Aben Resources

What Aben Resources does

Aben Resources, operating as Aben Gold Corp., is a Canadian pre-revenue mineral exploration company focused on advancing gold and tungsten projects in Canada's premier mining districts, primarily Yukon's gold rush territory and British Columbia's Golden Triangle region. The company conducts traditional exploration activities including diamond drilling, airborne geophysical surveys, and geological sampling to identify and define gold, tungsten, uranium, graphite, and silver-copper mineralization across a portfolio of approximately eight exploration projects spanning Yukon, British Columbia, Saskatchewan (including the Athabasca Basin), and Ontario. Its flagship asset is the Justin Gold Tungsten Project in southeast Yukon, supported by the Forrest Kerr Gold Project in BC's Golden Triangle, which has been optioned to Kingfisher Metals.

The company funds its operations entirely through equity private placements — often structured as flow-through share issuances — and through option/joint-venture agreements with larger mining companies, rather than through product revenue. Notable capital raises include a $4.28M placement led by Eric Sprott in 2018, $4.9M in 2011, $2.32M in 2017, and $1.3-1.5M in 2026. The company is publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange (ticker ABM) and on OTCQB (ticker ABNAF) and operates with a small team (11-50 employees) under a sales-led go-to-market focused on attracting JV partners and acquirers for its exploration assets. Aben Gold holds regulatory advantages including a 5-Year Class 3 Quartz License at its flagship project and has signed a Communications Agreement with the Tahltan Central Government for Indigenous engagement at Forrest Kerr. The business model carries inherent exploration-stage risk: no project has reached production, and value realization depends on future discovery milestones, asset sales, or strategic transactions.

Name

Aben Resources

Legal name

Aben Gold Corp.

Website

https://abenminerals.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aben Gold Corp. (formerly Aben Resources) is a Canadian pre-revenue mineral exploration company advancing gold, tungsten, and critical minerals projects in Yukon and British Columbia, funded through equity private placements and joint-venture partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Exploration

NAICS

Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining (212220), Other Metal Ore Mining (212290)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Gold Mining (IMAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Silver Mining (IMAKAEAB), Exploration & Resource Development (Critical Minerals) (IMAKAFAL), Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA)

Keywords

• Mineral exploration services
• Gold exploration projects
• Tungsten exploration
• Uranium exploration
• Junior mining company

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

Revenue model

1. Exploration Project Advancement: Pre-revenue mineral exploration company that funds operations through equity private placements and option agreements. Revenue would come from sale of projects, joint ventures, or discovery milestones.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aben Gold Corp. is a Canadian junior mineral exploration company that acquires, explores, and advances mineral claims targeting gold, tungsten, uranium, silver, copper, and graphite deposits. The company operates a portfolio of exploration projects primarily in Yukon and British Columbia's Golden Triangle, conducting diamond drilling, airborne geophysical surveys, and geological sampling programs with the goal of advancing projects toward discovery, resource definition, and eventual sale, joint venture, or option to larger mining companies.

Product overview

Aben Gold Corp. (formerly Aben Resources Ltd.) is a Canadian mining exploration company operating a portfolio of mineral exploration projects across Canada's premier mining districts. The company's flagship project is the Justin Gold Tungsten Project in the Yukon, complemented by the Forrest Kerr Gold Project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. The portfolio spans multiple commodities including gold, tungsten, uranium, silver, copper, and graphite across jurisdictions in Yukon, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. The company conducts exploration programs including diamond drilling, geophysical surveys, and field sampling to advance these projects toward discovery and resource definition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Justin Gold Tungsten Project Flagship gold and tungsten exploration project located in southeast Yukon Territory, Canada. The project covers prospective mineral claims and has yielded significant gold discoveries including high-grade intercepts at the POW Zone and Lost Ace Zone, with ongoing exploration targeting both gold and tungsten mineralization. The company received a 5-Year Class 3 Quartz License at this project.
• Forrest Kerr Gold Project Gold exploration project located in British Columbia's Golden Triangle region. The project has delivered significant high-grade gold drill results including 62.4 g/t gold over 6.0m and has expanded mineralized zones including the North Boundary Zone and South Boundary Zone. Subject to an option agreement with Kingfisher Metals.
• Chico Gold Project Gold exploration project located in Saskatchewan, Canada. The project has been subject to drilling programs and geophysical surveys as part of its exploration activities, acquired through option agreements with Eagle Plains Resources.
• Mann Lake Uranium Project Uranium exploration project located in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. The project has undergone field exploration programs and identified basement conductor targets.
• Slocan Graphite Project Graphite exploration project located in southeastern British Columbia. The company received a 5-year area-based exploration permit and completed first-phase field exploration activities at this property.
• Rusty Springs Silver Project Silver-copper exploration project located in the Dawson District, Yukon Territory.
• Pringle North Project Gold exploration project located in the Red Lake area of Ontario. The company completed an airborne magnetic survey at this project.
• HIT Property Gold exploration property located in the Yukon Territory, optioned by the company from Rackla Metals.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kingfisher MetalscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Aben Gold signed an option agreement with Kingfisher Metals for the Forrest Kerr Project located in BC's Golden Triangle. This allows Kingfisher to earn into the project through staged payments and exploration work commitments.
• TerraLogiccoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2011TerraLogic was contracted to execute Aben's $4.5 million Yukon 2011 exploration program, providing field exploration services and technical expertise.
• Eagle Plains ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAben entered into multiple option agreements with Eagle Plains Resources to acquire and explore various Yukon and Northwest Territories properties including Chico Gold Project. The relationship has included cash payments, share issuances, and exploration work requirements.
• Tahltan Central GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAben Resources and Tahltan Central Government signed a Communications Agreement for the Forrest Kerr Gold Project in BC's Golden Triangle, establishing protocols for consultation and engagement with the Indigenous nation whose territory contains the project.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• StrikePoint Gold: Junior gold-silver explorer with the majority of its assets in BC's Golden Triangle, using drilling and option/JV structures very similar to Aben's playbook.
• Eagle Plains Resources: Yukon and BC-focused mineral exploration generator that uses option agreements to advance a portfolio of projects — a business model structurally identical to Aben's, including several existing property agreements between the two companies.
• Fission 3.0: Uranium-focused junior explorer in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan — directly comparable to Aben's Mann Lake Uranium Project in terms of district, exploration stage, and commodity.
• Skyharbour Resources: Athabasca Basin uranium and Canadian gold-project generator using option/JV-driven exploration model — a structural analogue to Aben's uranium and gold portfolio.
• Kingfisher Metals: British Columbia-focused gold and base-metals explorer operating in the Golden Triangle. Direct overlap with Aben via the Forrest Kerr option agreement, and an analogous junior model of advancing district-scale projects toward discovery and JV/exit.
• Endurance Gold: Canadian gold explorer focused on BC and the Reliance project area in the Golden Triangle. Closely comparable in scale, exploration stage, and target commodity to Aben.
• Cascadia Minerals: BC-focused gold-copper explorer operating in the Golden Triangle and adjacent jurisdictions, with a portfolio approach similar to Aben and an early-stage resource-definition mandate.
• Rackla Metals: Junior gold explorer active in the Yukon, exercising option agreements on Aben-adjacent properties. Comparable scale and exploration-stage profile targeting similar high-grade Canadian gold districts.
• Brixton Metals: BC-focused precious and base-metals explorer operating the Thorn project in the Golden Triangle. Operates a comparable multi-project exploration model targeting high-grade gold-silver-copper systems.

Emerging players

• Almonty Industries: Tungsten-focused mining company producing and developing tungsten projects globally. While at a more advanced stage, it provides the cleanest commodity comparable for the tungsten leg of Aben's Justin project optionality.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AbenGoldCorp
• Facebookfacebook.com/abenresources

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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