Coppernico Extends Drill Permit at Flagship Copper-Gold Project, Sets Financing Terms, and Provides Corporate Update
Coppernico Extends Drill Permit at Flagship Copper-Gold Project, Sets
Financing Terms, and Provides Corporate Update
Vancouver, Canada – January 27, 2023 – Coppernico Metals Inc. (“Coppernico” or the “Company”) is
pleased to announce that it has received a n effective two-year extension of its environmental approval, the
Declaración de Impacto Ambiental (“DIA”), until February 4, 2025, from the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and
Mines for its Sombrero copper-gold project in Southern Peru. The DIA covers an area of 973.76 hectares and
allows the Company to drill up to 48 holes from 38 platforms on the Cascabamba Sombrero Main target area,
where Coppernico has completed the majority of its work to date within the total 130,000-hectare land
package (Figure 1).
Coppernico has superseded the terms of the financing announced on December 6, 2022, and set a price for
the replacement financing of C$0.30 per common share with proceeds received to date of C$73 0,000. The
financing is anticipated to close on or about February 15, 2023. Ivan Bebek, President, CEO and Director of the
Company, will purchase C$250,000 of the financing. The financing is a private placement that is targeted at
accredited investors for up to 12 million shares.
Corporate Update on Community Progress, Exchange Listing, Drill Permitting Steps, and Personnel
The Company continues to advance and pursue community access at its Sombrero project and is in the process
of completing the final approval of its access agreement with one of the main communities pertinent to the
Sombrero project. Following the access agreement approval, Coppernico will immediately begin exploration
activities on the property and work towards completing its exchange listing application.
The next step required in the drill permitting process is to obtain authorization for Inicio de Actividades (“Start
of Activities”). Included in this step is the Consulta Previa (“Social Consultation”) or the Collective Rights ("No
Social Consultation"). The Consulta Previa is the governmen t authority’s confirmation that the community
supports the upcoming drill program as well as future exploration activities. The Collective Rights are the
government authority’s confirmation that the community's cultural, historical, and environmental life / rights
will not be affected by the Company's exploration activities. The decision between Consulta Previa or Collective
Rights will be determined after a further review of the Collective Rights study that the Company previously
presented in 2021. Coppernico has prioritized efforts to strengthen relationships with the local communities
through a significant number of enacted beneficial social programs.
Coppernico has recently expanded its business plan to become a multi-jurisdictional, international exploration
company, currently evaluating additional exploration opportunities in the Americas in an effort to capitalize
on highly underexplored regions of prospective, large-scale discovery opportunities ahead of the improving
market in commodities. To that end, the Company is focusing its efforts on its Sombrero project and other
new exploration opportunities; and has consequently relinquished the option agreement on its Takana district
claims.
Coppernico is pleased to announce the appointment of Christian Rios to SVP of Corporate Development from
his former role as the SVP of Operations in Peru . Mr. Rios is a professional geologist (P.Geo.) who, prior to
working with Coppernico, was the Vice President of Exploration at Bear Creek Mining where he was directly
involved in the discovery of the world-class Santa Ana and Corani silver-lead-zinc deposits in Peru and was on
the team that delivered the feasibility study of the Corani deposit. Mr. Rios has a master's degree in Economic
Geology and over twenty years of experience in exploration, mining development, and operations, specializing
in Peru. Mr. Rios and the Company's VP Exploration, Tim Kingsley, who brings over 18 years of precious and
base metal exploration experience at multiple operations in the Americas (Peru, Canada, Alaska), are working
closely together to advance Coppernico's existing projects and investigate other potential projects.
The Company also announces that Michael Henrichsen, Chief Geological Officer, has re signed from his role
and will remain a consultant to Coppernico. Coppernico thanks Michael for his valuable contributions over the
past two years and his commitment to a smooth transition.
Ivan Bebek commented, "Our team continues to make significant progress in our efforts to obtain social access
agreements at Sombrero and we are advancing our exploration programs through more detailed project
planning including drill targeting. We are also very pleased to announce the achievement of the 2-year DIA
extension which went smoothly despite some localized unrest in Peru.”
Figure 1: Illustrates the proposed drill plan on the Sombrero Main / Fierrazo target area. The DIA allows Coppernico to
drill up to 33 holes from 23 platforms.
Tim Kingsley (VP of Exploration), CP. Geo, is a Qualified Person who assumes responsibility for the technical
contents of this press release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ivan Bebek
President, CEO and Director
For further information on Coppernico Metals Inc. , please visit www.coppernicometals.com or contact
Margaux Villalpando, Manager of Investor Relations at (778) 729-0600 or [email protected].
About Coppernico
Coppernico Metals Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on creating value for shareholders and stakeholders through
careful project evaluation and exploration in pursuit of the discovery of world-class copper-gold deposits in the Americas. The
Company’s management and technical teams have a successful track record in raising capital, discovery, and monetization of
exploration successes. The Company is currently focused on the Sombrero project in Peru, its flagship project, and is investigating
additional large tonnage prospects in the Americas. Coppernico Metals Inc. is currently an unlisted reporting issuer and intends
to seek a listing on a recognized stock exchange once it qualifies. For more information, visit www.coppernicometals.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Information
This news release contains forward -looking statements and forward -looking information within th e meaning of Canadian
securities legislation (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) that relate to the Company’s current expectations and views of
future events, including reaching agreements with local communities, finding new projects and goal of securing a stock exchange
listing about which there cannot be any certainty. No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct
and such forward-looking statements included in this news release should not be unduly relied upon. These statements speak
only as of the date of this news release. In particular, and without limitation, this news release contains forward -looking
statements pertaining to the Company’s intention to secure surface access for exploration, acquire additional projects, and obtain
a stock exchange listing. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and are subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could cause actual results and events t o differ
materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward -looking statements. Readers should refer to the risks
discussed in the Company’s continuous disclosure filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators, available
at www.sedar.com.
No regulatory organization has approved the contents hereof.