Coda Minerals Ltd
Coda Minerals is advancing the Elizabeth Creek copper-silver project in South Australia, following a Dec 2024 scoping study with a Pre-Feasibility Study now underway. Cash of US$9,077,900 (~A$13.0 million, Jun 2026, post-placement) and debt of US$111,728 (immaterial) are both reported directly in USD, with no FX conversion applied.
Notable vs. Peers
- Financials score of 10/10 is stronger than the peer average of 6.2/10.
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
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Coda Minerals Ltd (full name Christopher James Stevens). 18+ years' experience in the mining and resources industry. Previously Commercial Manager, then Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director (2015-2021), of Gindalbie Metals. BA (Hons) in Oriental Studies and MA in Chinese Studies, University of Oxford.
Non-Executive Chairman of Coda Minerals Ltd.
Chief Financial Officer of Coda Minerals Ltd, appointed March 2025 on a part-time consulting basis (approximately 2 days per week). Chartered accountant and finance professional with 27+ years' commercial experience in public practice and private consulting. Former audit partner at BDO Perth; principal of his own consulting firm providing corporate, financial and compliance services. Registered company auditor; member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, for whom he facilitates the finance modules of the company directors course. Bachelor of Commerce, Curtin University.
Company Secretary of Coda Minerals Ltd.
Non-Executive Director of Coda Minerals Ltd since 2019, directly responsible for delivery and operation of the company's resource projects. Mining industry professional with 45+ years' Australian and international resource experience across surface and underground mining. Previously Director of Operations at Fortescue Ltd, Executive General Manager of Developments and Projects at Newcrest Mining, and Director of Victorian Operations at Alcoa. Concurrently Independent Non-Executive Director of Greatland Gold Plc (since 2021); previously Independent Non-Executive Director of Sandfire Resources Ltd (2013-2021) and Independent Director of Sandfire Resources America, Inc. (2014-2016).
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 one substantial holder on record here -- a wealth-management platform holding shares on behalf of client accounts rather than making an independent investment decision -- had already exited its position by the time this was checked, so there is no current outside conviction holder to credit. No producer holds a stake.
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.
No reports or presentations linked yet.