
The Metals Royalty Company
The Metals Royalty Company Inc. buys royalties and structured interests in critical minerals projects rather than operating mines. It holds a 2.0% gross overriding royalty over TMC’s NORI area in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone and a 1.0% royalty over the Mesabi Metallics iron ore project in Minnesota. It began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on 8 April 2026.
News and articles
Overview
- A royalty holder takes a share of a project’s gross revenue. It carries no share of the capital cost, the operating cost or cost inflation, and it keeps the upside from higher metal prices, mine expansions and new discoveries.
- The company is anchored by the Hess family. Insiders and strategic holders own 66% of it, and the free float is <20% of issued shares.
- Its own presentation states it is not a reporting issuer in any province or territory of Canada, and that the presentation is not intended for Canadian residents.
- TMC the metals company holds ~25% of it, and retains a right to buy back up to 75% of the NORI royalty in two transactions between the second and tenth anniversaries of the 2023 agreement. If both are exercised, the NORI royalty falls to 0.5%.
Royalties
| Royalty | Terms | Operator | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORI, Clarion-Clipperton Zone | 2.0% gross overriding royalty on all metals and minerals in the NORI areas | TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) | Pre-production. The operator is awaiting a United States exploration license and commercial recovery permit, expected in the first quarter of 2027. The underlying resource covers nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese. |
| Mesabi, Minnesota | 1.0% index-priced gross overriding production royalty with a revenue floor, on production up to 8.5 million tons a year | Mesabi Metallics | Announced 6 May 2026 and closed 1 June 2026, when the company also exercised an option. Direct reduction grade pellets for lower-carbon steel. A first production blast was announced on 13 July 2026. |
Presentations
Ownership
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Basic shares outstanding | 55.1 million |
| Cash | ~US$31.3 million, net of go-public fees |
| Debt | Nil |
| Insider and strategic ownership | 66% |
| Hess family, founders and management | 41% |
| High net worth and family offices | 28% |
| Free float | <20% of issued shares |
Company figures, as of March 2026.
Insider filings
No insider has bought or sold in the market since the April 2026 listing. Every Section 16 filing so far is a grant or an opening balance.
Reported position by insider
| Insider | Common shares held | As reported on | Bought on market, 24 months | Sold on market, 24 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paes-Braga Brian Director, Chairman & CEO, 10% owner | 17,610,130 | 2026-06-01 | 0 | 0 |
| Hess Michael Bernard Director | 3,500,000 | 2026-07-13 | 0 | 0 |
| Sewell Donald Richard President & CFO | 877,535 | 2026-06-01 | 0 | 0 |
| O’Neill Brian Thomas Director | 352,164 | 2026-06-01 | 0 | 0 |
Directors, officers and 10% holders named in the company’s most recent proxy statement, on their latest reported Section 16 position. A Section 16 filer files nothing on leaving, so the raw record still carries people who departed years ago; those are excluded here.
SEC filing archive
Registration statements and prospectuses (14 filings)
Ownership and control filings (6 filings)
| Filed | Form |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | SCHEDULE 13G/A |
| 2026-07-23 | SCHEDULE 13D |
| 2026-06-05 | SCHEDULE 13G |
| 2026-05-15 | SCHEDULE 13G |
| 2026-05-14 | SCHEDULE 13G |
| 2026-04-09 | SCHEDULE 13G |
Other filings (18 filings)
| Filed | Form | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | 6-K | 2026-08-24 |
| 2026-08-10 | 6-K | 2026-08-10 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6-K | 2026-07-31 |
| 2026-07-14 | 6-K | 2026-07-14 |
| 2026-06-30 | 6-K | 2026-06-30 |
| 2026-06-22 | F-1 | n/a |
| 2026-06-01 | 6-K | 2026-06-01 |
| 2026-05-12 | 6-K | 2026-05-12 |
| 2026-05-07 | 6-K | 2026-05-07 |
| 2026-05-06 | 6-K | 2026-05-06 |
| 2026-04-27 | 20-F | 2025-12-31 |
| 2026-04-01 | 6-K | 2026-04-01 |
| 2026-03-18 | FWP | n/a |
| 2026-03-13 | F-1/A | n/a |
| 2026-03-11 | F-1/A | n/a |
| 2026-02-27 | F-1 | n/a |
| 2026-02-03 | DRS/A | n/a |
| 2025-12-23 | DRS/A | n/a |