What Strikepoint Gold does

StrikePoint Gold Inc. is a junior gold and silver exploration company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange (SKP) and OTCQB (STKXF). The company identifies, acquires, and advances early-stage mineral properties in tier-one mining jurisdictions, with a strategic focus on Nevada's Walker Lane Gold Trend and British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Its flagship asset is the Hercules Gold-Silver Project, a district-scale property of approximately 100 square kilometers where the company has established a NI 43-101 Exploration Target of 819,000 to 1,018,000 ounces of gold grading 0.48 to 0.63 g/t Au across 40.3 to 65.6 million tonnes. StrikePoint employs reverse circulation drilling, geological modeling, and an AI-enhanced exploration target estimation workflow that combines kriging techniques with drillhole gold assays to generate trend models and grade shells that guide drill programs. The portfolio also includes the Cuprite Gold Project (~44 sq km, 574 claims) in Nevada and the Willoughby high-grade gold-silver project in BC; the Porter Idaho silver property was divested to Dolly Varden Silver in May 2025 for $1.1 million in shares. The February 2026 acquisition of 51 Newmont-held claims in the Como Mining District consolidates the Hercules district into a position of approximately 145 square kilometers.

The company's business model is asset-driven rather than revenue-driven: StrikePoint generates cash inflows through equity financings (non-brokered private placements and a November 2025 LIFE Offering that raised CAD $3.1 million) and one-time property divestitures, with the intended exit being the sale or joint venture of advanced projects to mid- and large-cap mining developers. There is no recurring product or service revenue; pricing is not applicable as the company does not sell goods or services. Strategic and financial backing includes Eric Sprott, who has held approximately 19.9% of the company since a 2017 investment of $1.955 million and continues to participate in financings, alongside insider participation in recent raises.

StrikePoint is led by CEO and President Michael G. Allen, a 15-year Walker Lane veteran whose prior sale of Northern Empire Resources to Coeur Mining for approximately CAD $120 million is the team's most notable value-creation precedent, and Executive Chairman Shawn Khunkhun, who also serves as CEO of Dolly Varden Silver. Technical and capital-markets advisors include former SSR Mining COO Alan Pangbourne, ex-IDM Mining CEO Rob McLeod, and CFA Margot Naudie (former senior portfolio manager at TD Asset Management, Marret, and CPPIB). The company employs 1-10 people, outsources drilling and field operations, and was founded in 2013. A March 2026 British Columbia Securities Commission review required retraction of certain Hercules exploration target disclosures, representing a material regulatory event investors must monitor.

Name

Strikepoint Gold

Legal name

StrikePoint Gold Inc.

Website

https://strikepointgold.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

StrikePoint Gold is a Vancouver-based junior gold exploration company advancing district-scale precious metals projects in Nevada's Walker Lane and British Columbia's Golden Triangle for eventual sale or joint venture to mid- and large-cap mining developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gold and Silver Mineral Exploration

NAICS

Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining (21222)

SIC

Gold And Silver Ores (1040), Metal Mining (1000)

akta.pro primary industry

Precious Metals Exploration & Project Development (IMAKAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gold Mining (IMAKAEAA), Silver Mining (IMAKAEAB)

Keywords

• Gold exploration
• Silver exploration
• Mineral exploration
• Precious metals
• Mining exploration

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

StrikePoint Gold is a junior gold and silver exploration company that acquires prospective mineral properties in tier-one jurisdictions (primarily Nevada's Walker Lane Gold Trend and British Columbia's Golden Triangle), advances them through systematic drilling and geological/AI-enhanced modeling to define exploration targets, and intends to monetize the discoveries through sale, joint venture, or royalty arrangements with major mining developers. Its flagship Hercules Gold-Silver Project is a 100%-owned, district-scale exploration property with an NI 43-101 Exploration Target of 819,000–1,018,000 oz Au.

Product overview

StrikePoint Gold is a multi-asset gold exploration company focused on building precious metals resources in the Western United States and Canada. The company operates a portfolio of exploration projects, primarily in Nevada's Walker Lane Gold Trend and British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Core assets include the Hercules Gold-Silver Project (a district-scale exploration property with multiple drilled targets and an exploration target of 819,000-1,018,000 oz Au), the Cuprite Gold Project (an earlier-stage exploration project with confirmed mineralization), and the Willoughby Project (high-grade gold-silver exploration in BC). The company previously owned the Porter-Idaho silver property, which was divested to Dolly Varden Silver in 2025.

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Products and services

• Hercules Gold-Silver Project A 100%-owned, district-scale gold-silver exploration project covering approximately 100 square kilometers in Nevada's Walker Lane Gold Trend, featuring multiple drilled targets (Hercules, Cliffs, Loaves, Northeast, Rattlesnakes) with an NI 43-101 Exploration Target of 819,000–1,018,000 oz Au grading 0.48–0.63 g/t Au across 40.3 to 65.6 million tonnes. Acquired from Elevation Gold Mining in August 2024 and consolidated through the February 2026 acquisition of 51 Como Mining District claims from Newmont.
• Cuprite Gold Project An exploration project consisting of approximately 574 unpatented claims covering approximately 44 square kilometers, located 15 kilometers south of Goldfield, Nevada, in the Walker Lane Gold Trend. Inaugural drilling confirmed gold mineralization in four of five holes.
• Willoughby Project A high-grade gold-silver exploration project located in British Columbia's Golden Triangle region, with surface sampling results including up to 49 g/t Gold and 777 g/t Silver.

Quantifiable outcome

• Exploration Target of 819,000 to 1,018,000 oz Au defined at Hercules Gold Project

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Newmont Mining Corporation (Fronteer Development USA LLC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2026Acquired 51 unpatented mining claims in Nevada's past producing Como Mining District from Fronteer Development (USA) LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation. Transaction consolidates the Hercules Gold Project along the 'Como Trend'. Terms include $300,000 in staged payments plus up to $5 million in milestone payments tied to PEA and commercial production, plus a 1.5% NSR royalty to Newmont.
• Dolly Varden SilverminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2025StrikePoint sold its Porter Idaho property to Dolly Varden Silver for $1,100,000, satisfied through issuance of 295,699 common shares. Shawn Khunkhun is CEO/President of Dolly Varden and Executive Chairman of StrikePoint. The transaction allows StrikePoint to focus on Nevada gold projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kinross Gold: Major gold producer operating the Round Mountain complex in Nevada's Walker Lane. Comparable as the dominant incumbent acquirer profile in the Walker Lane and a likely counterparty for any successful StrikePoint discovery.
• Centerra Gold: Mid-cap gold producer that acquired the Gemfield project in the Walker Lane for $200M. Comparable as a major acquirer of Walker Lane assets and a potential takeout candidate for a successful StrikePoint discovery.
• Equinox Gold: Mid-cap gold producer operating the Castle Mountain mine in Nevada's Walker Lane. Comparable as a Walker Lane incumbent with demonstrated appetite for district consolidation adjacent to StrikePoint's claims.
• AngloGold Ashanti: Global senior gold producer that has spent approximately $600M consolidating the Beatty District around the Silicon discovery in the Walker Lane. Comparable as the largest-scale consolidator in the immediate Walker Lane neighborhood and a high-value potential acquirer.

Direct peers

• Ascot Resources: BC-focused junior gold company developing the Premier and Red Mountain projects in the Golden Triangle. Closely comparable in size, jurisdiction, and stage to StrikePoint, including the leverage to a high-grade underground scenario.
• Skeena Resources: Junior gold developer advancing the past-producing Eskay Creek project in BC's Golden Triangle. Comparable in scale and jurisdiction to StrikePoint and representative of the exit path (resource definition and major-miner acquisition) StrikePoint targets.
• Dolly Varden Silver: Vancouver-based junior silver-gold explorer active in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. Directly comparable as a small-cap, pre-revenue BC-focused explorer with the same strategic counterparty in StrikePoint's Executive Chairman and overlapping Golden Triangle asset geography.
• Eclipse Gold Mining: Walker Lane-focused gold explorer previously led by StrikePoint's current CEO Michael Allen. Directly comparable as a Walker Lane junior explorer with overlapping management DNA and similar exploration-stage economics.
• Elevation Gold Mining: Former owner of the Hercules Gold Project prior to StrikePoint's August 2024 acquisition. A junior gold explorer in Nevada's Walker Lane, providing a direct asset-history and geographic comparison to StrikePoint's flagship.
• IDM Mining: BC Golden Triangle gold developer acquired by Ascot Resources, with leadership ties to StrikePoint advisor Rob McLeod. Provides a near-perfect comparable for a junior BC gold explorer reaching the exit-acquisition stage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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