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Orecap’s Cuprum Intersects 114 metres of 1.1% Copper Equivalent within 171 metres of 0.98% Copper Equivalent
Highlights of the five drill holes that expand the K1 Open Pit Zone:
- 114 metres of 1.1% CuEq, within 171 metres of 0.98% CuEq
- 231 metres of 0.74% CuEq, including 126 metres of 0.83% CuEq
- 79 metres of 0.81% CuEq and 23.5 metres of 0.60% CuEq
- 25 metres of 0.74% CuEq and 31 metres of 0.55% CuEq and 28 metres of 0.5% CuEq and 56 metres of 0.56% CuEq, and 34 metres of 0.57% CuEq, in a single hole starting near surface
- 24 metres grading 0.69% CuEq
- Cuprum owns 100% of the Thierry Copper Project, which is Ontario’s largest copper resource
Toronto, Ontario – June 20, 2024 – Orecap Invest Corp. (Orecap) (OCI.V | ORFDF:OTC) is pleased to update on the remaining five holes from Cuprum Corp’s (Cuprum) 2,600 metre drill program on its flagship Thierry copper project (Thierry). Notably, holes CCM-23-55 and CCM-23-54 were step-out holes north of the current surface expression of the K1 deposit.
Orecap owns 29.5 million shares of Cuprum Corp., and is its largest shareholder. QC Copper, another Orecap portfolio company, owns 6 million shares of Cuprum Corp. Cuprum owns 100% of the Thierry Copper Project.
“With high-grade mineralization across long intervals in all of the drill holes from the 2023 drill program to date, there is significant scope to expand K1’s resource and develop a much larger, bulk tonnage scenario complementing the high-grade underground Thierry deposit (K2). Based on the 2023 drill program results we see a consistently mineralized trend ranging from 20m to 200m of lower-grade, bulk tonnage material. Additionally, given the proximity and continuity of geophysical anomalies between the K1 and K2 zones, there is potential to connect K1 and K2 deposits,” said Orecap Chairman Stephen Stewart.
CCM-23-55, CCM-23-54 – Step Out Holes
The step-out holes were designed to test the expansion potential of the K1’s bulk tonnage near surface deposit located 3km east of Curpum’s past-producing high-grade underground Thierry mine.
CCM-23-55 and CCM-23-54 were collared 300 metres and 200 metres north of the known surface expression of the K1 deposit, respectively. The high-grade and long intercept in CCM-23-55 and CCM-23-54 confirm the presence of a larger mineralized trend outside of the current known K1 deposit. Importantly, mineralization in hole CCM-23-55 is expected to continue beyond the current drilling depth. Cuprum expects this mineralized trend to extend east-west and at greater depths. Based on the success of these holes, along with the high-grade and long intercepts in previously released holes CCM-23-51 and CCM-23-52, Cuprum believes there is significant potential for lateral expansion (with K1 oriented east-west) and at depth.
Cuprum notes that the K1 deposit has a current Inferred Mineral Resource (pit constrained) of 53,614,000 tonnes grading 0.38% Cu, 0.10% Ni, 1.8 g/t Ag, 0.03 g/t Au, 0.05 g/t Pt and 0.14 g/t Pd.
Table 1) Detailed Assay Results for Step Out Holes CCM-23-55, CCM-23-54
Length (m) CuEq* (%) From (m) To (m) Cu (%) Ni (%) Ag (g/t) Pt (g/t) Pd (g/t) CCM-23-55 231 0.740 248 479 0.402 0.096 1.789 0.054 0.140 including 126 0.834 248 374 0.453 0.107 2.005 0.064 0.160 and 46.5 0.661 389.5 436 0.365 0.084 1.605 0.045 0.124 and 34.05 0.786 444.95 479 0.463 0.087 2.133 0.052 0.149 CCM-23-54 23.5 0.605 212 235.5 0.325 0.063 1.663 0.064 0.187 and 79.6 0.805 249.45 329.05 0.439 0.091 2.159 0.073 0.205 CROSS SECTIONS OF STEP OUT DRILL HOLES
CCM-23-57
CCM-23-57 is 20 meters deeper than the nearest historical hole, revealing a longer-than-expected mineralized intercept and suggesting a potential extension at depth. Notably, CCM-23-57 has yielded the best intersection to date from the 2023 drill program at K1. ~172 metrea at 0.98% CuEq
Table 2) Detailed Assay Results for Hole CCM-23-57
Length (m) CuEq* (%) From (m) To (m) Cu (%) Ni (%) Ag (g/t) Pt (g/t) Pd (g/t) CCM-23-57 171 0.984 256 427.7 0.527 0.134 2.362 0.059 0.177 including 114 1.097 256 370 0.603 0.143 2.634 0.066 0.199 and 16 0.998 374 390 0.566 0.120 2.953 0.059 0.186 and 15.9 0.651 394.1 410 0.358 0.085 1.710 0.047 0.109 and 13.7 0.976 414 427.7 0.389 0.193 1.771 0.049 0.166 CCM-23-53, CCM-23-56 – Infill Drill Holes
CM-23-53 and CCM-23-56 are infill drill holes. Infill drilling provides additional data and enhances confidence in the resource model, particularly in areas with limited historical data or previous drilling has indicated promising mineralization. As expected, these holes have increased Cuprum’s geological confidence in the deposit’s continuity.
Table 3) Detailed Assay Results for Holes CCM-23-53, CCM-23-56
Length (m) CuEq* (%) From (m) To (m) Cu (%) Ni (%) Ag (g/t) Pt (g/t) Pd (g/t) CCM-23-53 25.1 0.744 45.5 70.6 0.462 0.052 2.000 0.076 0.233 and 31.95 0.553 92.35 124.3 0.354 0.035 1.795 0.048 0.169 including 15.8 0.673 108.5 124.3 0.433 0.042 2.191 0.057 0.205 28.5 0.506 131.95 160.45 0.364 0.023 1.872 0.039 0.115 56.15 0.535 188.35 244.5 0.307 0.056 1.595 0.044 0.123 including 11.65 0.617 188.35 200.0 0.407 0.039 1.948 0.049 0.164 and 34.5 0.572 210.0 244.5 0.312 0.069 1.634 0.047 0.122 CCM-23-56 24.35 0.692 258.05 282.4 0.342 0.107 1.405 0.044 0.123 * Copper Equivalent (CuEq) shown in Tables for drill intersections are calculated on the basis of US$ 3.75/lb for Cu, US$ 9.25/lb for Ni, US$ 1,190/oz for Pd, US$ 910/oz for Pt, and US$ 25/oz for Ag with 80% metallurgical recoveries assumed for all metals (Since it’s unclear what metals will be the principal products, assuming different recoveries is premature at this stage). The formula is: CuEq. = Cu % + (Ni grade in % x (Ni recovery / Cu recovery) x [Ni price x 2200] / [Cu price x 2200] + (Pd grade in g/t x (Pd recovery / Cu recovery) x [Pd price ÷ 31] / [Cu price x 2200]) + (Pt grade in g/t x (Pt recovery / Cu recovery) x [Pt price ÷ 31] / [Cu price x 2200] + (Ag grade in g/t x (Ag recovery / Cu recovery) x [Ag price ÷ 31] / [Cu price x 2200]) The assays have not been capped.
MAP OF K1 DEPOSIT EXPANSION POTENTIAL
Nickel Upside and Metallurgy
While Cuprum is Ontario’s largest open pitable primary copper resource, secondary metals include nickel and platinum group elements. Cuprum notes that nickel recoveries from historical production will require improvement, further study, and updated metallurgy to determine any economic significance.
Thierry NI 43-101 and Historic Resources
Orecap reminds investors that the Thierry property hosts a NI 43-101 compliant resource (from 2021) across two zones—the Thierry (K2) underground deposit and K1 open pit deposit, along with historical resources and the J & G zones (see disclosure on historical resources). Thierry was also the subject of an updated PEA in April 2022, outling a 14-year mine life, producing at a rate of 4,000 tpd, recovering 567 Mlbs Cu and 21 Mlbs Ni. The PEA showed an after-tax NPV6% of $287M, an IRR of 25% and a payback of 3.1 years. The PEA did not include the K1 open pit deposit, and Cuprum intends on further delineating open pit resources and evaluate a larger, bulk tonnage scenario for the Project (see disclosure on PEA in Historical Resources and PEA).
Table 4) 2021 Thierry underground mineral resource estimate:
Classification Tonnes Cu (%) Ni (%) Au (g/t) Pt (g/t) Pd (g/t) Ag (g/t) Measured 3,233,000 1.65 0.19 0.03 0.03 0.09 4.6 Indicated 5,582,000 1.66 0.19 0.05 0.05 0.14 3.8 Measured & Indicated 8,815,000 1.66 0.19 0.05 0.04 0.13 4.0 Inferred 14,922,000 1.64 0.16 0.10 0.07 0.21 6.4 Table 5) 2021 K1-1 open pit inferred resource estimate:
$12/tonne Cut-off NSR Tonnes Cu (%) Ni (%) Au (g/t) Pt (g/t) Pd (g/t) Ag (g/t) Inferred 53,614,000 0.38 0.10 0.03 0.05 0.14 1.8 Table 6) J & G Zones open pit deposit historical resources:
Classification Tonnes Cu (%) Ni (%) Historical 55,000,000 0.40 0.11 Information Regarding Historical Resources and PEA
Cuprum or Orecap view this historical data as a conceptual indication of the potential size and grade of the deposits in the area, and this data is relevant to ongoing exploration efforts. Given when the resources were estimated and the differences in metal price and operating costs prevailing at the time compared to today, Orecap does not treat any historical resources as Current mineral resources or mineral reserves. Note that the PEA referred to above is historical, and Orecap has not conducted any economic analysis of the project. It is using the PEA’s conclusions only as an indication of the potential economic performance of the project.
QP Statement
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Antoine Schwartzmann, P.Geo, for Orecap, a Qualified Person defined in “National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.”
About Orecap Invest Corp.
Orecap seeks special situation investments in the natural resource sector that offer shareholders diverse exposure to high returns on precious and critical metal assets and businesses. Orecap has significant equity positions in portfolio companies, such as American Eagle Gold (AE:TSXV | AMEGF:OTCQB), QC Copper and Gold (QCCU:TSXV | QCCUF:OTCQB), Mistango (MIS:CSE), Awale Resources (ARIC:TSXV), and Cuprum Corp. in addition to owning a broad portfolio of land packages focussed on gold, copper and zinc. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited is a 9.9% shareholder.
Orecap’s Current Equity Holdings include:
Company (Ticker) Shares Owned / (% of Outstanding Shares) Cuprum Corp. (PrivateCo) 29,500,000 / (37.96%) Mistango River Resources (MIS:CSE) 24,708,975 / (13.9%) QC Copper and Gold (QCCU:TSXV | QCCUF:OTCQB) 5,059,752 / (2.9%) American Eagle Gold (AE:TSXV | AMEGF:OTCQB) 11,783,748 / (8.9%) Awale Resources (ARIC:TSXV) 8,333,333 / (9.8%) About Cuprum Corp.
Cuprum is Orecap’s latest portfolio company, with its flagship Thierry copper project being the largest primary copper project in Ontario. Thierry spans 7,907 hectares across 27 mineral leases, 163 contiguous cell claims and 16 boundaray claims. The property hosts two past-producing open pits that transitioned to underground mining—producing 5.8Mt @ 1.13% Cu, 0.14% Ni between 1976 – 1982 by UMEX Inc. Historically, copper concentrate was shipped to the Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, QC. Significant infrastructure is already in place, with the property being accessible via all-season road, an airport within 5km, a provincial power grid within 8km, and nearby rail.
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