Screened September 29, 2026 · TSX: SKE / NYSE: SKE · Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026) · provisional

Is Skeena Resources (SKE) halal?

Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE / NYSE: SKE) is a gold-silver development company with no haram business segment. Interest-bearing debt of ~C$1.122 billion is about 20.8% of the ~C$5.39 billion market cap (under the ~33% ceiling). The company is pre-revenue — Eskay Creek is ~49% built with first production targeted for Q2 2027 — so the non-compliant-income ratio is uncomputable (interest income of ~C$1.203M was separately disclosed in Q2 2026). This screener is a provisional PASS.

The two-gate Shariah screen

Every screener on this site runs the same two gates: first, the business must be halal (no conventional insurance, banking, alcohol, gambling, weapons manufacturing, and the like); second, the financial ratios must clear (debt under roughly 33% of market cap, non-compliant income under roughly 5%).

Gate one: the business — passes

Skeena Resources Limited ("Skeena Gold & Silver"), based in Vancouver, is a precious-metals development company — not yet a producing miner. Its principal asset is the 100%-owned Eskay Creek gold-silver project in BC's Golden Triangle (a past producer, 1994–2008, that yielded ~3.3M oz gold and ~160M oz silver). Eskay Creek entered development in December 2024, is fully permitted, and was ~49% built at September 2026, with initial production and cash flow targeted for Q2 2027 (feasibility: ~320,000 oz AuEq/year over a 12-year mine life). It also holds 100% of the Snip Gold project, a past producer positioned as a potential satellite deposit. Activities are exploration, development, and mine construction. No haram segments were identified. The business gate passes.

Gate two: the ratios — debt passes; income ratio uncomputable (pre-revenue)

At June 30, 2026 (all CAD): senior secured notes of C$1,055.969 million (current C$89.352 million + non-current C$966.617 million) plus lease liabilities of C$66.483 million, for total interest-bearing debt of ~C$1.122 billion. The balance sheet also carries a ~C$209.3 million Gold Stream derivative liability, ~C$214.5 million in NSR royalty liabilities, and a ~C$104.8 million reclamation provision — disclosed as financial obligations, not counted in interest-bearing debt. With 125,139,335 shares outstanding at C$43.09 (TSX close, September 28, 2026), the market cap is about C$5.39 billion — debt is about 20.8% of market cap, under the ~33% ceiling. Skeena is pre-revenue (no revenue line in the Q2 2026 statement of loss), so the interest-income ratio cannot be computed — Q2 2026 interest income of ~C$1.203 million was separately disclosed. Because the key income ratio is uncomputable, this is a provisional PASS until production revenue exists. In April 2026, Skeena completed a US$750 million Senior Secured Notes offering — the first pre-revenue miner in over a decade to issue public high-yield notes — using US$184 million to repurchase two-thirds of the Gold Stream and US$94.2 million to prefund 18 months of interest.

What other screeners say

No coverage pages for SKE were found on Zoya, Musaffa, or ShariaPortfolio in targeted searches as of September 2026. This screener is based on Skeena's Q2 2026 interim financial statements.

The bottom line

This screener gives Skeena Resources Limited (TSX: SKE / NYSE: SKE) a provisional PASS. A gold-silver development business with no haram segment and debt at about 20.8% of market cap — but the company is pre-revenue, so the income screen cannot be verified until production begins (targeted Q2 2027). Consult a qualified scholar. Snapshot dated September 29, 2026; re-checked quarterly after earnings.

Sources

• Q2 2026 condensed interim financial statements (6-K, Aug 13, 2026)
• US$750M Senior Secured Notes offering (Apr 10, 2026)
• TSX: SKE quote (Stockwatch, Sept 28, 2026 close)

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