- CEO
- Christopher van Tienhoven
- Full Time Employees
- 119
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Other Precious Metals
- Address
- Avenue Del Libertador 498 Buenos Aires Argentina C1001ABR
- IPO Date
- Jul 26, 2019
- Business
- Patagonia Gold Corp is a Canada-based mining and exploration company primarily engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of gold and silver projects in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina and parts of Chile. The company operates through its subsidiaries and option agreements, holding mineral rights to over 400 properties across several Argentine provinces, making it one of the largest landholders in the province of Santa Cruz. Its core assets include the advanced-stage Calcatreu gold and silver project in the Rio Negro province; the Cap-Oeste underground gold project, as well as producing mines such as the Martha mine and heap leach operations at Lomada de Leiva and Cap-Oeste. Patagonia Gold’s product portfolio centers on raw gold and silver extracted through underground mining and heap leaching processes, supported by exploration and development activities designed to expand gold and silver resource bases.
Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with operational and management offices primarily located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Patagonia Gold targets gold and silver markets internationally, with a focus on growing shareholder value through resource expansion and operational scaling in South America.
Recent major developments include a strategic $40 million investment finalized in 2025 by Black River Mine Inc., aimed exclusively at advancing the Calcatreu project’s development in Rio Negro. This investment supports construction activities, including heap leach facility development with completed infrastructure such as access roads, camp facilities, and power generation. Patagonia Gold has also relocated and refurbished processing equipment from its Lomada de Leiva mine to Calcatreu and plans to commence heap leaching early in 2026. Additionally, the company signed an option agreement with Newmont Corporation in early 2025 for the potential acquisition of its Tornado and Huracan gold properties, reflecting a strategic portfolio streamlining towards core projects. Exploration efforts continue robustly with drilling, trenching, and geophysical surveying to expand mineral resources at Calcatreu and other targets within its extensive property holdings.
Patagonia Gold operates within the mining industry’s precious metals segment, focusing on exploration, resource development, and production. The company’s extensive portfolio of exploration properties and producing assets, combined with recent significant financing and strategic agreements, positions it for growth in gold and silver production in Argentina's resource-rich Patagonia region.