Smooth Rock Ventures

What Smooth Rock Ventures does

Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. is a publicly traded junior mineral exploration company (TSX.V: SMRV; OTC: SMRVF) headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a field office in Yerington, Nevada. The company is focused on exploring and developing high-grade gold and polymetallic (Au, Ag, Cu, Ni) deposits in Nevada's Walker Lane Shear Zone, a prolific historical gold district. Its current core assets are the Palmetto Gold Project (116 unpatented claims, 2,217 acres in Esmeralda County) and the Giroux Project (49 claims, 965 acres in Mineral County), with an additional JV option on the Garfield Flats Project with Walker River Resources Corp.

The company's underlying technology is conventional mineral exploration: diamond and reverse circulation drilling, NI 43-101 compliant resource estimation, and surface sampling/prospecting. The Palmetto Project carries an inferred mineral resource of 296,695 oz Au and 2,022,578 oz Ag (WSP Canada Inc., October 2020) at 0.96 g/t Au and 6.58 g/t Ag, supported by 173 historical drill holes (43,940 meters) completed by prior operators including Newmont, Phelps Dodge, and Romarco Minerals. An exploration and development decline/adit has been completed to approximately 300 feet depth on Palmetto. The 2026 exploration program on Giroux is designed to generate modern geological data ahead of an initial drill program.

Smooth Rock is pre-revenue and operates a capital-markets-driven business model rather than a product sales model. The company funds exploration through successive non-brokered private placements of equity units (typically one share plus one warrant) on the TSX Venture Exchange, with occasional debt settlements to manage obligations. Revenue generation, if any, will come from eventual mineral production, offtake agreements, sale of mineral properties, or royalty monetization. To date, the only realized monetization event is the 2022 sale of a 2% NSR royalty on Palmetto for USD $350,000. The target audience is institutional and retail investors in the mining sector, with the secondary strategic audience being major mining companies that may acquire or joint-venture the projects.

Name

Smooth Rock Ventures

Legal name

Smooth Rock Ventures Corp.

Website

https://smoothrockventures.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. is a pre-revenue, publicly traded junior mineral exploration company focused on high-grade gold and polymetallic deposits in Nevada's Walker Lane Shear Zone, primarily the Palmetto Gold Project (~297K oz Au inferred) and Giroux Project. It funds exploration via TSX-V private placements and targets eventual resource monetization through production, royalty sales, or acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Exploration

NAICS

Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Gold And Silver Ores (1040)

akta.pro primary industry

Precious Metals Exploration & Project Development (IMAKAEAI)

Keywords

• Gold exploration services
• Mineral exploration projects
• Precious metals exploration
• Mining exploration consulting
• Mineral resource development

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Mineral Exploration and Development: Pre-revenue exploration stage company. Revenue generation will depend on successful exploration leading to mineral production, offtake agreements, or sale of mineral properties/royalty interests to larger mining companies. The company sold a 2% NSR royalty on Palmetto Project for $350,000 as an early monetization event.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on acquiring, exploring, and developing high-grade gold and polymetallic mineral properties in Nevada's Walker Lane Shear Zone. The company's primary asset is the advanced-stage Palmetto Gold Project with an NI 43-101 inferred resource of approximately 296,695 ounces of gold, supported by the Giroux polymetallic project. Smooth Rock raises capital through private placements to fund exploration drilling, geological work, and resource expansion with the goal of advancing projects toward production, joint venture, or sale to major mining companies.

Product overview

Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on gold and polymetallic deposits in Nevada's Walker Lane Shear Zone. The company's core portfolio consists of two primary projects: the Palmetto Gold Project (advanced-stage with NI 43-101 inferred resource of ~300,000 Au oz) and the Giroux Project (polymetallic project with nickel, gold, copper, and silver potential). The company operates with 100% ownership on key projects and has completed diamond drilling programs returning high-grade gold intercepts at Palmetto, including 122.5 g/t Au over 1.1 meters. The 2026 exploration focus includes launching a new program at the Giroux Project to build on previous polymetallic sampling results.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Palmetto Gold Project Advanced-stage gold exploration project located in Esmeralda County, Nevada within the Walker Lane gold trend, featuring an NI 43-101 inferred mineral resource of approximately 296,695 ounces of gold (9,567K tonnes at 0.96 g/t Au and 6.58 g/t Ag). The project consists of 116 unpatented mining claims totaling 2,217 acres with an exploration and development decline/adit completed to approximately 300 feet depth for access to the high-grade initial Discovery Zone. Historical drilling totals 173 holes and 43,940 meters by previous operators including Newmont, Phelps Dodge, Romarco Minerals, and ML Gold Corp. Designed for institutional and retail investors in mining and major mining companies seeking acquisition or joint venture opportunities.
• Giroux Project Polymetallic exploration project in Mineral County, Nevada hosting the past-producing Giroux Nickel Mine, consisting of 49 claims totaling 965 acres with historical production of nickel, copper, silver, gold, and barite. Previous sampling returned up to 1% Ni, 23.5 g/t Au, 7.67% Cu, and 9.87 g/t Ag from surface samples. A 2026 exploration program was launched in April 2026 including reconnaissance prospecting, geological mapping, surface trenching, and systematic sampling. Targeted at institutional and retail investors in mining and major mining companies seeking polymetallic exposure.
• 2026 Giroux Exploration Program Active exploration program on the Giroux Project launched in April 2026, including reconnaissance prospecting, geological mapping, surface trenching, and systematic sampling to generate modern data for planning an initial drill program. Aimed at advancing the polymetallic project for resource definition.

Quantifiable outcome

• Palmetto Project: NI 43-101 inferred resource of 296,695 oz Au grading 0.96 g/t (WSP Canada, October 2020)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Walker River Resources Corp. (TSX.V:WRR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2019Exploration Agreement with Option to form Joint Venture on the Garfield Flats Project in Mineral County, Nevada. Smooth Rock can earn 50% interest by funding $600,000 in exploration expenditures ($300,000 for initial 25%, $300,000 for additional 25%). Garfield Flats consists of 106 unpatented mining claims covering ~858 hectares (2120 acres) with past producing gold and copper mines. Walker River serves as operator during earn-in period. Property subject to 2% Gross Production Royalty.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Newmont Corporation: World's largest gold miner and major Nevada operator (Carlin, Cortez, Long Canyon). Historically explored Smooth Rock's Palmetto ground and represents the most likely strategic acquirer for advanced Nevada gold projects.
• Gold Standard Ventures Corp. Larger Nevada-focused gold developer with the Pinion and Dark Star deposits in the Carlin trend. Broader incumbent with more advanced permitting and capital, but operates in the same Nevada oxide-gold exploration and development space.
• Calibre Mining Corp. Mid-tier gold producer with operating Nevada mines (Pan, Limousin) plus Nicaraguan assets. Broader incumbent in Nevada gold with active M&A appetite for advanced-stage district-scale opportunities in the region.

Direct peers

• Nevada Exploration Inc. Pure-play Nevada gold exploration company using generative techniques to identify covered targets. Comparable district focus and pre-resource stage, though with different geological methodology.
• Contact Gold Corp. Junior gold explorer with the Pony Creek and other Carlin-style projects in Nevada. Comparable as an exploration-stage issuer focused on Nevada oxide gold systems, with similar financing and permitting profile.
• Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. Nevada-focused gold and silver explorer/developer with advanced-stage projects (Grassy Mountain, Sleeper). Comparable as a junior operator holding 100% interests in Walker Lane-adjacent Nevada gold assets progressing toward production.
• Scorpio Gold Corp. Junior gold producer/explorer with the Mineral Ridge mine in Esmeralda County, Nevada — directly adjacent to Smooth Rock's Palmetto Project in the Walker Lane. Same district, same commodity, and similar NI 43-101 resource-stage profile.
• Renaissance Gold Inc. Nevada-focused gold exploration company advancing generative and drill-stage projects. Comparable as a junior explorer pursuing Walker Lane and Great Basin epithermal gold targets with similar capital-raising model.
• Independence Gold Corp. Vancouver-based junior exploring the Boulevard and Moosehorn gold projects in the Yukon, but with growing Nevada exposure. Comparable as a small-cap, single-commodity gold explorer with similar share-count profile.
• Walker River Resources Corp. Walker River is Smooth Rock's JV partner on the Garfield Flats Project in Mineral County, Nevada, and operates as a junior gold-copper explorer in the same Walker Lane shear zone. Directly comparable exploration-stage peer with similar land-package scale and target commodities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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