- Business
- Lions Bay Capital Inc. (TSX-V: LBI) operates as a mining finance and investment company focused on unlocking value in resource assets, with a strategic emphasis on gold and copper projects; it invests in securities of publicly listed and private corporations offering capital appreciation potential in the natural resources sector, including stakes in gold exploration, energy infrastructure, diamonds, rare earths, potash, and related technologies. The company maintains a diversified portfolio that includes a 45.22% interest in Fidelity Minerals Corp. (TSXV: FMN), which holds high-potential copper-gold porphyry projects in Peru and Canada; investments in Epic Minerals in Australia; and KALiNA Power for low-carbon power generation; through its South African subsidiary Lions Bay Resources (Pty) Ltd. (LBR), incorporated in November 2025, it holds an option to acquire a cogeneration plant in the Karbochem Industrial Park, Newcastle, South Africa, valued at a replacement cost of US$39.6 million, with plans to reconfigure it for gold concentrate roasting and power/steam production targeting Q4 2026 operations and over 12 million ounces of identified gold resources across African deposits. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with additional addresses noted in Hawthorn, Australia, Lions Bay Capital targets early-stage resource opportunities primarily in Canada, South Africa, Peru, Australia, and Finland, serving institutional and private investors seeking exposure to mining and energy transitions. Recent developments include a November 2025 strategic investment of up to US$1.8 million from Metals One Plc (AIM: MET1) via convertible loan notes in LBR, resulting in Metals One owning 19.1% of Lions Bay and up to 30% of LBR post-conversion, to fund plant acquisition and technical studies; prior announcements in June and July 2025 advanced the South African energy and gold processing initiative; and ongoing portfolio management amid a market capitalization of approximately CA$13 million as of late 2025.