Lupaka Gold Corp.
Lupaka Gold Corp. (TSXV:LPK) is a Peru-focused gold-copper development and exploration company whose situation as of this Aug 2026 research pass is materially different from a standard active-project explorer: its 100%-owned Invicta project (an advanced-stage underground gold-copper polymetallic deposit, 120 km north of Lima in Huaura Province, with a positive PEA on record for a 350 tonne/day toll-mill operation) was violently blockaded by protesters in 2018, and the Peruvian government was found by an ICSID tribunal (Case No. ARB/20/46, award 30 Jun 2025) to have failed to adequately suppress the disruption, resulting in a US$40M award to Lupaka -- since reported (Feb 2026 enforcement filing in US federal court, and separate company/press reporting of a negotiated partial settlement of ~US$49.4M) as still not fully paid by Peru. Whether/when Invicta itself resumes active development is not established by sources found in this pass; Lupaka's other Peru asset is an option to earn 65% of the Josnitoro property (Apurimac Department, near the Las Bambas and Constancia mines) from Hochschild Mining, with historical work including 170+ shallow drill holes. No current NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate for either property was confirmed in this pass.
Notable vs. Peers
- Jurisdiction risk score of 6/10 is meaningfully riskier than the peer average of 7.8/10.
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
President and Chief Executive Officer of Lupaka Gold Corp. (since September 2017) and Chief Operating Officer of Silver Storm Mining Ltd. (TSXV: SVRS, formerly Golden Tag Resources). Over 20 years of experience across the development and construction of seven mines in the Americas. Previously Director of Business Development at FNX Mining Company Inc., Vice President of Corporate Planning & Strategy at Lake Shore Gold Corp., and Chief Operating Officer of Mineral Streams Inc., where he helped orchestrate its sale to AuRico Metals Inc. in 2015. (Task #526 merge; sourced from Lupaka Gold's own CEO-appointment press release and Silver Storm Mining's management-team page.)
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Lupaka's situation is unusual: its Invicta project was blockaded by protesters in 2018, and in 2025 an international arbitration tribunal awarded the company roughly US$40-49 million against the Peruvian government for failing to stop the disruption -- an award still being collected rather than a live mine-development story. Its other Peru asset is an option to earn 65% of the Josnitoro property FROM Hochschild Mining, which makes Hochschild a seller to Lupaka, not an investor in it. No producer or named specialist fund holds a disclosed position, and there are no insider trading records in our data.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
Last disclosed compliant figure but pre-2018-shutdown vintage -- Invicta was community-blockaded starting 2018, and Lupaka just won a ~$49.4M ICSID arbitration settlement (2025-2026) and is moving toward a restart; this is pre-restart-era data. DB flag (do not fix here, separate follow-up): stage is stored as GRASSROOTS, which looks inconsistent with having this PEA-stage resource on file.