The Problem with Gold Isn’t Gold;
It’s the Way We’ve Been Mining It
Mining a single kilogram of gold uses 265,000 liters of water — enough to provide a small village of 726 people with drinking water for an entire year.
Countless toxic waste dumps, like Pandora’s boxes left open, sit in tailing ponds worldwide, silently threatening the environment.
Crafting one gold ring generates 20 metric tons of toxic waste — it’s like gifting someone a beautiful flower with poison hidden in the petals.
According to the United Nations, as much as 20-25% of global gold production is illicit, stealthily merging into the legitimate gold market.
Child labor and severe human rights abuses cast a long, dark shadow over the industry, making gold jewelry more than just a luxury — it comes with an unseen weight of human suffering.
Gold has become a favored tool for organized crime and money laundering, adding a hidden layer of darkness to that gleaming metal.
Environmental & Social Backlash
ESG activism is making the permitting of new gold mines by governments ever more unlikely and practically impossible.
Tens of thousands of certified gold deposits remain trapped, along with hundreds of billions in sunk investment capital.
New capital investment in gold exploration has plummeted by over 50% in the past five years, despite a rising gold price.
The Digital Mining Solution
Gold’s true value lies in its existence, not in its location
Digital mining preserves gold in the ground while capturing its value and eliminating the need for costly and destructive physical extraction.
It unlocks trapped investment in certified gold deposits, providing a sustainable and profitable alternative to traditional mining.
By avoiding environmental damage, digital mining aligns with ESG principles and meets growing consumer demand for ethical investments.
Digital Mining with NatGold Digital
Digitally mining gold involves “exchanging” mining titles containing NI 43-101 or S-K 1300- compliant certified gold resources for NatGold coins through an ESG-friendly digital mining process, rather than physically extracting the gold. This process, known as the tokenization of real-world assets, is conducted within a fully auditable, transparent, and regulatory-compliant ecosystem managed by Abu Dhabi-based NatGold Digital Ltd.
NatGold Digital’s tokenization process extracts gold’s value digitally in days, bypassing the years required for traditional gold mining.
Digitally mining gold involves minimal financial costs and capital outlay, significantly enhancing profit margins while reducing investment risk.
Digital gold mining is highly scalable to market demand, with a vast supply of certified non-producing gold deposits far exceeding those currently in production.
Our Mission & Team
Our mission is to create exceptional shareholder value as the world’s leading digital gold miner by acquiring a strategic portfolio of low-cost, low-risk mining titles containing NI 43-101 or S-K 1300-compliant certified gold resources, ready for tokenization into high-value NatGold coins. Our team brings together expertise in finance, gold mining and certification, and environmental sustainability to set a new benchmark in ethical gold production.
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Chris Hansen
Chairman of the Board
A luminary in the realm of investment banking, Mr. Hansen’s portfolio brims with high-profile board memberships and senior managerial stints in an array of US and Colombian corporations.
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Andrew Fletcher
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Fletcher, a seasoned entrepreneur with over two decades of experience, has generated over $100 million in online sales through self-funded ventures.
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Michael Moses
Director and VP Financial Innovation & Strategic Partnerships
Michael Moses, a distinguished figure in business development and strategy within the burgeoning medical cannabis and investment sectors.
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Larry Segerstrom
Director
Larry Segerstrom, CPG is recognized by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) as a “Qualified or Competent Person” for writing National Instrument (NI) 43-101 resource reports.
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Laura Pacheco
Director
Laura Hernandez, with her specialty as a Financial Engineer, seamlessly integrates project management expertise across both public and private domains.
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Robert Seguin
Director
Robert has over 25 years of institutional sales experience with various banks (JP Morgan, Bank of Tokyo, Royal Bank of Canada) and multiple brokerage firms.
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Gary Harbottle
CFO & Corporate Secretary
Gary Harbottle brings over 30 years of executive management experience to Great Eagle Gold Corp. including having served as founding CFO of Seabridge Gold Inc.
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Gene McBurney
Strategic Advisor
Mr. Eugene C. McBurney brings over 25 years of international investment banking experience, establishing him as a trusted advisor, especially in the global mining sector.
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Steve Moses
Head of Capital Markets Strategy
Steve Moses has over 30 years of experience in advising and developing capital markets strategies across a wide range of business sectors.
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