# CopAur Files Technical Report for the Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Kinsley Mountain Gold Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/copaur-files-technical-report-for-the-preliminary-economic-assessment-for-the-ki--9f2a90f6-7f0a-4ca5-8991-4cdb8b99c574

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/CPAU/news/6986662181231448/copaur-files-technical-report-for-the-preliminary-economic-assessment-for-the-ki

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-07-14T12:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: CopAur Minerals Inc.

- Ticker: CPAU

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Resource update, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 06:24:01 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

CopAur Minerals has filed a Technical Report for a Preliminary Economic Assessment \(PEA\) for the Kinsley Mountain Gold Project in Nevada. The PEA reports a post-tax NPV of US$104 million and a 49% IRR, supported by a 52% increase in the Mineral Resource Estimate.

Reasoning: The filing of a PEA showing strong economic metrics and a 52% increase in mineral resources is a major de-risking milestone for the project.

- Positive factor: Strong project economics \(49% IRR, US$104M NPV\)

- Positive factor: Significant resource growth \(52% increase\)

- Positive factor: High-grade zone identified \(Secret Canyon\)

- Positive factor: NI 43-101 compliant PEA filed

- Negative factor: Results are based on Mineral Resources, not Reserves

- Negative factor: PEA is preliminary in nature

Facts used in scoring: 3

## Classification and evidence

**Tonnage Growth**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Significant tonnage increase \(≥15%\) vs prior estimate with grade maintained or improved.

Why it applies: The PEA reports a 52% growth over the previous Mineral Resource Estimate.

Evidence · text

> 52% Mineral Resource Estimate Growth

**NI 43-101 Compliant**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: The technical report was prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 standards.

Evidence · text

> prepare the technical report in compliance with the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: Qualified Persons Dr. Todd Harvey and Kristopher J. Raffle are named and have approved the results.

Evidence · text

> has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Todd Harvey, PhD... and Kristopher J. Raffle, P.Geo.

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: The resource estimate includes an Inferred component.

Evidence · text

> 69,000 Inferred ounces at 1.98 g/t Au

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Resource Estimates (3)

### indicated

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gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: CPAU

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Grade: 1.11
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 742000
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Indicated resource component of the updated MRE.

- Positive factor: Significant growth over previous MRE

Evidence · text

> 742,000 Indicated ounces at 1.11 grams-per-tonne gold

### inferred

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gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: CPAU

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Grade: 1.98
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 69000
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Inferred resource component of the updated MRE.

- Negative factor: Inferred category carries higher geological risk

Evidence · text

> 69,000 Inferred ounces at 1.98 g/t Au

### indicated

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/copaur-files-technical-report-for-the-preliminary-economic-assessment-for-the-ki--9f2a90f6-7f0a-4ca5-8991-4cdb8b99c574#fact-resource-facts-2)

gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: CPAU

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Grade: 5.32
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 384000
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade subset within the Indicated resource.

- Positive factor: High-grade zone \(Secret Canyon\)

Evidence · text

> 384,000 Indicated ounces at 5.32 g/t Au within the high-grade Secret Canyon zone

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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