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- Headwater Gold Inc. (CSE: HWG) is a Canada-based mineral exploration company focused on the discovery of high-grade precious metal deposits in the mining-friendly Western United States, primarily targeting epithermal gold vein systems in the Great Basin region of Nevada, Idaho, Oregon and Utah; the company maintains a large portfolio of 100%-owned projects including Spring Peak, Lodestar, Agate Point, Midas North, Crane Creek, Katey, Mahogany, Rock Creek, Whiskey and Jake Creek, alongside earn-in agreements covering two projects with Newmont Mining and three projects (TJ, Jake Creek and Hot Creek) with OceanaGold. Founded in 2019 and headquartered at 1130 West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Headwater employs a technically-driven team of geoscientists leveraging proprietary target generation software, local knowledge and boots-on-the-ground methods to acquire royalty-free properties and advance them cost-effectively through early drilling. Recent developments include the July 2025 letter of intent with OceanaGold enabling up to US$65 million in exploration funding across three Nevada projects with OceanaGold potentially earning 75% interest while Headwater retains 25% carried interest plus royalties and a 10% management fee; a March 2025 acquisition expanding its Northern Nevada portfolio with the Jake Creek project adjacent to Barrick-Newmont's Turquoise Ridge; a strategic private placement completed in August 2025 led by notable investors Rick Rule and Jeff Williams; and ongoing Newmont-funded drilling at Spring Peak yielding high-grade intercepts such as 3.5 g/t gold over 7.7 meters in 2024 with 2025 focus shifting to Lodestar.