Altius Minerals Corp. explores and develops mineral properties. It is a diversified minerals royalty company with focus on the generation and acquisition of mineral resource projects, royalties and investments. The royalty interests include mining operations that produce thermal and metallurgical coal, potash, nickel, copper and cobalt. It holds other pre-development stage royalties and its project generation pipeline contains a diversified portfolio of exploration stage projects and royalties. The company was founded by Brian F. Dalton, John Antle Baker and Roland W. Butler Jr. on March 5, 1997 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.