Bold Ventures

Name

Bold Ventures

Legal name

Bold Ventures Inc.

Website

https://boldventuresinc.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Exploration Services

NAICS

Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining (21222)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Precious Metals Exploration & Project Development (IMAKAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exploration & Resource Development (Critical Minerals) (IMAKAFAL), Rare Earths Mining & Concentrates (REE Ores) (IMAKAFAG)

Keywords

• Mineral exploration
• Base metals exploration
• Precious metals exploration
• Critical minerals exploration
• Battery metals exploration

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Mineral Exploration: Pre-revenue junior mining exploration company. Currently in exploration phase with no mineral production or sales. Revenue will come from mineral extraction if exploration is successful.
2. Government Grants: Received CAD $212,500 grant from Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) for Burchell Base and Precious Metals Project to support drilling activities.
3. Equity Financing: Capital raised through non-brokered private placements of working capital units and flow-through units. Proceeds used for Canadian exploration expenses and working capital.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Bold Ventures Inc. is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company that acquires, explores, and develops gold, copper, nickel, zinc, silver, platinum, palladium, chromium, and rare earth element projects in Ontario and Quebec. The company holds interests in seven exploration projects, including a 10% carried interest in the Black Horse Chromite deposit in the Ring of Fire region and a portfolio of gold and base metal projects in northwestern Ontario's active mining camps. The company is pre-revenue and currently focused on exploration drilling, geophysical surveys, and mineral resource delineation rather than production.

Product overview

Bold Ventures Inc. is a Canadian mining exploration company focused on precious, battery, and critical metals in Ontario and Quebec. The company's exploration portfolio consists of seven distinct mineral exploration projects: the Burchell Base and Precious Metals Project (copper, zinc, gold, silver) in the Western Shebandowan Greenstone Belt near Thunder Bay; the Farwell Base and Precious Metals Project (copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver) northwest of Wawa; the Koper Lake/Ring of Fire Project (chromite, nickel, copper and other critical minerals) in the James Bay Lowlands where Bold holds a 10% carried interest in the Black Horse Chromite deposit; the Traxxin Gold Project and Wilcorp Base and Precious Metals Project (gold, copper, zinc, silver) along the Quetico Fault trend east of Atikotan; the Springpole East Gold Project near Red Lake; and the Joutel Project in Quebec targeting nickel, copper, zinc, gold, and silver. The company is publicly traded on the TSXV under symbol BOL and on the OTCQB under symbol BVLDF.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Burchell Base and Precious Metals Project A base and precious metals exploration project located approximately 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, focused on copper, zinc, gold, and silver mineralization in the Western Shebandowan Greenstone Belt. The property comprises 242 claims totaling 4,578 hectares and hosts the 111 Gold and Base Metals Zone and JET REE Zone.
• Farwell Base and Precious Metals Project A gold and copper exploration project located approximately 55 km northwest of Wawa, Ontario, targeting copper, zinc, lead, gold, and silver in association with disseminated to massive sulphide mineralization. The property consists of 133 cells comprising 15,901 acres (6,935 hectares) and includes the Farwell Sulphide Zone, Tundra Gold Horizon, and Koala Gold Area.
• Joutel Exploration Project A mining exploration project in Quebec, Canada, targeting nickel, copper, zinc, gold, and silver. The project involves six mining claims acquired adjacent to the Joutel Property through a transaction with Emerald Geological Services.
• Koper Lake / Ring of Fire Project

Quantifiable outcome

• Black Horse Chromite resource: 85.9 Mt grading 34.5% Cr2O3 at 20% Cr2O3 cutoff
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Olcott Property VendorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Option agreement to acquire 100% interest in Olcott Property adjacent to Wilcorp Property east of Atikokan, Ontario. Requires $150,000 cash, 1.2 million shares, and $750,000 exploration expenditures over four years. Vendors retain 2.5% NSR.
• Investing News Network (Dig Media Inc.)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 April 2026One-year advertising and investor awareness campaign agreement. INN expands Bold's name recognition and corporate message via digital and social media platforms for greater market awareness.
• 2099840 Ontario (Emerald Geological Services)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Agreement to acquire six mining claims contiguous to Bold's Joutel Property in Quebec through issuance of 750,000 common shares. Claims significant due to VTEM anomalies with potential for nickel, copper, zinc, gold, and silver. Transaction qualifies as related party transaction pending TSX Venture Exchange approval.
• First Nations (Ring of Fire)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2025Community support and First Nation involvement in development of access roads in Ring of Fire region. Two closest First Nations acting as proponents for all-weather access and supply roads (Northern Road Link, Marten Falls Community Access Road, Webeque Supply Road). Webequie First Nation released draft environmental assessment for road link.
• Canada Chrome Corporation (formerly KWG Resources Inc.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBold owns 10% carried interest (through to production) in the Black Horse Chromite NI 43-101 Inferred Resource of 85.9 Mt grading 34.5% Cr2O3 at 20% Cr2O3 cutoff. Canada Chrome Corporation is the operator of the chromite exploration effort. Bold also owns 40% working interest in all other metals found within Koper Lake claims with right to earn up to 80%, and has Right of First Refusal on 1% NSR covering all metals.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Canada Chrome Corporation (formerly KWG Resources): Operator of the Black Horse Chromite deposit in the Ring of Fire and Bold's joint venture partner at Koper Lake. Directly comparable as a Canadian junior focused on chromite and base metals exploration in northwestern Ontario, with overlapping projects and shared infrastructure dependencies.
• First Mining Gold Corp. Owner of the 4.6 Moz Springpole Gold Deposit in Ontario, immediately adjacent to Bold's Springpole East project. Both are Canadian junior gold explorers operating in the same regional camp with similar geological targets.
• Wallbridge Mining Company: Ontario-focused gold and base metals exploration company with operations near Sudbury and in the Abitibi region. Comparable as a Canadian junior explorer pursuing gold and base metals targets in similar mining camps.
• Probe Metals: Canadian gold exploration company with assets in Quebec and Ontario. Comparable as a junior precious-metals explorer with multiple project-level exposures and a similar capital-raising profile.
• Canada Nickel Company: Canadian critical minerals junior focused on nickel, cobalt, and PGE exploration in Ontario. Comparable exposure to the critical-minerals-for-electrification theme and similar Tier-1 Ontario jurisdiction strategy.
• Generation Mining: Canadian junior developer focused on critical minerals (copper-PGM) at the Marathon project in northwestern Ontario. Comparable as a Toronto-listed junior pursuing battery and critical metals in the same regional play.

Broad incumbents

• Wyloo Metals: Owner of the Blackbird Chromite deposits adjacent to Bold's Koper Lake project in the Ring of Fire. Comparable as a major critical-minerals player in the same Ontario district, though significantly larger and better capitalized.
• Agnico Eagle Mines: Major Canadian gold producer with the 5.6 Moz Hammond Reef deposit located 17 km from Bold's Wilcorp project. Comparable as a gold-focused operator in the same regional mining camp, though vastly larger scale.
• Argonaut Gold: Mid-tier gold producer with operations in Ontario and Quebec. Comparable as a Canadian gold-focused mining company operating in similar jurisdictions, providing a downstream acquirer profile for juniors like Bold.

Emerging players

• New Found Gold Corp. Canadian gold exploration company advancing the Queensway project in Newfoundland. Comparable as an exploration-stage junior with high-grade gold discoveries seeking to convert intercepts into economic resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/boldventures1
• Facebookfacebook.com/boldventuresinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bold-venture-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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