Highland Copper Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results
Highland Copper Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results
May 25, 2022 – Longueuil, Quebec. Highland Copper Company Inc. (TSXV: HI, OTCQB: HDRSF) (the
“Company” or “Highland Copper”) reports third quarter 2022 results and provides an update on the
Company’s ongoing transformation. For detailed information, please refer to the Company's Management's
Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") and consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31,
2022 that are available on the Company's website a t www.highlandcopper.com and on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise stated.
Third Quarter and Year-to-date 2022 Highlights
• During the quarter, we continued work on the updated Feasibility Study which is being undertaken
by G Mining Services Inc. (“G Mining”). At March 31, 2022, approximately 90% of the underlying
engineering work was completed. We are targeting to complete th e updated Feasibility Study,
including a development schedule, by June 2022.
• The Company is aiming to initiate construction activities at the Copperwood Project in early 2023,
depending in part on the results of the updated Feasibility Study and reigning conditions in the
financial and capital markets.
• Year to date, a range of key steps have been taken to prepare Highland Copper for funding and
development of our key assets in Michigan. The sale of the Company’s exploration assets and an
equity raise in t he first half of the year facilitated payment of all outstanding corporate debt. Six
new Board members were added in December 2021 and we announced the appointment of Barry
O’Shea as Highland’s Chief Financial Officer in February 2022.
• At White Pine North, the Company plans to initiate baseline environmental studies over the coming
months and will consider a conversion drilling program this coming winter. We plan to begin a
Feasibility Study in the first half of 2023.
• The Company realized net income loss of $1.5 million during the three months ended March 31,
2022 and a net income loss of $0.7 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2022 (nil per
share) compared to a net loss of $0.8 million during the three-month comparative period and a net
loss of $2.5 million for the nine -month comparative period in 2021 (nil per share); net income
during the 2022 period includes a gain of $2.9 million on the sale of UPX Minerals to Sweetwater.
• Expenditures in the three months ended March 31, 2022 relate primarily to the ongoing updated
Feasibility Study work for Copperwoood.
• As of March 31, 2022, the Company is debt free, has cash of $14.1 million and working capital of
$13.2 million.
Denis Miville-Deschênes, the Company’s CEO stated: “We are pleased with the progress on the updated
Feasibility Study and remain on track to complete it in June 2022. We recently had an exciting team session
at site reviewing the execution plan for the Copperwood project. Copperwood is one of very few copper
projects, advanced both from a permitting and study perspective, and located in a Tier 1 jurisdiction. We
also spent time considering our plans at White Pine North, a past producer that has the potential to
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significantly scale production growth in Michigan. We look forward to updati ng the market in the near -
term.”
About Highland
Highland Copper Company Inc. is a Canadian company focused on exploring and developing copper
projects in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S.A. Information about the Company is available on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.highlandcopper.com.
Cautionary Statement
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” (collectively
“forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities
legislation. These include, without limitation, sta tements with respect to: the timing and expectations for
the completion of the feasibility study update on the Copperwood project including the development
schedule for the second quarter of 2022 and the commencement of construction activities in early 202 3.
Such forward looking statements are based on a number of assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect.
Important factors that could materially impact the Company's expectations include: uncertainties involving
the availability of financing in the debt a nd capital markets; uncertainties involved in the estimation of
reserves and resources, including uncertainties in the interpretation of drilling results and other geological
and geotechnical data, actual exploration results, interpretation of metallurgica l characteristics of the
mineralization, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; availability of skilled labour;
effects of regulation by governmental agencies; unanticipated variation in geological s tructures, metal
grades or recovery rates; unexpected cost increases, which could include significant increases in estimated
capital and operating costs; fluctuations in metal prices and currency exchange rates; and general market
and industry conditions. All forward- looking statements in this press release are based on information
available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking statements except as required by law.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
For further information, please contact:
Denis Miville-Deschênes, President & CEO
Tel: +1.450.677.2455
Email: [email protected]