Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd.
Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. (formerly Columbia Gold Mines) explores for copper-gold porphyry deposits in British Columbia's northern Quesnel Terrane. Its flagship, 100%-owned Kliyul project hosts an Inferred Mineral Resource of 334.1 million tonnes at 0.33% CuEq (1.11 billion lbs copper, 2.74 million oz gold, 10.22 million oz silver). The company also holds the RDP, Onjo and Redton copper-gold projects in BC; a ~3,000m drill programme is underway at RDP's Day target (near the Toodoggone Mining District, 40km west of Kliyul) as of August 2026.
Notable vs. Peers
- Jurisdiction risk score of 10/10 is meaningfully safer than the peer average of 7.6/10.
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.
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Management Team
President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd.
Executive Chairman of Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. Former President and CEO of the Company, transitioned to Executive Chairman retaining responsibility for the Company's technical programs (Dr.).
Chief Financial Officer of BP Silver Corp. A Managing Director of Malaspina Consultants Inc., providing CFO and strategic financial advisory services to clients across many industries. A CPA CMA with a BCom from the University of British Columbia.
Vice President, Exploration of Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd.
Corporate Secretary of Equity Metals Corporation. (B.A., LL.B.) Obtained her law degree in 2004 and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2005. Currently serves as corporate secretary to several public resource companies in the minerals sector including Bravada Gold Corporation, Equity Metals Corporation, Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd., Southern Silver Exploration Corp. and Valterra Resource Corporation.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Minsur S.A., a leading Peruvian mining major, made a fresh cash-subscribed strategic investment in July 2026, becoming Pacific Ridge's largest shareholder with a stake that also carries a right of first refusal on the RDP copper-gold project.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
ouncesFound = 2.74 Moz Au (Inferred), the KMZ Kliyul Main Zone resource's gold content -- written in preference to a copper figure because grade-value math shows gold, not copper, is the majority economic driver of this CuEq-blended resource (see MetricSource note). Cu content is 1.11 billion lb (0.15% Cu); Ag content is 10.22 Moz (0.95 g/t), both left out of this field. Flagged for human review.