Canadian precious-metals mining company Osisko Mining has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Canada-based gold mineral explorer and developer Barkerville Gold Mines.

Osisko will purchase all the issued and outstanding common shares of Barkerville.

Discover B2B Marketing That Performs

Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms.

Find out more

Each shareholder will receive 0.0357 of a common share of Osisko in exchange for each share of Barkerville.

Osisko CEO and chair of the board Sean Roosen said: “The addition of the Cariboo Gold project to our portfolio adds a potentially world-class asset in Canada in an impacted brownfield site with significant infrastructure in place.

“Osisko and Barkerville will take advantage of their combined mine building, exploration, permitting, development and construction expertise to advance the Cariboo gold project.

“Osisko expects to fund planned work through available liquidity, future revenue from royalties and streams, project debt, as well as outside private equity and joint venture capital through the creation of the North Spirit Discovery Group.”

GlobalData Strategic Intelligence

US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate?

Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard. Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis.

By GlobalData

Osisko also announced the creation of the North Spirit Discovery Group to privatise its resource development projects.

Last year, Osisko generated $82.2m in operating cash flow at 89.5% cash margin, while it generated $46.1m at 89.5% cash margin in the first six months of this year.

The company currently has more than $800m in financial capacity, which includes a $500m available revolving debt facility.

In August last year, Osisko Mining signed a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding common shares of mineral exploration company Beaufield Resources.

Mining Technology Excellence Awards - Nominations Closed

Nominations are now closed for the Mining Technology Excellence Awards. A big thanks to all the organisations that entered – your response has been outstanding, showcasing exceptional innovation, leadership, and impact

Excellence in Action
Awarded the 2025 Mining Technology Excellence Innovation Award for Equipment Diagnostics, Razor Labs’ DataMind AI™ platform turns sensor data and imagery into actionable maintenance insights, avoiding hundreds of thousands of dollars in downtime. Find out how leading mines are using DataMind AI™ to keep critical assets running.

Discover the Impact