24 N Washington St
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 7 – 8pm

The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra will be returning to the Historic Tivoli Theatre with their festive holiday program! They’ll be presenting a delightful mix of holiday music from around the world, bringing the holiday spirit to life on the Tivoli stage.

It should be a fantastic event for music lovers and families looking to enjoy the season's festivities in downtown Spencer.

For anyone interested:
*Event Date: Tuesday, Dec 3
*Location: Historic Tivoli Theatre, 24 N Washington St., downtown Spencer, Indiana
*Doors Open: 6:30 pm, Concert: 7:00 pm
*Admission: $15 adults / $5 students (Use promo code GotBeats24 for a $5 discount when buying tickets online at www.spencertivoli.org)

Presenter: Tivoli Theatre
Contact: Andrea White
Cost: $15 adults / $5 students
Ticket Phone: 8127148137
Ticket Web Link: ticketing.useast.veezi.com…
Communities: Bedford, Bloomington, Brown County, Columbus, Spencer, Terre Haute
More info: www.spencertivoli.org

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Silver47 Exploration Corp. is set to start trading around November 14, 2024 on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol AGA.

"With silver prices breaking out, we are excited to bring Silver47 to the market, and I believe that we are in for a good run in the metals market," Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gary Thompson said.

The company is "extremely undervalued" when compared to peers, at US$0.17 per silver equivalent (AgEq) ounce, Thompson told Streetwise Reports in a Nov. 6 interview.

The CEO also noted that Silver47 has begun ramping up its marketing efforts, given the final prospectus is now filed as its trading debut is fast approaching.

Building Silver Ounces

Based in British Columbia (B.C.), Silver47 is a mineral explorer with a diverse portfolio of silver-polymetallic projects in North America, including Red Mountain in Alaska, Adams Plateau in B.C., and Michelle in the Yukon. Its flagship asset, Red Mountain, is a volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit rich in silver, gold, zinc, copper, and lead.

"When you have these three or four or five metals, the combination can be favorable and actually normalize metal price volatility, improve your production profile, and increase your margins with good metal recoveries, of course," Thompson noted.

Red Mountain's current NI 43-101 compliant resource stands at 15,600,000 tons (15.6 Mt) of 7% zinc equivalent in the Inferred category. This is equal to 168,600,000 ounces (168.6 Moz) of 335.7 grams per ton of silver equivalent.

Chen Lin, asset manager behind What is Chen Buying? What is Chen Selling? wrote on Oct. 28. "The Red Mountain Project has a lot of exploration upside."

The company aims to expand the Red Mountain resource with its "Exploration Target" of 50-75Mt at 300-400 g/t AgEq for and estimated to 500–900 Moz of AgEq and advance it toward development decision, while generating new discoveries.

"Our goal is to really focus on the precious metal part of the system," Thompson said. "That's the reason we got interested in it, simply because of some impressive silver and gold drill intercepts in the system, and we want to flush those out. And so we're going to try and improve that precious to base metal ratio or the overall resource."

Chen Lin, asset manager behind What is Chen Buying? What is Chen Selling? wrote on Oct. 28. "The Red Mountain Project has a lot of exploration upside."

Thompson highlighted how minerally endowed and prolific VMS systems can be, citing the Kidd Creek mines as examples. La Rond, Flin Flon, and Noranda, to name a few. Kidd Creek, in Ontario, Canada's Abitibi greenstone belt, is one of the world's largest VMS ore deposits. The operation began producing copper, zinc, and silver in 1966 and is now owned by Glencore International Plc (GLNCY:OTCMKTS; GLEN:LSE).

Red Mountain, located about 100 kilometers south of Fairbanks on state-managed lands, is in a top-tier, pro-mining jurisdiction. Alaska ranked as the 11th most attractive jurisdiction for mining investment out of 86 places worldwide last year, according to the Fraser Institute.

"We have strong support from the state to advance this and to work with us on upgrading these various infrastructure components to the project," Thompson said, referring to enhancing the road access, for example. Project accessibility is reasonable, he added but has room for improvement.

Silver47 boasts an experienced technical and management team led by founder, geologist, and company builder Gary R. Thompson, who also is cofounder, chairman, and CEO of Brixton Metals Corporation (BBB:TSX.V). Prior to starting Brixton Metals, he sold Sierra Geothermal Power to Ram Power in 2010. Silver47 going public will be his fourth public company, the fourth one being Gold79 Mines Ltd. (AUU:TSXV; OTCQB:AUSVF). His experience in resource exploration, including precious and base metals, renewable energy, and oil & gas, spans 27 years,15 of them in public markets. His history includes positions at Newmont Alaska Ltd. and NOVAGOLD Resources Inc. (NG:TSX; NG:NYSE.MKT), as well as discovering and selling the TAG gold-silver prospect to Taku Gold Corp. (TAK:TSX.V; TAKUF:OTCMKTS). Also, he sold the Kahuna claims in Nunavut, near Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.'s (AEM:TSX; AEM:NYSE) Meliadine mine, to Kodiak Copper Corp. (KDK:TSX.V) and Solstice Gold.

Experts Still Bullish on Silver

Today, U.S. election euphoria is boosting the stock markets but depressing precious metals, noted Technical Analyst Clive Maund in a report on Nov. 6. On this day, hours after the U.S. president-elect was announced, silver opened at US$31.04/oz, lower than the day before by 5.22%. Only two weeks ago, the price, in comparison, had broken through US$35/oz.

This current bearish trend should end once the high surrounding the election dissipates and reality sets back in, Maund purported. When this happens, "we will see money flow back into the precious metals and other such assets, as they must hold their value in an environment where inflation is continuing to mount," he wrote.

According to economies.com on Nov. 6, for the silver price to turn around, it must first breach US$32.50 and then $33.04/oz. This will "push the price to turn to rise."

While the price of silver experiences volatility, its supply and demand fundamentals remain constant. Worldwide demand for silver, valued as an industrial and precious metal, is expected to increase 2% this year over last, to 1,200,000,000 ounces, yet supply is projected to drop 1%, according to The Silver Institute. This year, the global silver market is forecasted to face a deficit of 259 Moz, Money Metals reported The Silver Investor's Peter Krauth in a recent presentation.

Most, or 60%, of silver demand is for industrial applications, including electrical, electronics, printing, medical, space technology, and the military-industrial complex. Given its use in electric vehicles, photovoltaic panels, and batteries, silver is critical to the global green energy transition. Demand for use in photovoltaic panels alone this year will be about 232 Moz, nearly three times the 80 Moz needed in 2020, according to The Silver Institute.

The remaining 40% of total global silver demand is for jewelry, silverware, and investments.

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"[Silver] is the do-it-all metal on the Periodic Table," Watson said. "I don't see any fundamental downside to silver."

Looking ahead, experts expect the silver price to keep rising over time. Dominic Frisby of The Flying Frisby wrote recently, "There is not a lot standing in the way of silver and US$50. In that scenario, the miners will go to the moon. If it breaks above US$50, there is nothing but blue sky above."

Krauth thinks the silver price could actually reach triple-triple digits, or US$300/oz, based on the technical and historical indicators, he said in a recent video. "I don't believe it will stay there, but I do think that it could be in our future."

Ownership and Share Structure

Silver47’s three largest shareholders are Eric Sprott, Crescat Capital, and management.

The silver explorer has a tight share structure with 50 million (50M) total shares, 65M fully diluted. Thompson said it would begin trading with a CA$40 million market cap.

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