Comstock Inc. (LODE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Good afternoon, and thank you for joining Comstock, Inc.' 's first quarter, 2026, results and business outlook. I'm Zach Spencer, treasurer and corporate secretary. Today is Thursday, May 7th, 2026. We are streaming live, and this session is being recorded. Our recording will be posted shortly after we adjourn in the investor relations section of our website. Today, we filed our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, and issued a press release summarizing quarter end results. Both documents are available on our website. As a reminder, ComSoc is listed on NYSE American with the ticker LODE, L-O-D-E. Joining me today are Corrado DeGasparis, Comstock's Chief Executive Officer, and Judd Merrill, Comstock's Chief Financial Officer. After their prepared remarks, we will take questions. We received more than 25 questions in advance of the call. If you have additional questions during the call, please use the Zoom Q&A window, and we will address as many as time allows. Today's discussion will include forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially due to risks and uncertainties detailed in our SEC filings. Full risk disclosures can be found in our filings on the Investor Relations page and on the SEC website. With that, it is my pleasure to introduce our Chief Financial Officer, Jud Merrill. Jud, you may begin. Thanks, Zach, and good afternoon, everyone. I have a few prepared remarks, and then we'll move on through the slide deck here. The first quarter of 2026 reflects a continuation of the transformation we drove in 2025, but more importantly, it marks the beginning of execution at scale. We are now transitioning from a period of decline by successful balance sheets recapitalization, institutional banking, and capital formation, and expanded and e...