Rua Gold Inc.
Rua Gold Inc. is advancing the Auld Creek gold-antimony deposit within its Reefton Goldfield portfolio on New Zealand's West Coast (alongside the Glamorgan project). A February 2026 Mineral Resource Estimate reported 54,000 oz Indicated plus 150,000 oz Inferred (approximately 204,000 oz gold-equivalent), and a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment was delivered alongside a New Zealand government fast-track permitting designation in May 2026. The company is now advancing a Pre-Feasibility Study via consultants Mining One and Pitch Black to support its substantive fast-track application.
Notable vs. Peers
- Financials score of 10/10 is stronger than the peer average of 6.6/10.
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.
Your Rankings
Management Team
CEO and Director of Rua Gold Inc., and a co-founder of the company. Previously co-founded and served as Head of Finance at Aris Mining; brings company-building, project-finance, and international mining experience across Australia, Africa, and South America.
CFO and Corporate Secretary of Rua Gold Inc. Prior CFO positions at Great Bear Royalties and finance-operations roles at Great Bear Resources, with M&A and accounting expertise.
Chief Operating Officer of Rua Gold Inc. Exploration geologist specializing in orogenic and epithermal gold systems, with established relationships and history in New Zealand's mining sector.
VP Risk, Stakeholder & Regulatory Affairs at Rua Gold Inc. Formerly Vice President at Endura Mining, with a track record successfully managing permitting processes and strong New Zealand stakeholder connections.
Vice President of Exploration at Rua Gold Inc., appointed October 2025. 13+ years of mineral-exploration experience.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Rua Gold's own investor page names Eric Sprott and Peter Marrone (the founder of Yamana Gold) as shareholders, alongside institutional holders including Konwave (a Swiss resource-specialist fund manager) -- real, credible smart-money names -- but the company does not disclose exact ownership percentages for any of them, so we could not confirm how large these positions are.
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.
Rua Gold's Preliminary Economic Assessment for the 100%-owned Auld Creek Gold-Antimony Project, Reefton Goldfield, New Zealand (announced 5 May 2026): Mineral Resource of Indicated 54,000 oz + Inferred 150,000 oz gold-equivalent, feeding a high-grade, shallow underground starter mine with a 5.5-year mine life averaging ~27,000 oz AuEq/yr. At long-term prices of US$3,300/oz gold and US$27,000/t antimony (5% real, after-tax discount rate): after-tax NPV5% of US$42.4M, after-tax IRR of 17%, AISC US$1,850/oz, initial capex US$132.6M (including a 29% direct-cost contingency of US$29.8M). Upside case at US$4,700/oz gold: NPV US$113.0M, IRR 36%. A PFS incorporating further drilling is targeted for completion Q4 2026, inside New Zealand's fast-track permitting regime.