• A junior company is a new company that wants to develop a deposit or a mineral deposit.
  • Younger companies tend to grow through funding or seek to be bought out by a larger company.
  • Most junior companies are small-cap companies with a market capitalization of less than $500 million.
  • Junior companies are usually associated with venture capital companies that seek to turn the junior company into a profitable one.
  • The risks associated with junior companies are high because they are new to the market and have not necessarily proven to be an active base.