Kairos Gold Inc. (TSXV: KIRO), incorporated in 2024 and headquartered in Calgary, commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange 26 Mar 2026 following a private placement (upsized to gross proceeds of up to C$9,824,341.20). Its flagship Oro Brillante concession, within the wholly-owned Las Garillas Project in Chile's Coquimbo region, is the subject of an active new phase of diamond drilling designed to expand and better define known gold-copper-silver mineralization. Management intends to use the results of this drilling campaign to support work toward the property's first-ever initial mineral resource estimate.
Lifecycle Milestones
Jurisdiction (40%)7/10
The Las Garillas project is in Chile's Coquimbo Region. Chile is one of Latin America's most stable, mining-friendly jurisdictions with a mature mining code, though permitting and social-license risk is higher than in Canada, the US or Australia.
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 Oro Brillante Concession, Las Garillas Project, Coquimbo Region, Chile (checked Sep 26, 2026; recheck due Mar 25, 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:7/10
Chile: jurisdiction score 7/10
Our jurisdiction score, used as is: higher means lower political and permitting risk.
Weight 6.75% · 26% here - CommoditySub-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% · 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
COO of Lithium Chile Inc.; also Chief Executive Officer of Kairos Gold Inc. Over 20 years in the public mining sector, with expertise in capital markets, investor relations and corporate development, including acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Master's Degree in Business.
CFO of Lithium Chile Inc.; also Chief Financial Officer of Kairos Gold Inc. and Stuve Gold Corp. Over 25 years of experience within the mining industry as CFO for publicly listed companies including Lithium Chile, PetroFrontier Corp. and Elkwater Resources Ltd. Applied Bachelor of Business Administration; CGA and CPA designations.
Vice President Exploration and Director of San Lorenzo Gold Corp.; also VP Exploration & Chief Geologist, Director of Lithium Chile Inc.; Vice President of Exploration of Kairos Gold Inc.; and V.P. Exploration, Director of Stuve Gold Corp. Over 42 years' mineral exploration experience across 12 countries, 27 of them South America-focused; BSc London School of Mines, MSc McGill.
President, CEO and Director of Lithium Chile Inc.; also a director of Kairos Gold Inc. and Stuve Gold Corp. 36 years of investment industry experience, instrumental in raising over $500 million for small-cap public companies.
CEO, Chairman and Director of Stuve Gold Corp.; also Chief Executive Officer & Director of San Lorenzo Gold Corp., Executive Chairman of Lithium Chile Inc. and a director of Kairos Gold Inc. 30+ years in exploration, development and production operations in the oil and gas and mineral exploration sectors. Focused on mineral exploration in Chile since 2009. Co-founded Big Dougie Capital Corp., serving as its President.
Director of Kairos Gold Inc. BSc. 30+ years of senior leadership experience focused on mineral exploration and resource development at public and private companies, supporting the advancement of Kairos Gold's Chilean gold portfolio.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
No smart-money tracking (institutional/large-investor activity) for this miner yet — this is a planned feature, not live data.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
Kairos Gold began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on 26 March 2026 after a private placement of up to C$9,824,341.20. Its flagship is the Oro Brillante concession within its wholly owned Las Garillas project in Chile's Coquimbo region, where a new phase of diamond drilling is designed to expand and better define known gold-copper-silver mineralisation. The company intends to use the results to work toward the property's first resource estimate; no resource of any category exists yet.