Black Bear Minerals
Black Bear Minerals is an ASX-listed materials company focused on the exploration and development of gold and silver projects. Their key asset is the Independence Gold Project in Nevada, with a resource estimate of 1.18 million ounces of gold and 7.6 million ounces of silver. The company aims to advance this project towards near-term production.
Short position
Black Bear Minerals (ASX:BKB) has 0.12% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 200,982 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has been broadly flat. Its highest recorded short interest was 0.50% in September 2026. BKB is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
Toggle series, zoom, and compare · ASIC daily, T+4Black Bear Minerals (BKB) short interest history
BKB Short Interest History
- 30-day change
- +0.01pp
- 90-day change
- -0.00pp
- 1-year change
- —
- All-time high
- 0.50% (September 2026)
- All-time low
- 0.00% (December 2025)
Is BKB heavily shorted?
Not especially: 0.12% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #443 of 799 ASX securities with reported short positions. ASIC requires positions of 0.01% of issued capital or $100,000 (whichever is less) to be reported.
How has BKB's short interest changed recently?
Over the past 30 days Black Bear Minerals's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.12% of shares on issue.
What is the highest BKB's short interest has been?
Since 2025, Black Bear Minerals's short interest peaked at 0.50% in September 2026 and bottomed at 0.00% in December 2025.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from daily ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay. Shorted aggregates the full history since 2025. See our methodology.