covers i-80 Gold’s four past-producing Nevada operations, five-project development pipeline, Lone Tree processing facility and hub-and-spoke strategy. Young explains why the Lone Tree autoclave gives i-80 Gold a rare processing advantage for refractory sulfide material and why replicating that infrastructure could require years of permitting and substantial capital. He also discusses execution milestones, management ownership, institutional support and a valuation scenario tied to a potential 10 dollar US share price and a longer-term goal of building 10 to 15 billion dollars in net asset value.
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KEY TOPICS
i-80 Gold’s completed recapitalization
The three-phase Nevada development plan
Production growth from 50,000 to more than 600,000 ounces
TSX IAU and NYSE American IAUX
Mineral Point and the development sequence
Lone Tree autoclave refurbishment
Nevada hub-and-spoke processing
Oxide and refractory sulfide material
Project execution and technical challenges
Management ownership and shareholder support
The 10 dollar share-price valuation scenario
Long-term net asset value goals
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold open 01:03 Steve Yang introduces Richard Young 01:15 Gold outlook and the Rick Rule Symposium 02:08 Recapitalization and the 600,000-ounce plan 03:02 i-80 Gold’s Nevada asset base 04:37 Funding and further equity dilution 05:24 What differentiates i-80 Gold 07:08 Simplifying the multi-asset story 08:43 Execution challenges and technical work 10:46 Development milestones 11:05 Nevada hub-and-spoke strategy 12:53 The Lone Tree autoclave advantage 14:20 Richard Young’s background and management team 16:22 Management ownership and major shareholders 17:59 Ten-bagger question and valuation scenario 19:16 Tickers and where to follow i-80 Gold
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