Blackrock Silver Corp.
Blackrock Silver is advancing the high-grade Tonopah West silver-gold project in Nevada, with a 2026 updated PEA outlining an 11.2-year mine life at over 100M oz AgEq resource. The company received its first of three key permits in 2026, with full permitting targeted by mid-2027.
Notable vs. Peers
- Financials score of 4.3/10 is weaker than the peer average of 6.7/10.
- Jurisdiction risk score of 9/10 is meaningfully safer than the peer average of 6.9/10.
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.
Your Rankings
Management Team
Certified Professional Geologist and NI 43-101 Qualified Person with 34+ years in international exploration and mining across the Western US, Mexico, and Central/South America. Was General Manager of Exploration (US & Latin America) for Placer Dome, where his team's work contributed to the Turquoise Ridge, Pipeline, and Pueblo Viejo deposits later becoming mines. Founded Rye Patch Gold Corp. in 2006 and served as its President/CEO/Director from 2010-2018, later leading the acquisition and rapid start-up of the Florida Canyon mine in Nevada. Has raised over $300M in project financing across his career.
Mining company builder with nearly two decades of industry experience, joined Blackrock Silver as President & CEO in 2019. Has since raised over $100 million to fund the company and advanced the Tonopah West project in Nevada from discovery to a Preliminary Economic Assessment in four years, including a drilling program exceeding 150,000 metres. Continues to oversee updated resource estimates and PEAs at Tonopah West, positioning it as one of the leading silver development assets globally.
Chartered Professional Accountant (CA designation 2008; Chartered Director Certification 2017) with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University. Since 2011 has served as Director, CFO, or Controller for multiple publicly traded technology, manufacturing, and resources companies, including Group Controller at Rye Patch Gold and a financial reporting/SOX specialist role at Golden Queen Mining, where he helped the company transition from exploration to full gold/silver production. Currently CFO of Blackrock Silver.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Eric Sprott, the best-known financier in junior precious metals, is the story here and he has been adding. A September 2024 placement took him from 9.8% to 15.0% (25,131,819 to 40,756,819 shares), and he then led a C$15 million financing that closed on 8 January 2026 with a further C$7.0 million subscription at C$1.10. Two successive early-warning disclosures showing a position being increased is about as clear as conviction gets. There is no offsetting corroboration though -- no silver producer holds equity, institutional ownership is only 11.5%, and the two ETFs on the register (Global X SIL and Sprott SLVR) are rules-based rather than discretionary.
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.