Episode Details

Recorded on September 29, 2026 at NRS StudiosTSXV: EMPROTCQX: EMPYFDavid Rhodes, Executive Chairman of Empress Royalty Corp., joins Andy Millette to discuss Empress’s agreement to acquire the Tongon Gold Stream in Côte d’Ivoire and the financing behind the transaction.Rhodes explains why Empress stepped beyond its usual smaller-stream niche for Tongon, how its Appian relationship supported the transaction, and why due diligence focused on the operator, infrastructure, jurisdiction and long-term reserve-replacement potential. He also discusses Atlantic Group’s plans to invest in exploration and grow the asset.Under the announced agreements, Empress would pay US$62 million in cash at closing. A US$75 million Appian…