
Led by founder Richard Warke, a seasoned entrepreneur, and principals Donald Taylor, Daniel Earle, Rita Adiani and Purni Parikh, The Augusta Group specializes in surfacing value through award-winning exploration and rapid project advancement. Leveraging consistent access to low-cost capital, we drive projects from, exploration, feasibility and permitting directly to point of sale or production.
across the Augusta Group companies
in exit transactions since 2011
in cumulative value creation since 2011

Sold for $1.6B in 2011

Sold for $667M in 2014

Co-founded in 2017

Sold for $2.1B in 2018

Spun out Equinox Gold - took over management in 2019

Increase in share price of

Sold for $200M in 2025

Current companies

Current companies
The Augusta Group is a leading North American mining investment and management platform with a proven ability to discover, build, and monetize world-class mineral assets. Operating across North and South America, we specialize in identifying high-impact opportunities, unlocking value through technical excellence, and rapidly advancing projects from exploration through feasibility, permitting, and into production or strategic sale.
With a track record unmatched in the sector, Augusta has generated over C$4.6 billion in realized transactions since 2011, including: the sale of Ventana Gold for C$1.6B in 2011; the sale of Augusta Resource for C$667M in 2014; Co-Founder of Equinox Gold in 2017, now a mid-tier gold producer with a market cap over C$1.8B; and the sale of Arizona Mining for C$2.1B in 2018
*Intraday market caps as of May 14, 2026