Orecap acquired 45% of Cuprum Corp. (Formerly Pickle Lake Minerals Inc.) in September 2023 and owns the Thierry Copper Project. Thierry is in the well-known and mature mining camp of Pickle Lake, Ontario, with access to rail, highways, power, and other infrastructure required to develop a mine. This is a unique opportunity to develop an asset of this scale with this level of infrastructure that's in a premier mining jurisdiction. Eastern Canada is starved of high-quality primary copper projects.

With Orecap now controlling the second-largest primary copper project in the region, the Ore Group collectively controls two of the five largest primary copper projects in Eastern Canada. 

Thierry spans 4,670 hectares across 27 mineral leases. 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 Noranda, QC. Significant infrastructure is already in place, with the property being accessible via all season road, an airport within 5km, available hydro and nearby rail.

Figure 1) Location of Thierry Property

The Thierry property hosts a NI43-101 compliant resource across two zones—the Thierry (K2-1) underground deposit, and the K1-1 open pit deposit, along with historical resources at the J & G Zones (see disclosure on Historical Resources):

Thierry (Kdeposit:2-1) underground

Thierry 2021 PEA

The Thierry Property, and specifically the Thierry underground deposit, was the subject of a PEA study by P&E Mining Consultants in 2021 that outlined a 17-year mine life, producing at a rate of 4,000 tpd, recovering 567Mlbs Cu, and 21Mlbs Ni. The PEA showed an after-tax NPV8% of $177.9M, an IRR of 18.9% and a payback period of 3.2 years. It is important to note that the PEA did not include the K1-1 open pit deposit and that Orecap will seek to drill out the open pit resources and evaluate a larger bulk tonnage scenario for the Project.

Exploration Upside

In addition to the current resources, the Thierry property hosts large discovery and expansion potential including at the J & G Zones, which hosts a historical resource of 55,000 kt at 0.40% Cu, 0.11% Ni (see disclosure on Historical Resources). Previous geophysical studies and drilling has shown significant upside throughout the property to delineate additional mineralized zones and resources. Moving forward, Orecap will focus on reinterpreting the geology at the Thierry property and delineate further resources that can then culminate into a comprehensive PEA representative of the property's potential.