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FireFly Metals Ltd
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Public
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2005
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FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX:FFM, TSX:FFM), the successor entity to Rambler Metals & Mining, is an emerging copper-gold exploration and development company. Its flagship asset is the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in the Baie Verte district of north-east Newfoundland, Canada, headlined by the high-grade Ming Underground Mine. The project currently hosts a mineral resource estimate (JORC 2012 / NI 43-101) of 50.4Mt @ 2.0% for 1Mt CuEq in Measured and Indicated categories plus 29.3Mt @ 2.5% for 722kt CuEq in the Inferred category. The company has commenced a 130,000m diamond drilling program with a stated strategy to rapidly grow the copper-gold mineral resource.

The Green Bay Copper-Gold Project is anchored by brownfield infrastructure that lowers development capital intensity: the Nugget Pond Processing Facility provides mineral processing capacity, and Pine Cove Port Access offers logistics infrastructure for the project portfolio, which also includes the Little Deer Deposit, Tilt Cove Project, and regional exploration tenements. Beyond Newfoundland, FireFly holds a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia, providing commodity diversification into vanadium-titanium. Newfoundland & Labrador is ranked top-6 globally on the Fraser Institute's 2024 Policy Perception Index and top-8 globally on the Investment Attractiveness Index, supporting the project's jurisdiction profile.

As a publicly listed mining developer, FireFly operates as a dual-listed entity on the ASX and TSX with corporate headquarters in West Perth, Western Australia, and project operations centred on Baie Verte, Newfoundland. Revenue is not publicly disclosed in the available source data, consistent with the company's pre-production development status. The business model centres on resource growth via drilling, capital raising through public equity markets, and progressing the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project toward a future production decision, while leveraging existing infrastructure and a top-tier mining jurisdiction.

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FireFly Metals Ltd (successor to Rambler Metals & Mining) is a copper-gold exploration and development company advancing the high-grade Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, headlined by the Ming Underground Mine, with a 130,000m diamond drilling program underway and a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia.

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51–100
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HeadquartersBaie Verte, Canada
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Baie Verte
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Canada
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North America
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Keyword5 values
copper gold mining, mineral exploration, underground mining, base metals, vanadium titanium
Industry3 codes
1Copper Exploration & Resource Development
CodeIMAKADAAPrimaryYes
2Precious Metals Exploration & Project Development
CodeIMAKAEAIPrimaryNo
3Exploration & Resource Development (Critical Minerals)
CodeIMAKAFALPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining212230
  • Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining21222
SIC code2 codes
  • Gold And Silver Ores1040
  • Metal Mining1000
Product category
Copper-Gold Mining
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Rambler Metals & Mining (now operating as FireFly Metals Ltd) is a copper-gold exploration, development, and mining company advancing the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada, headlined by the high-grade Ming Underground Mine and supported by the Nugget Pond Processing Facility and Pine Cove Port Access. The company also holds a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia and is executing a 130,000m diamond drilling program to grow its mineral resources.

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Product overview1 text field

Firefly Metals Ltd (ASX:FFM, TSX:FFM) is an emerging copper-gold company with a portfolio of mining projects. The primary offering is the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada, which includes the high-grade Ming Underground Mine as the headlined asset, along with the Little Deer Deposit, Tilt Cove Project, and supporting infrastructure (Pine Cove Port Access and Nugget Pond Processing Facility). The company also holds a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia. The company is executing a 130,000m diamond drilling program to grow its copper-gold mineral resources.

Product and service5 records
1Green Bay Copper-Gold Project
CategoryMining project
Description

A high-grade copper-gold mining project located in the Baie Verte district of north-east Newfoundland, Canada. The project currently hosts a mineral resource estimate of 50.4Mt @ 2.0% for 1Mt CuEq in Measured and Indicated classifications plus 29.3Mt @ 2.5% for 722kt CuEq in the Inferred category. Targeted at industrial metals buyers and the company's own mineral resource pipeline.

2Ming Underground Mine
CategoryUnderground mine
Description

High-grade underground copper-gold mine within the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project, representing the primary producing asset of FireFly Metals. For industrial metals off-takers and downstream processors.

3Little Deer Deposit
CategoryMineral deposit
Description

A copper-gold deposit within the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project portfolio being developed as part of the broader asset package.

4Tilt Cove Project
CategoryMineral project
Description

A copper-gold project within the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project portfolio.

5Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project
CategoryMineral project
Description

A vanadium-titanium project in Western Australia in which FireFly Metals holds a 90% interest, providing commodity diversification beyond copper and gold.

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Peers10 records
1Hudbay Minerals
TypeDirect peer
Description

Mid-tier copper-gold miner with operating mines in Canada and producing copper-gold concentrate. Comparable in scale and commodity mix to FireFly Metals' Green Bay operation, making it a direct functional peer for production and resource benchmarking.

2Marathon Gold
TypeDirect peer
Description

Gold developer operating in Newfoundland, Canada — the same jurisdiction as FireFly Metals' Green Bay Project. Directly comparable in geography and development-stage profile, with a similar focus on advancing a single district-scale asset.

3New Found Gold
TypeRegional player
Description

Gold explorer and developer in Newfoundland, Canada. Operates in the same mining-friendly jurisdiction as FireFly Metals and shares a comparable exploration-and-development operating model, although commodity focus is gold-only.

4Skeena Resources
TypeDirect peer
Description

Gold developer advancing a high-grade project in British Columbia, Canada. Comparable in scale, development stage, and small-cap public-company profile to FireFly Metals, with similar reliance on drilling results to drive re-rating.

5Filo Corp
TypeDirect peer
Description

Copper-gold explorer-developer with a large South American project. Same commodity mix (copper-gold) as FireFly Metals and a similar reliance on large-scale drilling programs to expand resource and demonstrate project scale.

6SolGold
TypeDirect peer
Description

Copper-gold explorer-developer with a flagship large-scale project. Directly comparable commodity exposure (copper-gold) and a similar strategy of demonstrating a globally significant copper-gold asset through aggressive drilling.

7Foran Mining
TypeDirect peer
Description

Canadian copper-zinc developer advancing a project in Saskatchewan. Comparable in scale, commodity mix (base + precious metals), and Canadian-listed development-stage profile to FireFly Metals.

8Western Copper and Gold
TypeDirect peer
Description

Copper-gold developer with a large-scale project in Yukon, Canada. Directly comparable in commodity mix (copper-gold), Canadian domicile, and resource-development strategy.

9Calibre Mining
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Mid-tier gold producer with operations in Nicaragua. While focused on gold production rather than copper, the company shares a comparable development-to-production transitioning profile relevant to peer benchmarking.

10Lundin Mining
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Diversified mid-tier base-metal miner producing copper, zinc, and gold from multiple operations globally. Provides a broader incumbent benchmark for copper-gold project economics and operating capital intensity.

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Rambler Metals & Mining

Copper-Gold Miningramblermines.com

FireFly Metals Ltd (successor to Rambler Metals & Mining) is a copper-gold exploration and development company advancing the high-grade Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, headlined by the Ming Underground Mine, with a 130,000m diamond drilling program underway and a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia.

What Rambler Metals & Mining does

FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX:FFM, TSX:FFM), the successor entity to Rambler Metals & Mining, is an emerging copper-gold exploration and development company. Its flagship asset is the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in the Baie Verte district of north-east Newfoundland, Canada, headlined by the high-grade Ming Underground Mine. The project currently hosts a mineral resource estimate (JORC 2012 / NI 43-101) of 50.4Mt @ 2.0% for 1Mt CuEq in Measured and Indicated categories plus 29.3Mt @ 2.5% for 722kt CuEq in the Inferred category. The company has commenced a 130,000m diamond drilling program with a stated strategy to rapidly grow the copper-gold mineral resource.

The Green Bay Copper-Gold Project is anchored by brownfield infrastructure that lowers development capital intensity: the Nugget Pond Processing Facility provides mineral processing capacity, and Pine Cove Port Access offers logistics infrastructure for the project portfolio, which also includes the Little Deer Deposit, Tilt Cove Project, and regional exploration tenements. Beyond Newfoundland, FireFly holds a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia, providing commodity diversification into vanadium-titanium. Newfoundland & Labrador is ranked top-6 globally on the Fraser Institute's 2024 Policy Perception Index and top-8 globally on the Investment Attractiveness Index, supporting the project's jurisdiction profile.

As a publicly listed mining developer, FireFly operates as a dual-listed entity on the ASX and TSX with corporate headquarters in West Perth, Western Australia, and project operations centred on Baie Verte, Newfoundland. Revenue is not publicly disclosed in the available source data, consistent with the company's pre-production development status. The business model centres on resource growth via drilling, capital raising through public equity markets, and progressing the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project toward a future production decision, while leveraging existing infrastructure and a top-tier mining jurisdiction.

Rambler Metals & Mining firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Rambler Metals & Mining
Legal name
FireFly Metals Ltd
Website
http://www.ramblermines.com/
Company type
Public
Founded year
2005
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Short description
FireFly Metals Ltd (successor to Rambler Metals & Mining) is a copper-gold exploration and development company advancing the high-grade Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, headlined by the Ming Underground Mine, with a 130,000m diamond drilling program underway and a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia.
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Rambler Metals & Mining industry classification

Industry
Product category
Copper-Gold Mining
NAICS
Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (212230), Gold Ore and Silver Ore Mining (21222)
SIC
Gold And Silver Ores (1040), Metal Mining (1000)
akta.pro primary industry
Copper Exploration & Resource Development (IMAKADAA)
akta.pro secondary industries
Precious Metals Exploration & Project Development (IMAKAEAI), Exploration & Resource Development (Critical Minerals) (IMAKAFAL)

Keywords

  • Copper gold mining
  • Mineral exploration
  • Underground mining
  • Base metals
  • Vanadium titanium

Where Rambler Metals & Mining is headquartered

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Baie Verte
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Canada
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North America

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Rambler Metals & Mining business model

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B2B
Offering type
Services
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Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Rambler Metals & Mining product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Rambler Metals & Mining (now operating as FireFly Metals Ltd) is a copper-gold exploration, development, and mining company advancing the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada, headlined by the high-grade Ming Underground Mine and supported by the Nugget Pond Processing Facility and Pine Cove Port Access. The company also holds a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia and is executing a 130,000m diamond drilling program to grow its mineral resources.

Product overview

Firefly Metals Ltd (ASX:FFM, TSX:FFM) is an emerging copper-gold company with a portfolio of mining projects. The primary offering is the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada, which includes the high-grade Ming Underground Mine as the headlined asset, along with the Little Deer Deposit, Tilt Cove Project, and supporting infrastructure (Pine Cove Port Access and Nugget Pond Processing Facility). The company also holds a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia. The company is executing a 130,000m diamond drilling program to grow its copper-gold mineral resources.

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Products and services

  • Green Bay Copper-Gold Project A high-grade copper-gold mining project located in the Baie Verte district of north-east Newfoundland, Canada. The project currently hosts a mineral resource estimate of 50.4Mt @ 2.0% for 1Mt CuEq in Measured and Indicated classifications plus 29.3Mt @ 2.5% for 722kt CuEq in the Inferred category. Targeted at industrial metals buyers and the company's own mineral resource pipeline.
  • Ming Underground Mine High-grade underground copper-gold mine within the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project, representing the primary producing asset of FireFly Metals. For industrial metals off-takers and downstream processors.
  • Little Deer Deposit A copper-gold deposit within the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project portfolio being developed as part of the broader asset package.
  • Tilt Cove Project A copper-gold project within the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project portfolio.
  • Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project A vanadium-titanium project in Western Australia in which FireFly Metals holds a 90% interest, providing commodity diversification beyond copper and gold.

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Rambler Metals & Mining competitors and assessment

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Direct peers

  • Hudbay Minerals: Mid-tier copper-gold miner with operating mines in Canada and producing copper-gold concentrate. Comparable in scale and commodity mix to FireFly Metals' Green Bay operation, making it a direct functional peer for production and resource benchmarking.
  • Marathon Gold: Gold developer operating in Newfoundland, Canada — the same jurisdiction as FireFly Metals' Green Bay Project. Directly comparable in geography and development-stage profile, with a similar focus on advancing a single district-scale asset.
  • Skeena Resources: Gold developer advancing a high-grade project in British Columbia, Canada. Comparable in scale, development stage, and small-cap public-company profile to FireFly Metals, with similar reliance on drilling results to drive re-rating.
  • Filo Corp: Copper-gold explorer-developer with a large South American project. Same commodity mix (copper-gold) as FireFly Metals and a similar reliance on large-scale drilling programs to expand resource and demonstrate project scale.
  • SolGold: Copper-gold explorer-developer with a flagship large-scale project. Directly comparable commodity exposure (copper-gold) and a similar strategy of demonstrating a globally significant copper-gold asset through aggressive drilling.
  • Foran Mining: Canadian copper-zinc developer advancing a project in Saskatchewan. Comparable in scale, commodity mix (base + precious metals), and Canadian-listed development-stage profile to FireFly Metals.
  • Western Copper and Gold: Copper-gold developer with a large-scale project in Yukon, Canada. Directly comparable in commodity mix (copper-gold), Canadian domicile, and resource-development strategy.

Regional players

  • New Found Gold: Gold explorer and developer in Newfoundland, Canada. Operates in the same mining-friendly jurisdiction as FireFly Metals and shares a comparable exploration-and-development operating model, although commodity focus is gold-only.

Broad incumbents

  • Calibre Mining: Mid-tier gold producer with operations in Nicaragua. While focused on gold production rather than copper, the company shares a comparable development-to-production transitioning profile relevant to peer benchmarking.
  • Lundin Mining: Diversified mid-tier base-metal miner producing copper, zinc, and gold from multiple operations globally. Provides a broader incumbent benchmark for copper-gold project economics and operating capital intensity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Frequently asked questions about Rambler Metals & Mining

What does Rambler Metals & Mining do?

Rambler Metals & Mining (now operating as FireFly Metals Ltd) is a copper-gold exploration, development, and mining company advancing the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada, headlined by the high-grade Ming Underground Mine and supported by the Nugget Pond Processing Facility and Pine Cove Port Access. The company also holds a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia and is executing a 130,000m diamond drilling program to grow its mineral resources.

Is Rambler Metals & Mining a public or private company?

Rambler Metals & Mining is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.

When was Rambler Metals & Mining founded?

Rambler Metals & Mining was founded in 2005. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Rambler Metals & Mining based?

Rambler Metals & Mining is headquartered in Baie Verte, Canada, in the North America region.

Who are Rambler Metals & Mining's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Hudbay Minerals, Marathon Gold, Skeena Resources, Filo Corp, SolGold, Foran Mining and Western Copper and Gold. New Found Gold is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Calibre Mining and Lundin Mining.

Does Rambler Metals & Mining have an API?

No public API is recorded for Rambler Metals & Mining.

What industry is Rambler Metals & Mining in?

Rambler Metals & Mining's product category is Copper-Gold Mining. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKADAA, Copper Exploration & Resource Development, with a secondary code of IMAKAEAI, Precious Metals Exploration & Project Development. Its NAICS code is 212230 and its SIC code is 1040.

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HomeMing Copper-Gold-Silver Project, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaAuTECO Minerals acquired the Ming Copper-Gold-Silver Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, through its October 2023 purchase of the Green Bay copper-gold project for approximately A$65 million. The asset includes the historic Ming Mine site, the Nugget Pond milling facility, and the Goodyear’s Cove Port. The mine previously operated from 1972 to 1982 and was restarted by Rambler Metals and Mining in 2012 before being placed on care and maintenance.GlobeNewswireRambler Metals and Mining plc: Interim ResultsRambler Metals and Mining reported Q2 2017 results with record mill throughput of 86,895 dry metric tonnes and revenue of US$6.9 million. Operating loss narrowed to US$2.3 million, and C1 costs improved to US$2.44 per pound. The company repaid a US$3 million advance.GlobeNewswireRambler Metals & Mining PLC: Filing of Meeting MaterialsRambler Metals & Mining filed its management information circular and annual report for the period ended December 31, 2016, ahead of its annual general and special meeting on June 29, 2017. The company changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to December 31.GlobeNewswireRambler Metals & Mining PLC: Hammerdown PFSMaritime Resources Corp. released pre-feasibility study results for its Hammerdown Gold Project in Newfoundland and Labrador. The project is 100% owned by Maritime, and Rambler Metals & Mining, which holds a strategic investment, advised of the announcement. Full details are on Maritime's website.GlobeNewswireRambler Metals & Mining PLC: Upcoming ConferencesRambler Metals & Mining will attend the BMO Global Metals and Mining Conference in Florida and PDAC 2017 in Toronto, with CEO Norman Williams at the former. The company will present updates on its Phase II expansion of the Ming Copper-Gold Mine, aiming to raise production to 1,250 mtpd by mid-2017, with further studies targeting 2,000 mtpd.GlobeNewswireRambler Metals & Mining PLC: Exercise of Warrants and Issue of EquityRambler Metals & Mining announced that CEII Rambler converted 135,000,000 warrants into ordinary shares on 6 February 2017. The exercise price was 5 pence per share, totaling £6,750,000, which will fund Phase II expansion and a Phase III evaluation. Post-conversion, CEII Rambler's stake rose from 63.1% to 72.2%.GlobeNewswireRambler Metals & Mining PLC: Financial Results for Period Ending 31 Oct 2016Rambler Metals reported Q1/17 stub results for the period ending October 31, 2016, producing 69,609 dry metric tonnes of ore with copper grades of 1.7% and gold grades of 1.1 g/t. Net cash direct costs per pound of saleable copper were US$2.08, and the company expects costs to remain at or above this level until Phase II expansion throughput reaches 1,250 metric tonnes per day.GlobeNewswireRambler Metals & Mining PLC: Holding(s) in CompanyCambridge Global Asset Management, a business unit of CI Investments Inc., acquired 17,528,929 ordinary shares in Rambler Metals & Mining PLC, crossing the 3% voting rights threshold. The notification was filed on November 7, 2016, after the transaction on November 3, 2016.GlobeNewswireRambler Metals and Mining: Notice of AGMRambler Metals and Mining will hold its AGM on 1 December 2016 at a London office. The company plans to increase Ming Mine production to 1,250 mtpd by mid-2017 and further to 2,000 mtpd. It also owns the Little Deer/Whales Back copper mines and has a strategic stake in Hammerdown gold mine.GlobeNewswireRambler Metals & Mining PLC: Rambler Receives a Repayable Contribution From the ACOARambler Metals & Mining received a repayable contribution of CDN$2 million from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency for its Phase II expansion of the Ming Copper-Gold Mine. The interest-free, unsecured contribution is repayable over eight years, starting May 2018, to increase mill capacity to 1,250 metric tonnes per day. The expansion supports a projected mine life of over 20 years and 200 full-time positions.