Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 19, 2024) - Canadian Copper Inc. (CSE: CCI) ("Canadian Copper" or the "Company") provides a review of its progress throughout 2024 and outlines its key priorities for 2025. After completing several corporate activities in 2024, the Company remains focused on advancing the Murray Brook deposit ("Murray Brook") and Caribou Processing Complex ("Caribou") in the Bathurst Mining Camp, New Brunswick, Canada. Our metallurgical program is underway at SGS Lakefield (see Photo A), picture taken yesterday with description below.
Simon Quick, CEO of Canadian Copper:"2024 has been a productive year for Canadian Copper. Through several key transactions, we have executed on our proposed plan to consolidate two complementary assets, the Murray Brook deposit and the Caribou Processing Complex, to form one low capital intensity and near-term development project. Further through the sale of our non-core properties and the closing of two equity financings, we have secured the funds necessary to execute the next steps in our strategy."
2024 Highlights:
Company Financing Activities
In January 2024, Canadian Copper signed an Offtake Agreement for copper concentrate and an unsecured Credit Facility for the Murray Brook deposit of up to US$1.5M with Ocean Partners UK Ltd (see January 30th, 2024 press release). This provided funding for the Murray Brook acquisition in addition to new offtake channels for future production. In December 2024, Canadian Copper closed an oversubscribed non-brokered private placement, raising $1.83 million (see December 6th, 2024 press release). This capital will be used to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") on processing the Murray Brook deposit at the Caribou Processing Complex. Release date is expected in the first half of 2025.
Asset Consolidation
In March of 2024, the Company announced the sale of its Chester and Turgeon Projects, non-core in Canadian Copper's portfolio, to Raptor Resources Ltd. (see March 4th, 2024 press release). The non-dilutive transaction was valued at C$2.1M and positions Canadian Copper to allocate capital and its focus on the development of Murray Brook.
Acquisition of the Caribou Processing Complex
In October 2024, Canadian Copper announced the planned acquisition of the Caribou Processing Plant Complex (see October 28th, 2024 press release), a fully permitted milling and flotation facility with an associated tailings deposition area located approximately 10 km from Murray Brook with good road and power access. This transaction will unlock synergies in the Bathurst Mining camp as the Caribou Processing Complex reduces the capital intensity and permitting timeline for a production scenario for the Murray Brook deposit. With a previous processing capacity of 3,000 tonnes per day, the facility will provide the necessary infrastructure to produce copper, zinc and lead, concentrates, with silver credits, aligning with the Company's vision of becoming a near-term Canadian critical mineral producer.
Fostering Local Partnerships
Canadian Copper announced the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the Pabineau First Nation (see October 8th, 2024 press release) also known as Oinpegitjoig L'Noeigati, a Mi'kmaq nation located south of Bathurst, New Brunswick. The partnership builds on Canadian Copper's commitment to the responsible development of the Murray Brook deposit. Our goal is to generate long-term value for stakeholders through the creation of local job opportunities, supporting contracting opportunities for regional businesses, and fostering economic growth in the region.
Looking Ahead to 2025
Looking ahead to 2025, Canadian Copper is focused on completing its key milestones as it continues its strategy to establish a near-term critical mineral producer in Bathurst, New Brunswick. Those milestones are:
Murray Brook mine design and site layout work occurring Q1 - Q2 2025.
Preliminary Economic Assessment due H1 2025.
Closing of the Caribou Process Plant acquisition in Q2-Q3 2025.
Canadian Copper would like to thank its shareholders, partners and stakeholders for their continued support throughout 2024, and looks forward to building on its success and delivering continued progress through 2025.
Photo A: Zinc Flotation from Current Cu/Zn/Pb/Ag Testwork Underway
Four composite samples are at the metallurgical testing facilities of SGS in Lakefield, Ontario. The samples will be tested to determine hardness characteristics for SAG and ball milling. In parallel, a flotation testwork program will assess the metal recoveries and concentrate qualities achievable through an optimization process from which primary and regrinding stages grind sizes, flotation retention time requirements per stage and chemical reagent types and consumptions will be confirmed.
The testwork outcome will provide inputs to the PEA such as confirming the Caribou plant throughput capability and what modifications might be called for to align in an optimum fashion the individual flotation and slurry pumping stages to what the testwork outcome will dictate. It will also be used for metallurgical recovery and concentrate quality projections as well as providing inputs into the operating costs estimate in relation with processing consumable consumptions.
About Canadian Copper Inc.
Canadian Copper is a Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company with defined copper and other base metals resources. The Company is focused on the prolific Bathurst Mining Camp (BMC) of New Brunswick, Canada. There are currently 102,271,319 shares issued and outstanding in the Company.
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Cautionary Note and Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Often, but not always, forward looking information can be identified by words such as "pro forma", "plans", "expects", "will", "may", "should", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "potential" or variations of such words including negative variations thereof, and phrases that refer to certain actions, events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others, statements as to the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of the Company, including the Company's option to acquire properties under the Puma Option Agreement, the proposed expenditures for exploration work thereon, the ability of the Company to obtain sufficient financing to fund its business activities and plans, delays in obtaining governmental and regulatory approvals (including of the CSE), permits or financing, changes in laws, regulations and policies affecting mining operations, the Company's limited operating history, currency fluctuations, title disputes or claims, environmental issues and liabilities, as well as those factors discussed under the heading "Risk and Uncertainties" in the Company's annual management discussion and analysis for the year ended October 31, 2023 and other filings of the Company with the Canadian Securities Authorities, copies of which can be found under the Company's profile on the SEDAR+ website at www.sedarplus.ca. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements in this presentation or incorporated by reference herein, except as otherwise required by law.
