Gold and critical minerals are becoming increasingly important to Western governments seeking secure supply chains outside of China. In this interview, Ellis Martin speaks with Robert Eckford, CEO of RUA Gold, about the company’s advancing Auld Creek Gold-Antimony Project in New Zealand and its growing strategic importance to the United States and allied nations.

Mr. Eckford discusses recent meetings with New Zealand government officials, U.S. trade representatives, and critical minerals stakeholders in Washington, D.C., highlighting increasing interest in antimony as a key mineral for defense, manufacturing, and industrial applications. He also outlines RUA Gold’s fast-track permitting strategy, ongoing drilling program, Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), and the company’s goal of reaching production by 2028.

RUA Gold trades on:
TSX: RUA
NZX: RGI
OTCQB: NZAUF
FSE: X9R

Key topics discussed:
• Growing demand for antimony as a strategic critical mineral
• U.S. government efforts to secure critical mineral supply chains
• New Zealand’s fast-track mine permitting framework
• The Auld Creek Gold-Antimony Project in the Reefton Goldfield
• Recent meetings with U.S. and New Zealand government officials
• Potential government-backed project financing opportunities
• Ongoing drilling and resource expansion programs
• Preliminary Economic Assessment highlights
• Pathway to production targeted for 2028
• Gold and antimony market fundamentals

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