Our Story

Lions Bay Capital Inc. is a mining finance and investment company focused on unlocking the potential of resource assets – with a strategic emphasis on gold and copper.

Lions Bay aims to identify opportunities which have not been recognised, either through lack of funds or failure of management in the execution of deals. Lions Bay is different from other listed TSX mining companies in that it raises money to invest, rather than spending capital on high-risk exploration or executive costs. Lions Bay is an activist investor that sets and monitors performance hurdles for management and the projects in which it invests in. As an activist, Lions Bay will replace management if necessary to drive change for the benefit of all shareholders.

The Executive Chairman and major shareholder of Lions Bay is John Byrne. John has over 50 years’ experience as an analyst and operator in the mining sector, and is the former Executive Chairman of Western Canadian Coal, which was sold for over C$3 billion in 2010. Prior to becoming the controlling shareholder and operator in Lions Bay, John founded and steered the development of Cambrian Mining Plc, growing net assets over 100x between its listing in 2002 and sale in 2008.

Lions Bay Capital is categorised as a listed investment company, but this is a category open to change. Should the right transaction be presented, the board is open to focusing the business in one area.