1
The
notes
to
financial
statements
form
an
integral
part
of
these
statements.
Schedule
of
Investments
(Unaudited)
Schedule
of
investments
(Unaudited)
August
31,
2025
Name
of
Company
Principal
Amount
Value
%
of
Net
Assets
Corporate
Convertible
Bond
Gold
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
Canada
i-80
Gold
Corp.,
8.00%,
2/22/27
(1)
$
3,
000
,000‌
$
3,162,000‌
0.4‌
%
Orla
Mining,
Ltd.,
4.50%,
3/1/30
(1)
10
,0
1
0,000‌
13,987,104‌
1.7‌
17,149,104‌
2.1‌
United
States
Bendito
Resources,
Inc.,
9.47%,
12/31/25
(1)
1,
200
,000‌
1,200,000‌
0.2‌
Total
gold
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
(Cost
$11,095,556)
18,349,104‌
2.3‌ 
Diversified
metals
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
Canada
Magna
Mining,
Inc.,
10.00%,
3/5/29
(Cost
$2,919,265)
4,300,000
3,757,236‌
0.5‌
Total
corporate
convertible
bond
(Cost
$14,014,821)
22,106,340‌
2.8‌
Name
of
Company
Shares
Value
%
of
Net
Assets
Common
Shares
Gold
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
Australia
Alicanto
Minerals,
Ltd.
 (2)
65,150,765
1,620,241‌
0.2‌
Ballard
Mining,
Ltd.
 (2)
2,033,793
552,371‌
0.1‌
Barton
Gold
Holdings,
Ltd.
 (2)
10,339,579
6,090,062‌
0.8‌
Bellevue
Gold,
Ltd.
 (2)
13,476,320
7,584,834‌
0.9‌
Cygnus
Metals,
Ltd.
 (2)
47,670,615
2
,
620
,
635‌
0.
3‌
Gorilla
Gold
Mines,
Ltd.
 (2)
5,263,158
1,463,901‌
0.2‌
LCL
Resources,
Ltd.
 (2)
36,750,000
168,357‌
0.0‌
Midas
Minerals,
Ltd.
 (2)
899,865
209,065‌
0.0‌
Nexus
Minerals,
Ltd.
 (2)(3)
36,000,000
1,507,852‌
0.2‌
Predictive
Discovery,
Ltd.
 (2)
106,183,334
32,313,624‌
4.1‌
Prodigy
Gold
NL
 (2)
347,325,836
681,922‌
0.1‌
Westgold
Resources,
Ltd.
9,475,000
21,331,138‌
2.7‌
76
,
144
,
002‌
9.
6‌
Canada
Agnico
Eagle
Mines,
Ltd.
165,000
23,788,050‌
3.0‌
Alamos
Gold,
Inc.
1,000,000
30,450,000‌
3.8‌
American
Pacific
Mining
Corp.
144A
 (2)(4)
3,000,000
415,043‌
0.
0‌
Angel
Wing
Metals,
Inc.
 (2)
4,650,000
169,294‌
0.0‌
Atex
Resources,
Inc.
 (2)
10,625,000
17,639,349‌
2.2‌
B2Gold
Corp.
2,000,000
8,260,000‌
1.0‌
Cartier
Resources,
Inc.
 (2)
6,923,100
806,565‌
0.1‌
Desert
Gold
Ventures,
Inc.
 (2)(3)
14,569,264
848,685‌
0.1‌
Equinox
Gold
Corp.
 (2)
4,900,000
42,850,693‌
5.4‌
G
Mining
Ventures
Corp.
 (2)
6,300,000
94,452,980‌
11.9‌
G2
Goldfields,
Inc.
 (2)
3,000,000
6,793,607‌
0.9‌
GoGold
Resources,
Inc.
 (2)
3,607,140
6,382,459‌
0.8‌
Gold
Candle,
Ltd.
144A
 (1)(2)(4)
2,010,715
2,928,190‌
0.4‌
Lahontan
Gold
Corp.
 (2)(3)
41,259,000
3,755,324‌
0.5‌
Liberty
Gold
Corp.
 (2)
12,482,000
4,498,919‌
0.6‌
Lotus
Gold
Corp.
144A
 (1)(2)(4)
5,912,500
2,152,583‌
0.3‌
Monarch
Mining
Corp.
 (1)(2)
7,300,000
0‌
0.0‌ 
New
Found
Gold
Corp.
 (2)
2,350,000
4,448,975‌
0.6‌
Newcore
Gold,
Ltd.
 (2)
6,610,000
3,176,612‌
0.4‌
Onyx
Gold
Corp.
 (2)
675,000
1,002,658‌
0.1‌
Orla
Mining,
Ltd.
 (2)
6,200,000
68,572,000‌
8.7‌
Prime
Mining
Corp.
 (2)(3)
10,620,000
20,956,202‌
2.6‌
Probe
Gold,
Inc.
 (2)
7,277,500
14,307,532‌
1.8‌
Red
Pine
Exploration,
Inc.
 (2)(3)
36,806,783
2,546,069‌
0.4‌
Robex
Resources,
Inc.
 (2)
10,507,718
25,537,915‌
3.2‌
South
Pacific
Metals
Corp.
 (2)
2,100,000
963,338‌
0.1‌
2
The
notes
to
financial
statements
form
an
integral
part
of
these
statements.
Name
of
Company
Shares
Value
%
of
Net
Assets
Common
Shares
(continued)
Gold
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
(continued)
Canada
(continued)
Southern
Cross
Gold
Consolidated,
Ltd.
 (2)
642,900
$
2,752,577‌
0.3‌
%
STLLR
Gold,
Inc.
 (2)
1,291,080
987,100‌
0.1‌
SUA
Holdings,
Ltd.
 (1)(2)
10,600,000
15,437‌
0.0‌
Talisker
Resources,
Ltd.
 (2)
2,500,000
1,347,071‌
0.2‌
TDG
Gold
Corp.
 (2)(3)
9,227,925
5,106,654‌
0.
7‌
Thesis
Gold,
Inc.
 (2)(3)
16,866,667
17,439,594‌
2.2‌
Westhaven
Gold
Corp.
 (2)
5,500,000
560,673‌
0.1‌
415,912,148‌
52.5‌
South
Africa
Gold
Fields,
Ltd.
ADR
250,000
8,370,000‌
1.1‌
United
Kingdom
Anglogold
Ashanti
PLC
100,000
5,666,000‌
0.7‌
United
States
Laurentian
Mountain
Resources
144A
 (1)(2)(4)
3,640,959
3,640,959‌
0.4‌
Total
gold
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
(Cost
$218,990,370)
509
,
733
,
109‌
64.
3‌
Diversified
metals
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
Australia
Andean
Silver,
Ltd.
 (2)
3,500,000
3,378,597‌
0.4‌
Bellavista
Resources,
Ltd.
 (2)
4,946,949
906,509‌
0.1‌
Castile
Resources,
Ltd.
 (2)
19,143,255
789,283‌
0.1‌
Delta
Lithium,
Ltd.
 (2)
17,412,850
2,051,251‌
0.3‌
FireFly
Metals,
Ltd.
 (2)
9,811,413
8,000,913‌
1.0‌
Geopacific
Resources,
Ltd.
 (2)
75,617,820
1,484,642‌
0.2‌
Magnetic
Resources
NL
 (2)
11,538,462
9,816,748‌
1.2‌
Midas
Minerals,
Ltd.
 (2)
3,100,135
720,253‌
0.1‌
Wolfram,
Ltd.
 (1)(2)
10,000,000
654,450‌
0.1‌
2
7
,
802
,
646‌
3.
5‌
Canada
Americas
Gold
&
Silver
Corp.
 (2)(3)
28,460,411
77,673,902‌
9.8‌
Bunker
Hill
Mining
Corp.
 (2)
6,250,000
728,146‌
0.1‌
Carcetti
Capital
Corp.
 (2)
567,000
276,616‌
0.0‌
Culico
Metals,
Inc.
 (2)
1,906,250
277,606‌
0.0‌
Emerita
Resources
Corp.
 (2)
2,602,950
2,274,395‌
0.3‌
Evolve
Strategic
Element
Royalties,
Ltd.
144A
 (1)(2)(4)
2,154,000
1,019,478‌
0.1‌
Fuerte
Metals
Corp.
 (2)(3)
5,300,000
5,402,847‌
0.7‌
Huntsman
Exploration,
Inc.
 (2)
617,500
58,452‌
0.0‌
Integra
Resources
Corp.
 (2)
5,524,510
12,645,382‌
1.6‌
Lithium
Africa
Resources
Corp.
144A
 (1)(2)(4)
168,100
1,436
,
597‌
0.2‌
Max
Resource
Corp.
 (2)
8,200,000
567,226‌
0.1‌
Metalla
Royalty
&
Streaming,
Ltd.
 (2)
3,000,000
16,410,000‌
2.1‌
Pan
Global
Resources,
Inc.
 (2)
6,350,000
601,085‌
0.1‌
Pecoy
Copper,
Ltd.
 (1)(2)
3,250,000
1,419,886‌
0.2‌
Ridgeline
Minerals
Corp.
 (2)(3)
11,900,000
1,429,716‌
0.2‌
Sable
Resources,
Ltd.
 (2)(3)
26,160,000
666,691‌
0.1‌
San
Cristobal
Mining,
Inc.
144A
 (1)(2)(4)
2,783,332
33,399,984‌
4.2‌
156,288,009‌
19.8‌
United
States
Bendito
Resources,
Inc.
144A
 (1)(2)(4)
8,688,000
2,172,000‌
0.3‌
Lithium
Africa
Resources
Corp.
144A
 (1)(2)(4)
72,000
1,440,000‌
0.2‌
Southwest
Critical
Materials
 (1)(2)
15,000,000
15,000,000‌
1.9‌
18,612,000‌
2.4‌
Total
diversified
metals
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
(Cost
$130,539,143)
202
,
702
,
655‌
25.
7‌
Schedule
of
Investments
(Unaudited)
(continued)
August
31,
2025
3
The
notes
to
financial
statements
form
an
integral
part
of
these
statements.
Name
of
Company
Shares
Value
%
of
Net
Assets
Common
Shares
(continued)
Silver
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
Canada
Andean
Precious
Metals
Corp.
 (2)
2,000,000
$
8,490,188‌
1.1‌
%
Discovery
Silver
Corp.
 (2)
6,001,500
19,096,774‌
2.4‌
Guanajuato
Silver
Co.,
Ltd.
 (2)
4,167,000
864,743‌
0.1‌
Silver
Mountain
Resources,
Inc.
 (2)
866,666
1,558,718‌
0.2‌
Silver
Tiger
Metals,
Inc.
 (2)
16,795,333
8,682,919‌
1.1‌
Total
silver
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
(Cost
$15,740,650)
38,693,342‌
4.9‌
Total
common
shares
(Cost
$365,270,163
)
751,129,106‌
94.9‌
Rights
 (1)(2)
Silver
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
Pan
American
Silver
Corp.
(Exp.
Date
2/22/29)
393,200
198,860‌
0.0‌
Total
rights
(Cost
$136,720)
198,860‌
0.0‌
Warrants
 (1)(2)
Diversified
metals
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
Canada
Bunker
Hill
Mining
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$0.60,
Exp.
Date
2/9/26)
1,250,000
0‌
0.0‌
Integra
Resources
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$1.20,
Exp.
Date
3/13/27)
275,000
398,679‌
0.1‌
Lithium
Africa
Resources
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$37.00,
Exp.
Date
4/22/30)
168,100
169,725‌
0.0‌
Lithium
Africa
Resources
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$37.00,
Exp.
Date
10/22/25)
61,100
0‌
0.0‌
Ridgeline
Minerals
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$0.12,
Exp.
Date
5/7/26)
(3)
1,450,000
8,447‌
0.0‌
Ridgeline
Minerals
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$0.25,
Exp.
Date
2/13/27)
(3)
4,500,000
6,553‌
0.0‌
Total
diversified
metals
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
(Cost
$271,853)
583,404‌
0.1‌
Gold
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
Australia
Prodigy
Gold
NL
(Exercise
Price
$0.01,
Exp.
Date
11/30/27)
38,750,000
0‌
0.0‌
Canada
Cartier
Resources,
Inc.
(Exercise
Price
$0.18,
Exp.
Date
4/14/30)
6,923,100
141,149‌
0.0‌
Lahontan
Gold
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$0.13,
Exp.
Date
9/1/26)
(3)
4,150,000
57,414‌
0.0‌
Lahontan
Gold
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$0.10,
Exp.
Date
4/30/27)
(3)
2,550,000
66,844‌
0.0‌
Lotus
Gold
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$0.75,
Exp.
Date
11/27/25)
506,250
2,580‌
0.0‌
Lotus
Gold
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$0.75,
Exp.
Date
2/16/27)
2,200,000
6,408‌
0.0‌
Monarch
Mining
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$0.95,
Exp.
Date
4/6/27)
1,700,000
0‌
0.0‌
Newcore
Gold,
Ltd.
(Exercise
Price
$0.40,
Exp.
Date
9/26/25)
430,000
81,720‌
0.0‌
Orla
Mining,
Ltd.
(Exercise
Price
$11.50,
Exp.
Date
3/1/30)
836,278
4,314,899‌
0.5‌
Red
Pine
Exploration,
Inc.
(Exercise
Price
$0.15,
Exp.
Date
7/8/28)
(3)
3,884,868
8,486‌
0.0‌
Robex
Resources,
Inc.
(Exercise
Price
$2.55,
Exp.
Date
6/26/26)
4,000,000
2,755,306‌
0.4‌
South
Pacific
Metals
Corp.
(Exercise
Price
$0.90,
Exp.
Date
2/3/27)
1,050,000
6,117‌
0.0‌
7,440,923‌
0.9‌
United
States
Laurentian
Mountain
Resources
(Exercise
Price
$1.00,
Exp.
Date
12/31/49)
3,500,000
0‌
0.0‌
Total
gold
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
(Cost
$1,597,477)
7,440,923‌
0.9‌
Schedule
of
Investments
(Unaudited)
(continued)
August
31,
2025
4
The
notes
to
financial
statements
form
an
integral
part
of
these
statements.
Portfolio
Statistics
(Unaudited)
Portfolio
statistics
(Unaudited)
August
31,
2025
*Geographic
breakdown,
which
is
based
on
company
domiciles,
is
expressed
as
a
percentage
of
total
net
assets
including
cash.
Name
of
Company
Shares
Value
%
of
Net
Assets
Warrants
 (1)(2)
(continued)
Silver
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
Canada
Guanajuato
Silver
Co.,
Ltd.
(Exercise
Price
$0.35,
Exp.
Date
10/30/26)
2,083,500
$
47,030‌
0.0‌
%
Silver
Mountain
Resources,
Inc.
(Exercise
Price
$2.20,
Exp.
Date
4/24/28)
200,000
118,105‌
0.0‌
Total
silver
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
(Cost
$110,792)
165,135‌
0.0‌
Total
warrants
(Cost
$1,980,122)
8,189,462‌
1.0‌
Money
Market
Fund
Federated
Hermes
US
Treasury
Cash
Reserve
Fund
-
Institutional
Shares,
4.12%
(5)
9,611,618‌
9,611,618‌
1.
2‌ 
Total
money
market
fund
(Cost
$9,611,618)
9,611,618‌
1.2‌
Investments,
at
value
(Cost
$391,013,444)
791
,
235
,
386‌
99.9‌
Cash,
receivables
and
other
assets
less
other
liabilities
392
,
208‌
0.1‌
Net
assets
$
791,
627
,
594‌
100.0‌%
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipt
PLC
Public
Limited
Company
(1)
Security
fair
valued
in
accordance
with
procedures
adopted
by
the
Board
of
Directors.
At
the
period
end,
the
value
of
these
securities
amounted
to
$92,016,990
or
11.6%
of
net
assets.
(2)
Non-income
producing
security.
(3)
Investment
in
affiliate.
See
Note
2
Summary
of
Significant
Accounting
Policies.
(4)
Security
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933.
At
the
period
end,
the
value
of
these
securities
amounted
to
$48,604,834
or
6.1%
of
net
assets.
(5)
Dividend
yield
changes
daily
to
reflect
current
market
conditions.
Rate
was
the
quoted
yield
as
of
August
31,
2025.
Geographic
Breakdown*
Australia
13
.
1‌
%
Canada
80.8‌
South
Africa
1.
1‌
United
Kingdom
0.7‌
United
States
3.0‌
Other
assets
less
other
liabilities
1.3‌
100.0‌%
Schedule
of
Investments
(Unaudited)
(continued)
August
31,
2025
5
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(Unaudited)
Nine
months
ended
August
31,
2025
1.
Organization
ASA
Gold
and
Precious
Metals
Limited
(the
“Company”)
is
a
non-diversified,
closed-end
investment
company
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”).
The
Company
was
initially
organized
as
a
public
limited
liability
company
in
the
Republic
of
South
Africa
in
June
1958.
On
November
11,
2004,
the
Company’s
shareholders
approved
a
proposal
to
move
the
Company’s
place
of
incorporation
from
the
Republic
of
South
Africa
to
the
Commonwealth
of
Bermuda
by
reorganizing
itself
into
an
exempted
limited
liability
company
formed
in
Bermuda.
The
Company
is
registered
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(the
“SEC”)
pursuant
to
an
order
under
Section
7(d)
of
the
1940
Act.
The
Company
seeks
long-term
capital
appreciation
primarily
through
investing
in
companies
engaged
in
the
exploration
for,
development
of
projects
or
mining
of
precious
metals
and
minerals.
The
Company
is
managed
by
Merk
Investments
LLC
(the
“Adviser”).
2.
Summary
of
significant
accounting
policies
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
significant
accounting
policies:
A.
Security
valuation
The
net
asset
value
of
the
Company
generally
is
determined
as
of
the
close
of
regular
trading
on
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(the
“NYSE”)
on
the
date
for
which
the
valuation
is
being
made
(the
“Valuation
Time”).
Portfolio
securities
listed
on
U.S.
and
foreign
stock
exchanges
generally
are
valued
at
the
last
reported
sale
price
as
of
the
Valuation
Time
on
the
exchange
on
which
the
securities
are
primarily
traded,
or
the
last
reported
bid
price
if
a
sale
price
is
not
available.
Pursuant
to
Rule
2a-5
under
the
Investment
Company
Act,
the
Company’s
Board
of
Directors
(the
"Board")
has
designated
the
Adviser,
as
defined
in
Note
1,
as
the
Company’s
valuation
designee
to
perform
any
fair
value
determinations
for
securities
and
other
assets
held
by
the
Company.
The
Adviser
is
subject
to
the
oversight
of
the
Board
and
certain
reporting
and
other
requirements
intended
to
provide
the
Board
the
information
needed
to
oversee
the
Adviser's
fair
value
determinations.
The
Adviser
is
responsible
for
determining
the
fair
value
of
investments
in
accordance
with
policies
and
procedures
that
have
been
approved
by
the
Board.
Under
these
procedures,
the
Adviser
convenes
on
a
regular
and
ad
hoc
basis
to
review
such
investments
and
considers
a
number
of
factors,
including
valuation
methodologies
and
unobservable
inputs,
when
arriving
at
fair
value.
The
Board
has
approved
the
Adviser’s
fair
valuation
procedures
as
a
part
of
the
Company’s
compliance
program
and
will
review
any
changes
made
to
the
procedures.
Securities
traded
over
the
counter
are
valued
at
the
last
reported
sale
price
or
the
last
reported
bid
price
if
a
sale
price
is
not
available.
Securities
listed
on
foreign
stock
exchanges
may
be
fair
valued
at
a
value
other
than
the
last
reported
sale
price
or
last
reported
bid
price
based
on
significant
events
that
have
occurred
subsequent
to
the
close
of
the
foreign
markets.
Shares
of
non-exchange
traded
open-end
mutual
funds
are
valued
at
net
asset
value
(“NAV”).
To
value
its
warrants,
the
Company's
valuation
designee
typically
utilizes
the
Black-Scholes
model
using
the
listed
price
for
the
underlying
common
shares.
The
valuation
is
a
combination
of
value
of
the
stock
price
less
the
exercise
price,
plus
some
value
related
to
the
volatility
of
the
stock
over
the
remaining
time
period
prior
to
expiration.
Securities
for
which
current
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
are
valued
at
their
fair
value
as
determined
in
accordance
with
procedures
approved
by
the
Board.
If
a
security
is
valued
at
a
“fair
value,”
that
value
may
be
different
from
the
last
quoted
price
for
the
security.
Various
factors
may
be
reviewed
in
order
to
make
a
good
faith
determination
of
a
security’s
fair
value.
These
factors
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
the
nature
of
the
security;
relevant
financial
or
business
developments
of
the
issuer;
actively
traded
similar
or
related
securities;
conversion
rights
on
the
security;
and
changes
in
overall
market
conditions.
The
difference
between
cost
and
market
value
is
reflected
separately
as
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
investments.
The
net
realized
gain
or
loss
from
the
sale
of
securities
is
determined
for
accounting
purposes
on
the
identified
cost
basis.
B.
Fair
value
measurement
In
accordance
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America
(“U.S.
GAAP”),
fair
value
is
defined
as
the
price
that
the
Company
would
receive
to
sell
an
investment
or
pay
to
transfer
a
liability
in
a
timely
transaction
with
an
independent
buyer
in
the
principal
market,
or
in
the
absence
of
a
principal
market
the
most
advantageous
market
for
the
investment
or
liability.
U.S.
GAAP
establishes
a
three-tier
hierarchy
to
distinguish
between
(1)
inputs
that
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
an
asset
or
liability
developed
based
on
6
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Nine
months
ended
August
31,
2025
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity
(observable
inputs)
and
(2)
inputs
that
reflect
the
reporting
entity’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
an
asset
or
liability
developed
based
on
the
best
information
available
in
the
circumstances
(unobservable
inputs)
and
to
establish
classification
of
fair
value
measurements
for
disclosure
purposes.
Various
inputs
are
used
in
determining
the
value
of
the
Company’s
investments.
The
inputs
are
summarized
in
the
three
broad
levels
listed
below.
Level
1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
assets
or
liabilities
that
the
Company
has
the
ability
to
access.
Level
2
Observable
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
included
in
level
1
that
are
observable
for
the
asset
or
liability
either
directly
or
indirectly.
These
inputs
may
include
quoted
prices
for
identical
instruments
on
an
inactive
market,
prices
for
similar
investments,
interest
rates,
prepayment
speeds,
credit
risk,
yield
curves,
default
rates,
and
similar
data.
Level
3
Unobservable
inputs
for
the
assets
or
liability
to
the
extent
that
relevant
observable
inputs
are
not
available,
representing
the
Company’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
that
a
market
participant
would
use
in
valuing
the
asset
or
liability,
and
that
would
be
based
on
the
best
information
available.
The
inputs
or
methodology
used
for
valuing
securities
are
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
the
risk
associated
with
investing
in
those
securities.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
inputs
used
as
of
August
31,
2025
in
valuing
the
Company’s
investments
at
fair
value:
The
following
is
a
reconciliation
of
Level
3
investments
for
which
significant
unobservable
inputs
were
used
to
determine
fair
value.
Investment
in
Securities
(1)
Measurements
at
August
31,
2025
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Corporate
Convertible
Bonds
Gold
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
$
$
$
18,349,104
$
18,349,104
Diversified
metals
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
3,757,236
3,757,236
Common
Stock
Gold
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
500,
995
,
940
8,737,169
509
,
733
,
109
Diversified
metals
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
146,
160
,
260
56,542,395
202
,
702
,
655
Silver
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
38,693,342
38,693,342
Rights
Silver
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
198,860
198,860
Warrants
Diversified
metals
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
583,404
583,404
Gold
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
7,440,923
7,440,923
Silver
mining,
exploration,
development
and
royalty
companies
165,135
165,135
Money
Market
Fund
9,611,61
8
9,611,61
8
Total
Investments
$
695,461,160
$
3,757,236
$
92,016,990
$
791,235,386
(1)
See
schedule
of
investments
for
country
classifications.
2.
Summary
of
significant
accounting
policies
(continued)
B.
Fair
value
measurement
(continued)
7
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Nine
months
ended
August
31,
2025
*
The
change
in
unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation)
is
included
in
net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation)
of
investments
in
the
accompanying
Statement
of
Operations.
Significant
unobservable
inputs
developed
by
the
valuation
designee
for
Level
3
investments
held
at
August
31,
2025
are
as
follows:
1
This
column
represents
the
directional
change
in
the
fair
value
of
the
level
3
investments
that
would
result
from
an
increase
to
the
corresponding
unobservable
input.
A
decrease
to
the
unobservable
input
would
have
the
opposite
effect
2
Fair
valued
corporate
convertible
bonds
are
valued
based
transaction
cost
or
by
applying
a
fixed
discount
rate
to
the
fixed
income
portion,
which
represents
the
implied
interest
rate
that
would
have
valued
the
entire
corporate
convertible
bond
at
the
time
of
issuance.
3
Fair
valued
common
shares
with
no
public
market
are
valued
based
on
transaction
cost
or
latest
round
of
financing.
4
Fair
valued
rights
are
valued
based
on
the
specifics
of
the
rights
at
a
discount
to
the
market
price
of
the
underlying
security.
5
Warrants
are
priced
based
on
the
Black
Scholes
Method;
the
key
input
to
this
method
is
modeled
volatility
of
the
investment;
the
lower
the
modeled
volatility,
the
lower
the
valuation
of
the
warrant.
Corporate
Convertible
Bonds
Common
Stock
Rights
Warrants
Balance
November
30,
2024
$
4
,
286
,
700
$
3
9,
421
,
214
$
128,
80
2
$
2
,
791
,
247
Purchases
6,918,956
20
,
044
,
212
-
262
,
331
Sales
-
-
-
(
1,0
29
,
891
)
Realized
loss
-
-
-
(
157,
992
)
Accretion
of
discount
36
,
599
-
-
-
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
7,106,849
5
,
81
4
,
138
70
,
058
6
,
323
,
767
Balance
August
31,
2025
$
18,349,104
$
65
,
279
,
564
$
1
98
,
860
$
8
,
189
,
462
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
from
investments
held
as
of
August
31,
2025
*
$
7,106,849
$
5
,
814
,
138
$
70
,
058
$
2,
404
,
803
Asset
Categories
Fair
Value
Valuation
Technique(s)
Unobservable
Input
Range
(Weighted
Average)
Impact
to
Valuation
from
an
Increase
in
Input
1
Corporate
Convertible
Bond
2
$17,149,104
Implied
Interest
Rate
Discount
6.9%
-
1
8
.
8
%
(
9.1
%)
Decrease
Corporate
Convertible
Bond
2
1,200,000
Transaction
Cost
None
None
None
Common
Shares
3
65,279,564
Transaction
Cost/
Latest
Round
of
Financing
None
None
None
Rights
4
198,860
Market
T
ransaction
Discount
70%
(70%)
Decrease
Warrants
5
8,189,462
Black
Scholes
Method
Volatility
0
%
-
40
%
(
3
8
%)
Increase
2.
Summary
of
significant
accounting
policies
(continued)
B.
Fair
value
measurement
(continued)
8
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Nine
months
ended
August
31,
2025
C.
Affiliated
Companies
The
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
defines
affiliates
as
companies
in
which
the
Company
owns
at
least
5%
of
the
outstanding
voting
securities.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
transactions
with
each
affiliated
company
during
the
nine
months
ended
August
31,
2025.
Balance
as
of
November
30,
2024
Transfers
In
Purchases
Sales/Corporate
Actions
Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
on
Investments
Net
Change
in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Balance
as
of
August
31,
2025
Dividend
and
Interest
Income
Common
Shares
Americas
Gold
&
Silver
Corp
.
*
Value
$
$
30,476,329
$
$
$
$
47,197,573
$
77,673,902
$
Cost
$
$
25,747,612
$
$
$
25,747,612
Shares**
71,151,028
(42,690,617)
28,460,411
Desert
Gold
Ventures
,
Inc.
Value
$
728,437
$
$
$
$
$
120,248
$
848,685
$
Cost
$
2,909,628
$
$
$
$
2,909,628
Shares
14,569,264
14,569,264
Fuerte
Metals
Corp.*
Value
$
$
1,879,933
$
1,601,493
$
$
$
1,921,421
$
5,402,847
$
Cost
$
$
2,286,806
$
1,601,493
$
$
3,888,299
Shares
2,800,000
2,500,000
5,300,000
Lahontan
Gold
Corp
.
Value
$
559,980
$
$
301,795
$
$
$
2,893,549
$
3,755,324
$
Cost
$
2,590,337
$
$
301,795
$
$
2,892,132
Shares
19,600,000
21,659,000
41,259,000
Nexus
Minerals,
Ltd
.
*
Value
$
$
$
1,625,022
$
$
$
(117,170)
$
1,507,852
$
Cost
$
$
$
1,625,022
$
$
1,625,022
Shares
36,000,000
36,000,000
Prime
Mining
Corp
.
Value
$
10,053,927
$
$
1,446,487
$
$
$
9,455,788
$
20,956,202
$
Cost
$
14,133,237
$
$
1,446,487
$
$
15,579,724
Shares
9,200,000
1,420,000
10,620,000
Red
Pine
Exploration,
Inc.
Value
$
2,592,500
$
$
540,077
$
$
$
(586,508)
$
2,546,069
$
Cost
$
3,449,290
$
$
540,077
$
$
3,989,367
Shares
29,037,047
7,769,736
36,806,783
Ridgeline
Minerals
Corp.*
Value
$
$
310,703
$
948,470
$
$
$
170,543
$
1,429,716
$
Cost
$
$
253,423
$
948,470
$
$
1,201,893
Shares
2,900,000
9,000,000
11,900,000
Sable
Resources,
Ltd
.
Value
$
653,977
$
$
$
$
$
12,714
$
666,691
$
Cost
$
3,354,140
$
$
$
$
3,354,140
Shares
26,160,000
26,160,000
TDG
Gold
Corp
.
Value
$
790,937
$
$
$
$
$
4,315,717
$
5,106,654
$
Cost
$
3,552,655
$
$
$
$
3,552,655
Shares
9,227,925
9,227,925
Thesis
Gold,
Inc
.
Value
$
6,731,188
$
702,223
$
$
$
10,006,183
$
17,439,594
$
Cost
$
13,756,784
$
702,223
$
$
14,459,007
Shares
15,200,000
1,666,667
16,866,667
2.
Summary
of
significant
accounting
policies
(continued)
9
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Nine
months
ended
August
31,
2025
*
Investment
became
an
affiliate
during
the
nine
months
ended
August
31,
2025.
**
Reverse
stock
split
in
August
2025.
At
August
31,
2025,
the
value
of
investments
in
affiliated
companies
was
$137,481,280,
representing
17.4%
of
net
assets
and
the
total
cost
was
$79,270,914.
Balance
as
of
November
30,
2024
Transfers
In
Purchases
Sales
Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
on
Investments
Net
Change
in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Balance
as
of
August
31,
2025
Dividend
and
Interest
Income
Warrants
Desert
Gold
Ventures
,
Inc.
(Exercise
price
$0.25,
Exp.
12/13/24)
Value
$
$
$
$
$
(4,629)
$
4,629
$
$
Cost
$
4,629
$
$
$
(4,629)
$
Shares
594,132
(594,132)
Lahontan
Gold
Corp
.
(Exercise
price
$0.10,
Exp.
4/30/27)
Value
$
$
$
$
$
$
66,844
$
66,844
$
Cost
$
9,329
$
$
$
$
9,329
Shares
2,550,000
2,550,000
Lahontan
Gold
Corp
.
(Exercise
price
$0.13,
Exp.
9/1/26)
Value
$
$
$
$
$
$
57,414
$
57,414
$
Cost
$
30,509
$
$
$
$
30,509
Shares
4,150,000
4,150,000
Prime
Mining
Corp
.
(Exercise
price
$1.10,
Exp.
6/10/25)
Value
$
302,275
$
$
$
(20,152)
$
(438)
$
(281,685)
$
$
Cost
$
20,590
$
$
$
(20,590)
$
Shares
920,000
(920,000)
Red
Pine
Exploration,
Inc.
(Exercise
price
$0.15,
Exp.
7/8/28)*
Value
$
$
$
28,425
$
$
$
(19,939)
$
8,486
$
Cost
$
$
$
28,425
$
$
28,425
Shares
3,884,868
3,884,868
Ridgeline
Minerals
Corp
.
(Exercise
price
$0.12,
Exp.
5/7/26)*
Value
$
$
10,357
$
$
$
$
(1,910)
$
8,447
$
Cost
$
$
$
$
$
Shares
1,450,000
1,450,000
Ridgeline
Minerals
Corp
.
(Exercise
price
$0.25,
Exp.
2/13/27)*
Value
$
$
$
3,172
$
$
$
3,381
$
6,553
$
Cost
$
$
$
3,172
$
$
3,172
Shares
4,500,000
4,500,000
Total
Securities
Value
$
22,413,221
$
32,677,322
$
7,197,164
$
(20,152)
$
(5,067)
$
75,218,792
$
137,481,280
$
Cost
$
43,811,128
$
28,287,841
$
7,197,164
$
(25,219)
$
79,270,914
Shares
131,208,368
78,301,028
45,709,654
(1,514,132)
253,704,918
2.
Summary
of
significant
accounting
policies
(continued)
C.
Affiliated
Companies
(continued)