Talamore Mining Corp.
Talamore Mining Corp. (renamed from Fuerte Metals Corp., June 2026) is advancing the Coffee Gold Project, a 700 km2, multi-million-ounce open-pit heap-leach gold deposit 130 km south of Dawson City, Yukon, hosting 3.0 million ounces of gold in Measured & Indicated resource plus 0.8 million ounces Inferred. A 40,000-metre 2026 infill/exploration drilling program (including high-grade results at the Supremo Extension) is feeding a Feasibility Study being run by G Mining Services and WSP, targeted for completion in Q4 2026 and expected to support a production decision as early as Q1 2027.
Notable vs. Peers
- Financials score of 3.1/10 is weaker 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
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Talamore Mining Corp. Geologist and mining executive with 30+ years spanning exploration to production; MSc, University of Manitoba; BSc, McMaster University. Career: President & CEO, Fiore Gold Ltd. (2016-2022, real Nevada gold producer); Director, Continental Gold Inc. (2010-2018, real major Colombian developer, later acquired by Zijin Mining in 2020 after his departure); President, Dalradian Resources Inc. (2012-2015, later sold to Orion Mine Finance in 2018 after his departure); VP Corporate Development, Aurelian Resources Inc. (2006-2008), through its real acquisition by Kinross Gold Corp. (already tracked in this DB, K) for C$1.2 billion.
Chief Financial Officer of Talamore Mining Corp., appointed Oct 2025 (then still named Fuerte Metals Corporation, Talamore's own pre-Jun-2026 name). 20-year mining industry veteran; MBA, Dalhousie University; BSc Geology, Acadia University. Career: Senior Vice President, Franco-Nevada Corporation (already tracked in this DB, FNV, 2008-2025), leading business development and investor relations; mining equity research analyst, Bank of Montreal.
Chief Operating Officer of Talamore Mining Corp. Over 20 years in engineering, operations and construction across the mining lifecycle in Canada, the US and Mexico, including executive roles at Excellon Resources and Foran Mining. P.Eng., PMP; BSc Engineering, Dalhousie University; NI 43-101 Qualified Person.
Executive Vice-President, Exploration at Talamore Mining Corp. 45 years of exploration experience in the US, Canada and Latin America; former VP at Goldcorp and Glamis Gold, associated with discoveries totaling over 40 million ounces of gold. MSc, University of Nevada Reno; BA, Wittenberg University.
Vice-President, People & Systems at Talamore Mining Corp. Over 20 years of mining leadership in uranium, base metals and precious metals, with prior roles at Torex Gold, Cameco and Glencore. MBA, B.Eng., PMP.
Vice-President, Environment and Permitting at Talamore Mining Corp. 15+ years of environmental and permitting experience across mining project stages in Yukon and BC, with leadership roles at Newmont, Goldcorp and Capstone Copper. BSc, Royal Roads University; BC P.Ag.
Vice-President, Sustainability and External Relations at Talamore Mining Corp. Nearly 20 years of multi-metallic mining experience, leading environmental and Indigenous engagement programs at Newmont, Goldcorp, Capstone, Kaminak and Yukon Zinc. BSc, University of British Columbia.
Vice President, Mineral Resources at Talamore Mining Corp. Geologist with 15 years spanning grassroots exploration to operating mines; most recently Manager of Geology at Prime Mining Corp. BSc, Montana State University; MSc, University of Utah; CPG designation.
Vice President, Finance at Talamore Mining Corp. Over 25 years of international finance experience, including 15 years at Kinross Gold in senior roles such as VP Treasurer and VP Finance. CPA, CA; Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy, McGill University.
Corporate Secretary of Talamore Mining Corp. Over 25 years of corporate secretarial, governance and securities compliance experience with public companies, including RIWI Corp., Lumina Copper, Anfield Nickel and Pan American Silver.
Vice President, Coffee Project at Talamore Mining Corp. 25+ years across geology, engineering and operations, including 15 years in northern Canada, with senior roles at Glencore, Agnico Eagle, Capstone, Coeur Mining, Hecla and Newmont. BSc Geology, Université de Montréal; NI 43-101 Qualified Person.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Both Agnico Eagle Mines and Newmont Corporation, two top-tier global gold producers, are confirmed shareholders of 10% or more on a partially-diluted basis -- both cash- or asset-backed. Agnico holds 8.12% non-diluted (11.65% partially diluted) via a October 2025 private placement, under an investor rights agreement letting it participate up to 9.99%. Newmont holds 26% on a partially-diluted basis, received as consideration (common plus preferred shares, automatically converted February 2026) for selling its Coffee gold project to Fuerte/Talamore in October 2025 -- vendor consideration rather than a cash purchase, but a real, large, disclosed stake from a top-tier producer regardless. Pierre Lassonde, the co-founder of Franco-Nevada and one of the best-known financiers in the gold sector, also holds a very large stake and personally bought stock on the open market. Two insiders bought on the open market in the past year, though larger insider selling in the same window offsets that buying.
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.
Talamore Mining's (formerly Fuerte Metals) NI 43-101 technical report for the Coffee Gold Project PEA (Yukon): after-tax NPV5% of US$2.2B and 43.5% IRR at analyst-consensus gold prices, ~13-year mine life.