Blossom Gold Inc.
Blossom Gold Inc. (listed via a business combination in February 2026) holds the 1,809-acre Rosebud gold-silver project in Pershing County, Nevada -- site of a former mine that operated 1997-2000 -- carrying an inferred resource of 1.28 million oz gold and 13.4 million oz silver (December 2025 NI 43-101 estimate). The company is running an 80,000-foot 2026 drill program plus metallurgical column testing ahead of an updated resource estimate, targeting a feasibility study start in Q1 2027 and a construction decision by end of 2028 for a proposed open-pit heap-leach operation.
Notable vs. Peers
- Financials score of 7/10 is stronger than the peer average of 5.3/10.
- Trading within 0% of its 52-week low — weak recent price momentum.
Lifecycle Milestones
Not in place: tailings facility. Not yet determined: mill.
Jurisdiction (40%)9/10
Nevada: Fraser PPI 2025 is 100.00 of 100 (rank 1 of 68), which maps to 9 on this site's scale. Pershing County, Nevada is one of the world's top-ranked mining jurisdictions (Fraser Institute), with a mature permitting framework, though federal BLM permitting timelines add process risk.
Infrastructure (40%)7.1/10
Confirmed road access, confirmed grid power, and no confirmed tailings facility at Rosebud Project, Pershing County, Nevada; existing mill not yet researched, counted at a neutral 5/10 until established.
Nearby producing mine (20%)8.5/10
Florida Canyon (Integra Resources Corp.) is 42 km away -- within regional-platform range.
Acquisition Susceptibility
A relative ranking of how closely this company matches the profile of juniors that have actually been acquired — not a probability, and not a reason to buy. Acquisitions are rare: only a few dozen significant deals happen a year across a universe of thousands of juniors, so even a high score here describes a long shot. The strongest signal in the research, a producer that already owns part of the company, is scored from its disclosed strategic shareholders. A producer that is a joint-venture or earn-in partner on the project, rather than a shareholder, isn't captured yet.
How this score is built
- Disclosed pending dealSub-score: Not scored
No pending acquisition or merger disclosed (checked)
Not scored: having no deal in flight isn't held against a company.
Weight 26.25% - Producer's strategic stakeSub-score: Not scored
No producer holds a disclosed stake on file (holder register researched) See holders
Not scored: most juniors that do get bought had no prior toehold, so a missing stake says little either way.
Weight 25% - Distance to a producing mineSub-score:5.8/10
Nearest producing mine: Florida Canyon (Integra Resources Corp.), 42 km
10 next to a producing mine, 8 at 20 km, 5 at 50 km, 0 beyond 200 km.
Weight 22.5% · 46% here - Lifecycle stageSub-score:3.5/10
Stage: Resource Definition
Feasibility and permitting score 10, where deals cluster, and production 5.5; earlier stages score less, down to 1 at grassroots.
Weight 15% · 31% here - JurisdictionSub-score:9/10
United States: jurisdiction score 9/10
Our jurisdiction score, used as is: higher means lower political and permitting risk.
Weight 6.75% · 14% here - CommoditySub-score:10/10
Primary commodity: Gold
Gold 10, copper 8, silver 5, nickel and uranium 4, others 2: most majors' deals are for gold.
Weight 4.5% · 9% here
Weight is each input's share of the full score. “Here” is its share of this company's score: inputs that aren't scored are left out and the rest re-weighted, never counted as zero.
Your Rankings
Management Team
CEO and Director of Blossom Gold Inc., since January 2026. Principal of RAWsources LLC mineral consultancy and adjunct faculty at the Colorado School of Mines Mining Department; was President of RMB Resources Inc. until 2019; extensive background in junior-company financings, corporate development, and mine development across 15 countries.
Chief Financial Officer of Blossom Gold Inc., effective March 2026, succeeding interim CFO Kym No. 25+ years in the precious metals sector; former CEO of NV Gold Corporation, CFO of Condor Gold PLC, SVP/CFO of Calibre Mining Corporation, and a decade in senior roles at Newmont Mining Corporation.
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Blossom Gold Inc., effective May 2026. 20+ years underground and open-pit mining experience in Nevada; spent over five years at Nevada Gold Mines overseeing 5Mt/year-plus underground operations, and 14 years at Newmont Mining Corporation.
Vice President, Exploration at Blossom Gold Inc. Ph.D. from Colorado School of Mines; internationally recognized expert in hydrothermal geochemistry and epithermal deposits; former VP of Exploration at Eskay Mining Corporation.
Vice President, Permitting at Blossom Gold Inc. 37-year mining career focused on permitting; most recently VP Permitting at Perpetua Resources Idaho Inc., completing all federal NEPA and state permitting for the Stibnite Gold Project; previously Director of Mining at Agrium Inc.
VP, Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Blossom Gold Inc. 15+ years capital markets and IR experience; most recently Director, Investor Relations at New Gold Inc.; previously Manager of Investor Relations at Lundin Mining Corporation.
Mine Engineer at Blossom Gold Inc. 25+ years designing and operating complex mechanized mines across the Western United States and Australia; B.S. in Mining Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno.
General Manager at Blossom Gold Inc. 30+ years exploration-industry experience with junior and senior mining companies; participated in discoveries in Nevada, Alaska, Michigan, Minnesota, and Canada; former Exploration Manager with Coeur Explorations Inc.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd and Condire Resource Master Partnership, both real specialist resource investors, each independently hold more than 5%, with institutional ownership over 58% providing corroboration. Director Chantal Gosselin bought stock on the open market twice in February 2026.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
Blossom Gold, which listed through a business combination in February 2026, holds the 1,809-acre Rosebud gold-silver project in Pershing County, Nevada, the site of a former mine that operated from 1997 to 2000. Its maiden resource, effective 1 November 2025, is entirely inferred, 1,280,000 oz of gold and 13.4 million oz of silver, with no measured or indicated category yet. The 2026 drill program and metallurgical column testing are aimed at an updated resource estimate, with 13,991 m of a planned 24,000 m drilled by August 2026, and the company is targeting the start of a feasibility study in the first quarter of 2027 and a construction decision by the end of 2028 for an open-pit heap-leach operation.
Blossom Gold's maiden Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for the Rosebud open-pit heap-leach gold-silver project, Pershing County, Nevada: 70.755 million tons at 0.62 g Au/t (0.018 opt) and 6.49 g Ag/t (0.189 opt) for 1.28 million ounces of gold and 13.4 million ounces of silver, open-pit constrained at long-term prices of US$2,500/oz gold and US$35/oz silver. Report by Northern Lights Mining LLC, report date 17 Dec 2025, effective date 1 Nov 2025. Entirely Inferred category -- no Measured/Indicated component yet. The deposit remains open in all directions; the company continues infill/expansion drilling (referenced in this and subsequent 2026 GlobeNewswire releases) toward an upgraded estimate.