1. Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX: OPM)
Opta Minerals Inc. (Opta) is a provider of custom process optimization solutions and related materials for use primarily in the steel, foundry, loose abrasive cleaning and municipal water filtration industries. The Company’s industrial mineral products include chromites and zircons, clays, coated sands, lime and magnesium blends and other industrial mineral blends sourced from South Africa, China, the Middle East and North America, which are then processed at the Company’s facilities for sale primarily to the steel and foundry industries.
Market Cap: $28,349,348.13
Debt: $39,153,000.00
Debt/Total Capital: 54%
2. Ur-Energy Inc. (TSX: URE)
Ur-Energy Inc. (Ur-Energy) is an exploration-stage junior mining company. The Company is engaged in the identification, acquisition, evaluation, exploration and development of uranium mineral properties located primarily in Canada and the United States with additional exploration interests in Canada. The Company’s Canadian properties include Screech Lake and Gravel Hill, which are located in the Thelon Basin, Northwest Territories and Bugs, which is located in the Baker Lake Basin, Nunavut.
Market Cap: $145,540,968.80
Debt: $39,153,000.00
Debt/Total Capital: 50%
3. Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXV: BGM)
Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd., a Canada based Company engaged in the exploration and development of gold properties. The Company continues production with ore from its Bonanza Ledge Mine trucked to the QR Mill facility. In conjunction with gold production, a number of drill programs have taken place on the Company’s Cariboo Gold. The Company has developed an additional resource estimate at the neighboring Cow Mountain at its Cariboo Gold Project in central British Columbia. The Company’s Bonanza Ledge Mine, is located on the southwest flank of Barkerville Mountain. The Cariboo Gold Quartz Project is situated within the Cariboo Gold Fields; the Company produced 2.5 million ounces of placer gold and over 1 million ounces of load gold from the region.
Market Cap: $32,170,247.84
Debt: $13,580,680.00
Debt/Total Capital: 49%
