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CopperCorp is exploring for copper, with some gold and other metals, in western Tasmania, and the main projects are Alpine Stellar in the AMC Project and Jukes, Hydes, Linda, and Jasper Hills around the Razorback property. This conversation was about the recent Alpine exploration-target work, what the Jukes drilling is actually showing, how management is ranking targets, and how they plan to pay for the next round of work.

TL;DR

Management is trying to show the company has more than one viable target, but the near-term bottleneck is still money. CEO Swatton said they had just under C$1 million, think they need roughly C$2 million to run a decent program, and want the funding issue sorted by mid-April. On the technical side, Alpine still matters but the better grades are deeper, Jukes is shallower but more mixed so far and the better grades are expected further south-west, and targets like Hydes and Jasper Hills may compete for the next exploration dollars.

What have they done for shareholders lately?

Stephen said the company reviewed Alpine Stellar with internal staff and outside technical input and turned that into the recent exploration-target release. At Jukes, they completed hole 8 at just over 300m, shifted attention away from weaker eastern ground toward the south-west side, and got permission to put a road in for better access. At the same time, field crews were still generating targets around Linda and elsewhere, and grant applications were submitted for follow-up drilling at Hydes and Jasper Hills.

How much money do they have and what are they spending it on?

Swatton said the company had just under C$1 million, which could fund some meaningful work but not a full program. Once drilling, support costs, and overhead are included, the company needs north of C$2 million for what he called a decent program. He put drilling at about C$270 per metre at Jukes and about C$420 per metre at Hydes, said a single hole can cost roughly C$150,000 to C$200,000, and noted the company has applied for government support that could return C$100,000 per hole. The remaining cash is going toward analytical costs, field teams, holding the company together, and he also confirmed a C$150,000 marketing budget that was close to ending.

Upcoming catalysts

Technically, they”re expecting the last Jukes assay (hole 8), which they expected in a couple of weeks, plus more target work around Linda and the western side of Jukes. Operationally, Stephen said drilling at Hydes if grant support is approved is possible, as well as potentially an extension of an old drill hole at Jasper Hills into the EM anomaly. Corporately, they have to figure out a funding solution and CEO Swatton said he needs that resolved by mid-April.

Risks

Financing risk kept coming up. Swatton was blunt that the next three months were what kept him up at night. Beyond that, Alpine’s better-grade material sits around 400 m depth so follow-up is not as cheap anymore, Jukes has shown variable continuity with weaker eastern holes, lab turnaround is slow because juniors sit behind operating mines in Tasmania, and some targets need grants, access work, or helicopter-supported drilling before they can be tested properly. He also said they are not planning more Jukes drilling right now and would reassess next year depending on the financial position.

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