101 Top Mineral Startups and Companies in Canada

August 7, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Mineral companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Mineral industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top Canada Mineral Startups

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Troilus Gold

Troilus Gold

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Troilus Gold is a Canada based development-stage mining company.

Noront Resources

Noront Resources

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Noront Resources acquires, explores and develops mineral properties with a focus on the Ring of Fire in Northwestern Ontario.

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Wheaton Precious Metals Corp

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Wheaton Precious Metals is a precious metals streaming company dealing with the purchase of precious metals or cobalt production from mines.

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Harte Gold

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Harte Gold Corp. is focused on the exploration and development of its 100% owned Sugar Zone property.

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New Gold

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An intermediate gold producer with a complementary portfolio of global assets in the United States, Mexico, Australia, Canada and Chile.

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Alamos Gold

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Alamos is a Canadian-based intermediate gold producer with diversified production from three operating mines in North America.

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Nevada Copper

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Nevada Copper is engaged in the identification, acquisition, exploration, and development of copper and other mineral properties.

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Eldorado Gold Corp.

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Eldorado is a global gold mining company with a local operating philosophy.

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Orezone Resources

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Orezone Gold Corporation (ORE:TSX) is a Canadian exploration and development company.

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IAMGOLD Corporation

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A leading mid-tier gold producer with four operating gold mines (including current joint ventures) on three continents.

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Sherritt International

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A company’s business interests include nickel and cobalt mining, oil and gas exploration and production, and electricity generation.

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McEwen Mining Inc

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The goal of McEwen Mining is to qualify for inclusion in the S&P 500 by creating a high growth gold producer focused in the Americas.

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Skeena Resources

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Skeena Resources is a mining exploration company that focuses on developing prospective precious metal properties.

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Stornoway Diamonds

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Stornoway Diamond Corporation is a leading Canadian diamond exploration and development company.

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Bonterra Resources

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BonTerra is a Canadian gold exploration company with a large balanced portfolio of exploration and mining assets.

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Osisko Development

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Osisko Development is a gold mining company mainly focused on developing a mining camp in Canada.

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Pretium Resources Inc

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Pretivm is creating value through gold at its 100%-owned, advanced-stage Brucejack Project located 65 kilometers north of the town.

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Banro Corporation

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Banro’s first producing operation, the wholly-owned Twangiza mine located near the city of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Guyana Goldfields

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Guyana Goldfields is focused primarily on the exploration and development of gold deposits in the Guiana Shield of South America.

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Northern Dynasty Minerals

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Northern Dynasty Minerals is a mining company that explores for gold, copper, and molybdenum.

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Nomad Royalty Company

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Nomad Royalty Company is exploring the Biricu Project, directly adjoining Goldcorp.

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Galiano Gold

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Galiano Gold engages in the exploration, development, and production of gold properties.

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Artemis Gold

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Artemis Gold is a well-financed, growth-oriented gold development company which aims to create identity value for shareholders.

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Orla Mining

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Orla Mining conducts advanced gold and silver open-pit and heap leach project.

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Yava Technologies

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YAVA Technologies develops and licenses mineral recovery process solutions for mining and mineral processing industries.

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Treasury Metals

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Treasury Metals is a Canadian gold exploration and development company.

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Ascot Resources

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Ascot Resources operates as a mineral development company with a focus is to re-start the historic premier gold mine.

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Rupert Resources

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Rupert is a Canadian based gold exploration and development company focuses on exploration and production of precious and base metals.

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Centaurus Energy

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Centaurus Energy is a based, international upstream oil and gas company.

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North American Helium

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North American Helium is a energy oil and gas company located in Calgary.

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Lakewood Exploration

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Lakewood Exploration is a mining company focused on silver strand projects.

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Freegold Ventures

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Freegold Ventures is a mining company that focuses on exploring for copper and gold.

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Cobalt 27 Capital

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Cobalt 27 Capital is a minerals company.

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Wallbridge Mining Company

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Wallbridge is establishing a pipeline of projects that will support sustainable 100,000 ounce-plus annual gold production & organic growth.

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Kaminak Gold

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Kaminak Gold is a Canada-based exploration-stage company focused on advancing its coffee gold project.

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Romarco Minerals

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Romarco Minerals is a gold development company primarily focused on production in the United States.

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GR Silver Mining Ltd.

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GR Silver Mining Ltd. is focused on the discovery of gold-silver deposits in the prolific Rosario Mining District, Sinaloa, Mexico.

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O3 Mining

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O3 Mining is an emerging consolidator of exploration properties in prospective gold camps in Canada .

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Ivaco Rolling Mills

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Ivaco Rolling Mills is a world class producer of steel billets and hot rolled wire rod. Their facilities are located on the banks of the

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Altius Minerals

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Altius is a diversified mineral royalty and mineral exploration company based in Newfoundland & Labrador.

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Sable Resources

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Sable Resources Ltd is a grassroots explorer company focused on new precious metal projects.

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Americas Gold & Silver

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Americas Gold & Silver operates as a public company that engages in the production of precious metals.

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Erdene Resource Development Corp.

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Erdene is a Canadian-based resource company with over 15 years experience in precious and base metal exploration,

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QMC Quantum Minerals Corp.

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A junior mineral exploration company .

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Royal Nickel

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Royal Nickel is a mining company that focuses on value creation by advancing the development of the Dumont Nickel Project.

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Osino Resources

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Osino Resources Corp. is a Canadian gold exploration company, focused on the acquisition and development of gold projects.

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Josemaria Resources

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Josemaria Resources Inc is a natural resources company focusing on the development of its 100% owned Josemaría copper-gold project.

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Northwest Copper

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Serengeti acquires & explores Cu-Au deposits in the Quesnel Trough and Stikine Arch, BC.

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Arizona Gold

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Arizona Gold is a gold development and exploration company focusing on gold production in its Copperstone property in USA.

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Kenorland Minerals

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Kenorland Minerals is a private mineral exploration company that generates exploration concepts with significant discovery potential.

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Great Lakes Graphite

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Great Lakes Graphite is an industrial minerals company with the mandate to bring graphite projects to production.

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Corvus Gold

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Corvus Gold is a mineral exploration company that engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties.

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Maya Gold & Silver

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Maya Gold & Silver is a Canada-based international mining and mineral exploration company.

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Newcore Gold

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Newcore Gold operates as a mineral exploration and junior mine development company

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Kingfisher Metals

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Kingfisher Metals is an exploration company focused on efficiently exploring its district-scale gold and copper properties.

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Japan Gold

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It is a Canada-based gold exploration company.

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K2 Gold

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K2 Gold engages in the business of acquiring and exploring mineral properties.

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Millennial Precious Metals

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Millennial Precious Metals is a metal exploration company focused on exploration roll-up gold vehicle projects.

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Vizsla Resources

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Vizsla Resources exploring, developing and acquiring precious and base metal assets.

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Abraplata Resource

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Abraplata Resource is a silver, gold, and copper exploration company.

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Sun Metals

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Sun Metals is a mineral exploration company that explores and produces carbonate replacement deposits.

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Generation Mining

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Generation Mining is a mineral development company that focuses on zinc and molybdenum projects in Canada.

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Silver Dollar Resources

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Silver Dollar Resources is an an exploration company that acquires and mines mineral property assets.

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Eminent Gold

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Eminent Gold is a gold exploration company focused on the business of mineral exploration.

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Reunion Gold

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Reunion Gold is a mineral exploration company focused on acquiring and exploring mineral projects in the Guiana Shield region.

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GoGold Resources

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GoGold Resources is a mineral resource company operating active development and exploration properties in Mexico.

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Santacruz Silver Mining

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Santacruz Silver Mining is develops, operates and discovers silver mining assets throughout Mexico.

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Canex Metals

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Canex Metals is an exploration company focused on the mineral properties.

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QuestEx Gold & Copper

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QuestEx Gold & Copper is a mineral exploration company engaged in exploring gold and copper projects.

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Soma Gold

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Soma Gold is a gold mining company that focuses on South-American gold properties.

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Avalon Advanced Materials

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Avalon Advanced is a mineral development company specializing in niche market metals and minerals with growing demand in new technology.

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Fortune Bay

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Fortune Bay Corp. acquires, explores for, and develops mineral properties in Canada and Mexico.

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Northern Vertex Mining

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Company focused on the reactivation of the Moss Mine Gold-Silver Project located in NW Arizona, USA.

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Tier One Silver

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Tier One Silver is a precious metals exploration company focused on discovering silver, gold, and base metal deposits.

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Huntsman Exploration

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Huntsman Exploration provides investors with exposure to the gold and battery metal sectors.

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Orca Gold Inc.

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Orca Gold is a resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties.

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Aftermath Silver

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Aftermath Silver is a silver company in secure jurisdictions, engaged in the acquisition and production of silver assets.

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Regulus Resources

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A Canadian exploration company.

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Roscan Gold

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Roscan Gold is a gold and mineral exploration company focuses on the acquisition and evaluation of gold properties in West Africa.

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Galleon Gold

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Pure Nickel Inc. is a North American mineral exploration and development company with a premium portfolio of properties.

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Maritime Resources Corp.

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A gold and base metals exploration and development company.

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FPX Nickel

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FPX Nickel is a mineral exploration company that focuses on nickel mining.

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St. James Gold

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St. James Gold focuses on creating shareholder value through the discovery and development of economic mineral deposits.

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CopperBank

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CopperBank is an exploration-stage company that engages in the development and acquisition of mineral properties.

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Oro X

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Oro X is an exploration-stage company that is engaged in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties.

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Imperial Mining Group

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Imperial Mining Grp is a multi-metal exploration & deposit development company focusing on copper-zinc, gold & technology metals properties.

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Orbite Technologies

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Orbite is a Canadian clean technology based mineral-processing and resource development company.

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Irving Resources

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Irving Resources is a mineral exploration company focused on precious metal projects.

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Golden Arrow Resources Corporation

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Golden Arrow Resources is a Vancouver-based exploration company focused on creating value by making precious and base metal discoveries.

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Canadian Zinc Corporation

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Canadian Zinc Corporation is a development stage company.

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Magna Gold

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Magna Gold is a mineral exploration company focused on acquiring, exploring and developing quality properties.

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Asante Gold

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Asante Gold is an exploration and development company that focuses on the gold deposits in Ghana, West Africa.

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Scottie Resources

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Scottie Resources is operates in the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of gold and silver properties.

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Euro Manganese

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Euro Manganese is a Canadian mineral resource company that focuses on advancing the development of the Chvaletice Manganese Project.

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Aldebaran Resources

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Aldebaran Resources is a mineral exploration company engaged in the copper mining business sector.

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Avrupa Minerals

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Avrupa Minerals Ltd., a junior exploration and development company

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INV Metals

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INV Metals Inc. is a Canadian mineral resource company.

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Ridgeline Minerals

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Ridgeline Minerals is a Gold and Silver exploration company in Nevada.

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Dolly Varden Silver Corporation

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Dolly Varden Silver Corporation is a mineral exploration company

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Plateau Energy Metals

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Plateau Energy Metals is a Canadian lithium and uranium exploration and development company.

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Orvana Minerals

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Orvana is a multi-mine gold-copper producer. Orvana’s operations consist of the El Valle gold-copper mines in northern Spain,

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