- Business
- Empress Royalty Corp. (TSX-V: EMPR) is a precious metals royalty and streaming company that provides investors with exposure to gold, silver, and other precious metals through royalties and streams on mining projects. The company acquires royalties and metal purchase streams from mining operators; finances mine developments and expansions; and offers flexible financing solutions to miners, including net smelter return royalties, gross revenue royalties, and precious metal streams. Empress operates globally, with assets primarily in the Americas, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil, and targets mid-tier and junior mining companies as counterparties.
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Empress Royalty focuses on the mining finance segment of the natural resources industry, serving mining operators seeking non-dilutive capital. Its portfolio includes flagship royalties such as the 2% net smelter return royalty on the La Plata gold-silver-copper project in Chile; a 3.5% net smelter return royalty on the Oko West gold project in Guyana; and a portfolio of producing and development-stage assets like the Bald Minnow copper-gold project and various silver streams. The company maintains a diversified pipeline of over 20 royalties and streams across multiple commodities and jurisdictions to mitigate risk.
In the past two years, Empress Royalty has pursued aggressive growth through strategic acquisitions and financings, including the August 2024 acquisition of a diversified royalty portfolio from Sandstorm Gold Ltd. valued at approximately C$20 million; a March 2025 bought deal financing that raised C$15 million to fund further royalty purchases; and the signing of a new gold stream agreement on the CMC Copper-Gold Project in Australia in October 2025. These moves have expanded its asset base by 50% and strengthened its balance sheet, positioning the company for additional opportunistic deals amid favorable metal prices. No major name changes or reorganizations have occurred recently.