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- Carlin Gold Corporation is a Vancouver-based Canadian mineral exploration company focused on gold and copper-gold opportunities in Nevada, where it holds three wholly owned properties: the Cortez Summit gold project, the Ivy copper-gold project and the Willow gold project. Founded in 1946 and headquartered at Suite 405, 375 Water Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, the company advances exploration-stage assets through geological mapping, geochemistry, geophysics and drilling, with Cortez Summit positioned as the lead asset beside major gold operations in the Cortez Trend, Ivy targeting copper-gold skarn mineralization in northeastern Elko County, and Willow hosting Carlin-type gold targets in northeast Nevada.
Carlin Gold’s core business consists of identifying, evaluating, acquiring and exploring mineral properties, with its principal products and services being the advancement of exploration projects and the generation of technical data to define drill targets and resource potential. The company’s Nevada portfolio comprises the 142-claim Cortez Summit property, the 161-claim Ivy Copper-Gold Project and the 47-claim Willow Project, and it describes its operating focus as disciplined, evidence-led exploration across gold and copper-gold targets.
Recent company changes include a September 2026 strategic investment agreement with Electrum Gold Exploration for approximately US$21.5 million, alongside an arranged brokered private placement with Canaccord Genuity for up to approximately US$8.5 million. In August 2026, the company announced management changes appointing Quentin Mai as President and Chief Executive Officer, Dong Shim as Chief Financial Officer and Marla Ritchie as Corporate Secretary, and it also announced plans to spin out a 5.0% net smelter return royalty on its Cortez Summit property to shareholders.
Carlin Gold trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol CGD and also has OTCQB and Frankfurt listings. The company reports a focus on Nevada exploration, with its portfolio and recent financing and corporate actions intended to support continued advancement of its properties and related strategic initiatives.