BP Silver Corp.
BP Silver listed on TSXV in September 2025 and immediately began Bolivia's first modern drill campaign at its ~3,375 ha Cosuño Silver Project, hitting bonanza-grade intercepts (e.g. 1m @ 1,655 g/t Ag) in Phase 1. A CAD $10.02M raise funded a second rig and a 2,000m Phase 2 program that began June 30, 2026 -- still a pre-resource, high-risk/high-reward explorer, benefiting from an improving Bolivian investment climate under the country's new government.
Notable vs. Peers
- Jurisdiction risk score of 3/10 is meaningfully riskier than the peer average of 6.9/10.
- Financials score of 8.4/10 is stronger than the peer average of 5.8/10.
Lifecycle Milestones
Jurisdiction (40%)3/10
Bolivia has been a resource-nationalist jurisdiction (MAS party, ~2006-2025) with weak security of mining-concession title and large state-reserved areas, though Rodrigo Paz's Nov 2025 election win marked a pro-investment policy shift (Fitch upgraded Bolivia's rating in Jan 2026) -- elevated risk that is only beginning to improve.
Infrastructure (40%)No verified figure
Researched with nothing found: no source we could cite confirms or rules out an existing mill, road access, grid power, or tailings facility at Cosuño Silver Project, Potosí region, Bolivia (checked Oct 1, 2026; recheck due Mar 30, 2027). Counts at a neutral 5/10 until one does.
Nearby producing mine (20%)Not yet researched
No project coordinates on file yet, so distance to a producing mine can't be measured.
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: Not yet researched
Distance not yet researched: no project coordinates on file
Distance can't be measured without coordinates, so excluded rather than counted as far.
Weight 22.5% - Lifecycle stageSub-score:1/10
Stage: Grassroots Exploration
Feasibility and permitting score 10, where deals cluster, and production 5.5; earlier stages score less, down to 1 at grassroots.
Weight 15% · 57% here - JurisdictionSub-score:3/10
Bolivia: jurisdiction score 3/10
Our jurisdiction score, used as is: higher means lower political and permitting risk.
Weight 6.75% · 26% 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% · 17% 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
Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Director of BP Silver Corp. Founder of multiple private mineral exploration companies in Latin America, bringing over 20 years of business experience and a strong passion for discovery. Actively involved in all aspects of exploration, from project acquisition to building strategic networks, and gained early exposure to the mining industry through his family's drilling business.
Chief Financial Officer of BP Silver Corp.; also Chief Financial Officer of Los Andes Copper Ltd. and Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. A Managing Director of Malaspina Consultants Inc., providing CFO and strategic financial advisory services to clients across many industries. A CPA CMA with a BCom from the University of British Columbia.
Chief Operating Officer and Founder of BP Silver Corp. A Bolivian exploration geologist with 30 years of international experience across the Americas, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Co-founder of Roxwell Minera and President of Emisur Minera S.A., and has held advisory and leadership roles with several mineral exploration companies.
Country Manager, Bolivia of BP Silver Corp. A professional geologist with over 25 years of international experience in mineral exploration and mine development across Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Georgia. Has held senior technical and management roles with Billiton, Eaglecrest Exploration, New World Resources, Apogee Minerals, Lydian International and New Pacific Metals, leading gold-copper, polymetallic and lithium brine projects from grassroots exploration through advanced development. Holds a geology degree from UMSA in Bolivia and has completed advanced mineral exploration training at Imperial College's Royal School of Mines in London.
Director of NiCAN Limited (TSXV: NICN); also Executive Chairman of BP Silver Corp. and a director of Velocity Minerals Ltd. A professional geologist with over 25-30 years of international mining experience and a former polymetallic commodity specialist with Anglo American plc. Founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Trevali Mining Corporation, growing it from an initial discovery into a top-ten global zinc producer with operations in the Americas and Africa. Has served as Vice President Business Development and Exploration, COO and CEO for several TSX, TSX-V and NYSE-American listed exploration and development companies, most recently as COO and CEO of New Pacific Metals, overseeing two +200Moz silver discoveries in Bolivia.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
The largest shareholder is the company's own founder and CEO, which is insider alignment rather than outside conviction money. No producer or specialist resource fund was found holding a position.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
We haven't parsed this company's PEA/PFS/FS recommendations yet — cut-off grade, mine life, DCF/NPV, and the report's own next-steps guidance are a planned research pass, not live data for every company yet.