Richard Warke

Richard Warke

Richard Warke (#2641)

  • $ 2 B
  • Mining
  • Canada
  • M
  • 66 Years

About Me

Richard Warke is a Canadian investor with holdings in gold, zinc and copper mining in Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and South America. He sold Ventana Gold, which discovered the La Bodega gold deposit in Colombia, for $1.6 billion in 2011. His Augusta Resource advanced one of the largest copper deposits in the U.S.; Warke sold the firm for $600 million in 2014. His Arizona Mining discovered the largest zinc deposit in the U.S. in Arizona; he sold the firm for $1.3 billion in 2018. In 2025 he sold Augusta Gold to AngloGold Ashanti for $200 million.
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  • #2386   Billionaires (2026)

Wealth Growth

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Current Net Worth: $1.5B (May 4, 2026)