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Jonathan Beigle
President & CEO,
Ridgeline Royalties
Mr. Beigle is a senior executive with more than 20 years of experience working in various leadership roles across the metals & mining industry.
Jonathan Beigle is the Founder, Director, President & CEO of Ridgeline Royalties Incorporated. Ridgeline Royalties was founded in 2020 by Mr. Beigle to be the leading source of royalty and stream financing for miners that supply the clean energy marketplace. Ridgeline enables producers of lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, and other critical metals to ensure that the supply of these commodities is sufficient to meet the world's sustainability and energy transition goals. Mr. Beigle has been involved in all aspects of the transaction process from sourcing to evaluation to negotiation to closing. He has developed strong relationships with investment banks around the world and has built a strong network with both mining companies and other royalty companies. Mr. Beigle is also a frequent speaker at conferences focused on the battery materials supply chain.
Prior to founding Ridgeline, Mr. Beigle was a part of Newmont Corporation’s award-winning investor relations program from 2018 through 2020. Newmont (NYSE: NEM) is the world’s largest producer of gold with a market capitalization of more than 125 billion dollars. While Mr. Beigle was at Newmont, IR Magazine named Newmont “Best in Sector: Materials” in 2020. In addition, Institutional Investor magazine named Newmont as the #1 IR Team in metals and mining in 2020. Mr. Beigle was also a member of the National Investor Relations Institute’s 2020 “40 Under 40” class.
Prior to Newmont, Mr. Beigle spent 11+ years (2004-2016) at Manning & Napier Advisors, an institutional investment firm in Fairport, NY with as much as $55 billion in assets under management. While at MNA, Mr. Beigle focused primarily on the metals & mining and construction sectors. During his tenure at Manning & Napier, Mr. Beigle was a top-5 shareholder of several large mining companies including SQM, Cameco, Teck Resources and Alcoa.
Mr. Beigle’s board experience includes his position as independent director of Texas Mineral Resources Corporation (TMRC). Mr. Beigle is also on the audit committee. On March 5, 2026, TMRC announced that it would be acquired by USA Rare Earth (NYSE: USAR) in order for USAR to consolidate its ownership of the Round Top rare earths project in west Texas. During his tenure on the board of TMRC, Mr. Beigle led the capital markets function for the company. Mr. Beigle also led the process to hire TMRC’s financial advisor and fairness opinion provider as well as the M&A attorneys for the transaction.
Jonathan Beigle is the Founder, Director, President & CEO of Ridgeline Royalties Incorporated. Ridgeline Royalties was founded in 2020 by Mr. Beigle to be the leading source of royalty and stream financing for miners that supply the clean energy marketplace. Ridgeline enables producers of lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, and other critical metals to ensure that the supply of these commodities is sufficient to meet the world's sustainability and energy transition goals. Mr. Beigle has been involved in all aspects of the transaction process from sourcing to evaluation to negotiation to closing. He has developed strong relationships with investment banks around the world and has built a strong network with both mining companies and other royalty companies. Mr. Beigle is also a frequent speaker at conferences focused on the battery materials supply chain.
Prior to founding Ridgeline, Mr. Beigle was a part of Newmont Corporation’s award-winning investor relations program from 2018 through 2020. Newmont (NYSE: NEM) is the world’s largest producer of gold with a market capitalization of more than 125 billion dollars. While Mr. Beigle was at Newmont, IR Magazine named Newmont “Best in Sector: Materials” in 2020. In addition, Institutional Investor magazine named Newmont as the #1 IR Team in metals and mining in 2020. Mr. Beigle was also a member of the National Investor Relations Institute’s 2020 “40 Under 40” class.
Prior to Newmont, Mr. Beigle spent 11+ years (2004-2016) at Manning & Napier Advisors, an institutional investment firm in Fairport, NY with as much as $55 billion in assets under management. While at MNA, Mr. Beigle focused primarily on the metals & mining and construction sectors. During his tenure at Manning & Napier, Mr. Beigle was a top-5 shareholder of several large mining companies including SQM, Cameco, Teck Resources and Alcoa.
Mr. Beigle’s board experience includes his position as independent director of Texas Mineral Resources Corporation (TMRC). Mr. Beigle is also on the audit committee. On March 5, 2026, TMRC announced that it would be acquired by USA Rare Earth (NYSE: USAR) in order for USAR to consolidate its ownership of the Round Top rare earths project in west Texas. During his tenure on the board of TMRC, Mr. Beigle led the capital markets function for the company. Mr. Beigle also led the process to hire TMRC’s financial advisor and fairness opinion provider as well as the M&A attorneys for the transaction.