Chairman Maximo Pacheco said 77% of the reduction was due to problems with operations.

SPC believes that the West Graham and Crean Hill 3 deposits constitute the eastern and western portions of a large, near-surface nickel-copper sulphide deposit.

The brownfield site has produced 2.6 million lb. of copper on a historical basis.

The nation’s transport regulator reported dozens of highway blockades as of Monday morning, many of them near the southern border with Bolivia.

Drilling at Beskauga continues to deliver near-surface, broad intervals of significant copper-gold mineralization.

There was an 84% increase in copper exploration in 2022, much of that concentrated in northwest B.C. in the 'Golden Triangle'.

The company is now finalizing plans for the H1 2023 exploration program.

Europe's energy crisis has taken a heavy toll on a notoriously power-hungry sector.