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Structured Mineral Capital

Where Capital Meets
Commodity Intelligence

Stratum Mineral Holdings is a next-generation investment vehicle deploying structured equity with proprietary commodity-linked instruments — built to compress risk and amplify long-cycle returns.

CAW
Commodity Appreciation Warrant
Equity +
Commodity Stack Architecture
Multi-Asset
Mineral & Real Estate Portfolio
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Who We Are

Proprietary Investment Architecture

Stratum Mineral Holdings deploys capital through a unique dual-instrument structure: every investment combines conventional equity participation with our proprietary Commodity Appreciation Warrant (CAW) — a structured instrument that aligns value transfer with the operational success of the underlying asset.

This architecture transforms early-stage mineral risk into structured optionality — reducing drawdowns while preserving full upside participation as projects advance from exploration through production.

Proprietary Structure
The CAW

  • Combines streaming royalty economics with warrant upside — capturing multiple return vectors simultaneously

  • Flexible settlement: physical commodity, cash, or equity conversion preserves optionality across market cycles

  • Preserves balance-sheet flexibility for early-stage ventures while providing dynamic hedging through commodity cycles

  • Risk managed structurally — converting market volatility into strategic optionality rather than reactive positioning

Target Capital Profiles

Who Benefits from Owning
Equity in Stratum?

Institutional and strategic capital seeking commodity exposure with structured downside protection and long-cycle compounding.

Pension & Sovereign Capital

Pension funds, endowments, and sovereign-linked capital seeking commodity exposure with downside protection and institutional-grade governance.

Real Asset Allocators

Infrastructure and real-asset allocators looking for long-duration capital compounding beyond passive commodity ETFs or pure-play mining equities.

Governance-Focused Capital

Institutions requiring disciplined governance, structured risk management, and full transparency across portfolio positions.

Commodity Cycle Investors

Investors aiming to align capital deployment with long-term commodity demand cycles — capturing value at both discovery and production phases.

Return Enhancement Mandates

Capital seeking returns beyond passive commodity ETFs, driven by both enterprise value creation and commodity price participation through structured instruments.

Investment Philosophy

Compressing the
Lassonde Trough

The Lassonde Curve illustrates how junior mining companies experience severe value compression between discovery excitement and production reality. Traditional equity-only capital suffers deep drawdowns precisely when projects need support most.

Stratum's Equity + Commodity Stack introduces commodity-linked value transfer at this critical inflection point — the CAW Activation Zone — stabilizing early value while preserving full participation in the long-cycle recovery.

Traditional VC/PE
  • ✕ Deep value erosion
  • ✕ Dilution-driven financing
  • ✕ Exit timing risk
Stratum Stack
  • ✓ CAW stabilizes early value
  • ✓ Upside through development
  • ✓ Flexible settlement paths

Visualisation

Equity + Commodity Stack vs Traditional

Traditional Equity Only Stratum Equity + CAW
Competitive Differentiation

Why Stratum vs Traditional VC / PE?

Dimension Traditional VC / PE Stratum
Return Driver Equity exits only, exposed to dilution and timing risk Enterprise value + commodity price participation
Downside Protection Cyclicality and timing risk dominate CAW embeds commodity-backed downside protection
Settlement Flexibility Fixed exit windows, cash or equity only Commodity, cash, or equity — multiple paths
Cycle Alignment Fixed fund timelines misaligned with commodity cycles Capital deployed in sync with commodity cycles
Risk Management Reactive to market conditions Structural — volatility converted to optionality
Portfolio Stability Layer

Real Estate Collateral Base

Properties acquired by cash or share swap, providing tangible collateral, capital appreciation, and recurring rent flow beneath the commodity stack.

Barrier
to Entry via Real Asset Control
Growth
Engine via Unit Economics & Scale
Exit
Multiple via IPO or Strategic Sale
Data
Automation & Network Effects
Portfolio Architecture

Real Estate Stacks
Under Commodities

Stratum introduces a real estate collateral layer beneath the commodity stack — diverging from classic fund structures to create a multi-dimensional return architecture.

The VC Fund stack sits above physical property. An operating company — whether a single-purpose entity (data centers, SFR platforms) or a multi-asset operating platform — generates rents and fees while real estate provides the collateral floor that stabilizes the entire capital stack.

Portfolio

Active Deals & Partnerships

Strategic investments deployed through Stratum's Equity + Commodity Stack architecture.

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Leadership

Management & Board

Experienced capital markets professionals with deep roots in mineral exploration and structured finance.

Usman Malik

Usman Malik

Mr Malik is an Entrepreneur with 24 years in Real Estate, Project financings, Builder, Developer in Canada. A Venture Capitalist financed mining projects in Gold, Uranium, Nickel, Copper and Graphite in Africa.A…

Aram Tourikian

Aram Tourikian

Aram Tourikian earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Toronto in 1982. With decades of experience in retail pharmacy he has built a distinguished career as an owner and operator of multiple…

Anthony Durkacz

Anthony Durkacz

Mr. Durkacz is a director and the Executive Vice-President of First Republic Capital, and has served in those roles since 2014, and Co-Executive Chairman of Quantum BioPharma Ltd. since May 2021 and as a member of the…

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