- CEO
- John Graham Proust
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Gold
- Address
- 669 Howe Street Vancouver BC Canada V6C 0B4
- IPO Date
- Jun 2, 2005
- Business
- Southern Arc Minerals Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration and investment company that acquires, generates, and advances mineral resource opportunities, with a focus on gold and copper-gold assets; it also evaluates strategic investment opportunities in resource companies and, through its portfolio, may realize value from the sale of mineral-related securities. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, the company is listed on the NEX board of the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol SA.H. The company’s core activities include project generation, strategic investments, mineral property acquisition and exploration, and portfolio management of equity positions in companies such as Rise Gold Corp. and, historically, Japan Gold Corp.; it does not currently generate operating revenue and continues to rely on investment sales and financing to fund general and administrative expenses and new opportunities. Southern Arc’s operating focus includes its Indonesian exploration properties, notably West Lombok, a resource-stage gold and copper-gold project with epithermal and porphyry prospects, and East Elang, a grassroots exploration property originally advanced under a joint-venture framework. Recent company developments include the sale of 175,000 Rise Gold Corp. shares in October 2025 for proceeds of $50,260, continued scaling back of office expenditures to preserve liquidity, and reporting a reduced net loss of $132,171 for the nine months ended March 31, 2026. In August 2026, shareholder Neil S. Subin filed an early warning report disclosing a decrease in his holdings, reflecting changes in ownership linked to private placements and the exercise of options and warrants. The company’s management says it remains focused on maintaining liquidity, advancing strategic investment activities, and seeking additional financing for future business opportunities.