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- Radius Gold Inc. (TSX-V: RDU, OTCQB: RDUFF) is a Vancouver, Canada-based mineral exploration company focused on acquiring, exploring, and advancing precious and base metal projects, primarily gold, silver, and copper deposits; it holds interests in epithermal gold-silver vein systems, porphyry copper targets, and orogenic gold prospects through joint ventures, options, and royalties. The company offers exposure to a portfolio of exploration-stage assets including the Amalia project in Chihuahua, Mexico, a high-grade epithermal silver-gold vein system (Amalia, California, and El Cuervo structures) covering 10,250 hectares with 67 drill holes totaling 23,058 meters completed in joint venture with Pan American Silver Corp., where Pan American funds exploration toward earning a 75% interest; the Plata Verde silver project in Mexico under exclusivity with Fresnillo plc; the Tierra Roja copper porphyry project in southern Peru's coastal belt with outcropping oxide copper mineralization, expanded by 1,800 hectares of exclusive rights and option on additional 4,500 hectares; the Motagua Norte orogenic gold project in Guatemala optioned to Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. featuring bonanza-grade discoveries like the Mila target; the Holly epithermal gold-silver project in Guatemala, also optioned to Volcanic Gold Mines with an initial inferred resource of 1.34 million tonnes at 6.46 g/t gold and 256 g/t silver for 272,110 ounces gold equivalent and ongoing resource expansion drilling; a 2.0% net smelter return royalty on the Tlacolula property tied to the San Jose mine in Mexico owned by new operators with repayment terms up to $10 million; and a sliding-scale royalty on the Tambor gold mine in Guatemala. Radius operates in Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru, targeting junior miners, mid-tier producers, and strategic partners; founded in 1999 and headquartered at 1111 Melville Street, Suite 1000, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 3V6, it is managed by Gold Group Management Inc. with a track record of discoveries sold to majors. Recent developments include appointing a Vice President of Exploration in November 2025 to expand the portfolio; exercising the option on Hidekel concessions adjacent to Tierra Roja in October 2025; receiving drill permits and completing IP surveys at Tierra Roja in July 2025 with accelerated hyperspectral, geophysics, and geochemistry programs in April 2025; signing a Tlacolula NSR guarantee agreement in May 2025; granting exclusive expansion rights for Tierra Roja in February 2025 and launching an online project tour highlighting nearby porphyry discoveries; signing the Tierra Roja option in September 2024 with financing; providing funding to Southern Silver Exploration for the Cerro Las Minitas acquisition in Mexico; and preparing to restart Holly exploration in March 2025 focused on high-grade resource growth.