New Gold Inc., a gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, extraction, processing, and reclamation of mineral properties. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company's operating properties include a 100% interest in the Mesquite gold mine in California; the Cerro San Pedro gold-silver mine in the state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico; the New Afton gold-copper mine in British Columbia, Canada; and the Peak gold-copper mines in New South Wales, Australia. It also has exploration and development projects, including a 100% interest in the Blackwater gold project in central British Columbia, Canada; a 30% interest in the El Morro gold-copper development project in Atacama Region, Chile; and Fawn and Buck mineral claims located in the Nechako Plateau region of central British Columbia. The company was formerly known as DRC Resources Corporation and changed its name to New Gold Inc. in June 2005. New Gold Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.