Sonoro Gold
Pre-revenue junior gold exploration and development company advancing its Cerro Caliche heap leach project in Sonora, Mexico, toward initial production of approximately 46,000-47,000 ounces of gold annually over a 10-year mine life, funded through non-brokered private placements.
- Company typePublic
- Founded2011
- HeadquartersVancouver, Canada
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Sonoro Gold does
Sonoro Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGO | OTCQB: SMOFF | FRA: 23SP) is a junior gold exploration and development company headquartered in West Vancouver, British Columbia, with operating assets concentrated in the mining-friendly jurisdiction of Sonora, Mexico. The company was founded in 2011 (originally as Sonoro Metals Corp., rebranded in September 2020) and is led by President & CEO Kenneth MacLeod and Chairman John M. Darch. Its flagship asset is the Cerro Caliche gold project, comprised of 15 contiguous mining concessions totaling approximately 1,350 hectares on the original property, expanded in May 2026 to approximately 9,001 hectares through the acquisition of 11 additional contiguous mineral concessions along strike. A secondary exploration-stage asset, the San Marcial gold-silver project, is under consideration for a spin-out into wholly-owned subsidiary Oronos Gold Corp. Operations are conducted through the company's wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary Minera Mar de Plata S.A. de C.V. (MMP).
Cerro Caliche is in the final permitting stage for an initial open-pit, heap leach mining operation scaled at 12,000-16,000 tonnes per day, with a revised Environmental Impact Statement (MIA) under review by Mexico's federal environmental authority SEMARNAT. The February 2026 updated NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment, prepared by P&E Mining Consultants with an updated Mineral Resource Estimate by SRK Consulting, projects average annual gold production of approximately 46,000-47,000 ounces over a 10-year mine life (459,000 ounces total), at all-in sustaining costs of USD $1,902 per ounce, initial capex of USD $83 million, a 1.7-year payback, and after-tax NPV of USD $224 million / IRR of 50% at a base case gold price of USD $3,500/oz (rising to USD $525 million NPV / 91% IRR at spot). The resource database comprises 46,765 metres of drilling across 419 drill holes, with a further 50,000-metre two-phase drilling program initiated in May 2026.
Sonoro is pre-revenue and generates no commercial product sales. Capital is raised exclusively through non-brokered private placements of units (common shares plus warrants) to institutional and sophisticated investors, with insider participation of over 26% of outstanding shares. Aggregate capital raised exceeds CAD $27.47 million since 2018, with CAD $12.2 million closed in April 2026 and CAD $15.5 million closed in June 2026 (the latter oversubscribed at $0.25 per unit). The go-to-market motion combines direct shareholder communications, the corporate website, investor presentations, YouTube content, social media, and participation at mining industry events such as the annual PDAC conference in Toronto. The customer base for future gold production will be the global spot gold market, while the current "customer" base for capital is a retail shareholder base spread across Canada, the United States, Germany, and Switzerland.
Sonoro Gold firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Sonoro Gold
- Legal name
- Sonoro Gold Corp.
- Website
- https://sonorogold.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 2011
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Pre-revenue junior gold exploration and development company advancing its Cerro Caliche heap leach project in Sonora, Mexico, toward initial production of approximately 46,000-47,000 ounces of gold annually over a 10-year mine life, funded through non-brokered private placements.
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Sonoro Gold industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Gold Mining and Mineral Exploration
- NAICS
- Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (212230), Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing (327992), Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (212321)
- SIC
- Gold And Silver Ores (1040), Metal Mining (1000), Primary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3330)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Gold Mining (IMAKAEAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Precious Metals Exploration & Project Development (IMAKAEAI), Precious Metals Bullion & Concentrates Trading (Gold, Silver, PGM) (IMAKAJAD), Plant Operations, Control & Optimization (Metallurgical Accounting, APC, Digital Twins) (IMAKALAJ)
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Where Sonoro Gold is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vancouver
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Sonoro Gold business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Gold Production Revenue: Once the Cerro Caliche project reaches production, revenue will be generated from the sale of extracted and processed gold. The project is designed as an open-pit heap-leach operation targeting 16,000 tonnes per day capacity with projected annual production of approximately 46,000-47,000 ounces of gold over a 10-year mine life.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
Sonoro Gold product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Sonoro Gold Corp. is a junior gold exploration and development company focused on advancing its flagship Cerro Caliche gold project in Sonora, Mexico toward production as an open-pit, heap leach mining operation. The company also holds the San Marcial gold-silver exploration-stage project, and once Cerro Caliche reaches commercial production it intends to sell extracted gold doré. The company currently raises capital through non-brokered private placements to fund exploration, drilling, permitting and mine development activities.
Product overview
Sonoro Gold Corp. is a junior gold exploration, development, and soon-to-be gold producer with two mineral projects in the mining-friendly jurisdiction of Sonora, Mexico. The company's flagship property is the Cerro Caliche gold project, a development-stage open-pit heap leach mining operation currently in the final permitting stage. The secondary asset is the San Marcial gold-silver exploration project. The company plans to utilize cash flow from initial production at Cerro Caliche to fund further exploration and mine expansion.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Cerro Caliche Gold Project The flagship development-stage gold project located in Sonora, Mexico, currently in the final permitting stage for an initial 12,000 tonnes per day open-pit, heap leach mining operation with a projected 10-year mine life. Designed to produce approximately 46,000-47,000 ounces of gold per year at all-in sustaining costs of USD $1,902 per ounce.
- San Marcial Gold-Silver Project An exploration-stage gold-silver project located in the Municipality of Santa Ana, Sonora, Mexico, overlaying the historic Soledad and San Marcial mine sites, with potential for large low-grade gold-silver mineralization and under evaluation for potential spin-out as a stand-alone subsidiary.
Quantifiable outcome
- After-tax NPV of USD $224M at gold price of $3,500/oz with 50% IRR
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Companies that use Sonoro Gold
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Sonoro Gold technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
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App detail
Feature3 records
Sonoro Gold partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- SEMARNATcoreSecretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) is Mexico's federal environmental permitting authority. The MIA (Environmental Impact Statement) for the Cerro Caliche project is under review by SEMARNAT, and approval will transition the company from exploration to development and production phase.
- P&E Mining Consultants Inc.coreP&E Mining Consultants of Brampton, Ontario was engaged to complete the updated NI 43-101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Cerro Caliche project. P&E was established in 2004 and has extensive experience in geological interpretation, 3D geologic modeling, technical report writing, Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimates, property evaluations, mine design, production scheduling, operating and capital cost estimates and metallurgical engineering.
- SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc.coreSRK Consulting was engaged to prepare an NI 43-101 compliant updated Mineral Resource Estimate for the Cerro Caliche gold project.
- Minera Mar de Plata S.A. de C.V. (MMP)coreMMP is the wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary of Sonoro Gold that holds 100% of the mineral concession titles for the Cerro Caliche and San Marcial projects. MMP has executed option agreements and Assignment of Rights Agreements to acquire concessions and has secured surface rights through lease agreements.
- Oronos Gold Corp.minorProposed wholly-owned subsidiary being evaluated for potential spin-out of the San Marcial gold-silver project. A spin-out may be an effective strategy to unlock unrecognized value of San Marcial and fund development without diluting shareholders' holdings in Sonoro.
- Dentons Canada LLPminorLegal counsel for the company. David Hunter is the contact partner at Dentons Canada LLP.
- Smythe LLP (Former) / Davidson & Company LLP (Current)minorCompany auditors. Changed from Smythe LLP to Davidson & Company LLP effective May 2026.
- Odyssey Trust CompanyminorTransfer agent for the company's shares, handling share registry and transfer services.
Scale indicators19 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Sonoro Gold competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Alamos Gold: Intermediate gold producer with operations in Sonora, Mexico (Mulatos mine), directly comparable to Sonoro's jurisdiction, business model, and target market. Alamos is also a logical strategic acquirer of Cerro Caliche.
- Argonaut Gold: Gold producer with operations in Sonora, Mexico, sharing the same jurisdiction, geology, and development-stage playbook. Curtis Turner, a Sonoro director, previously led corporate development at Argonaut.
- Torex Gold Resources: Mid-tier gold producer focused on Mexico (Morelos property), comparable in life-cycle stage and jurisdiction exposure to Sonoro's near-term production profile.
Broad incumbents
- Agnico Eagle Mines: Senior gold producer with major Mexican operations and the prior acquirer of Sonoro's Chipriona project. Directly relevant as a likely strategic acquirer and as a benchmark for permitting and operating in Sonora.
- First Majestic Silver: Senior silver-gold producer with multiple Mexican operations, broadly comparable as a Mexico-focused precious metals operator with active project development.
- Pan American Silver: Senior silver-gold producer with a diversified Mexican portfolio, comparable as a precious metals operator in the same mining-friendly jurisdiction.
- Newmont Corporation: World's largest gold miner with significant Mexican footprint (Peñasquito). Comparable as a senior acquirer profile for development-stage assets in Mexico and a benchmark for ultimate project economics at scale.
Emerging players
- Majestic Gold Corp: Junior gold producer/developer with which Sonoro shares director Stephen Kenwood as President & CEO. Comparable as a small-cap gold developer pursuing production in a similar risk-reward profile.
- i-80 Gold Corp: Emerging gold producer in Nevada with comparable junior-to-mid-tier development profile. Connected to Sonoro through director Curtis Turner, who serves as VP and Corporate Controller.
- Western Exploration Inc: Gold exploration and development company with comparable pre-production profile. Connected to Sonoro through director Curtis Turner, who serves as CFO.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights6 records
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Sonoro Gold leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Sonoro Gold subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Sonoro Gold funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds10 records
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Sonoro Gold
What does Sonoro Gold do?
Sonoro Gold Corp. is a junior gold exploration and development company focused on advancing its flagship Cerro Caliche gold project in Sonora, Mexico toward production as an open-pit, heap leach mining operation. The company also holds the San Marcial gold-silver exploration-stage project, and once Cerro Caliche reaches commercial production it intends to sell extracted gold doré. The company currently raises capital through non-brokered private placements to fund exploration, drilling, permitting and mine development activities.
Is Sonoro Gold a public or private company?
Sonoro Gold is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Sonoro Gold founded?
Sonoro Gold was founded in 2011. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Sonoro Gold based?
Sonoro Gold is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Sonoro Gold make money?
One revenue line is on record: gold Production Revenue.
Who are Sonoro Gold's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Alamos Gold, Argonaut Gold and Torex Gold Resources. Broad incumbents are Agnico Eagle Mines, First Majestic Silver, Pan American Silver and Newmont Corporation. Emerging players are Majestic Gold Corp, i-80 Gold Corp and Western Exploration Inc.
Does Sonoro Gold have an API?
No public API is recorded for Sonoro Gold.
What industry is Sonoro Gold in?
Sonoro Gold's product category is Gold Mining and Mineral Exploration. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKAEAA, Gold Mining, with a secondary code of IMAKAEAI, Precious Metals Exploration & Project Development. Its NAICS code is 212230 and its SIC code is 1040.