#87 Digging for Dollars, #17 The Gold Playbook Nobody Teaches
Thu Jan 29 2026
Gold investing isn’t about chasing flashy drill holes — it’s about understanding systems.
In this episode, the crew sits down with Denis Laviolette to break down why orogenic gold dominates global production, why these systems go deep, and why investors consistently misprice deposits that look “small” on paper.
They dig into:
* why over 40% of all gold ever mined comes from orogenic systems
* how depth, structure, and geology create long-life, expandable mines
* why 43-101 rules flatten upside and hide optionality
* how past “small” discoveries turned into multi-million-ounce producers
* why gold markets today resemble oil cycles — uneconomic until suddenly not
0:00 – Sterling Metal ($SAG) update
9:00 – Orogenic gold runs the industry
18:00 – Why small discoveries get ignored
24:01 – 43-101 hides the real upside
34:45 – What actually matters in gold
45:00 – Dig this deal
Sterling Metals Corp. - $SAG
Pirate Gold Corp. - $YARR
New Found Gold Corp. - $NFG
Amex Exploration Inc. - $AMX
SOUTHERN CROSS GOLD CONSOLIDATED LTD - $SXGC
EQUINOX GOLD CORP. - $EQX
AYA GOLD & SILVER INC. - $AYA
Trigon Metals Inc. - $TM
Nevada King Gold Corp. - $NKG
TALON METALS CORP. - $TLO
Perseverance Metals Inc. - $PMI
#investing #Stocks #ResourceInvesting #Mining #Gold #Silver #CriticalMinerals
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Gold investing isn’t about chasing flashy drill holes — it’s about understanding systems. In this episode, the crew sits down with Denis Laviolette to break down why orogenic gold dominates global production, why these systems go deep, and why investors consistently misprice deposits that look “small” on paper. They dig into: * why over 40% of all gold ever mined comes from orogenic systems * how depth, structure, and geology create long-life, expandable mines * why 43-101 rules flatten upside and hide optionality * how past “small” discoveries turned into multi-million-ounce producers * why gold markets today resemble oil cycles — uneconomic until suddenly not 0:00 – Sterling Metal ($SAG) update 9:00 – Orogenic gold runs the industry 18:00 – Why small discoveries get ignored 24:01 – 43-101 hides the real upside 34:45 – What actually matters in gold 45:00 – Dig this deal Sterling Metals Corp. - $SAG Pirate Gold Corp. - $YARR New Found Gold Corp. - $NFG Amex Exploration Inc. - $AMX SOUTHERN CROSS GOLD CONSOLIDATED LTD - $SXGC EQUINOX GOLD CORP. - $EQX AYA GOLD & SILVER INC. - $AYA Trigon Metals Inc. - $TM Nevada King Gold Corp. - $NKG TALON METALS CORP. - $TLO Perseverance Metals Inc. - $PMI #investing #Stocks #ResourceInvesting #Mining #Gold #Silver #CriticalMinerals -------------------------------------- This podcast does not provide any investment, financial, economic, legal, accounting, or tax related advice or recommendations. The content in this podcast is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain more specific or professional advice before taking, or refraining from, any action or inaction on the basis of the contents of this podcast. The information contained in this podcast does not constitute an offer to buy or sell securities or any other product and should not be relied upon to evaluate any potential transaction. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of EarthLabs Inc. ("EarthLabs") and its respective directors, employees, officers, agents, shareholders, or affiliates. EarthLabs is not providing any investment, financial, economic, legal, accounting, or tax related advice or recommendations in this podcast. EarthLabs makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content in this podcast is accurate, complete, or up to date. Any and all liability is expressly disclaimed, and EarthLabs has no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the use of this podcast. This podcast may include content provided by third parties. All statements and/or opinions expressed by third parties are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. Such materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of EarthLabs. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published, or reproduced, in whole or in part without the express written consent of EarthLabs.EarthLabs, its affiliates and/or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may, from time to time, buy and sell or otherwise effect transactions involving the securities of issuers which are featured or referenced in this podcast. Accordingly, EarthLabs, its affiliates and/or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may realize significant gains or losses as a result of any variation in the price of the securities of any such issuers. EarthLabs does not endorse or accept any liability for any investment in any issuer referenced in this podcast and expressly advises listeners to rely solely on their own counsel, accountants, and other similar expert advisors for legal, accounting, tax, investment and other similar advice.