Name

Manning Ventures

Legal name

Manning Ventures Inc.

Website

https://manning-ventures.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Exploration

NAICS

Mining (except Oil and Gas) (212), Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (212230), Iron Ore Mining (212210), Support Activities for Mining (213)

SIC

Metal Mining (1000)

akta.pro primary industry

Exploration & Resource Development (Critical Minerals) (IMAKAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Copper Exploration & Resource Development (IMAKADAA), Precious Metals Exploration & Project Development (IMAKAEAI), Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA)

Keywords

• Mineral exploration services
• Lithium exploration projects
• Copper exploration assets
• Iron ore properties
• Critical materials discovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mineral property exploration and discovery: The company explores for Energy Metals (lithium, copper) and other minerals with the goal of discovering economic deposits. Revenue would be generated through sale of properties, joint ventures, or finding and selling mineral deposits to larger mining companies. Currently pre-revenue as an exploration-stage company.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Manning Ventures acquires, explores and develops mineral properties targeting energy metals and critical materials in North America. The company conducts systematic geological work including prospecting, geophysical surveys, drilling, sampling and mapping across a diversified portfolio of lithium, copper, iron ore, gold, polymetallic and uranium projects. Revenue is intended to be generated through the future sale of exploration properties, joint ventures with senior mining companies, or resource discovery, though the company is currently pre-revenue at the exploration stage.

Product overview

Manning Ventures is a mineral exploration company focused on discovering energy metals (copper, lithium) and other critical materials in North America. The company operates a diversified portfolio of exploration projects including lithium projects (Bounty Lithium in Quebec, Leaf River Lithium comprising Snap/Crackle/Pop/Pow in Quebec), copper projects (Copper Hill in Nevada, Kaba in Ontario), gold projects (Flint Lake in Ontario, Squid East in Yukon), iron ore projects (five properties in Quebec: Lac Simone, Hope Lake, Broken Lake, Heart Lake, Hydro), and polymetallic/uranium projects in Newfoundland (Red Indian Lake, Little Sheep Brook, Butterfly Pond, Mount Hogan). The company conducts systematic exploration including geophysical surveys, drilling, sampling, and mapping programs to identify mineral deposits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bounty Lithium Project Hard-rock lithium exploration project consisting of 89 mineral claims totaling 4,659 hectares in the James Bay Region of west-central Quebec, prospective for pegmatite-hosted lithium mineralization with 62 pegmatite target areas.
• Leaf River Lithium (Snap, Crackle, Pop, Pow) District-scale lithium exploration portfolio of four separate projects (Snap, Crackle, Pop, Pow) comprising 65,785 hectares and 1,426 mineral claims in the emerging Leaf River lithium camp in Quebec.
• Copper Hill Project Copper exploration project located in Nevada, USA where the company completed a drill program and outlined an 800-meter copper geochemical zone.
• Flint Lake Gold Project Gold exploration project covering 1,712 hectares across four claim groups (Bag Lake, Dogpaw, Flint Lake, Stephen Lake), located 60 km south-southeast of Kenora in northwestern Ontario.
• Squid East Silver-Gold Property Gold-silver project covering 1,598 hectares in the Dawson Range, west-central Yukon, approximately 80 km southwest of Dawson City.
• Iron Ore Projects (Quebec) Five iron ore exploration projects in Quebec totaling over 16,000 hectares: Lac Simone (3,287.4 ha), Hope Lake (3,584.1 ha), Broken Lake (4,524 ha), Heart Lake (2,855 ha) and Hydro (2,122 ha), located within the Wabush-Fermont Iron Ore District. Outcrop samples returned assays greater than 30% Fe.
• Kaba Copper-Lithium Project Copper-lithium exploration project located in northwestern Ontario, optioned by the company.
• Red Bay Exploration Properties (Newfoundland) Four mineral projects in Newfoundland representing over 10,500 hectares: Red Indian Lake (polymetallic Au-Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag), Little Sheep Brook (Cu-Ni-Co-Pt-Pd), Butterfly Pond (uranium/rare earths) and Mount Hogan (uranium), held through wholly-owned subsidiary Red Bay Exploration Inc.

Quantifiable outcome

• Samples returned up to 425 ppm Li at Bounty Lithium Project
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 1167388 B.C. Ltd. (Aaron Wong)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 February 2022Investor relations consulting agreement for services including potential joint venture opportunities, strategic initiatives review, and investor roadshows in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. Fee of $45,000 plus applicable taxes.
• Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 6 April 2021Engaged for management of mineral exploration activities on Lac Simone and Hope Lake iron ore properties in Quebec. Dahrouge provides professional geological, logistical, and project management services.
• Digital257 Technologies Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 February 2021Digital marketing firm engaged for investor audience growth and awareness. Consulting agreement for approximately 4 months at cost of CDN$25,000.
• Wabush Iron Ore Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2021Acquisition of Wabush Iron Ore Inc., a private company holding two iron ore properties: Lac Simone (46 claims, 2,400 hectares) and Hope Lake (47 claims, 2,477 hectares) in Quebec. Manning acquired 100% of Wabush.
• Transcend Capital Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 February 2021Retained for strategic marketing services at CDN$5,000 per month for initial 12-month term. Company retained to carry out marketing program in Canada and abroad to increase shareholder awareness.
• Metals Creek Resources Corp. (Flint Lake)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2020Option agreement for Flint Lake Property in Ontario. Manning has option to acquire 100% of MEK's 81.3% interest by making $145,000 cash payments over three years, issuing 2,200,000 shares, and incurring $775,000 in work expenditures. MEK retains 1% NSR royalty.
• Metals Creek Resources Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2018Option agreement for Squid East Property in Yukon. Manning has option to acquire 75% interest by spending $1,150,000 on exploration, issuing 1,200,000 shares, and making $65,000 in cash payments plus annual advance minimum royalty payments of $100,000.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Power Metals Corp. Canadian junior focused on lithium, cesium, and tantalum in Ontario — directly aligned with Manning's critical-minerals exploration thesis and junior public-market profile.
• Critical Elements Lithium Corp. TSX-V listed Quebec-focused lithium developer with the Rose project; comparable as a publicly-traded Canadian company pursuing lithium resources in the same geological belts as Manning.
• Frontier Lithium Inc. Canadian junior advancing lithium spodumene projects in Ontario (Pakeagama); comparable scale, commodity focus, and listing profile to Manning.
• Imagine Lithium Inc. Junior exploration company with lithium projects in Ontario and other Canadian jurisdictions — closely comparable business model and target minerals to Manning's multi-asset strategy.
• Loyal Lithium Ltd. Lithium-focused junior explorer with North American assets and listings on ASX/NEO; comparable commodity and pre-revenue exploration profile to Manning.
• Brunswick Exploration Inc. Montreal-based junior explorer advancing hard-rock lithium projects across Quebec and Canada — directly comparable commodity focus, geographic exposure, and CSE listing to Manning Ventures.
• Q2 Metals Corp. CSE-listed junior explorer focused on lithium in Quebec with property positions overlapping the James Bay / Leaf River-style camps that Manning targets, making it a directly comparable Canadian critical-minerals explorer.

Emerging players

• Cygnus Metals Limited: Australia-listed emerging critical minerals explorer with Quebec lithium assets — comparable as an emerging player entering the same James Bay lithium district as Manning.
• Geomega Resources Inc. Quebec-based rare earths and critical materials developer; overlaps thematically with Manning's critical-minerals battery-metals focus and Quebec operating base.

Broad incumbents

• Sayona Mining Limited: Larger Australian-listed critical-minerals developer with the Authier lithium project in Quebec. A broader incumbent operator in the same Quebec lithium ecosystem that Manning is exploring.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ManningVentures
• LinkedInca.linkedin.com/company/manning-ventures-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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