97% Recovery. Fully Permitted. 12 Kilometers From a 20-Million-Ounce Deposit. And Nobody's Talking About It.
Issued on behalf of Lake Victoria Gold Ltd.
VANCOUVER, BC, March 19, 2026 /CNW/ -- USANewsGroup.com -- There is a fully permitted gold project in Tanzania, sitting 12 kilometers from one of the largest gold mines on the African continent, where metallurgical testwork just confirmed that approximately 97% of the gold in the ground can be recovered using conventional processing. The company that owns it has Barrick Gold on its share register. It has Tanzania's most powerful mining billionaire as its strategic partner. Insiders hold over 70% of the float. And the stock trades below where Barrick bought in.
If that sounds like the kind of setup that shouldn't exist in a market where gold is above $5,000 per ounce, you're not wrong. But the disconnect between what Lake Victoria Gold (TSXV:LVG) (OTCQB:LVGLF) owns and where it trades is one of the more striking asymmetries in the junior gold space right now.
Let's put the macro in context. Gold hit $5,417 in early March. Central banks have purchased over 1,000 tonnes for the third straight year. J.P. Morgan is forecasting $6,000. And the major producers -- Barrick Gold (NYSE:B), Newmont (NYSE:NEM), Agnico Eagle (NYSE:AEM) -- are generating cash flow at levels that would have been unimaginable three years ago. Barrick just reported $16.96 billion in full-year 2025 revenue and $3.87 billion in free cash flow. Newmont generated a record $7.3 billion in free cash flow. The industry is swimming in capital. And that capital is chasing one thing above all else: permitted, production-ready ounces in safe jurisdictions.
That's exactly what Lake Victoria Gold has.
The company's flagship Imwelo Gold Project is fully permitted and located in northwestern Tanzania's Lake Victoria Goldfield, one of the most prolific gold-producing districts on the continent. AngloGold Ashanti's (NYSE:AU) Geita Mine -- a multi-million-ounce operation -- sits just 12 kilometers away. Barrick's Bulyanhulu Mine is next door to LVG's second project, Tembo. This isn't frontier exploration. This is infill development in a district that has been producing gold at scale for decades.
The metallurgical testwork announced this month confirmed what the geology always suggested: Imwelo's gold is free-milling. Approximately 84% is directly cyanide-leachable. Gravity recovery runs between 42% and 47%. And total recovery reaches approximately 97% using a conventional gravity and carbon-in-leach flowsheet -- one of the most proven and cost-effective configurations in the industry.
"Deposits that combine simple metallurgy, strong gravity recovery, and high cyanide recoveries are widely considered among the most attractive development opportunities in the gold sector," said Marc Cernovitch, President and CEO of Lake Victoria Gold. "These characteristics support conventional processing flowsheets and predictable recoveries, both of which are critical for advancing a project toward a production decision."
The 97% number matters because it eliminates one of the biggest risks in mine development: metallurgical uncertainty. When you know the gold comes out cleanly with standard equipment, the economic model becomes dramatically more predictable. That's why the majors trade at the multiples they do -- Barrick's Tier One assets are defined partly by their metallurgical simplicity. LVG's Imwelo appears to share that characteristic.
The drill results reinforce the picture. A recently completed 21-hole program at Area C confirmed that mineralization extends well beyond the current pit design, both at depth and laterally, with highlights including 11.88 g/t gold over 1.33 meters and 9.31 g/t over 2.45 meters. Geotechnical studies support a single continuous open pit. And the company's Tembo project has returned artisanal sampling grades up to 35.45 g/t, with a processing agreement being finalized for a 500 tonne-per-day plant located directly within LVG's mining licences.
The financial backing tells its own story. Rostam Aziz, Tanzania's wealthiest businessman and owner of Taifa Mining, has made an investment commitment of C$11.52 million and currently holds 16 million shares at C$0.22. Barrick owns 5.5 million shares at C$0.27. LVG retains exposure to up to US$45 million in milestone payments from its 2021 asset sale to Barrick's Bulyanhulu operation. And a gold prepay facility with Monetary Metals provides additional financial runway.
Meanwhile, the companies operating in the same district are scaling at historic levels. Barrick Gold (NYSE:B) reported full-year 2025 revenue of $16.96 billion, with operating cash flow of $7.69 billion and free cash flow of $3.87 billion -- increases of 31%, 71%, and 194% respectively. Newmont (NYSE:NEM) generated a record $7.3 billion in free cash flow and returned $3.4 billion to shareholders. Agnico Eagle (NYSE:AEM) has surged 116% in the past year. And AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) -- LVG's literal neighbor at Geita -- carries a market capitalization exceeding $55 billion.
The gold is there. The metallurgy works. The permits are in place. The smart money is already on the register. In a market where $5,000 gold has turned major producers into cash machines, Lake Victoria Gold is the fully permitted project next door that hasn't yet been priced for what it's becoming.
For more information on Lake Victoria Gold (TSXV:LVG) (OTCQB:LVGLF), visit lakevictoriagold.com
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SOURCES:
1. Barrick Gold Q4 and Full Year 2025 Results -- https://www.barrick.com/English/news/news-details/2026/
2. Newmont 2025 Annual Results -- https://www.newmont.com/investors/
3. J.P. Morgan Gold Price Forecast 2026 -- https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/global-research/commodities/gold-prices
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