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Robert Vallis, President, CEO, and Director of Tiger Gold Corp. (TSXV: TIGR), discusses the company’s mineral exploration focus on advancing the Quinchía Gold Project in Colombia’s Mid-Cauca belt. Operating in one of South America’s emerging gold districts, the company’s goal is to grow and define a multimillion-ounce resource base while progressing toward a construction decision; as global demand for high-quality gold assets and scalable discoveries accelerates, Tiger Gold is positioning itself to capitalize on district-scale development potential.
Differentiation and development strategy
Unlike many early-stage explorers, Tiger Gold is advancing multiple drilling strategies simultaneously to expand and de-risk its resource base towards a construction decision. The company currently has three drills operating on site, targeting infill drilling, extension drilling, and discovery drilling across its three main deposits, which already host more than two million ounces of gold.
According to CEO Robert Vallis, “We now have three drills up and running on site, advancing the growth of our resources of over two million ounces.” This multi-pronged approach allows the company to both upgrade confidence in the existing resource at Tesorito (1.6 million ounces inferred) and unlock new zones of mineralization through discovery drilling at Dos Quebradas and Ceibal.
In parallel, Tiger Gold is advancing ESG initiatives which supports long-term project viability and social licence. The company believes this integrated strategy strengthens both technical execution and stakeholder alignment, setting a foundation for scalable development.
Market opportunity and investor positioning
With global gold markets continuing to favour large, high-quality deposits in stable jurisdictions, Tiger Gold is operating in a region gaining increasing industry attention. The Mid-Cauca belt in Colombia is emerging as a significant gold-producing corridor, supported by improving regulatory frameworks, infrastructure, and access to skilled labour and valuations for companies in this region and at the same stage are trading from $100 to $150 per ounce. Tiger Gold in comparison, is trading at less than $20 per ounce, showcasing just how undervalued they are at this price against their peers.
Vallis describes the region as “an emerging tier one jurisdiction,” highlighting its combination of geological scale and supportive operating conditions. Colombia’s year-round workable climate further enhances operational efficiency compared to seasonal jurisdictions. As investors seek exposure to projects with both resource scale and development pathways, Tiger Gold offers a combination of existing ounces and district-wide upside in a well-endowed mineralized gold belt surrounded by industry leading mining companies like Aris Mining and Collective Mining. By focusing on disciplined growth and technical execution, the company aims to provide investors with leveraged exposure to a growing gold system within a maturing mining jurisdiction.
Milestones and growth catalysts
Tiger Gold’s near-term roadmap is centred on advancing Quinchía toward a construction decision while continuing to expand its resource base. Recent progress includes active drilling programs across multiple targets, alongside continued ESG development on the ground. Vallis emphasizes the company’s disciplined approach, stating, “Our strategy clearly is with us focused on the advancement of the Quinchía project, ultimately towards a construction decision.”
Key catalysts expected through 2026 include an updated resource estimate at the Tesorito deposit, the addition of potentially new surface resources at Dos Quebradas and Ceibal, and deeper drilling to test potential feeder systems beneath existing deposits. These initiatives are designed to both grow the resource and enhance its economic profile, positioning the project for future development or strategic alternatives.
As Tiger Gold continues to advance Quinchía, it stands at the intersection of resource growth and development readiness in one of Latin America’s most prospective gold belts. With active drilling, expanding resources, and a clear path toward construction, the company is positioned to deliver disciplined progress in Colombia’s evolving mining sector.
Transcript
Jim Gordon
Hi, I’m Jim Gordon and you’re watching Market One Minute. Joining us is Robert Vallis. He is the President, CEO, and Director of Tiger Gold. Robert, welcome.
Robert Vallis
Thank you, Jim. Pleasure to be here.
Jim Gordon
It’s a pleasure to have you, sir. OK, let’s talk a bit about Tiger Gold and since your listing, how has the work been on advancing the Quinchía Gold project?
Robert Vallis
Tiger Gold’s been doing very well since our listing. We now have three drills up and running on-site, advancing the growth of our resources that we have, over two million ounces. We are advancing across three categories of drilling: infill drilling, extension drilling, and discovery drilling. We’re also advancing as well with the ESG initiatives on site, specifically with community and indigenous relations. So, we’re moving on all fronts quite concertedly and will be throughout the balance of 2026.
Jim Gordon
And tell us from your perspective, what makes Colombia and specifically the Quinchía district a compelling jurisdiction for gold development?
Robert Vallis
In my opinion, and I think the opinion of many others, I see the jurisdiction that we are in - the Mid-Cauca belt geologically, it’s called, within Colombia - an emerging tier one jurisdiction, and by definition, that really speaks to the level of resource, discovery of scale, and significant value that’s been achieved throughout Colombia. Of course, as Colombia’s grown and advanced as a country to facilitate its mineral industry, the framework for permitting, for taxation, the infrastructure supporting the mining industry throughout as well as the access to skilled labour and beyond is quite significant. And of course, the cherry on top of that is the temperate climate that Colombia offers where it’s a workable environment all year-round.
Jim Gordon
And Robert, you have nearly 30 years’ experience as a senior mining executive. How does that background shape your approach to Tiger Gold, particularly in navigating risk, capital markets, and project execution?
Robert Vallis
That 28 years is a real balance between technical meets business. I’ve been fortunate to work with very large gold producers such as Barrick Gold and Yamana, long tenures with each, but also as a mining engineer, I’ve afforded the knowledge and understanding of mine construction and operation to great detail across, you know, multiple jurisdictions throughout the world.
Combine that with the understanding of the elements that are required that define a project of extraordinary value, the process of finding, evaluating, acquiring, you know, advancing, developing and building, and operating such an entity is something that I’m acutely aware of. And with that, I have, of course an exceptional team surrounding me that has a similar skillset across the industry of finding, building, and operating mines.
So, with that, I think we’re well-positioned to be able to navigate many of the challenges that are within the industry, the capital markets and so forth. I say many times that to underscore that effort, it requires discipline and that’s something this management team brings in spades to the table, so that we understand how to move through in a very disciplined way the growth and capture and crystallization of value in the ground through the drill bit, but also our management on the side of capital markets, our financial prudence, and our exposure and storytelling with the capital markets themselves.
Jim Gordon
And Robert, as you advance Quinchía, is the strategy to build toward production, grow the resource base, or to position Tiger Gold as a potential acquisition target?
Robert Vallis
Our strategy clearly is with us focused on the advancement of the Quinchía project, ultimately towards a construction decision. That’s through the growth and understanding of the scope and scale potential of the project. Then ultimately the design and permitting of that for construction decision. Obviously at that point we are prepared and will evaluate any opportunities that come forth and make the best judgment with the board of directors as to what’s best for our shareholders. But until then, we are singularly focused on advancing towards a construction decision.
Jim Gordon
And Robert, finally, what specific milestones should investors look for in 2026 and beyond?
Robert Vallis
In 2026, you’re going to be looking at the results of our infill drilling with the Tesorito deposit. We will be rebooting and reissuing an updated resource for that open pit resource. We will be bringing in the beginnings of new surface resources through Dos Quebradas and potentially with the Ceibal discovery that’s immediately adjacent to Tesorito. And of course, thirdly, we’re making efforts, as I’ve said earlier, to probe at depth beneath these deposits to ultimately determine if there is any significant larger-scale, feeder-zone-type discovery potential there. And so, we’ll be certainly looking for those catalysts that we’ve already begun drilling on over the next few months.
Jim Gordon
Robert Vallis, thank you for joining us.
Robert Vallis
Thank you very much, a pleasure to be here.
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The scientific and technical information contained within this article has been reviewed and approved by Tiger’s CEO Robert Vallis, who is a Qualified Person, as defined under the terms in National Instrument 43-101.
