Peruvian Metals Corp.: insider trades · Canada · SEDI

About Peruvian Metals Corp.

Peruvian Metals Corp. is a Canadian company listed on the TSXV (ticker: PER.V) with a hybrid business model that combines mineral exploration, project generation and mineral processing in Peru. Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the company positions itself as a cash-and-prospect generator: it aims to build shareholder value through operating assets that can generate revenue, while recycling free cash flow into exploration opportunities with greater upside. The corporate website describes Peruvian Metals as a Canadian exploration and mineral processing company focused on growth, organic project creation and responsible stewardship abroad. ([peruvianmetals.com](https://peruvianmetals.com/)) The company’s roots go back to Duran Ventures Inc., which later changed its name to Peruvian Metals Corp. to better reflect a Peru-focused strategy centered on precious and base metals. Recent corporate materials show that this strategic identity remains intact: Peruvian Metals seeks to advance gold-silver and polymetallic opportunities while using operating cash flow to help fund additional exploration. Management also emphasizes long operating experience in Peru, citing more than three decades of activity in the country in its recent disclosures. ([peruvianmetals.com](https://peruvianmetals.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/August-29-2018-DVR-PR-Name-Change-to-Peruvian-Metals.pdf?utm_source=openai)) Peruvian Metals’ main operating platform is the Aguila Norte processing plant in northern Peru, near Trujillo. The company holds an 80% interest in the operating vehicle, Minera Aguila de Oro S.A.C., which owns and runs the plant. Aguila Norte includes crushing, milling and flotation circuits and began initial production in 2017. The plant has an environmental permit allowing throughput of 100 tonnes per day today, with potential expansion to 350 tonnes per day. This processing asset is central to the company’s business model because it provides third-party toll milling capacity and a route to produce marketable concentrates from purchased mineral feed. ([peruvianmetals.com](https://peruvianmetals.com/processing/?utm_source=openai)) Alongside processing, the company is advancing a portfolio of exploration properties in Peru, including Palta Dorada, Mercedes and other precious- and base-metal concessions. This creates a dual exposure: near-term operating cash flow from processing, and longer-dated upside from discovery and development. In market terms, that makes Peruvian Metals somewhat different from a pure explorer, because it already owns a revenue-generating industrial asset and can potentially benefit from operational leverage if plant utilization improves. ([peruvianmetals.com](https://peruvianmetals.com/processing/?utm_source=openai)) Competitive positioning is built on three elements: a permitted plant, a footprint in a mining-friendly jurisdiction, and a project-generation approach designed to reduce dilution. The company’s strategy benefits from the geographic closeness of some exploration targets to Aguila Norte, which may improve logistics and processing economics. It also operates in a segment where smaller miners and nearby projects can seek local toll-treatment solutions, a niche that can be attractive in mineral-rich regions. ([peruvianmetals.com](https://peruvianmetals.com/processing/?utm_source=openai)) Recent news flow has been constructive. In early 2026, Peruvian Metals reported strong silver and gold metallurgical recoveries from the Mercedes project and said it had completed its obligation to acquire a 50% interest in San Maurizo Mines Ltd., which holds the project through a Peruvian subsidiary. The company also announced a 10-year renewal of surface rights at Aguila Norte in March 2026, and its 2025 updates pointed to record or near-record processing throughput at the plant. Together, these developments reinforce the importance of Aguila Norte as the company’s core asset and the main driver of its investment case. ([peruvianmetals.com](https://peruvianmetals.com/2026/01/peruvian-metals-reports-silver-gold-recoveries-of-97-85-and-92-19-respectively-from-the-victor-ii-vein-at-the-mercedes-ag-au-property-in-central-peru/))