Hitting a new two-year high on its way, copper has been trading near $10,000 per ton amid expectations of a supply deficit, attributed to new technologies driving power consumption.
Significantly, at least 10 million metric tons of additional copper consumption is expected over the next decade amid flourishing activity in the electric vehicle, power infrastructure, AI and automation sectors.
Unearthing Copper in Arizona's Copper Belt
Poised to take advantage of copper's unique opportunity, Prismo Metals (PRIZ.c PMOMF) is focused on its Hot Breccia Project, an Arizona copper project boasting positive historic drilling, exploration activity and the same geology as the historic Christmas Mine.
Located in the world-famous Arizona copper belt near the historic Christmas Mine, PRIZ's Hot Breccia Project encompasses 1,420 hectares and is surrounded by significant copper deposits in the region, including the Ray Mine and Hayden Smelter area.
As it boasts the same geology as the Christmas Mine, it will be using it as a model for mineralization.
Notably, the project is associated with intermediate intrusive rocks and favorable sedimentary rocks and past production saw ~25Mt of ore with 363Mlb Cu, 2.1Moz Ag and 55.o26oz Au.
Boasting a tight share structure and significant ownership from both management and strategic partners, including Vizsla Silver (VZLA.v VZLA), PRIZ additionally holds two precious metals projects in Mexico, Palos Verdes and Los Pavitos.
As detailed during the latest interview with Gold Newsletter, PRIZ is aiming to be active on all three of its properties in 2024, with assay results and on-site campaigns expected in the coming months: https://youtu.be/WbXxz4vT8TA?si=zDtWTlwBluwwKhnm PRIZ's fully permitted Palos Verde Project is located within the historic Panuco-Copala silver-gold district in Sinaloa Mexico, the same district as Vizsla's discoveries.
Encompassing 22.77 hectares with 6,000m drilled in 33 holes thus far, the project is known for numerous veins with rich historical production and has hit bonanza grade intercepts in the mineralized shoot.
Notably, PRIZ has partnered with Vizsla for Palos Verdes and, having collaborated on the exploration plans, PRIZ is aiming to drill into the system from the top of the hill where an anomaly at depth has been identified using detailed mapping, sampling, and geophysics.
Furthermore, VZLA's recent acquisition of more land in the region through a large claim package along a highly-prospective structural trend is expected to increase the value of proximal land, including Palos Verde. (Source: https://twitter.com/airic101/status/1780256686864744690) With ongoing exploration including 2,370m already drilled, Los Pavitos is PRIZ's second fully permitted project targeting a multi-million-ounce high-grade orogenic gold deposit.
The largely unexplored project provides an opportunity to explore for a deposit similar to those discovered and put into production over the last two decades in the northwestern Caborca Gold Belt which has provided over 15-20M oz of Au resources and gold production totaling over 5M oz.
Posted on Behalf of Prismo Metals Inc.