i-80 Gold Announces Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Granite Creek Open Pit Project, Nevada; After-Tax NPV(5%) of $421 Million with an After-Tax IRR of 30% at US$2,175/oz Au

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RENO, Nevada, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - i-80 GOLD CORP. (TSX:IAU) (NYSE:IAUX) ("i-80 Gold", or the "Company")is pleased to announce the results of the preliminary economic assessment (the "PEA") for the Granite Creek Open Pit Project ("Granite Creek Open Pit" or the "Project"). Granite Creek Open Pit is located within the Getchell Trend in northern Nevada, United States, immediately south of the Turquoise Ridge Complex of Nevada Gold Mines.