Taku Gold

What Taku Gold does

Taku Gold Corp. is a publicly traded junior mineral exploration company (CSE: TAK, OTCQB: TAKUF) focused on the discovery of gold resources in Canada's Yukon Territory. The company controls ten properties totaling 2,366 mineral claims and approximately 48,261 hectares, with its core footprint in the White Gold-Dawson Range district of central Yukon, additional positions in the Keno Hill gold district, and a single property in Northern British Columbia. Operations are led from Vancouver by a small management team supported by a Board with deep Yukon exploration and capital-markets experience.

The portfolio spans early-stage prospects through to one NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate at the Tag property, which hosts 250,000 indicated tonnes at 3.0 gpt Au and 400,000 inferred tonnes at 3.0 gpt Au. Taku's exploration methodology relies on standard industry techniques, including soil geochemical sampling, airborne and ground geophysical surveys, diamond drilling (NQ2 core), trenching, and prospecting. Highlights include Portland trench results of 97.2 g/t gold over 7.0 m, the Sonora Gulch gold-silver and porphyry targets, and consolidated Portland–Gold Run–Midas positions spanning roughly 13 km of trend. The Rosebute and Lucky Joe properties together form the 25,840-hectare "Heart of Gold" project.

Taku is pre-revenue and generates no operating cash flow from mineral production. Its business model rests on raising equity capital through public listings to fund ongoing exploration, with the intent to advance prospects to a stage attractive for joint venture, sale, or acquisition by a larger mining company. Equity raises of approximately CAD $1.30M in 2017 and CAD $1.15M in 2020 illustrate the recurring need to fund exploration work; the company monetizes its land package over time by transferring or optioning property interests (often retaining NSR royalties) rather than by producing gold itself.

Name

Taku Gold

Legal name

Taku Gold Corp.

Website

https://takugold.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Taku Gold Corp. (CSE: TAK) is a pre-revenue junior mineral exploration company focused on gold discovery in Canada's Yukon Territory, holding ten properties covering 48,261 hectares across the White Gold-Dawson Range and Keno Hill districts, funded through equity capital raises on public markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Exploration

NAICS

Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining (212220)

SIC

Gold And Silver Ores (1040)

akta.pro primary industry

Gold Mining (IMAKAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Silver Mining (IMAKAEAB)

Keywords

• Mineral exploration
• Gold exploration
• Mineral properties
• Precious metals
• Resource development

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, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Mineral Property Disposition: Revenue generation through sale or option of mineral properties to larger mining companies, or through joint venture arrangements where partners fund exploration in exchange for property interests.
2. Equity Capital Markets: Pre-revenue exploration company raising equity capital through public markets (CSE and OTCQB) to fund exploration activities. No current operating revenue from mineral production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Taku Gold Corp. is a junior mineral exploration company that acquires, explores, and advances gold and silver mineral properties in Canada's Yukon Territory. The company holds a portfolio of 14 properties covering 48,261 hectares across the White Gold-Dawson Range and Keno Hill districts, with the strategic objective of discovering economic mineral deposits that can be optioned, joint-ventured, or sold to major mining companies.

Product overview

Taku Gold Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on gold exploration in Canada's Yukon Territory. The company's portfolio consists of multiple mineral properties organized across two main districts: the White Gold-Dawson Range district and the Keno Hill Gold District in Yukon, plus the Tag property in Northern B.C. Key projects include the Sonora Gulch project (gold-silver-porphyry targets), the Portland Gold Project (high-grade orogenic gold), and the consolidated Gold Run-Midas-Portland property package along 13 km of trend. The company's major consolidated land packages include the Rosebute and Lucky Joe properties forming the 25,840-hectare 'Heart of Gold' project. The portfolio spans from early-stage exploration properties to those with NI 43-101 resource estimates, with the Tag property representing the most advanced stage with indicated and inferred resources.

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Products and services

• Sonora Gulch Gold Project A 259-claim gold exploration property covering 5,414 hectares located 110 km northwest of Carmacks in Yukon's White Gold District. Features gold-silver and porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum targets including Amadeus, Nightmusic, and Gold Vein zones.
• Portland Gold Project A 75-claim, 1,525-hectare high-grade gold project located 42 km from Dawson City, road-accessible. Features high-grade gold mineralization along northwest-trending structures with historic trenching averaging 97.2 g/t gold over 7.0m including values up to 455.8 g/t gold.
• Gold Run Property A 44-claim, 895-hectare property located 47 km from Dawson, covering a 4 km segment of the Rabbit Fault with 22 distinct gold-bearing veins identified at the Doron Zone with grades up to 9.1 g/t gold over 1.8m.
• Midas Gold Property A 65-claim, 1,322-hectare gold property located 38 km from Dawson, featuring the Carib Zone where trench sampling returned 83.5 g/t gold and 435 g/t silver over 1.0m channel sample.
• Rosebute Gold A 694-claim, 14,387-hectare property located 60 km south of Dawson City, featuring the Norwest, Hudbay, and Furtrade gold zones with trench results including 6.17 g/t gold over 5.0m. Underlying 1.5% NSR royalty to Shawn Ryan.
• Lucky Joe Gold A 548-claim, 11,453-hectare property located 55 km south of Dawson City, forming part of the 'Heart of Gold' project with copper-gold mineralization including 0.36% Cu and 0.85 g/t Au over 11.95m. Underlying 1.5% NSR to Shawn Ryan and 1.5% to Golden Predator.
• Sulphur Gold A 543-claim, 11,344-hectare property located 45 km south of Dawson City with year-round road access, featuring the Lions zone with arsenic-silver-gold soil anomalies extending 2,200 metres.
• Korat Gold A 9-claim, 188-hectare property located 85 km south of Dawson City, featuring the northeast-trending Diego gold-in-soil anomaly with values up to 105 ppb Au.
• Chopin Gold A 36-claim, 752-hectare property located 90 km northwest of Carmacks, featuring the Pitts gold occurrence with trench results up to 4.8 g/t gold.
• Bishop Gold An 18-claim, 376-hectare property located 50 km south of Dawson City, featuring a circular gold-in-soil anomaly measuring 200 by 200 metres with values from 21 to 86 ppb Au.
• Wounded Moose Gold A 66-claim, 1,379-hectare property located 65 km southeast of Dawson City, featuring a northwest-trending gold-in-soil trend with trenching returning up to 2.3 g/t gold over 5.0m.
• McQ Gold A 198-claim, 3,780-hectare property located 35 km northwest of Mayo in the Mayo Mining District, with gold-in-soil anomaly extending 1.6 km and values up to 259 ppb Au.
• Keynote Gold A 77-claim, 1,518-hectare property adjacent to the Keno Hill silver camp, featuring gold-in-soil values up to 292 ppb Au associated with sheeted quartz veins.
• Tag Gold A 26-claim, 2,429-hectare property located 35 km west of Atlin in Northern B.C., featuring structurally hosted orogenic lode gold with NI 43-101 resource estimate of 250,000 tonnes at 3.0 g/t gold indicated and 400,000 tonnes at 3.0 g/t gold inferred. The most advanced property in Taku's portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tag property resource estimate: 25,736 gold-equivalent ounces (cut) indicated and 40,705 gold-equivalent ounces (cut) inferred
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Local Yukon ProspectorminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 August 2019Option agreement to acquire 100% of Gold Run and Midas properties from a local prospector in exchange for $150,000 cash and 300,000 shares over five years for each project, subject to 2.0% NSR royalty with half repurchasable for $1,500,000.
• Golden Predator Mining Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2019Taku acquired 100% interest in the Sonora Gulch Property from Golden Predator Mining Corp. Final payment consisted of 4,750,000 shares of Taku plus a 1% net smelter return royalty retained by Golden Predator. Previously, Taku had issued 4,500,000 shares on August 1, 2017 under the option agreement.
• Golden Predator Mining Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2017Taku acquired GPY's 100% interests in Chopin Project, Korat Project, Lucky Joe Project, and 40 Mile AOI Claims. Taku also assigned GPY's option to acquire the 40 Mile claims. Consideration was 3,500,000 Taku shares. GPY retains NSR royalties on smeltable materials (1.0% on Chopin, 1.0% on Korat, 1.5% on Lucky Joe, 0.5% on 40 Mile claims).
• Shawn RyancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2010Rosebute property acquired from well-known Yukon prospector Shawn Ryan in March 2010. Lucky Joe property acquired with underlying 1.5% NSR royalty to Shawn Ryan and 1.5% to Golden Predator. Shawn Ryan is credited with both the Golden Saddle and Coffee discoveries.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Banyan Gold Corp. Junior gold explorer with flagship AurMac project in Yukon's Mayo Mining District (near Taku's McQ and Keynote properties). Highly comparable as a small-cap Yukon gold explorer with similar stage of advancement and target geology.
• White Gold Corp. Junior gold exploration company focused on the White Gold district in Yukon, Canada, with a significant land position immediately adjacent to the Coffee and Golden Saddle discoveries. Directly comparable to Taku in geography, asset stage, and target commodity.
• New Pacific Metals Corp. Canadian mining company with precious and base metals projects. Comparable as a small-to-mid-cap Canadian precious metals exploration company with similar capital-markets-driven GTM and pre-revenue profile.
• Sitka Gold Corp. Junior gold explorer advancing the RC Gold Project in Yukon's Tombstone Gold Belt. Comparable as a small-cap CSE-listed gold explorer pursuing intrusion-related gold targets in Yukon with similar exploration-stage asset profile.
• Triumph Gold Corp. Junior gold-copper explorer with the Freegold Mountain and Big Creek properties in Yukon. Comparable as a small-cap Yukon-focused precious and base metals explorer with multi-property portfolio.
• Klondike Gold Corp. Yukon-focused gold exploration company advancing properties in the Klondike region with orogenic gold targets. Directly comparable as a small-cap Canadian gold explorer in the same territory with similar grassroots-to-advanced exploration assets.
• Granite Creek Copper Ltd. Junior explorer with the Carmacks copper-gold project and other Yukon assets. Comparable as a small-cap explorer pursuing copper-gold targets in the White Gold-Dawson Range, similar to Taku's Sonora Gulch and Lucky Joe properties.

Broad incumbents

• Strategic Metals Ltd. Larger and more diversified Yukon-focused exploration company with a generative portfolio of gold, silver, and base metals projects. Comparable as a Yukon-focused explorer but operates at broader scale and across more commodities than Taku.
• Victoria Gold Corp. Mid-tier gold producer operating the Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon. Comparable as a Yukon gold-focused operator in the same regional district but represents the developer/producer stage of the value chain that Taku's junior exploration model aspires to feed.
• GoldMining Inc. Larger gold acquisition and development company with multiple gold projects including assets in the White Gold district. Comparable through shared exposure to White Gold district assets, but materially larger and more diversified than Taku.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

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