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Abitibi Metals Corp.
CSE: AMQ / OTCQB: AMQFF / FSE: FW0
Introduction
Abitibi Metals Corp. is a Canadian copper-gold-zinc-silver exploration and development company focused on the B26 Polymetallic Deposit in Québec, Canada. It is not a pure gold story. It is more accurately a high-grade polymetallic copper-gold story, with zinc and silver credits adding extra value.
The investment case is simple: Abitibi controls a meaningful high-grade copper-gold-polymetallic resource in a Tier 1 mining jurisdiction, backed by aggressive drilling, strong technical people, a strategic investment from Discovery Silver, and a growing resource base. In March 2026, Abitibi secured 80 percent ownership of B26 and became majority owner and operator, while SOQUEM retains a 20 percent participating interest.
| Core Bull Case | Why It Matters |
| High-grade polymetallic resource | B26 shows about 25.3Mt grading around 2.1% CuEq, giving it meaningful grade and scale. |
| Tier 1 Québec location | The Abitibi Greenstone Belt provides mining expertise, infrastructure, services, and jurisdictional credibility. |
| Expansion potential | The deposit remains open laterally and at depth, so the current resource may not represent the final system size. |
| Funded for work programs | A strong treasury after the May 2026 financing gives the company power to keep drilling without immediate pressure. |
The main risk is that Abitibi is still resource-stage. There is no PEA, PFS, reserve, mine plan, capex, AISC, NPV, IRR, or production schedule yet. The geology is attractive, but the market still needs economic proof.
Projects / Location / MRE / Grades
| Project | Location | Stage | Main Exposure | Ownership / Interest |
| B26 Polymetallic Deposit | Québec, Canada | Resource-stage / advanced exploration | Copper, gold, zinc, silver | Abitibi 80%; SOQUEM 20% participating interest |
| Beschefer Gold Project | Québec, Canada | Exploration optionality | High-grade gold | 100% earn-in completed March 2025 |
| Grassroots Québec Projects | Horizon, Bonanza, Southern Arm, Val d’Or North | Early exploration | Gold and base-metal optionality | Portfolio optionality |
Project 1: B26 Polymetallic Deposit, Québec
B26 is the flagship asset and the reason to study Abitibi Metals. It is a high-grade copper-zinc-gold-silver-rich polymetallic deposit in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The company is positioning B26 as an emerging critical-minerals project, with copper as the core commodity and gold, zinc, and silver acting as meaningful by-product credits.
| B26 Resource Category | Tonnes | Copper | Zinc | Gold | Silver | CuEq | AuEq |
| Indicated | 12.96Mt | 1.19% | 1.16% | 0.44 g/t | 30.8 g/t | 2.08% | 2.81 g/t |
| Inferred | 12.34Mt | 1.60% | 0.16% | 0.68 g/t | 8.1 g/t | 2.20% | 2.97 g/t |
| Total | Approx. 25.3Mt | 775M lb contained Cu | Meaningful credit | 451koz contained Au | Meaningful credit | Approx. 2.1% | High-grade polymetallic profile |
| B26 Strength | Assessment |
| Grade feel | High grade. A resource above 2% CuEq is strong for a polymetallic deposit, especially in Québec. |
| Deposit style | Polymetallic copper-gold-zinc-silver system with Feeder Copper Zone and Horizon Zinc Zone optionality. |
| Scale | Now large enough to attract more market attention, while still open laterally and at depth. |
| Metallurgy | Preliminary testing shows 98.3% recovery on the Feeder Copper Zone and 96.1% on the Horizon Zinc Zone. More detailed work is still needed. |
| Main risk | Copper-equivalent grades depend on metal prices, recoveries, payability, concentrate quality, metallurgy, and processing assumptions. |
Project 2: Beschefer Gold Project, Québec
Beschefer is the secondary gold optionality asset, located roughly 7 km southeast of B26. Abitibi completed its 100 percent earn-in at Beschefer in March 2025. It is not the main valuation driver today, but it adds high-grade gold optionality in the same broader district.
| Historical Highlight | Reported Result |
| BE13-038 | 5.57m at 55.63 g/t gold |
| BE12-014 | 8.75m at 13.07 g/t gold, including 1.5m at 58.5 g/t gold |
| B14-35 | 8m at 10.28 g/t gold, including 0.6m at 86.74 g/t gold |
| BE11-003 | 3.78m at 12.4 g/t gold |
Project 3: Grassroots Québec Projects
Abitibi also holds additional grassroots projects including Horizon, Bonanza, Southern Arm, and Val d’Or North. These are long-term optionality assets. The core investment case remains B26, with Beschefer as secondary gold optionality.
Share Structure / Ownership / Insiders
| Capital Structure Item | Figure / Assessment |
| Issued and outstanding shares | 239,442,324 |
| Reserved for issuance | 8,865,000 |
| Approx. fully diluted shares used | 248,307,324 |
| Rough fully diluted market cap | Approx. C$134M to C$166M, or US$98M to US$121M, depending on share price |
| Treasury | More than C$45M after the May 2026 financing, based on management commentary |
| Discovery Silver strategic stake | Approx. 9.9% after the May 2026 financing |
| Ownership / Alignment | Assessment |
| Insider ownership | Likely around 10% to 17% based on available public data. Good, but not a 30%+ insider-owned story. |
| Discovery Silver | Strategic 9.9% shareholder; strong validation signal for the project and team. |
| SOQUEM | Retains a 20% project-level interest in B26, keeping a Québec institutional partner involved. |
| Overall feel | Good strategic alignment, strong treasury, and acceptable share structure for a resource-stage company. |
People / Management
| Person | Role | Relevant Experience / Assessment |
| Jon Deluce, CPA, CA | CEO, President and Director | Chartered Accountant with mineral exploration, capital markets, financing, marketing, corporate development, option agreements, and JV experience. Has negotiated partnerships with senior companies including Kirkland Lake Gold and Barrick. |
| David Bernier | Chief Operating Officer | Mine builder with 30+ years advancing Canadian projects from development through construction and operations. Former COO of Foran Mining and held senior roles with Pan American Silver and Dumas Contracting. |
| Eric Myung | Chief Financial Officer | CPA, CA with CFO, compliance, accounting, and public issuer experience across Canadian and U.S. exchange-listed companies. |
| Laurent Eustache | Executive Vice President | 20+ years mining experience, including Aurizon, Agnico Eagle, and SIDEX. Strong Québec mining relevance. |
| Louis Gariépy, P. Eng. | VP Exploration | 30+ years global exploration experience. Former VP Exploration at O3 Mining, with senior roles at Anglo American, IAMGOLD, Milpo, and Noranda. |
| Advisory Strength | Why It Matters |
| Shane Williams / Eric Kallio | Mine restart, build, and major exploration leadership experience in Québec and Canadian gold. |
| Chris Leavy / Victor Cantore | Institutional capital and Québec capital markets experience. |
| Craig Parry | Major discovery, financing, and company-building experience linked to Vizsla Silver, Vizsla Copper, IsoEnergy, NexGen Energy, and Rio Tinto. |
Risks / Catalysts / Timeline
| Key Risk | Why It Matters |
| Resource-stage risk | B26 has a mineral resource, but no PEA, PFS, reserve, mine plan, production schedule, capex, AISC, NPV, or IRR. |
| PEA / PFS risk | The market still needs mining method, throughput, recoveries, payable metals, capex, operating cost, taxes, royalties, and mine life. |
| Metallurgical risk | Early recoveries are encouraging, but polymetallic projects depend on concentrate quality, deleterious elements, processing cost, and payability. |
| Underground mining risk | Possible underground geometry introduces dilution, ground conditions, development cost, ventilation, water, and grade-control risk. |
| Resource conversion risk | The inferred resource needs more infill drilling to support engineering studies and improve confidence. |
| Commodity price risk | B26 is exposed to copper, gold, zinc, and silver, so economics will be sensitive to multiple metal prices. |
| Dilution risk | The company is well funded today, but more capital may be required for studies, drilling, permitting, and future development. |
| JV / partner risk | Abitibi owns 80% of B26 and SOQUEM retains 20%, so future budgets and development decisions require alignment. |
| Permitting and community risk | Québec is strong, but environmental studies, local consultation, and First Nations engagement still matter. |
| Catalyst Window | Potential Catalyst |
| 2026 | Continued Phase 4 drilling at B26 and assay results from the large-scale drill program. |
| 2026 | Step-out drilling to test lateral and depth expansion. |
| 2026 | Infill drilling to improve confidence in existing resource areas. |
| 2026 | Metallurgical optimization, geotechnical, hydrogeological, and environmental baseline work. |
| 2026–2027 | Potential resource update if drilling continues to expand the system. |
| 2027 and beyond | Potential PEA or other economic study milestone. |
| Medium term | Potential strategic interest from larger copper, gold, or polymetallic miners if B26 continues to grow. |
| Timeline | Expected Focus |
| 2026 | Resource growth and de-risking: drilling, resource expansion, infill work, metallurgy, and early technical studies. |
| 2027 | Potential technical study year: PEA-level economics, mining method, processing assumptions, capex estimates, and early development planning. |
| 2028 onward | Potential PFS-level work, permitting, and more serious development planning if the PEA is strong. |
| Longer term | Potential mine development or strategic transaction if location, grade, copper-gold exposure, and economics continue improving. |
Valuation Summary
Abitibi cannot be valued like a producer or a feasibility-stage developer yet. There is no PEA, PFS, reserve, production schedule, AISC, capex, NPV, or IRR for B26. A cash-flow model is therefore premature. A rough resource optionality model is more appropriate until the company publishes economic studies.
| Valuation Input | Assumption / Figure |
| Contained copper | Approx. 775 million pounds |
| Contained gold | Approx. 451,000 ounces |
| Zinc and silver | Meaningful by-product credits |
| Rough contained CuEq reference | Approx. 1.17 billion pounds CuEq before mining recovery, dilution, payability, and economic adjustments |
| Fully diluted shares used | Approx. 248.3M shares |
| Scenario | US$/lb CuEq | Estimated Value | US$/Share | Approx. C$/Share |
| Conservative | US$0.05/lb | US$58M | US$0.23 | C$0.32 |
| Base | US$0.10/lb | US$117M | US$0.47 | C$0.64 |
| Bull | US$0.15/lb | US$176M | US$0.71 | C$0.97 |
| Aggressive | US$0.20/lb | US$234M | US$0.94 | C$1.29 |
Simple interpretation: Abitibi appears to trade around the base-to-bull resource optionality range depending on the share price used. The next major re-rating event would likely be a strong PEA, because the valuation framework would move from resource optionality to project economics.
Summary & Quick Scorecard
| Section | Key Details | Assessment |
| Company Overview | Stock ticker: CSE: AMQ / OTCQB: AMQFF / FSE: FW0 Main metal: Copper-gold, with zinc and silver credits Main project: B26 Polymetallic Deposit Project phase: Resource-stage / advanced exploration Projects country: Canada Main jurisdiction: Québec Location tier: Tier 1 | |
| 1. Management | Previous successful project, discovery, mine build, or company sale: Yes Exploration to development experience: Yes Big company experience: Yes Capital markets track record: Yes Abitibi has a strong team for its stage. Jon Deluce brings capital markets and deal-making experience. David Bernier adds mine-building experience from Foran Mining and Pan American Silver. Louis Gariépy adds deep exploration experience. The advisory team is also unusually strong, with names tied to Agnico Eagle, Kirkland Lake, BlackRock, Vizsla, IsoEnergy, NexGen, and AMEX Exploration. | Strong |
| 2. Projects | High grades: Yes MRE size: Yes, strong for a resource-stage polymetallic copper-gold project Optionality: Yes, B26 expansion, Beschefer gold, and grassroots Québec assetsB26 has grade, scale, and expansion potential. The current resource is meaningful, and the deposit remains open laterally and at depth. Beschefer adds high-grade gold optionality, but the main value is clearly B26. | Strong |
| 3. Cost Structure | Low AISC: Unknown, no AISC yet Low capex / existing infrastructure: Unknown, needs PEA or PFS confirmation Metallurgy: Early signs are positive, but not enough yet This is the weakest section because there is no economic study yet. The project has strong geological quality, but cost structure is not proven. Until Abitibi publishes a PEA or PFS, B26 cannot be called low cost. | Unknown |
| 4. Share Structure Discipline | Issued and outstanding shares: 239,442,324 Reserved for issuance: 8,865,000 Approximate fully diluted shares using available CSE data: 248,307,324 Rough fully diluted market cap: Approximately US$98M to US$121M, depending on share price Treasury: More than C$45M after the May 2026 financing, based on management commentary The share structure is acceptable, and the strong treasury is a major positive. The company has diluted shareholders, but it has also grown the resource aggressively and secured strategic backing. As long as drilling continues to add value, the dilution is easier to justify. | Strong |
| 5. Insider / Ownership | Insider ownership: Likely around 10% to 17% based on available public data Discovery Silver ownership: Approximately 10% after the May 2026 financing SOQUEM: 20% project-level interest in B26 Strategic ownership: Positive | Strong |
| 6. Location | Country: Canada Province: Québec District: Abitibi Greenstone Belt Location tier: Tier 1 Québec is one of the better mining jurisdictions globally, especially for base metals, gold, infrastructure, technical talent, and mining services. The Abitibi Greenstone Belt is a major advantage. Location is one of the strongest parts of the thesis. | Strong |
RT Rating, Commentary
Abitibi Metals is on our watchlist.
We would rate this as 4 out of 5 stars.
Abitibi Metals ticks many important boxes: strong Québec location, high-grade copper-gold-polymetallic resource, meaningful scale, aggressive drilling, strong treasury, strategic investment from Discovery Silver, and a management/advisory team that looks stronger than the average junior explorer.
The reason it does not receive 5 out of 5 yet is simple: there is no PEA, PFS, AISC, capex, NPV, IRR, reserve, or production timeline. The geology is strong, but the economics are still unproven. In mining, a strong resource is only the first act. The real test is whether the deposit can become a profitable mine.
The bull case is clear. If B26 keeps growing, metallurgy remains strong, and future studies show attractive capex and operating costs, Abitibi could be re-rated from resource-stage explorer to serious copper-gold developer. The bear case is that future economics disappoint because of high capex, complex metallurgy, expensive underground development, or weak recoveries.
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