- Business
- Amarc Resources Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties focused on porphyry copper-gold deposits in British Columbia, Canada. The company advances its 100%-owned district-scale projects including the JOY Cu-Au district (495 square kilometers in north-central BC's Toodoggone region), DUKE Cu-Au district (central BC), and IKE Cu-Au district (673 square kilometers, 35 kilometers northwest of Gold Bridge in south-central BC); these properties host five known copper-gold deposits such as Empress, PINE, DUKE, Canyon, and AuRORA, alongside multiple priority porphyry copper-gold-silver targets prime for drill testing. Founded in 1987 and headquartered at 14th Floor, 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 4H1, Amarc is associated with Hunter Dickinson Inc., a diversified mining company with a 35-year track record in porphyry deposit discovery and development. Recent developments include Freeport-McMoRan exercising its option to proceed to Stage 2 earn-in at JOY (September 2025, up to CAD $75 million commitment), ongoing collaboration with Freeport to expand the high-grade AuRORA copper-gold-silver deposit through 2025 drilling programs (November 2025 results), a $10 million 2025 drill program at DUKE funded by partner Boliden (launched July 2025), an option agreement with Canasil Resources Inc. to acquire 100% interest in the adjacent Brenda property (February 2025), and confirmation of high-grade intersections at Empress within IKE (May 2025).