Highland Copper Technical Update

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Meeting Overview The meeting featured a presentation by Barry O'Shea, CEO of Highland Copper, and Dr. Vynon Van Dyke, Project Director at the Copperwood Mine, discussing recent advancements in the Copperwood project. They highlighted improvements in metallurgical test results and outlined plans for project optimization leading towards a construction decision in 2026. Key Discussion Points - Overview of the Copperwood project and its goals through 2025. - Introduction of Dr. Vynon Van Dyke as a key hire for project development. - Partnership with DRA Global for engineering support. - Significant metallurgical test results showing increased copper recoveries and reduced operating costs. - Discussion of the 2023 Feasibility Study update and circuit optimization strategies. - Environmental considerations in the project, including water recovery and reagent optimization. - Changes in milling and flotation processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Decisions Made - No explicit deci...

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[Speaker identities could not be resolved; generic labels used] [00:04] Speaker 1: Hello, I've got with me today Barry O'Shea, CEO of Highland Copper and Dr. Vynon Van Dyke, Project Director at the Copperwood Mine for a presentation today on recent news. Because of the wild conference season schedule of September, it was easiest to do a recording today. So that is what you're currently watching. But gentlemen, congratulations on good news. How are you both feeling? [00:20] Speaker 2: Feeling good. Thanks, Romeo. [00:22] Speaker 1: Awesome. [00:24] Speaker 1: Honestly, before I get into anything else, there's no housekeeping because it is a recording. I'll just throw it to Barry O'Shea, President of Highland Copper to kick us off today. [00:32] Speaker 2: Yeah, I really, really appreciate it, Romil. And it's nice to be here today with some good positive views around the Copperwood project, something that we've been advancing for some time now. [00:41] Speaker 2: And you might know a key goal through 2025 is really to optimize the project, advance it through engineering, [00:47] Speaker 2: and really take it as a project that's been sitting at feasibility study level for a period of time and turn it into a project that can truly be built [00:54] Speaker 2: with a goal, of course, of making a construction decision in 2026. [00:59] Speaker 2: Of course, the 1st step to that is putting the right team in place. [01:03] Speaker 2: A key hire that I made about a year ago, I was hiring Vinand Van Dyck. [01:08] Speaker 2: Vinand has a long history, 30 years in design, [01:12] Speaker 2: construction and operations, [01:14] Speaker 2: so really has brought that credibility [01:17] Speaker 2: to our company [01:18] Speaker 2: from a development perspective. [01:20] Speaker 2: An...