Starr Peak Mining Ltd. (TSXV: STE; renamed from Starr Peak Exploration Ltd in Mar 2021, ticker unchanged) is a gold explorer in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Quebec. Its 2026 program targets a deep target at Normetmar, positioned beneath the Normetmar mineralization's upper two zones, ~900m west of the past-producing Normétal Mine. The company's broader portfolio includes the NewMétal, Rousseau, and Turgeon Lake gold properties. No NI 43-101 resource of any category has been published at any property -- all remain at exploration/target-testing stage.
Notable vs. Peers
- Financials score of 3.1/10 is weaker than the peer average of 5.3/10.
- Trading within 6% of its 52-week low — weak recent price momentum.
Lifecycle Milestones
Jurisdiction (40%)9/10
Quebec: Fraser PPI 2025 is 79.39 of 100 (rank 23 of 68), which maps to 9 on this site's scale. The Normetmar property is in Quebec's Abitibi Greenstone Belt, a Tier-1 Canadian mining jurisdiction.
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 Normetmar Property (NewMétal), Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Quebec, Canada (checked Sep 30, 2026; recheck due Mar 29, 2027). Counts at a neutral 5/10 until one does.
Nearby producing mine (20%)Not yet researched
No producing mine within 50 km in our reference list (nearest listed: Casa Berardi (Hecla Mining Company), 64 km). That list doesn't cover every mining district yet, so a longer distance isn't scored as remote.
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:4.5/10
Nearest producing mine: Casa Berardi (Hecla Mining Company), 64 km
10 next to a producing mine, 8 at 20 km, 5 at 50 km, 0 beyond 200 km.
Weight 22.5% · 46% here - 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% · 31% here - JurisdictionSub-score:9/10
Canada: jurisdiction score 9/10
Our jurisdiction score, used as is: higher means lower political and permitting risk.
Weight 6.75% · 14% 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% · 9% 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
Chairman & CEO of Starr Peak Mining Ltd. (TSXV: STE), appointed 2019. Over 25 years of experience in North American and European capital markets focused on the natural-resource industries; retired from Canaccord Capital in August 2008 as an investment advisor to apply that experience in the public-company sector. Also a director of Power Metals Corp. and Superior Mining International Corp. Source: starrpeakminingltd.com/corporate/management-directors/.
Director and Chief Financial Officer of Tesoro Minerals Corp., a chartered accountant and founding partner of Driver Anderson (est. 1981), and retired partner of Davidson and Company LLP; also Non-Executive Chairman of Kingman Minerals Ltd. and Chief Financial Officer & Director of Starr Peak Mining Ltd.
Director of Starr Peak Mining Ltd. (TSXV: STE), appointed 2024. Investor and consultant to public and private companies across technology, real estate, life sciences, bricks-and-mortar retail and resources; active in merchant banking and junior-mining transactions. Participated in the York Harbour Metals project, which achieved a copper VMS discovery in Newfoundland. Source: starrpeakminingltd.com/corporate/management-directors/.
Director of Starr Peak Mining Ltd. (TSXV: STE), appointed 27 Feb 2026. Seasoned executive with more than 25 years of management experience across the junior mining, healthcare and real-estate sectors; currently CEO and Director of Forge Resources Corp. (CSE: FRG) and an advisor to Super Copper Corp. (CSE: CUPR). B.Sc., McGill University; Doctor of Dental Surgery, Dalhousie University.
Vice President, Exploration of Starr Peak Mining Ltd. (TSXV: STE), the company's Quebec-based exploration lead on its Abitibi Greenstone Belt properties (Normetmar, NewMetal, Rousseau and Turgeon Lake); also President & Chief Executive Officer of Vision Lithium Inc.
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
Starr Peak Mining, formerly Starr Peak Exploration, explores for gold in Quebec's Abitibi greenstone belt. Its 2026 program targets a deep zone at the Normetmar property, beneath the upper two zones of the Normetmar mineralisation and about 900m west of the past-producing Normetal mine. Its portfolio also includes the NewMetal, Rousseau and Turgeon Lake gold properties, and no NI 43-101 resource of any category has been published on any of them.