Recorded on September 15 2026 at NRS Studios
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Jon Gilligan, President, CEO and Director of Liberty Gold Corp., joins Andy Millette to discuss the Black Pine Oxide Gold Project in southern Idaho and the company's transition from feasibility into detailed engineering, permitting and execution planning.
Liberty Gold released the 2026 Black Pine Feasibility Study on September 8. The study outlines a 4.04 million ounce Probable Mineral Reserve, a 16-year mine life, average annual payable gold production of 202,000 ounces in Years 1 through 5 and estimated initial capital of US$411.4 million. The development case is based on a conventional open-pit, run-of-mine heap-leach operation.
Gilligan explains what changes from pre-feasibility to feasibility, why feasibility is still a waypoint rather than the end of the engineering process, and how the 2026 drilling program feeds future resource modeling and mine planning. He also discusses bulk sample column tests, drill results from the first 25,000 metres completed this year, permitting milestones, detailed engineering and early procurement of long-lead equipment.
The interview also covers Liberty Gold's addition to the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index, effective September 18 2026. The index is the underlying benchmark for the VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF GDXJ. Gilligan discusses the trading-liquidity criteria behind index inclusion.
Looking ahead, Gilligan says Liberty Gold is working toward a construction decision by the end of 2027 while Black Pine continues through federal and state permitting. He outlines engineering, procurement, long-lead equipment, staffing, early works planning and site preparation that must occur before that decision.
Andy discloses that he is a Liberty Gold shareholder and that Liberty Gold sponsors Natural Resource Stocks. Viewers should conduct their own due diligence.
KEY TOPICS
Black Pine Oxide Gold Project
2026 Black Pine Feasibility Study
4.04 million ounce Probable Mineral Reserve
202,000 ounces annual payable gold in Years 1 through 5
16-year mine life
US$411.4 million estimated initial capital
2026 drilling and resource modeling
Detailed engineering and procurement
Federal and state permitting
MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index and GDXJ
Construction decision target
LIBERTY GOLD CORP.
Official Website
https://libertygold.ca/
Black Pine Project
https://libertygold.ca/projects/black-pine/
Investor Hub
https://libertygold.ca/investors/
Jon Gilligan Corporate Profile
https://libertygold.ca/corporate/
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Black Pine feasibility highlights 01:10 Jon Gilligan joins Andy Millette 01:18 Shareholder and sponsor disclosure 01:55 Feasibility study and index inclusion 03:31 Index criteria and trading liquidity 05:09 What feasibility means 05:59 2026 drilling and resource model 08:02 Building blocks of a mine 08:41 Reserve production and capital 11:49 Near-term catalysts 12:53 Detailed engineering and equipment 13:59 Permitting timeline 15:21 Construction decision target 17:10 Tickers and technical report
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