Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping mining in Vancouver. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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46 of 1,151 tracked companies have open roles.
745 of 1,151 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 3,671 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 25.9% of disclosed capital, while 35.3% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $366.35M | 27 | 79 |
| 2017 | $3.92B | 45 | 121 |
| 2018 | $4.59B | 55 | 152 |
| 2019 | $2.81B | 40 | 157 |
| 2020 | $1.28B | 61 | 221 |
| 2021 | $1.95B | 77 | 195 |
| 2022 | $1.21B | 50 | 218 |
| 2023 | $1.79B | 36 | 277 |
| 2024 | $1.83B | 13 | 340 |
| 2025 | $4.72B | 1 | 398 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
3,884 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in mining company rounds since 2016.
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The measured Canada identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: world_filings_distributed exposes no reviewed Canadian national-ID key; none of the designated Canadian identities carried a CIK.
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The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
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Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Allied Critical Metals Inc. (CSE: ACM) (OTCQB: ACMIF) (FSE: 0VJ0) (“Allied” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche (the “First Tranche“) of its previously announced non-brokered private placement offering of common shares (the “Offering“) with an existing strategic investor (the “Existing Strategic Investor“) for gross proceeds of U.S.$10 million.
Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. (TSXV: BKM) (OTC Pink: PBMLF) ("Pacific Booker" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company intends to undertake a non-brokered private placement financing (the "Offering") to raise gross proceeds of up to $3,000,228 from the sale of up to 1,260,600 units.
McEwen Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX) announced the completion of its business combination with Golden Lake Exploration Inc.
Under the revised terms, the Offering will consist of up to 20,000,000 units (each, a “Unit”) at a price of $0.045 per Unit, for gross proceeds of up to $900,000.
District Metals Corp. has closed the books on its C$10,000,000 non-brokered private placement financing under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption.
Montage Gold Corp. is pleased to announce the successful completion of the acquisition of African Gold Limited.
GoldHaven Resources Corp. (CSE: GOH) (OTCQB: GHVNF) ... is pleased to announce that it has closed the final tranche of its non-brokered flow-through financing, bringing total gross proceeds to over $2,000,000.
Surge Copper Corp. (TSXV: SURG) (OTCQB: SRGXF) (Frankfurt: G6D2) ("Surge" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the second and final tranche of its previously announced $20 million non-brokered private placement (the "Offering"), for gross proceeds of approximately $4 million under the final tranche, consisting of 7,960,000 units (the "Units").
Pan Global Resources Inc. has announced a C$7.2 million non-brokered private placement with existing strategic investor Alpayana, giving the Peruvian mining group an expected 19.9 percent stake in the Canadian explorer after closing.
Temas Resources Corp., based in Vancouver, announced the completion of a non-brokered private placement, raising approximately CAD $1.5 million.
Top 10 categories among 11,367 recorded events in the 24-month window.
30 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO activity · TSX1 reports
Follow-on Offering · AIM1 reports
IPO · Nasdaq Capital Market1 reports
Direct Listing · OTCQX2 reports
IPO · OTCQB Venture Market3 reports
IPO activity · Tradegate1 reports
Direct Listing · OTCQB Venture Market1 reports
Direct Listing · Nasdaq Capital Market2 reports
200 tracked people moves
Appointment Independent Member of the Board of Directors
Appointment Corporate Development Consultant
Appointment Chief Financial Officer and Director
Resignation Previously Chief Financial Officer
Appointment Director
Retirement Director Emeritus
Appointment Director
Retirement Director Emeritus
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Corporate Website
Digital Marketing Service
Platform
172 recorded customer wins
Customer: Sociedad Punta del Cobre S.A.Mining
Customer: Thunder GoldMining
Customer: g2 goldfields
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Customer: bhp groupMining
3 companies with reported reductions
Scale not stated rolesliquidation
300 rolesoperations scaling down
Scale not stated rolescost saving measure
91 recorded events
approval sought for acquisitionTSX Venture Exchange
approval of transactionTSX Venture Exchange
authorization extended
shareholder approval of Pegasus Arrangement
30 tracked suits
overlapping mining claims settlementCivil · Settled
Regulatory dispute over mining permitRegulatory · Filed
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 450 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Viper Minerals→Coneto Silver-Gold Project | Completed | 2026-05-04 | $15.0M |
| mcewen→Golden Lake Exploration ↗ | Completed | 2026-05-01 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Montage Gold→African | Completed | 2026-04-29 | Not stated in snapshot |
| agnico eagle→B2Gold ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-22 | $325.0M |
| BeMetals→Prospector Metals ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-16 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Eldorado Gold→Foran Mining ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-16 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
100 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 203-posting snapshot covers 25 employers.
9 tracked postings mention remote work.
54 postings specify a level.
Top skills across 203 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| finning international ↗ | 14,246 |
| Pan American Silver ↗ | 6,200 |
| Eldorado Gold ↗ | 4,700 |
| First Majestic ↗ | 4,634 |
| Equinox Gold ↗ | 3,317 |
| Ero Copper Corp ↗ | 3,253 |
| fortuna silver mines ↗ | 2,420 |
| China Gold International Resources ↗ | 2,089 |
549 founders and chief executives across 550 companies.
CEO Denison Mines. University of Alberta BSc 1982, The University of British Columbia MBA 1983
Ex- Goldcorp, Centerra Gold, Asarco.
CEO Capstone Copper, Horizonte Minerals, ex-Mantos Copper, Audley Capital Advisors. University of the Witwatersrand MSc 1993…
Advisory Board - Decorus Imperium · Lithium Americas, ex-Diversitech, ex-Arysta Lifescience · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1999
Ex- Traxys Capital Partners, KGHM International, Quadra FNX Mining, International Vision Direct, BHP-Billiton Plc, Billiton International Metals BV…
Dalhousie University BSc, Technical University of Nova Scotia BEng.
Major Drilling, Ex-G Mining Services. McGill University BE 1999, École Polytechnique de Montréal MS 2002
EX-Rossing Uranium Mine, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase. Camborne School of Mines
Ex- President First Quantum Minerals, First Mining Finance
Ex-Founder & MD international mining consulting services, OFEX, Chariot Resources. University of South Australia BSc
President Trelawney Mining and Exploration Director IAMGOLD
Marimaca Copper, ex-Emmerson, ex-High Grade Metals, Western Australian School of Mines (WASM), 2014
32 profiles with education records.
1 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
11,222 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Mining coverage tagged Vancouver · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 3,083 |
| 2021Q3 | 2,771 |
| 2021Q4 | 1,869 |
| 2022Q1 | 2,720 |
| 2022Q2 | 2,298 |
| 2022Q3 | 1,729 |
| 2022Q4 | 3,085 |
| 2023Q1 | 2,428 |
| 2023Q2 | 2,747 |
| 2023Q3 | 2,700 |
| 2023Q4 | 2,793 |
| 2024Q1 | 3,599 |
| 2024Q2 | 3,893 |
| 2024Q3 | 3,147 |
| 2024Q4 | 3,590 |
| 2025Q1 | 3,629 |
| 2025Q2 | 2,969 |
| 2025Q3 | 2,040 |
| 2025Q4 | 3,136 |
| 2026Q1 | 3,190 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
15,637 recorded company events across 594 companies; percentages use that event total.
Mining coverage tagged Vancouver · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Canada comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| percussion drilling | 501 | 349 | 44% |
| sonic drilling | 449 | 289 | 55% |
| rare earth elements extraction | 392 | 173 | 127% |
| pe mining funds | 301 | 206 | 46% |
| copper demand | 279 | 188 | 48% |
| mineral tenure | 247 | 163 | 52% |
| electrowinning rare earths | 245 | 89 | 175% |
| public offering | 178 | 114 | 56% |
| acquisition news | 159 | 104 | 53% |
| investment deal | 143 | 69 | 107% |
| gold spot price | 323 | 490 | -34% |
| precious metals | 259 | 419 | -38% |
| commodity futures | 217 | 359 | -40% |
| precious metals pricing | 56 | 272 | -79% |
| tariff negotiations | 122 | 224 | -46% |
Canada comparison coverage
diamond drilling, directional drilling, auger drilling
13.0% critical · 47.8% positiveexploration funding, diamond drilling, mineral exploration
13.2% critical · 50.3% positivediamond drilling, directional drilling, auger drilling
17.0% critical · 47.3% positiveMining coverage tagged Vancouver. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
6,234 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Tone counts: 4,950 positive · 1,035 neutral · 249 negative.
Landmark: The Challenges of Reusing Mining and Mineral-Processing Wastes
Landmark: Modifications to EPA Method 3060A to Improve Extraction of Cr(VI) from Chromium Ore Processing Residue-Contaminated Soils
Landmark: The tremendous potential of deep-sea mud as a source of rare-earth elements
Common problems researchers identify · 0124.4% of this theme group
Researchers highlight challenges of handling and reusing mining and processing wastes while reducing environmental impact.
Mineral processing (68) · Raw material (30) · Mineral resource classification (27) · Waste management (19)
The Challenges of Reusing Mining and Mineral-Processing Wastes
The challengein mineral processing for low-grade ores and man-made waste: how toreducethe negative environmental impact from the mining indu
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3881.0 |
| 2023 | 3971.5 |
| 2024 | 3978.5 |
| 2025 | 3324.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0216.4% of this theme group
Studies point to inefficiencies in current mineral processing and call for greener, more integrated engineering approaches.
Mineral processing (77) · Mineral (21) · Process engineering (11) · Manufacturing engineering (5)
Scientific substantiation and development of innovative approaches to integrated mineral processing
Sustainable Processing of Mineral Resources
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 788.2 |
| 2023 | 822.0 |
| 2024 | 800.1 |
| 2025 | 579.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0315.0% of this theme group
Papers discuss the technical and environmental difficulties of cyanide leaching and metal recovery from gold ores.
Gold cyanidation (11) · Gold ore (14) · Beneficiation (23) · Metallurgy (26)
Process Applications and Challenges in Mineral Beneficiation and Recovery of Niobium from Ore Deposits – A Review
Mineral Processing and Metal Extraction on the Lunar Surface - Challenges and Opportunities
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.3 |
| 2023 | 26.8 |
| 2024 | 25.8 |
| 2025 | 27.5 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0412.4% of this theme group
Research flags the complexity of extracting gangue‑rich minerals such as cassiterite and magnetite.
Gangue (17) · Mineral (23) · Cassiterite (6) · Magnetite (5)
Review of allanite: Properties, occurrence and mineral processing technologies
Process mineralogy of unconventional mineral deposits examples of applications and challenges
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 196.2 |
| 2023 | 195.1 |
| 2024 | 229.8 |
| 2025 | 270.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0512.2% of this theme group
Authors raise alarms about tailings dam safety and the need for better leaching control strategies.
Tailings (55) · Mineral processing (33) · Leaching (10) · Tailings dam (4)
Geological and mineralogical study of ore tailings for bio-leaching
Designer tailings: improving the management of tailings through collaborative research
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 90.1 |
| 2023 | 84.9 |
| 2024 | 80.7 |
| 2025 | 94.3 |
Common problems researchers identify · 0610.0% of this theme group
Works identify reagent selection and clay mineral effects as major obstacles to efficient flotation.
Froth flotation (12) · Reagent (8) · Adsorption (6) · Bubble (4)
Managing clay minerals in froth flotation—A critical review
Froth Flotation of Iron Ores
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 575.1 |
| 2023 | 553.6 |
| 2024 | 441.0 |
| 2025 | 400.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 079.4% of this theme group
Studies examine grinding media and breakage models to improve liberation while cutting energy consumption.
Comminution (22) · Grinding (18) · Process engineering (10) · Mineral processing (27)
Breakage process of mineral processing comminution machines – An approach to liberation
A Review of the Grinding Media in Ball Mills for Mineral Processing
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 592.8 |
| 2023 | 621.3 |
| 2024 | 560.1 |
| 2025 | 369.1 |
Cautions · 0134.6% of this theme group
Researchers caution that simulation tools may overlook practical constraints in gravity concentration and plant operations.
Mineral processing (50) · Metallurgy (21) · Geology (7) · Mineral (13)
The Use of Process Analysis and Simulation to Identify Paths to Improve the Operation of an Iron Ore Gravity Concentration Circuit
The Use of Productivity Improvement Tools at a Mineral Processing Plant
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1944.2 |
| 2023 | 1915.8 |
| 2024 | 2067.8 |
| 2025 | 1401.6 |
Cautions · 0229.9% of this theme group
Papers warn of potential contamination when repurposing tailings from uranium, gold, and other metal processing streams.
Tailings (38) · Uranium (7) · Gold cyanidation (6) · Beneficiation (12)
Utilization of Tailings Backwater from a Mineral Processing Plant of Copper-molybdenum Sulfide Ores
SOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS DURING COMPREHENSIVE PROCESSING OF TAILS OF CONCENTRATING FACTORIES
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 109.6 |
| 2023 | 108.9 |
| 2024 | 101.5 |
| 2025 | 113.7 |
Cautions · 0325.6% of this theme group
Authors advise careful assessment of galvanic effects and reagent interactions that can destabilize froth flotation performance.
Froth flotation (16) · Chalcopyrite (6) · Sphalerite (7) · Beneficiation (13)
The effect of galvanic interaction on the behaviour of the froth phase during the flotation of a complex sulphide ore
Comments On: Impact assessment and optimization of REFLUX flotation cell (RFC) primary settings on copper sulfide ore flotation (Guner and K
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 48.3 |
| 2023 | 48.1 |
| 2024 | 30.3 |
| 2025 | 28.6 |
Cautions · 0410.0% of this theme group
Research highlights the release of hazardous chromium species during chromite ore treatment and the need for mitigation.
Chromite (12) · Chromium (9) · Chromate conversion coating (5) · Hematite (6)
Sulfite-Induced Release and Oxidation of Cr(III) in Reduced Chromite Ore Processing Residue under Visible Light: The Critical Role of Fe(IV)
Experimental Studies on Coupled Treatment of Chromite Ore Processing Residue
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 42.2 |
| 2023 | 38.4 |
| 2024 | 31.2 |
| 2025 | 29.0 |
Opportunities · 0120.6% of this theme group
Opportunities focus on novel acid and alkaline leaching methods to extract valuable elements from ores and residues.
Leaching (151) · Sulfuric acid (33) · Raw material (79) · Chromium (31)
DEVELOPMENT OF AMMONIA-ALKALINE METHOD OF COMPLEX PROCESSING OF ALUNITE ORE
Flotation Separation of Sulfur and Silver-bearing Minerals from a Residue Produced by Oxygen-pressure Leaching Process of a Zinc Sulfide Ore
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1003.3 |
| 2023 | 980.0 |
| 2024 | 795.6 |
| 2025 | 1012.2 |
Opportunities · 0217.0% of this theme group
Studies propose using process mineralogy and engineering tools to better model and exploit complex ore bodies.
Mineral processing (411) · Mineral (217) · Mineral resource classification (52) · Process engineering (58)
Justification and development of innovative technologies for integrated processing of complex ore and mine waste
Process mineralogy as a tool in modelling mineral processing operations.
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 680.7 |
| 2023 | 710.6 |
| 2024 | 716.4 |
| 2025 | 557.7 |
Opportunities · 0316.1% of this theme group
Research explores new reagents and carrier flotation techniques for fine and ultrafine particle separation.
Froth flotation (160) · Reagent (108) · Mineral processing (224) · Xanthate (62)
Carrier Flotation: State of the Art and its Potential for the Separation of Fine and Ultrafine Mineral Particles
A Critical Review on the Flotation Reagents for Phosphate Ore Beneficiation
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 271.8 |
| 2023 | 263.9 |
| 2024 | 179.2 |
| 2025 | 188.7 |
Opportunities · 0413.4% of this theme group
Papers present experimental advances in extracting copper, gold, and zinc from mixed ore deposits.
Copper (167) · Metallurgy (219) · Mineral processing (249) · Zinc (83)
Experimental Research on Mineral processing of a Copper Gold Ore
Experimental Research on Mineral Processing for Some Copper Ore
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1759.2 |
| 2023 | 1744.4 |
| 2024 | 1737.6 |
| 2025 | 1444.0 |
Opportunities · 0511.5% of this theme group
Works highlight emerging methods to reclaim critical metals and iron from processing tailings.
Tailings (359) · Mineral processing (173) · Raw material (50) · Leaching (49)
A Review on the Recovery of Critical Metals from Mine and Mineral Processing Tailings: Recent Advances
Evaluation of Additional Iron Recovery from Iron Ore Tailings
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1061.0 |
| 2023 | 1033.2 |
| 2024 | 852.8 |
| 2025 | 1077.6 |
Opportunities · 0610.7% of this theme group
Research demonstrates effective gravity and magnetic techniques for upgrading iron‑rich ores.
Magnetic separation (110) · Beneficiation (169) · Iron ore (114) · Magnetite (55)
Mineral and Technological Features of Magnetite–Hematite Ores and Their Influence on the Choice of Processing Technology
EFFECTIVE PROCESSING OF LOW-GRADE IRON ORE THROUGH GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 71.8 |
| 2023 | 67.1 |
| 2024 | 67.3 |
| 2025 | 72.9 |
Opportunities · 0710.6% of this theme group
Studies integrate online liberation data and modeling to enhance control of comminution processes.
Grinding (163) · Comminution (105) · Mill (54) · Ball mill (43)
Integrating online mineral liberation data into process control and optimisation systems for grinding–separation plants
Measurement and modelling of the liberation and distribution of minerals in comminuted ores
| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 133.3 |
| 2023 | 125.3 |
| 2024 | 100.0 |
| 2025 | 104.8 |
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 46.9% | 37.7% |
| Descriptive | 29.8% | 17.4% |
| Problem-identifying | 8.4% | 9.5% |
| Breakthrough | 6.7% | 26.1% |
| Comparative | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| Cautionary | 3.6% | 4.6% |
| Critical | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainStudy on Developing Safety Infrastructure for Mineral Processing Waste (NORM Waste) and Contamination Monitoring at the | 75 | 1.28% | 12 (16.0%) | 1.28% |
| Energy & datacenter footprintReal-time Grinding Energy Consumption Forecast and Control with Machine Learning | 1 | 0.02% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.02% |
| Bias & fairnessDiscrimination of Six Flotation Kinetic Models Used\nin the Conventional Flotation and Carrier Flotation of −74\nμm Coal | 1 | 0.02% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.02% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Privacy & surveillance | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Safety & misuse | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Concentration of compute power | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
Clear definitions for making better comparisons.
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
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A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 31 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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