Big Ridge Gold Corp.
Big Ridge Gold Corp.'s flagship is the 100%-owned Hope Brook gold project in southwestern Newfoundland and Labrador, a past-producing high-sulfidation epithermal deposit (752,162 oz gold produced 1987-1997) carrying an Indicated resource of 1.2 million oz (16.19Mt at 2.32 g/t) plus 231,000 oz Inferred, with existing camp, tailings storage, airstrip and grid power. The company commenced a PEA on Hope Brook targeting Q1 2026 delivery alongside an active 2026 drill program, and separately holds the earlier-stage Destiny (Quebec) and Oxford (Manitoba) gold projects.
Notable vs. Peers
- Financials score of 2.8/10 is weaker than the peer average of 6.6/10.
Lifecycle Milestones
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 the underlying research identifies — whether a major already holds a JV, earn-in, or 5–19.9% strategic stake — isn't tracked yet and is absent from this score.
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Management Team
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Big Ridge Gold Corp. 15+ years of capital markets/exploration experience; most recently Director of Mining Investment Banking at a Canadian bank, previously a mining research analyst. B.Sc., MBA.
Chief Financial Officer of Big Ridge Gold Corp. CPA, CA; 35+ years of public accounting/corporate management experience, including 12 years at Coopers & Lybrand internationally; most recently CFO of Marathon Gold Corporation 2005-2019 ($150M+ equity raised). B.Comm, McMaster (1985); CA, ICAO (1989).
Chief Operating Officer of Big Ridge Gold Corp. B.Eng Civil, UNB; M.Eng Mining, McGill; 25+ years of mining, civil, geotechnical and environmental experience; most recently VP Regulatory and Government Affairs at the Valentine Gold Mine.
VP Exploration at Big Ridge Gold Corp. 30+ years of mineral exploration/spatial technology experience across Chile, Argentina, the US and Canada; joint honors Geology/Geography, Keele (1990); MSc Computing for Earth Scientists; PhD Coastal Ecuador Stratigraphy, Southampton (1994).
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Junior-mining specialist investor Michael Gentile, who has said Big Ridge is one of his highest-conviction holdings, increased his stake to 19.9% in a C$7 million financing announced June 23, 2026. No operating gold producer currently holds shares (an earlier producer-linked holder, First Mining Gold, sold out of its 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.
Big Ridge Gold's Global Mineral Resource Estimate for the 100%-owned Hope Brook Gold Project, Newfoundland and Labrador (effective 17 Jan 2023, announced 21 Feb 2023, QP Dr. Allan Armitage of SGS Geological Services): Indicated Resource of 16,209,000 t at 2.32 g/t Au for 1.2 million oz, plus Inferred of 2,215,000 t at 3.25 g/t Au for 231,000 oz -- a 43% increase in Indicated and 110% increase in Inferred versus the April 2021 estimate. Open-pit-only Indicated subset: 14,584,000 t at 2.14 g/t for 1.0 Moz (0.4 g/t cutoff). A maiden PEA is a stated 2026 milestone but had not been published as of this research pass (5 Aug 2026); NPV/IRR/mine-life are correctly left null.