Royal Gold, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, acquires and manages precious metal streams, royalties, and related interests. The company engages in acquiring stream and royalty interests or to finance projects that are in production, development, or in the exploration stage in exchange for stream or royalty interests, which primarily consists of gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, and other metals. It operates in the United States, Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Africa, Mexico, and internationally. Royal Gold, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.