APARIS COPPER MINE

The Aparis Copper Mine (“Aparis”) is a past producing underground copper mine that produced until 1975 when copper averaged just $0.55 per pound. The buildings and a small flotation mill remain on site.

The mine contains an extensive vein system. The system extends for over 3 km along strike and remains open for exploration. Historical underground results include:

• 47 metres averaging 3.09% Cu
• 40 metres averaging 3.04% Cu
• 62 metres averaging 2.21% Cu

The historic mine has been developed to a depth of just 150m and produced copper concentrate averaging up to 35% Cu. Along with Aparis, the area includes multiple other small-scale copper and gold showing that deserve further investigation and modern exploration.

The planned drilling and exploration work will be focused on expanding and better defining the mineralization for wider copper zones within the Aparis shear zone that currently averages more than 10m in true thickness.