A separate page on this blog is focused on key people, their past performance and current projects.
Another approach is to rely on the due diligence and expertise of the larger mining companies and to look at where they are investing their money and efforts. Many of the majors have to some degree "outsourced" their exploration efforts and will increase reserves by acquisition rather than discovery.
Equally companies like Barrick and the companies they acquired like Placer Dome have historical ownership and knowledge of vast areas which may have been sold or optioned during the 1990's when gold prices and profits were low, but that knowledge base may lead them back to some of these properties.
Equally companies like Barrick and the companies they acquired like Placer Dome have historical ownership and knowledge of vast areas which may have been sold or optioned during the 1990's when gold prices and profits were low, but that knowledge base may lead them back to some of these properties.
Past examples of majors taking early stakes in successful exploration would be Kinross taking a significant stake in Underworld Resources (UW.v) which they subsequently acquired after key discoveries had been made.
Here is a list of Larger Mining companies and investments or joint ventures they have made in Junior Explorers and Developers. This was from trying to follow insider info Jan 2012, please alert if you believe this is out of date.
I shall add a spreadsheet for tracking and link to more detailed posts
I shall add a spreadsheet for tracking and link to more detailed posts
Major - Barrick Gold
- Atna - Barrick sold its' 70% stake in Pinson mine leaving euity stake
- Auriga Gold (AIA) (see old mines with new exploration) (Sold to NWM Mining)
- Midway MDW.
- Carpathian - (CPN.TO) - 9% stake
- Novagold (NG.TO)
- Allied Gold (ASX) - Bought by Santa Barbara
- Coral Gold (CLH.v) - JV on Robertson Property Adjoining Cortez in Nevada
- Malbex Resources earn in - Apr-14
Major - Newmont
- Evrim Resources (JV) - JV 2012 Mexico - Paul Van Eeden
- Eurasian Minerals (EMX.v) buying stakes during 2010/11
- Fronteer - Acquired
- Lydian (LYD.TO) purchases 2007/10 - Lydian purchases Newmont's interest - issues shares
- Pilot Gold (PLG.TO) - As part of Fronteer acquisition)
- Gabriel Resources (GBU.TO) (2005)
- Loncor - (LN.v) - buying stakes 2010/11 - DR Congo >20,000 Km2 - political risk. Seeking Alpha article. Directors with BAA Banro.
- Triple Plate Junction (LON:TPJ) JV Papua New Guinea
- Premier Gold - JV on Rain/Saddle property consolidation - Premier 55% stake operator, utilise Newmont infrastructure into production.
- Magellan Minerals stake, MNM.v
- Antipodes Gold Limited ( Glass Earth Gold (GEL.v) JV Restructuring 2014
- Novo Resources NVO:CSX - acq ~ 36% @ 5-Sept-13
- Auplata (ALAUP:Paris) - JV $12m French Guiana Dec-14
Major - Goldcorp
Major - Anglo Gold Ashanti
- American Bonanza - 2004 now ?
- Chesapeake - non insider 2008 - Board member connections
- Evolving Gold - 2010 19m shares
- Guyana Goldfields - sold out
- Lexam - sold out
- Madison Minerals -
- Manitou - MTU.v - 7m shares 2010 - non Insider 2011
- Osisko (sold stake)
- Planet Exploration 2003/4
- Primero (floated)
- Tahoe - (THO.TO) x40m 2010
- Silver Wheaton - sale of silver by-product
- American Gold Capital Corp
- White Knight Resources
- Delta Gold Corp (DLT.v)
- Corex Gold (CGE.v) - JV in Mexico nr Penasquito
- Azimut (AZM.v) - JV Wabamisk - Quebec Canada
- Quaterra Resources (QTA.v) - stockholding
- Probe Mines (acquired) - 9% holding below insider limits
Major - Anglo Gold Ashanti
- Mariana Resources - Argentina
- Silver Bull Resources (SVB.TO)
- Evrim Resources (EVM.v)
- Mungana Goldmines (MUX.AX)
- Stratex (STI.L)
Major - Newcrest
Major - Freeport McMoran
Major - Kinross
- Evolution 32%
- Triple Plate Junction
- JV Frontier Resources
Major - Freeport McMoran
- Reservoir Minerals (RMC.v)
- West Cirque ( Proposed merger Kaizen Discovery)
- Quaterra
- Kalimantan - withdrew from JV
Major - Kinross
- Underworld (UW.v) - Acquired
- Red Back Mining - Acquired
- Bema Gold - Acquired
- Aurelian - Acquired
- Alacer Gold - non insider 2007
- BC Gold - Non insider 2011 -holding
- Laurentian Gold Fields - non-insider 2009
- Revolution Resources x6m Sept 2011 (ex Underworld team)
- Ryepatch Gold - non insider 2010
- Victoria Gold - buying 2008/9/10/11
- White Bear Resources - (WBR.v) - x2.3m 2011
- Sarama Resources (SWA.v) - 9% pres Oct 12
- Pinecrest Resources (PCR.v) - 19% ex Edgewater/Red Back properties May-14
Major - Agnico Eagle
- Golden Goliath - near Fresnillo / other properties. Richard Hughes.
- Alexandria Minerals
- Colibri Resource - 2011 x6m
- Continuum - 2006
- Cumberland - Acquired
- Forum - 2008
- Grayd - Acquired
- Comaplex - Acquired
- Queenston - Purchases stakes during 2010 - Acquisition proposed by Osisko
- Stornoway
- Western Troy (WRY.v)
- Evolving Gold (EVG.TO) Joint venture on Rattlesnake Hills. Goldcorp insider at EVG also.
- Rubicon - sold ?
- Homestake Resource Corporation - option to project manage and earn in 65% for $25m ?
- Pershimco - Agnico invests $9.3m for 9.9% - Dec-13
- Aura Silver (AUU.v) - Renew June 2014
- Miranda Gold (MAD.v) - Colombia
- Atac (ATC.v) - ~8.5% stake Canada Yukon
- Sulliden (SUE.TO) - ~16% stake Peru
- Urastar Resources - acquired - Mexico
- Kootenay Silver (KTN.v) 10% stake Mexico
- Probe Mines (PRB.v) ~ 10% stake Canada
Major - Goldfields
- Bear Lake Gold (BLG.v) - $40m option agreement 2012 (Kerr Mines bid for BLG 2014)
Major Anglo American
- Redhawk Resources - Copper Creek
- Northern Dynasty - Pebble Project (still involved?)
Mid Tier - Eldorado
- Glory Resources (GLY.AX) - 19.9% - Acquire in full Oct 2013
- Brazauro - Brazil - Acquired
- Sino Gold - Acquired
- Kenai Resources - ceased insider Jul-13
- Serabi Gold - Ceased Insider Jan-13
Mid Tier - Iamgold
- Avnel Gold - buy 2011
- Carlaw Capital (CLW.P.v) x22m Aug 2011. shares 22>5c ?
- Euro Ressources SA (chg nature ownership?)
- Galane Gold
- Merrex Gold (MXI.v) - (Buy 2011) - Ed Bugos promo Jul-13
- Mexican Silver Mines (? stock?)
- Orezone - non insider 2010 - acquired original orezone
- Oromin - (OLE.TO) x16m 2009
- Columbia Crest (ex Eaglecrest) (Columbia)
- Bellhaven (BHV.v) 2011 (Columbia)
- Tolima Gold (TOM.v) (Columbia)
- Solvista (SVV.v) (Colombia)
- Trelawny TRR.v - Acquired
- Tomagold (LOT.v) - Nov-13 earn up to 50% for $17.6m
- Quinto Real Capital (QIT.v) hold % of the Tomagold Monster Lake project
Mid Tier - Osisko (OR.TO) (Now Osisko Gold Royalties post Malarctic Mine Buyout by Yamana/Agnico)
Mid Tier - AuRico Gold
- Bowmore (BOW.v)
- Brett Resources - Acquired
- Threegold
- Mexico Project option from Tarsis (TCC.v)
- JV in Nevada
- Queenston QMI - Acquired
- Niogold (NOX.v) - investment July-14
- Falco Resources (FPC.v) - investment Aug-14 - own 15%
Mid Tier - AuRico Gold
- Aurion Resources (Au.v) JV - Presentation Dec-2011 - The presentation shows that this was a Jim Dines Pick Jan 2011. This was also a Rick Rule investment, though no longer an insider through the Rule family trust since moving to Sprott.
- Northgate - Acquired
- Capital Gold - Acquired
- Carlisle Gold Proposal
Mid Tier - Alamos Gold
- Global Minerals
Mid Tier - Acacia Mining (Formerly African Barrick)
- Sarama Resources (SWA.v) - Nov-14 earn in to South Hounde Burkina Faso
Major - Couer D'Alene - SILVER
See appendix of presentation for details
- Silver Bull (SVB.TO) 12.7%
- Huldra Silver (HDA.v) 9.5%
- Commonwealth Silver - yet to IPO 6.8%
- Cara Cara Silver (CSV.v) 3.4%
- Apogee Silver (APE.v) - 9.7%
- Pershing Gold (PGLC.OB) 4.3%
- Soltoro (SOL.v) 7.6%
- Bought out Mirasol's JV stake in Argentina
Major/Mid Tier - Hecla - SILVER
- Canamex in Nevada.
- Dolly Varden in Canada
- Brixton Metals (BBB.v)
- Everton Resources (EVR.v) - Earn into James Bay Quebec nr Goldcorp
Major - Fresnillo - SILVER
- MAG Silver (MAG.TO)
- OrexMinerals (REX.v) - JV with Fresnillo
Major - Hochschild - SILVER
- GORO - divested?
- Lakeshore - divested?
- International Minerals - JV / Acquired
- Andina - Acquired
- Lupaka - agreement
- Solitario - agreement
Major - Silver Standard - SILVER
- Pretium
Major - Teck
- Midas Gold (MAX.TO) $10m investment (see Vista holding?)
- Pilot Gold (Mark O'Dea Co) PLG.TO - Joint Venture TV Tower Turkey
- Copper Fox (CUU.v) - Schaft Creek
- Altan Nevada (ANE.v) - Nevada - JV
- Erdene (ERD.TO) - Altan Nar Mongolia placement
- Aegean Metals -Turkey option - Bid by Mariana Resources Sept-14
- Explor Resources - Options Dec-14
Major - Antofagasta
- Duluth Metals (DM.TO)
- Lara Exploration (LRA.v)
- Avrupa Minerals (AVU.v)
- Eurasian Minerals (EMX.v) JV
- Stratex (STX.L)
- Global Geoscience JV (GSC.AX)
- Colorado Resources (CXO.v) - JV on Oro in Yukon
- Yorbeau JV
- Zamia Metals
- Consolidated Woodjam (WCC.v)
- Aston Bay - (BAY.v) - financing Aug-14
Major - Commodity Trader - Trafigura (holdings via Urion Mining )
Major - Commodity Trader - Glencore (Xstrata)
Junior/Mid - Capstone (CS.TO)
Junior - Developer - Seabridge
3 investments in companies invested in former Seabridge properties
Junior - Developer - Rubicon
- Salazar Resources
- Revett Mining
- EMED
- Tiger Resources
- Andean American Gold
- Anvil Mining
- Iberian Minerals
Major - Commodity Trader - Glencore (Xstrata)
- Polymet
- Katanga
- Viterra
- Donner Metals
- Calibre Mining
- St Augustine copper & Gold (acq with CGA)
- Ratel Group ( " ")
Junior/Mid - Capstone (CS.TO)
- Westminster Resources (WMR.v) - Mexico
Junior/Mid - First Quantum (FM.TO)
- Columbus Copper (CCU.v)
- Anvil Mining (AVM.TO)
- Zincore Metals (ZNC.TO)
- Mirasol (MRZ.v) - Earn in Chile project
Junior/Mid - Centerra Gold (CG.TO)
- JV with Northern Lion (NL.v)
- Pacific Ridge Exploration (PEX.v) - JV Sept 14
- Kefi Minerals (KEFI.L) - Bakir Tepi Turkey JV
- Stratex (STI.L) - Strategic Alliance Turkey
- Premier Gold (PG.TO) -JV Hardrock Ontario Gold Feb-15
Junior/Mid - Centamin Gold (CEE.TO)
- Alecto Minerals (ALO.v) - JV Sept-13 Ethiopia
- Stratex ?
Junior/Mid - Nordgold (NORD.L) - Projects
- Sacre Couer Minerals (SCM.v)
- JV Columbus Gold (CGT.v)
- Goldrush Resources (GOD.v)
- Carlisle Goldfields - proposal
- Auplata - $12m JV
- Northquest - Stake
Junior - Rambler Metals
- Marathon Gold (MOZ.TO)
3 investments in companies invested in former Seabridge properties
- Calico / Takeover Bid Rockstar Mining
- Wolfpack
- Banks Island Gold (BOZ.v)
Junior - Developer - Rubicon
- Constantine (CEM.v)
- Carlin Gold (CGD.v)
- Toquima Minerals ?
Junior Developer - Chesapeake
- Gunpoint Exploration
- American Gold Capital Corporation ?
ROYALTY COMPANY INVESTMENTS
Exploration Assets
2014 financings- Klondex (KDX.TO)
- Teranga (TGZ.TO)
- Truegold (TGM.v)
Silver Wheaton
http://www.silverwheaton.com/SilverStreams/default.aspx
http://www.silverwheaton.com/SilverStreams/default.aspx
| Silver and | Owner | Location | Attributable | Attributable | Term | Date of |
| Gold Interests | of Mine | Silver | Gold | of Agreement | Contract | |
| Production to be | Production to be | |||||
| Purchased | Purchased | |||||
| San Dimas | Primero Mining Corp. 1 | Mexico | 100% 1 | - | Life of Mine | 15/10/2004 |
| Zinkgruvan | Lundin Mining Corporation | Sweden | 100% | - | Life of Mine | 08/12/2004 |
| Yauliyacu | Glencore International AG | Peru | 100% 2 | - | 20 years | 23/03/2006 |
| Peñasquito | Goldcorp Inc. | Mexico | 25% | - | Life of Mine | 24/07/2007 |
| Minto | Capstone Mining Corp. | Canada | 100% | 100% 3 | Life of Mine | 01/12/2008 |
| Cozamin | Capstone Mining Corp. | Mexico | 100% | - | 10 years | 04/04/2007 |
| 777 | Hudbay Minerals Inc. | Canada | 100% | 100% / 50% 4 | Life of Mine | 07/08/2012 |
| Salobo | Vale | Brazil | 25% | Life of Mine | n/a 5 | |
| Sudbury | Vale | Canada | 70% | 20 years | n/a 5 | |
| Barrick | ||||||
| Pascua-Lama | Barrick Gold Corporation | Chile/Argentina | 25% | - | Life of Mine | 08/09/2009 |
| Lagunas Norte | Barrick Gold Corporation | Peru | 100% | - | 4 years 6 | 08/09/2009 |
| Pierina | Barrick Gold Corporation | Peru | 100% | - | 4 years 6 | 08/09/2009 |
| Veladero | Barrick Gold Corporation | Argentina | 100% 7 | - | 4 years 6 | 08/09/2009 |
| Other | ||||||
| Los Filos | Goldcorp Inc. | Mexico | 100% | - | 25 years | 15/10/2004 |
| Stratoni | Eldorado Gold Corp.8 | Greece | 100% | - | Life of Mine | 23/04/2007 |
| Neves-Corvo | Lundin Mining Corporation | Portugal | 100% | - | 50 years | 05/06/2007 |
| Aljustrel | I'M SGPS | Portugal | 100% | - | 50 years | 05/06/2007 |
| Mineral Park | Mercator Minerals Ltd. | United States | 100% | - | Life of Mine | 17/03/2008 |
| Campo Morado | Nyrstar NV | Mexico | 75% | - | Life of Mine | 2008-05-13 |
| Keno Hill | Alexco Resource Corp. | Canada | 25% | - | Life of Mine | 02/10/2008 |
| Rosemont | Augusta Resource Corp. | United States | 100% | 100% | Life of Mine | 11/02/2010 |
| Loma de La Plata | Pan American Silver Corp. | Argentina | 12.50% | - | Life of Mine | n/a 5 |
| Constancia | Hudbay Minerals Inc. | |||||
Royal Gold
| OPERATOR, PROPERTY AND ROYALTY 3 |
| Gold 2 |
| United States |
| Bald Mountain |
| Barrick |
| 1.75 - 2.5% NSR 12 |
| Cortez (Pipeline) |
| Barrick |
| GSR1 |
| 0.40 - 5.0% GSR 13 |
| GSR2 |
| 0.40 - 5.0% GSR 13 |
| GSR3 |
| 0.71% GSR |
| NVR1 |
| 0.39% NVR |
| Gold Hill 15 |
| Kinross/Barrick |
| 1.0 - 2.0% NSR 16,17 |
| 0.6 to 0.9% NSR (M-ACE) 16,17 |
| Goldstrike (SJ Claims) |
| Barrick |
| 0.9% NSR |
| Leeville |
| Newmont |
| 1.8% NSR |
| Marigold |
| Goldcorp/Barrick |
| 2.0% NSR |
| Pinson (DEV) |
| Atna Resources |
| 3.0% NSR - Cordilleran 19,20 |
| 2.94% NSR - Rayrock 19,21 |
| Robinson 22 |
| KGHM |
| 3.0% NSR |
| Ruby Hill |
| Barrick |
| 3.0% NSR |
| Soledad Mountain (DEV) |
| Golden Queen |
| 3.0% NSR 23 |
| Twin Creeks |
| Newmont |
| 2.0% GV |
| Wharf |
| Goldcorp |
| 0.0 - 2.0% NSR 24 |
| Canada |
| Bousquet-Cadillac-Joannes (DEV) |
| Agnico-Eagle |
| 2.0% NSR |
| Canadian Malartic |
| Osisko |
| 1.0 - 1.5% NSR 25 |
| Holt |
| St Andrew Goldfields |
| 0.00013 x gold price |
| Kutcho Creek (DEV) |
| Capstone Mining |
| 1.6% NSR |
| Mt. Milligan (DEV) |
| Thompson Creek |
| 52.25% of payable gold 28 |
| Pine Cove (DEV) |
| Anaconda Mining |
| 7.5% NPI |
| Schaft Creek (DEV) |
| Copper Fox |
| 3.5% NPI |
| Tulsequah Chief (DEV) |
| Chieftain Metals |
| 12.5% of payable gold 29,30 |
| Williams |
| Barrick |
| 0.97% NSR |
| Wolverine |
| Yukon Zinc |
| 0.0 - 9.445% NSR 31 |
| Mexico |
| Dolores |
| Pan American Silver |
| 3.25% NSR |
| El Chanate |
| AuRico Gold |
| 2.0 - 4.0% NSR 32 |
| Mulatos |
| Alamos |
| 1.0 - 5.0% NSR 34 |
| Peñasquito 30 |
| Goldcorp |
| 2.0% NSR |
| (Oxide) |
| 2.0% NSR |
| (Sulfide) |
| Central and South America |
| Andacollo |
| Teck |
| 75% of payable gold (NSR) 37 |
| Don Mario |
| Orvana |
| 3.0% NSR |
| Don Nicolas (DEV) |
| Minera IRL |
| 2.0% NSR |
| El Limon |
| B2Gold |
| 3.0% NSR |
| El Morro (DEV) |
| Goldcorp/New Gold |
| 1.4% NSR 59 |
| El Toqui |
| Nyrstar |
| 0.0 - 3.0% NSR 39 |
| Mara Rosa (DEV) |
| Amarillo Gold |
| 1.0% NSR |
| Pascua-Lama (DEV) 40 |
| Barrick |
| 0.78 - 5.23% NSR 41 |
| Australia |
| Balcooma (DEV) |
| Kagara |
| 1.5% NSR |
| Gwalia Deeps |
| St Barbara |
| 1.5% NSR |
| King of the Hills |
| St Barbara |
| 1.5% NSR |
| Kundip (DEV) |
| Silver Lake Resources |
| 1.0 to 1.5% GSR 43 |
| Meekatharra (Nannine) (DEV) |
| Reed Resources |
| 1.5% NSR |
| Meekatharra (Paddy's Flat) (DEV) |
| Reed Resources |
| 1.5% NSR |
| A$10 per gold ounce produced 44 |
| Meekatharra (Reedys) (DEV) |
| Reed Resources |
| 1.5% NSR |
| 1.5 to 2.5% NSR 45 |
| 1.0% NSR 45 |
| Meekatharra (Yaloginda) (DEV) |
| Reed Resources |
| 0.45% NSR |
| South Laverton |
| Saracen |
| 1.5% NSR |
| Southern Cross (DEV) |
| China Hanking Holding |
| 1.5% NSR |
| West Africa |
| Inata |
| Avocet |
| 2.5% GSR |
| Taparko |
| Nord Gold |
| 2.0% GSR 46 |
Sandstorm
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Very nice blog for help to shareholder. And thanks for the sharing.
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Nice list and an impressive blog, many thanks for putting the time in to highlight these stocks. One British junior gold producer which fits into this 'bracket' is Amara (AMA) having just announced the recent share swap agreement with Amlib. RDV, the US investment firm are now a major shareholder.
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