Bayhorse Silver Inc. (TSXV: BHS) holds a 100% interest in the historic Bayhorse Silver Mine, Oregon -- a minimum-environmental-impact facility (up to 200 tpd) with a 40 tph Steinert ore-sorter (reduces waste rock entering the process stream by up to 85%) and an established up to 60 tpd mill/flotation facility in nearby Payette County, Idaho, with an offtake agreement in place with Ocean Partners UK Limited.
Notable vs. Peers
- Jurisdiction risk score of 9/10 is meaningfully safer than the peer average of 6.8/10.
- Trading within 8% of its 52-week low — weak recent price momentum.
Lifecycle Milestones
Not yet determined: tailings facility.
Jurisdiction (40%)9/10
The Bayhorse silver mine is in Baker County, Oregon, a Tier-1 US mining jurisdiction.
Infrastructure (40%)9.3/10
A confirmed mill, confirmed road access, and confirmed grid power at Bayhorse Silver Mine, Baker County, Oregon, USA; tailings facility not yet researched, counted at a neutral 5/10 until established.
Nearby producing mine (20%)Not yet researched
No producing mine within 50 km in our reference list (nearest listed: Turquoise Ridge / Twin Creeks (Nevada Gold Mines), 130 km). That list doesn't cover every mining district yet, so a longer distance isn't scored as remote.
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:2.3/10
Nearest producing mine: Turquoise Ridge / Twin Creeks (Nevada Gold Mines), 130 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:5/10
Primary commodity: Silver
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 Bayhorse Silver Inc. since its inception. Involved in managing junior exploration companies in the minerals sector for a number of years; experienced in logistics, planning and operations development, with a strong background in regulatory and compliance requirements of public companies.
CFO of Bayhorse Silver Inc. Over 20 years of progressive management experience in various industries in Canada and overseas; has served as CFO and board director in mining, overseeing finance during exploration through production phases. CA, B.Comm.
A Director of Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. (TSXV: SMRV), and concurrently President of Bayhorse Silver Inc. (appointed 17 December 2025). He was Smooth Rock's President & Chief Executive Officer until 17 March 2026, when Michael Ruggles was appointed to those roles and Mr. Doulis remained on the board. Over 25 years of experience in the metals and mining space, having held senior positions in mining equity research, investment banking and in industry; an award-winning research analyst at Stonecap Securities and PI Financial from 2010 to 2015, and previously a partner at Gryphon Partners and VP Investment Banking (Mining) at TD Securities. Has served as CEO for several exploration companies focused on Western Newfoundland and Nevada, and is a board member of Grit Metals Corp. Bachelor of Arts in economics, Queen's University; CFA charterholder. Sources: smoothrockventures.com/leadership/ and the company's own release 'Smooth Rock Announces Additions To Management Team' (17 March 2026), which states 'Mr. Christos Doulis, outgoing President & CEO, will remain on the board of directors of the Company'.
Corporate Secretary of Defiance Silver Corp.; also Corporate Secretary of Emerita Resources Corp. and Bayhorse Silver Inc. Over 20 years of experience as a corporate and securities paralegal, working with both large and small public companies listed for trading on U.S. and Canadian stock exchanges. For the past 5 years has provided corporate secretarial consulting services for US and Canadian companies, and has also served on various non-profit boards and committees. A founder of Meraki Corporate Services in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Director of Bayhorse Silver Inc. (appointed May 2019) and Independent Director of Core Critical Metals Corp. Mining engineer (B.Eng, MSc, CEng) with degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering and Nuclear Engineering and qualifications in Project Management and Accountancy; a Chartered Engineer with the IMechE. Over fifteen years of engineering and project-management experience across mechanical engineering, construction, manufacturing, engineering design, infrastructure, safety management and nuclear engineering, including as engineering project manager for the U.K. Ministry of Defence on projects exceeding $240M. Chief Executive Officer of Ares Strategic Mining since 2016, where he secured a US$169 million Department of Defense fluorspar contract, and Chief Executive Officer of NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. since 2022.
Director of Bayhorse Silver Inc. and of Big Bear Gold Corp. Strong financial background.
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President Exploration and Director of Black Mammoth Metals Corp. (since May 31, 2013), concurrently Director and Vice President of Exploration of Viscount Mining Corp., and a Director of Bayhorse Silver Inc. (appointed January 2024). Certified Professional Geologist (AIPG CPG #11451; also registered in Idaho, California, Oregon and Alaska) and a Qualified Person as defined under NI 43-101. More than 40 years of domestic and international mineral exploration experience, having designed and executed generative exploration programs in the United States as well as advanced project evaluations, acquisitions and drill testing in the United States, Latin America and Southeast Asia; currently co-owner of IDA Gold Corporation, a private gold-focused Nevada-based exploration company, and previously responsible for exploration and acquisitions in the United States for Golden Predator Corp. With Placer Dome he was instrumental in the acquisition of and first exploration work on the Donlin Creek project in Alaska and conducted exploration work over 18 years within the Cortez joint venture and Bald Mountain mine properties; he was also responsible for acquiring the lands now occupied by a portion of the Pipeline mine and was involved in the early exploration work on the deposit. Spent 11 years with Agnico-Eagle (USA) Ltd., establishing its U.S. office and leading his exploration team to a gold discovery in northeastern Nevada. Holds a BSc and an MSc in Geology from Eastern Washington University.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
No smart-money tracking (institutional/large-investor activity) for this miner yet — this is a planned feature, not live data.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
Bayhorse Silver owns 100% of the historic Bayhorse silver mine in Oregon, which carries an inferred NI 43-101 resource of 292,300 tons at 21.65 oz/t silver for 6.3 Moz, with no measured or indicated category. The company has a 40 tph ore sorter, a mill and flotation plant of up to 60 tpd in nearby Payette County, Idaho, and an offtake agreement with Ocean Partners UK. As of September 2026 it was drilling underground, with six holes completed despite delays from nearby wildfires, and it is seeking an Oregon full operating permit to restart production, targeted for early 2027. The mine is not in production.