Cartier Resources Inc.

• Disclosed pending deal
  Sub-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 stake
  Sub-score:

  10/10

  Agnico Eagle Mines Limited holds 26.92% (reported 4 May 2026) See holders

  An operating producer's stake scores 8 at 5%, rising to 10 at 20% (the take-over-bid threshold) and holding there up to 50%.

  Weight 25% · 34% here
• Distance to a producing mine
  Sub-score:

  6.4/10

  Nearest producing mine: Akasaba West (Goldex) (Agnico Eagle Mines Limited), 36 km

  10 next to a producing mine, 8 at 20 km, 5 at 50 km, 0 beyond 200 km.

  Weight 22.5% · 31% here
• Lifecycle stage
  Sub-score:

  6/10

  Stage: Preliminary Economic Assessment

  Feasibility and permitting score 10, where deals cluster, and production 5.5; earlier stages score less, down to 1 at grassroots.

  Weight 15% · 20% here
• Jurisdiction
  Sub-score:

  9/10

  Canada: jurisdiction score 9/10

  Our jurisdiction score, used as is: higher means lower political and permitting risk.

  Weight 6.75% · 9% here
• Commodity
  Sub-score:

  10/10

  Primary commodity: Gold

  Gold 10, copper 8, silver 5, nickel and uranium 4, others 2: most majors' deals are for gold.

  Weight 4.5% · 6% 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.