Sourcing Opportunity
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
About
Pathway Capital Ltd. (Pathway), founded in 2004, is a Vancouver based privately held venture capital firm focused on value creation.
To date, companies supported by Pathway have raised over $2 billion in equity financing and have been involved in several billion dollars in M&A transactions.
Our team has decades of experience and expertise in corporate finance, securities law, capital raising, corporate re-organizations, and mergers and acquisitions.
Mining
Pathway invests more than Capital. When we invest in a new opportunity, we commit ourselves to ensuring the success of all aspects of that business. As such, we take a comprehensive approach to launching and growing businesses by concentrating on three key areas:
RESEARCH
Our founders know mining
Working alongside world-class geologists and explorers, metallurgists and engineers, we complete extensive due diligence with the goal of identifying and pursuing only the very best opportunities.
STRUCTURE
Building a business is a lot like building a house – it has little chance of success if you don’t have the right tools in place.
Based on decades of industry experience, Pathway has developed a unique and extensive understanding of the components necessary to build a successful company.
We evaluate five key areas as part of our process: people, structure, asset, finance,
and strategy.
NETWORK
We believe that strong businesses are founded on strong relationships.
We’ve built an extensive network of industry partners that have supported the success of our companies through technical advice, financial support, or investment.
Private Portfolio
CURRENT PRIVATE COMPANY INVESTMENTS
Sunpeak Metals Corp.
Sunpeak Metals is a privately held exploration and development company focused within the highly prospective Arabian Nubian Shield in Ethiopia | More
Pucara Resources Corp.
Pucara Resources is a privately held exploration company with a strong cash position, a knowledgeable management team, and an impressive exploration portfolio in Peru | More
Public Portfolio
PUBLIC PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
Equinox Gold
TSX.V: EQX
Pathway was instrumental in the foundation of the 3-way merger that led to the creation of Equinox Gold, a successful multi-asset mining company led by an industry veteran | More
Sandstorm Gold Royalties
TSX: SSL | NYSE: SAND
Pathway helped to establish and continues to advise Sandstorm Gold Royalties, one of the fastest growing royalty and streaming companies in the world | More
CIC Resources | Mission Gold | Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
TSX: NDM
Pathway was actively involved in merging CIC Resources with a third-party company to form Mission Gold, which later merged with Northern Dynasty Minerals, owner of the largest and perhaps most significant undeveloped copper and gold resource in the world | More
Esperanza Resources
Pathway participated in the re-organization of Esperanza Resources and was responsible for bringing in a highly experienced development and operational team, which ultimately lead to the take over of Esperanza Resources by Alamos Gold in 2013 | More
Peru Copper
Pathway principals were actively involved in the formation and development of Peru Copper and its 100%-owned Toromocho Copper Project until 2007, when Peru Copper was sold to Chinalco for $860 million | More
Public Markets
Pathway understands how to make the transaction from a private company to a public company, in any industry. Whether on the Toronto Venture Exchange (TSX-V) or the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE), Pathway can facilitate a successful deal. A Pathway created vehicle offers the following:
ADVICE
Graduating from a private company to a public company is a challenge. In order to successfully navigate going pubic, a company needs to have the right team in place. From the board of directors, to management and support staff, understanding who is needed to support the organization is key.
Pathway understands how to put together and advise on the composition of board of directors, management and support staff, helping enable success.
KNOWLEDGE
Navigating public company regulatory requirements can be overwhelming for a company. From filing audited financial statements to holding your Annual General Meeting, the reporting process can be complex.
The team at Pathway has a detailed understanding of public company reporting requirements and can guide a private company through such requirements; helping make the transition of becoming a public company as seamless as possible.
EXPERIENCE
Pathway has taken numerous companies public since its inception in 2004. This experience allows the principals of Pathway to aid a smooth and efficient transaction to take a private company into public markets.
When and how to raise money is critical to the success of a public company. Pathway has extensive experience with these aspects of a transaction and can avail companies of this experience.
Meet the Team
Advisors
MIKE ALLEN
Advisor
Mr. Allen, a geologist by training, graduated from the University of Alberta in 1997 and then started his career exploring for diamonds in Alberta. Mr. Allen has a strong technical background and has explored for both gold and base metals throughout the world. Mr. Allen has worked in open pit and underground mines, managed the construction of new mines and exploration crews, and ensures to make safety the highest priority.
Most recently, Mr. Allen was the President and CEO of Northern Empire Resources, in which he identified and acquired the Sterling Project located in Nevada's Walker Lane. 16 months after acquiring the Sterling Project, Northern Empire was acquired by Coeur Mining for $117 million.
J. DAVID LOWELL
Advisor
With 75 years of industry experience and over fifteen world-class discoveries to his credit, including Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, Pierina, Zaldivar, Kalamazoo, and Toromocho, J. David Lowell is regarded as one of the world’s greatest explorers.
Mr. Lowell has authored over 50 scientific articles and, in 1970, Mr. Lowell co-authored the Lowell-Gilbert Porphyry Copper Model, revolutionizing the understanding of and exploration for porphyry copper deposits. The Lowell-Gilbert Porphyry Copper Model remains the leading model for porphyry copper exploration, and continues to be used throughout both academia and industry.
Mr. Lowell has participated in nine major prefeasibility or bankable feasibility studies, and was the Chairman and Founder of three companies including Arequipa Resources, Peru Copper and Lowell Copper (now Equinox Gold).
Mr. Lowell was inducted into the Mining Foundation of the Southwest in 2002 and the American Mining Hall of Fame in 2012, and has been the recipient of over thirty professional awards.
Mr. Lowell received a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mining Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1949 and a Masters degree (MSc) in Geology from Stanford University in 1957. He also received a Professional Engineer degree from the University of Arizona in 1959 and honorary degrees from both the Universidad Nacional de San Marcos in Peru in 1998 and the University of Arizona in 2000.
ROBERT BLAIR
Advisor
Mr. Blair has over 35 years of experience directly related to the exploration for and the discovery of porphyry copper and molybdenum deposits. Mr. Blair has been a consulting economic geologist since 1999, prior to which he was Chief Geologist for Cyprus Amax Inc., Chief Geologist for Coeur d'Alene Mines, and Geology Superintendent at the Coeur Rochester Mine.
Mr. Blair was one of three geologists directly responsible for the discovery of the world-class Henderson molybdenum mine at Red Mountain, Empire, Colorado during his time with Climax Molybdenum.
Mr. Blair received a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geology/Earth Science from Dartmouth College in 1958 and a Masters degree (MSc) in Geology/Earth Science from the University of Michigan in 1960.