History
Red Metal Resources built a Chilean copper-gold property position, saw its Perth option end and its sale offers go unresolved, funded itself through small raisings, and by May 2026 was leaving US reporting.
2007-2010: Buying into Farellón
Red Metal set out to build a copper-gold business in Chile. In October 2007 its Chilean subsidiary, Minera Polymet, took over an option on the Farellón Alto Uno al Ocho holding, 66 hectares in the Atacama region, for US$250,000. A further US$300,000 was due to the owner by May 2008, along with a royalty once exploitation began. This was a new project, separate from the company's earlier Ontario claims.
To pay for it, the company raised $1,000,000 in May 2008 by selling 4,000,000 units at $0.25 to four non-US investors. Each unit was one share plus a warrant to buy another share at $0.35 until April 21, 2010. On April 25, 2008 it paid the $250,000 and $300,000, completing the option and acquiring title. In June 2009 it deregistered its securities, ending its duty to file reports with the US SEC. The record for 2010 is quiet.
2011-2014: Drilling, and an option on Perth
In April 2011 the company sold about 6,723,333 units at $0.30, raising $2,017,000 gross (about $1,862,462 net). Each unit carried a two-year warrant at $0.50. The money was for the next drilling phase at Farellon, first exploration at the Mateo project and working capital. Shares on issue rose from 17,139,634 at the end of 2011 to 32,956,969 at the end of 2013, though the beats do not explain that increase.
The company then began trying to option out property rather than fund it alone. In February 2013 it signed a memorandum of understanding with Geoactiva Spa over its Perth concessions, and the option was signed on April 30, 2013. Geoactiva had to pay US$1,000,000 and spend US$3,500,000 on exploration over 48 months, with US$37,500 paid at signing and a 1.5% royalty kept by the company. In May 2014 the company agreed a memorandum with David Marcus Mitchell for options on two concessions beside Farellón, for US$300,000 in cash and shares over four years.
In December 2014 it signed the option on the 252-hectare Quina claim for US$150,000. The second concession, Exeter, was delayed. The same release said Geoactiva would not continue with Perth after completing 30 drill holes totalling 3,956 metres. That ended what had been the company's cash-flow hope.
2015-2019: Offers to sell
The record for these years is thin. In September 2016 the company signed a non-binding letter of intent with TomaGold Corporation for TomaGold to buy all 34,290,302 shares for CAD$3,250,000, with up to CAD$500,000 in cash towards debts and the rest in TomaGold shares. It needed a definitive agreement, financing and approvals, and lapsed on November 15, 2016 unless extended. In February 2017 it signed a letter of intent to sell Farellon, Perth and Mateo to Power Americas Minerals in three options for 25 million Power Americas shares plus US$250,000. The beats do not say what became of either proposal. Management says it has worked unpaid since July 2018.
2020-2026: Restructuring and a Canadian listing
In July 2020 the subsidiary sold net smelter royalties (shares of future mining revenue) on its Carrizal-area concessions to Richard Jeffs, Caitlin Jeffs and Joao da Costa for a combined $5,000. In December 2020 the company filed to move from Nevada to British Columbia and issued a corporate update with a new technical report dated November 28, 2020. It said it had cancelled $1,979,844 owed to insiders and $351,952 owed to contractors and employees since July 2018. Carrizal comprised 21 concessions over 3,278 hectares. Shares stood at 41,218,008 at November 30, 2020.
Shareholders approved the move on February 9, 2021 with 99.9% of votes cast, and it took effect February 10. They also ratified the royalties. The company then raised money in two parts: 3,849,668 units at CAD$0.15 in May 2021 (CAD$577,450.20), and 6,460,872 subscription receipts at CAD$0.15 in June (CAD$969,131), held in escrow until a Canadian listing. The total was CAD$1,546,581.2.
The listing was achieved: the shares began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange on February 22, 2023. On May 13, 2026 the company filed to end its US registration, saying only about 0.99% of trading over the prior year occurred in the US, against about 92.93% on the CSE. As of May 14, 2026 the shares remained held and traded, and the termination was awaiting effect.
Written from the 17 story beats below (2007 to 14 May 2026), which come from the company's own announcements and filings.