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Skeena Gold

Gold company, with a project stated to be in British Columbia.

British Columbia · Canada — as stated on the recordings

gold British Columbia, Canada
May 2026Covered
7 of 10Topics on record
1 executiveNamed on the record
Primary commodity
Gold
Jurisdiction
British Columbia
Latest appearance
11 May 2026
On record
1 interview · 20 statements · 1 executive

At a glance

What the record holds today. Every card names where it came from — a management representation is not an established fact, and the page never blurs the two.

What is in the ground
4.6 6 million ounces of proven and probable reserves
Management-stated Walter Coles May 2026
Grade
3.4 gram average grade over life of mine; 5.5 grams per ton in first five to six years
Management-stated Walter Coles May 2026
Capital needed
around $565 million US
Management-stated Walter Coles May 2026
What happens next
mine life increased from 12 years to expected 15 years with mine plan update
Management-stated Walter Coles May 2026
The main open question
At a $4 billion market cap against $7 billion NPV, the stock already prices in best-case economics at current gold prices.
Weighed from the statements below, not our opinion of the company.
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Management view vs outside view

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What management spends its time on

Counted from Skeena Gold's own claims across 1 interview — most-covered theme first.

What outside voices pick up on

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▲ Bull case

Management says the Skeena project offers a 6-month payback at spot gold prices, with an IRR exceeding 100% and NPV approaching $7 billion on $565 million capex.

What it rests on
Evidence: 3 moments from 1 interview
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Management says the Skeena project offers a 6-month payback at spot gold prices, with an IRR exceeding 100% and NPV approaching $7 billion on $565 million capex. Randy Riker brings a proven track record of on-time, on-budget mine builds, and the company will generate revenue within 12 months as it transitions from startup to operating producer.

▼ Bear case

At a $4 billion market cap against $7 billion NPV, the stock already prices in best-case economics at current gold prices.

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At a $4 billion market cap against $7 billion NPV, the stock already prices in best-case economics at current gold prices. No independent voices have assessed technical risk, permitting status, or management execution. The timeline to revenue rests entirely on management's 12-month claim with no public validation.

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Three concrete catalysts: BC hydroelectric grid connection by summer (power cost locked in); fall mine plan update showing reserve growth to ~6 million ounces and mine life extension to 15 years; and production commencement within 12…

What it rests on
Evidence: 3 moments from 1 interview
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Three concrete catalysts: BC hydroelectric grid connection by summer (power cost locked in); fall mine plan update showing reserve growth to ~6 million ounces and mine life extension to 15 years; and production commencement within 12 months converting the startup into a cash-flowing business.

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Project 6 statements

The deposit 4

Key takeaway. Management reports 4.66 million ounces of proven and probable reserves at a 3.4 gram average grade over the life of mine, with the first five to six years averaging 5.5 grams per ton.

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The company also notes a total resource of about 6 million ounces and expects reserves to grow by approximately one-third to roughly 6 million ounces in a fall 2026 update.

What was actually said
exploration upside
reserves expected to grow by about a third from 4.6 6 million to approximately 6 million ounces in fall update
“We have an update coming this fall where we're going to increase the amount of reserves. We expect to grow the reserves by about a third to take it from you know approxim I mean currently 4.6 6 to approximately 6 million ounces.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
grade
3.4 gram average grade over life of mine; 5.5 grams per ton in first five to six years
“The average grade over the life of mine, the average grade is like 3.4 gram, but right now in the first five year, five, six years, we're averaging 5.5 grams uh per ton.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
reserve size
4.6 6 million ounces of proven and probable reserves
“Uh right now we we have a a resource of about 6 million ounces and out of that we've got 4.6 6 million ounces of proven and probable reserves.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
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resource size
about 6 million ounces
“Uh right now we we have a a resource of about 6 million ounces and out of that we've got 4.6 6 million ounces of proven and probable reserves.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·

Jurisdiction 2

Key takeaway. Management states that the company operates in Canada, specifically in British Columbia, as noted in May 2026.

What was actually said
country
Canada
“worked on that project in in Virginia, largest rain deposit United States... rather than go back to work for a financial firm, I partnered with your old friend Ron Netitzki and uh took over the helm of Skina”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
region
British Columbia
“by the end of this summer we will be plugged into the uh BC hydroelect electrical grid through that hydroelectric facility”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·

Economics 6 statements

Economics 6

Key takeaway. Regarding project economics as of May 2026, management said the NPV is approaching $7 billion US at spot prices, with an IRR of over 100% and a payback period of just over six months.

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They put capex at around $565 million US and noted an operating cost of 4.5 cents US per kilowatt hour for energy.

What was actually said
capex
around $565 million US
“the upfront capital cost on this asset is around $565 million US.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
irr
over 100%
“any idea as to the internal rate of return number over 100%.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
npv
approaching 7 billion US dollars at spot
“net present value of the project at at spot is is approaching uh 7 billion um uh dollars”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
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operating cost
4.5 cents US per kilowatt hour for energy
“we have a uh a life of mine offtake contract from BC hydro that is currently priced at 4 a.5 cents US per kilowatt hour.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
payback
just over six months
“we got a payback period of just over six months on this asset”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
price assumption
at spot
“net present value of the project at at spot is is approaching uh 7 billion um uh dollars”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·

Timeline 5 statements

Timeline 3

Key takeaway. Management of Skeena Gold has laid out several upcoming milestones.

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By the end of this summer the company expects to be plugged into the BC electrical grid, and a mine plan update is due this fall. The CEO said that with that update, the mine life is expected to increase from 12 years to about 15 years.

What was actually said
milestone
mine life increased from 12 years to expected 15 years with mine plan update
“with a mine plan update and the reserve the the um mine life will increase from 12 to 15 years.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
milestone
by the end of this summer will be plugged into BC electrical grid
“by the end of this summer we will be plugged into the uh BC hydroelect electrical grid”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
study due
mine plan update coming this fall
“We have an update coming this fall where we're going to increase the amount of reserves.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·

Catalysts 2

Key takeaway. Management says the company expects two catalysts in May 2026: a mine plan update that will show reserve growth and a mine life extension, and production commencement, which will mark the transition from a startup to a revenue-generating…

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business within 12 months of that date.

What was actually said
next milestone
production commencement within 12 months; transition from startup to revenue-generating business
“Skina is still a startup, but in 12 months it will cease to be a startup and it will be a very real business generating very real profit and cash flow.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
upcoming result
mine plan update with reserve growth and mine life extension
“We have an update coming this fall where we're going to increase the amount of reserves. We expect to grow the reserves by about a third”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·

Corporate 3 statements

Management 2

Key takeaway. Management of Skeena Gold points to its team's track record.

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The company notes that Walter Coles spent 7.5 years at UBS Investment Bank as a credit analyst and has been involved with a uranium mining project since 2007. It also reports that CEO Randy Riker has a proven track record of building mines on time and on budget and has served as CEO for the last four years (both statements from May 2026).

What was actually said
track record
Walter Coles: 7.5 years at UBS Investment Bank as credit analyst; involved with uranium mining project since 2007
“I worked for uh UBS Investment Bank. I was a a credit analyst like you, Rick. I toiled away in the the trenches of Wall Street for uh seven and a half years.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·
track record
Randy Riker has proven track record of building mines on time and on budget; CEO for last four years
“I brought in a fellow by the name of Randy Riker who is uh a fellow with a proven track record of building minds on time and on budget. So Randy has been CEO of Skina for the last four years.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·

Share structure 1

What was actually said
shares outstanding
market cap just under four billion US dollars
“Today our our market cap is is just under four billion US dollars.”
Walter Coles· 11 May 2026·

Sources 1 interview

Every interview 1

DateChannelInterviewStatements
11 May 2026 Rule Investment Media Walter Coles, Executive Chairman of Skeena Gold & Silver | Rule Symposium 2026: Rick Rule interviews 20

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Questions people ask

What is Skeena Gold's project and where is it?

Skeena Gold is a resource gold company, with a project stated to be in British Columbia, Canada. Everything here is drawn from its executives' own interviews.

Which interviews mention Skeena Gold?

We track 1 interview mentioning Skeena Gold, across 1 channel (Rule Investment Media).

What are investors saying about Skeena Gold?

No independent commentary is on record yet — so far the page carries only the company's own voice.

What do recent interviews with Skeena Gold cover?

The most-discussed topics on record are economics, the deposit, timeline, jurisdiction — each claim quoted and dated in the sections above.

How to read this page

What is here

Statements made by company representatives in the interviews listed above — each one carrying the words that made it, the date, and the recording. Nothing is added from any other source: if it was not said on a recording, it is not on this page. The one exception lives in the Claims & Checks record, which cites a metal price from our own feed so a stated cost can be set against it — and labels it as ours wherever it appears.

What is not verified

All of it. Resource figures, economics, timelines and promotional framing are management's own representations, checked against no filing and no technical report. Transcripts are automatic; we repair a clearly mis-heard word but never a number, a date, a unit or a speaker's hedge — “about 8.6 million ounces” keeps its “about”.

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