First Class Metals: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)
First Class Metals Plc. is a mining company that specializes in exploring and developing the valuable resources in their main property, North Hemlo. They also conduct systematic exploration in other areas within the Hemlo - Harte gold mines region in Ontario, Canada. These areas, including Esa, Sugar Cube, McKellar, Magical, Enable, and Coco East Block, cover a total area of 176 square kilometers. The geology of these locations is within the Schreiber-Hemlo Greenstone Belt and contains gold, silver, base metals, and battery metals in settings typical of the Archaean / Hemlo style.
First Class Metals has raised $1.3M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $1.3M announced in Jun 2023.
That round is below the $2.2M median round size for Natural Resources companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
First Class Metals Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Jun 2023.
First Class Metals Funding Rounds
First Class Metals Founders and Leadership Team
No contact details are on record for this team yet.
First Class Metals Funding Compared to Other Natural Resources Startups
First Class Metals' latest round of $1.3M is below the median round in Natural Resources. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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First Class Metals Funding FAQs
What does First Class Metals do?
First Class Metals Plc. is a mining company that specializes in exploring and developing the valuable resources in their main property, North Hemlo. They also conduct systematic exploration in other areas within the Hemlo - Harte gold mines region in Ontario, Canada. These areas, including Esa, Sugar Cube, McKellar, Magical, Enable, and Coco East Block, cover a total area of 176 square kilometers. The geology of these locations is within the Schreiber-Hemlo Greenstone Belt and contains gold, silver, base metals, and battery metals in settings typical of the Archaean / Hemlo style.
How much funding has First Class Metals raised?
First Class Metals has raised $1.3M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $1.3M announced in Jun 2023.
When did First Class Metals last raise funding?
First Class Metals' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $1.3M, announced in Jun 2023.
Who founded First Class Metals?
FundedIQ lists John Ciccarelli (Founder) at First Class Metals.
Where is First Class Metals headquartered?
First Class Metals is based in Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
How many employees does First Class Metals have?
First Class Metals is in the 1-10 employee band.
How does First Class Metals' funding compare to other Natural Resources startups?
First Class Metals' latest round of $1.3M is below the $2.2M median round size for Natural Resources companies on FundedIQ across 620 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's First Class Metals Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for First Class Metals is left off this page rather than filled in.
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