We know the gold is there through rigorous, independent technical reports prepared by Qualified or Competent Persons—highly experienced and credentialed geological experts. These professionals don’t simply accept a company’s claims; they independently verify the data collection, sampling, and analysis used to estimate the gold in the ground.

Their work is conducted in accordance with internationally recognized reporting standards, including:

• NI 43-101 (Canada)

• JORC Code (Australia)

• S-K 1300 (United States)

These are the gold standards of geological reporting. They form the foundation of the tokenization certification process used by NatGold Digital. Every gold deposit considered for NatGold Token issuance must be backed by one of these independently reviewed technical reports.

Stock exchanges around the world require these reports before companies can publicly disclose their resource estimates. Mining executives and investment bankers routinely rely on them when making billion-dollar financing, acquisition, and development decisions.

In short, these reports are the cornerstone of credibility in both the geological and financial worlds. Their thoroughness and integrity ensure that when they state a certain amount of gold is present in a deposit—it can be trusted.

At NatGold, we rely on the same standard of evidence the traditional mining world does. The only difference? We choose to digitally mine the gold rather than physically extract it.