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Ben Pirie ...
  • Nicholas Cortellucci, CFA
  • Riley Venton, P. Eng

Q1/26 Recap: All Our Research in One Place!

Q1/26 proved to be a challenging quarter for equity markets broadly, as macroeconomic uncertainty and risk-off sentiment weighed on indices across North America. The S&P 500 fell 4.7%, the TSXV declined 3.2%, and the TSX was up 2.7% thanks to its exposure to oil and gas. Against this backdrop, our coverage universe demonstrated relative resilience, up 4.3% on average during the quarter, meaningfully outperforming all three benchmarks. This represents the sixth consecutive quarter of outperformance since we started this series, beating the TSX in every quarter except for Q3/24 (see Figure 1 below).

Despite the difficult market environment, several names within our coverage delivered standout returns. Namib Minerals led the way with a 137% gain during the quarter, while newly initiated Thunder Gold rose 83%, and Endurance Gold was up 48%. In total, nine companies in our coverage posted gains of more than 20% during Q1.

During the quarter, the Atrium team attended PDAC in Toronto, which marked one of the busiest editions in recent history. Our diversified industries analyst, Nicholas Cortellucci, participated in Maj Soueidan's Prime Microcaps Conference in Florida (see the conference replay here) alongside BQE Water and Cannara Biotech. Nicholas also served as the keynote speaker at Mathieu Martin's Microcap Cocktail event (see here, video recordings to follow), alongside Amerigo Resources and BQE Water, further expanding our visibility within the investment community.
Underlyings
ADF Group Inc.

ADF Group is engaged in the design and engineering of connections, fabrication and installation of complex steel superstructures, heavy steel built-ups, as well as architectural and miscellaneous metalwork for the five principal segments of the non-residential construction market namely, office towers and high-rises, commercial and recreational buildings, airport facilities, industrial complexes and nuclear facilities, and transport infrastructures.

ALLEGIANT GOLD

Amerigo Resources Ltd.

Amerigo Resources is engaged in the production of copper and molybdenum concentrates with operations in Chile. Through its subsidiary, Minera Valle Central S.A., Co. has a contract with Chile's state-owned copper producer National Copper Corporation to process the tailings from El Teniente underground copper mine.

ANDEAN PRECIOUS METALS CORP

Anglo Pacific Group PLC

Anglo Pacific Group is a global natural resources royalty company. Co. secures natural resources royalties and streams by creating new royalties directly with operators or by acquiring existing royalties. Co. has royalties and investments in mining and exploration interests primarily in Australia, North and South America and Europe, with an exposure to commodities represented by coal, uranium, gold and iron ore.

BQE WATER INC.

BQE Water is engaged in the acquisition and development of processes to treat metal-laden, sulphate-rich waste water streams for acid neutralization and metal recovery. The principal operations of Co. are to build process plants and earn revenues from recovered metals, treatment fees, plant sales and process licenses.

CANAGOLD RESOURCES LTD

CANNARA BIOTECH INC.

CAPITAN SILVER CORP

Cleantek Industries Inc.

Copper Fox Metals Inc.

Copper Fox Metals is engaged in the exploration for and development of mining properties in Western Canada.

Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Inc.

DYNACOR GROUP INC.

Endurance Gold

Endurance Gold is engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in North America and has not yet determined whether its properties contain ore reserves that are economically recoverable. The recoverability of the amounts expended on mineral interests by Co. is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of Co. to obtain necessary financing to complete exploration and development of its mineral properties and upon future profitable production or proceeds from disposition of its mineral interests.

ESGOLD CORP.

Exploits Discovery Corp.

Forge Resources Corp.

FULL CIRCLE LITHIUM CORP

GLOBAL EDUCATION COMMUNITIES CORP

Lion One Metals Ltd.

Lion One Metals is in the business of mineral exploration and development and is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resources in Fiji, Australia and Argentina. Co. is in the process of exploring and evaluating its resource properties and has not yet determined whether the properties contain mineral reserves that are economically recoverable. The recoverability of the amounts shown for exploration and evaluation assets are dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of Co. to obtain necessary financing to complete the development of those reserves and upon future profitable production.

MAGNA TERRA MINERALS INC

Mineros

Mineros is primarily engaged in the mining of gold, as well as in related activities pertaining to the mining industry in general, including the mining of precious metals, metallic or non-metallic mineral substances or hydrocarbons.

MOON RIVER MOLY LTD

NAMIB MINERALS

Nevada King Gold Corp.

NTG Clarity Networks Inc.

OMAI GOLD MINES CORP

Organto Foods Inc

REGULUS RESOURCE

Regulus Resources is an exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resources.

RIO2 LIMITED

Rio2 is in the process of exploring its interests in resource properties and has not yet determined whether these properties contain reserves that are economically recoverable. The recoverability of amounts shown for resource properties and related deferred costs is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, confirmation of Co.'s interest in the underlying claims, the ability of Co. to obtain necessary financing to complete the development, and upon future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition thereof.

Rubicon Organics

Sabio Holdings, Inc. (SBIO)

Sailfish Royalty Corp.

Santacruz Silver Mining

Santacruz Silver Mining is engaged in the operation, acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Mexico, with a primary focus on silver, but also including gold, zinc and lead. Co. is focused on meeting and maintaining its primary production objective of producing approximately 1.5 million silver equivalent ounces on a yearly basis at its producing property, the Rosario Mine. In addition, Co. is exploring three other mineral properties, being the San Felipe Project (an advanced stage project), the Gavilanes Project (an exploration project), and the El Gachi Property (an early stage exploration project).

Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd

Spanish Mountain Gold is an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp

Stellus Capital Investment is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The company's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation through debt and related equity investments in middle-market companies.

Tembo Gold Corp

Tempo Gold is in the exploration stage and is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of gold resource properties in Tanzania, East Africa.

THS Maple Holdings Ltd.

Wabi Exploration Inc

Wabi Exploration is engaged in the exploration of minerals.

White Metal Resources Corp

White Metal Resources is engaged in the acquisition and exploration of resource properties.

Provider
Atrium Research Corporation
Atrium Research Corporation

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Analysts
Ben Pirie

Nicholas Cortellucci, CFA

Riley Venton, P. Eng

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