Reconnaissance & Target Generation
Regional geological mapping, stream-sediment sampling, and structural analysis across the Birimian belt. We identify anomalies that merit capital, and we walk away from the ones that do not.
Est. Monrovia · Republic of Liberia
Liberian gold,
Liberian gold,
responsibly delivered.
Uchida & Nyekan Mining Corporation Inc. is a Liberian-registered gold mining and exploration company advancing high-integrity precious-metal projects across the Birimian Greenstone Belt of West Africa.
Au
Primary
Commodity Focus
Commodity Focus
6°N
Birimian
Greenstone Belt
Greenstone Belt
100%
Liberian
Registered Entity
Registered Entity
4
Counties
Under Assessment
Under Assessment
The Company
A house built on rigor, restraint, and Liberian soil.
Uchida & Nyekan Mining Corporation Inc. was founded to bring institutional-grade discipline to gold exploration and development in the Republic of Liberia — a country whose Birimian geology has quietly produced world-class deposits for a century, and whose people deserve a partner that treats mining as a long-term stewardship, not a transaction.
We operate at the intersection of geology, governance, and community. Every concession we evaluate is subject to the same standard of technical scrutiny expected by international investors, and every hectare we work is subject to the same standard of environmental and social care expected by the communities that host us.
Our team spans Monrovia, Phoenix, and the field. We work quietly, in the interest of Liberia, the interest of our partners, and the interest of the shareholders who trust us with their capital.
— Uchida & Nyekan
Our operating
capabilities.
RC & Diamond Drilling Programs
Managed drill campaigns using established West African contractors. Chain-of-custody sample handling, ISO-certified assay labs, and QAQC that stands up to any investor's due diligence review.
Resource Modeling & Reporting
Resource estimates prepared to internationally recognized standards (JORC / NI 43-101 aligned) by qualified persons. Transparent methodology, auditable assumptions, defensible tonnage.
Licensing & Regulatory Affairs
Working directly with the Ministry of Mines & Energy and county authorities to secure, maintain and remain in compliance with exploration, class-B and class-A mining licenses.
Investor & Partner Due Diligence
Independent technical review of concessions, joint ventures, and acquisition targets across Liberia and neighboring West African jurisdictions. Honest reports for people making real decisions.
Community & ESG Engagement
Formal engagement with paramount chiefs, town leaders, and civil society. Grievance mechanisms, local employment, and shared-benefit agreements structured to hold long after the drill rig leaves.
Why Gold · Why Liberia
Gold has always been the story underneath the surface in Liberia.
The country sits on an under-explored western extension of the same Birimian greenstone belt that hosts the giant deposits of Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Côte d'Ivoire. Formal gold has grown to become Liberia's leading mineral export by value — and the greenfield opportunity remains substantial. We are here to help write the next chapter, professionally and patiently.
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Justin Nyekan Cooper
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
"Liberia's gold does not need to be marketed. It needs to be mined the right way — with rigor, with respect, and with the discipline that turns geology into shareholder value and shared prosperity."
Justin Nyekan Cooper is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Uchida & Nyekan Mining Corporation Inc. He established the firm to bring the discipline of investor-grade evaluation — the same standards used by publicly listed miners on the TSX and ASX — to the Liberian gold sector, a jurisdiction he believes has been under-served by conventional advisory models.
Based between Phoenix, Arizona and Monrovia, Justin brings a hybrid perspective to the business. He has led project-level due diligence, developed multi-season field budgets, structured investor packets, and coordinated directly with geologists, licensed surveyors, professional trustees and county-level stakeholders across West Africa. His practice is grounded in a first-principles reading of Liberian mining law, the country's cadastre, and the operating realities of working in remote concessions.
He is a determined proponent of Liberian-led resource development: the belief that value created from Liberian soil should compound in Liberian hands, alongside those of the international partners who bring capital and technical firepower to the table.
Based
Phoenix, AZ · Monrovia
Practice
Mining Advisory & Development
Sector Focus
West African Gold
Since
Multi-decade engagement
The pillars of our practice.
Liberian-led, Internationally Standardized
Registered in Monrovia, majority-Liberian in ambition and in structure, but working to the technical and reporting standards demanded by international capital markets. Local roots, global rigor.
Geology Before Storytelling
We do not promote projects. We evaluate them, and when the evidence supports it, we develop them. Every claim we make about a deposit is backed by traceable data, competent-person work, and a paper trail.
Environmental Stewardship
Water quality, forest integrity, and land rehabilitation are not compliance line-items. They are the conditions that make it possible to operate in Liberia for generations, and we design programs around that horizon.
Communities as Partners
Prior consultation with host communities is not a checkbox. It is the beginning of a working relationship. We commit to formal agreements, local hiring, transparent grievance channels, and shared benefit — because that is the only durable social license.
Fiduciary Discipline
Investor capital is treated with the same care we would treat our own. Budgets are audited. Scope changes are disclosed. Reporting is on cadence. When something goes wrong, we say so first.
Discretion
Our clients, partners, and concession-holders trust us with sensitive information. We keep that trust. Public disclosure is disciplined, targeted, and always aligned with what is materially useful to the parties involved.
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Begin a confidential conversation.
Whether you are an investor evaluating West African gold exposure, a concession-holder seeking a technical partner, a government stakeholder, or a professional service provider — we welcome a first, discreet conversation.
Headquarters
Monrovia, Republic of Liberia
US Correspondence
Phoenix, Arizona · United States
Office of the CEO
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