Augusta Gold Corp. (OTCMKTS:AUGG) Short Interest Up 3,144.4% in January

Augusta Gold Corp. (OTCMKTS:AUGG) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 29,200 shares, an increase of 3,144.4% from the December 31st total of 900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 77,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Augusta Gold Trading Up 2.6 %

OTCMKTS:AUGG traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $0.83. The company had a trading volume of 15,816 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,683. Augusta Gold has a 1 year low of $0.38 and a 1 year high of $1.17. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $0.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $0.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.28 and a beta of 1.02.

Augusta Gold (OTCMKTS:AUGG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 8th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter.

About Augusta Gold

Augusta Gold Corp. engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in the United States. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, and other metals. It holds interests in the Bullfrog gold project consists of 734 unpatented lode mining claims and mill site claims, and 87 patented mining claims located in the Bullfrog Hills of Nye County, Nevada; and the Reward Gold Project comprises 123 unpatented Bureau of Land Management (BLM) placer and lode mining claims, and six patented placer mining claims covering approximately 2,333 acres located in Nye County, Nevada.