The NatGold Digital Mining Cutoff Grade is set at 0.10 grams per tonne (g/t). This benchmark is both rational and realistic—some mining operations in places like Nevada are already extracting gold at or below this grade. However, in the NatGold model, this threshold is not used for deciding whether to mine, but rather for defining whether gold qualifies for digital tokenization.

Importantly, this cutoff grade is only applied after a gold deposit has passed NatGold’s rigorous due diligence process. Once approved, a qualified engineering firm re-analyzes the existing technical reports—prepared under NI 43-101, JORC Code, or S-K 1300—to apply the 0.10 g/t cutoff and determine the gold mineralization that qualifies as Certified NatGold Resources. These resources are then eligible for tokenization into NatGold Tokens.

This standardized approach is part of what ensures the homogeneity of all NatGold Tokens and is a core element of the multi-patent pending NatGold digital mining process. The cutoff grade itself is specifically included in NatGold’s filed patent applications.