- Business
- Orecap Invest Corp. is a Canada-based merchant bank and investment issuer focused on special situation investments in the natural resource sector, offering shareholders exposure to high-return opportunities in precious and critical metals including gold, copper, and zinc. The company holds significant equity positions in portfolio companies such as American Eagle Gold Corp. (AE:TSXV | AMEGF:OTCQB; 6.3% ownership), XXIX Metal Corp. (XXIX:TSXV | QCCUF:OTCQB; 7.7% ownership), Mistango River Resources Inc. (MIS:CSE; 13.9% ownership), Awalé Resources Ltd. (ARIC:TSXV; 7.2% ownership), Kintavar Exploration Inc. (KTR:TSXV; 19.9% ownership), and Metal Energy Corp. (MERG:TSXV; 3.6% ownership); it also maintains a portfolio of gold, copper, and zinc exploration land packages in Canada's Abitibi and Kirkland Lake regions, including the 100%-owned McGarry, Knight, and Mirado projects. Founded in 2011 and headquartered at 141 Adelaide Street West, Suite 1102 in Toronto, Ontario, Orecap operates primarily in Canada with investments targeting junior explorers and developers serving institutional and retail investors in the mining industry; Agnico Eagle Mines Limited holds a 9.9% stake as a key shareholder. Recent developments include the completion of a plan of arrangement on September 29, 2025, spinning out three wholly-owned subsidiaries—1540529 B.C. Ltd., 1540538 B.C. Ltd., and 1540542 B.C. Ltd.—to shareholders, creating clean vehicles for future investments and enabling rapid deployment of assets amid rising gold prices; the closing of a 19.9% acquisition in Kintavar Exploration Inc. on September 15, 2025, via an asset purchase agreement, establishing Orecap and XXIX as cornerstone investors holding 39.9% combined; ownership consolidation and strategic agreements at the McGarry gold project, including a partnership with Mistango River Resources and discovery of a large undrilled ultramafic target; and updates to NI 43-101 technical reports on McGarry, Mirado, and Knight projects to support potential spinouts or M&A transactions, all approved by shareholders in September 2025.