To establish a mining operation, NGR, through its wholly owned subsidiary, New Gold Nevada, acquired land in north-east Nevada, one of the world’s richest gold and silver producing regions with more than 50 active mines and annual production of 4.95-million troy ounces of gold and 10.94-million troy ounces of silver in 2014.
NGRraised $5-million in a private placement and brought in hedge fund UniCore Capital as a 20% shareholder. This provided the company with sufficient capital to acquire the Black Rock Canyon Mine deposit, estimated to have $480-million worth of gold deposits lying no more than 90 ft below the surface, and to refurbish an old processing plant on the site.