Copper Giant intercepts 771 meters at Mocoa as Giustra says project is “getting bigger and bigger”
Original announcement by kitco on
- Company
- Copper Giant Resources Corp.
- Ticker
- CGNT
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Colombia
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Molybdenum
- Document categories
- Drill results, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-08-28 15:04:16 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Copper Giant Resources Corp. reported significant drill intercepts at the Mocoa project in Colombia, including a 771m interval at 0.54% CuEq in hole MD-070. The results confirm the existing geological model and suggest the mineralized system extends deeper and potentially beyond the current resource footprint.
Reasoning: Extremely long intercepts (771m and 544m) in a large-scale porphyry system that confirm continuity and extend the known footprint.
Positive factors
- significant intercept length
- confirms geological model
- step-out extension potential
- large scale resource
Facts used in scoring: 10
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: MD-068 shows mineralization continuing well below historic drilling and outside the current resource footprint.
Evidence · text
“MD-068 shows the system continuing well below historic drilling in the southeast”
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: MD-070 was drilled through the existing resource as an infill hole to test the model.
Evidence · text
“MD-070 was drilled through the existing resource as an infill hole”
All Inferrednegative
100% of resource is Inferred category — very early stage, no engineering confidence.
Why it applies: The reported resource of 1.12 billion tonnes is entirely in the Inferred category.
Evidence · text
“The project holds an Inferred resource of 1.12 billion tonnes”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 10. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (10)
MD-070Mocoa · copperGrade: 0.33Grade Unit: %Intercept: 771 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- MD-070
- Project
- Mocoa
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- CGNT
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.33
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 771 m
- From
- 211 m
- To
- 982 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- MD-070:211-982
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 771m intercept is exceptionally long for a porphyry system.
Positive factors
- long intercept
Evidence · text
“returned 771 meters grading 0.54% copper equivalent, or CuEq... contained 0.33% copper”
MD-070Mocoa · molybdenumGrade: 0.039Grade Unit: %Intercept: 771 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- MD-070
- Project
- Mocoa
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Ticker
- CGNT
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.039
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 771 m
- From
- 211 m
- To
- 982 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- MD-070:211-982
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Consistent molybdenum grade reported alongside copper.
Evidence · text
“contained 0.33% copper and 0.039% molybdenum”
MD-070Mocoa · copperGrade: 0.71Grade Unit: % CuEqIntercept: 313 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- MD-070
- Project
- Mocoa
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- CGNT
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.71
- Grade Unit
- % CuEq
- Intercept
- 313 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- MD-070:sub-interval
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong CuEq sub-interval within the main intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“included 313 meters at 0.71% CuEq”
MD-070Mocoa · copperGrade: 0.77Grade Unit: % CuEqIntercept: 214 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- MD-070
- Project
- Mocoa
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- CGNT
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.77
- Grade Unit
- % CuEq
- Intercept
- 214 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- MD-070:sub-interval
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong CuEq sub-interval within the main intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“214 meters at 0.77% and a higher-grade core”
MD-070Mocoa · copperGrade: 0.87Grade Unit: % CuEqIntercept: 102 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- MD-070
- Project
- Mocoa
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- CGNT
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.87
- Grade Unit
- % CuEq
- Intercept
- 102 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- MD-070:sub-interval
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade core identified within the intercept.
Positive factors
- high-grade core
Evidence · text
“higher-grade core of 102 meters at 0.87%”
MD-068Mocoa · copperGrade: 0.45Grade Unit: % CuEqIntercept: 544 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- MD-068
- Project
- Mocoa
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- CGNT
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.45
- Grade Unit
- % CuEq
- Intercept
- 544 m
- From
- 145 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- MD-068:145-689
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant step-out intercept showing mineralization continues below historic drilling.
Positive factors
- step-out extension
- long intercept
Evidence · text
“MD-068 returned 544 meters grading 0.45% CuEq from a depth of 145 meters”
MD-068Mocoa · copperGrade: 0.69Grade Unit: % CuEqIntercept: 157 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- MD-068
- Project
- Mocoa
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- CGNT
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.69
- Grade Unit
- % CuEq
- Intercept
- 157 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- MD-068:sub-interval
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong upper sub-interval.
Evidence · text
“included an upper interval of 157 meters at 0.69% CuEq”
MD-068Mocoa · copperGrade: 0.54Grade Unit: % CuEqIntercept: 154 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- MD-068
- Project
- Mocoa
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- CGNT
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.54
- Grade Unit
- % CuEq
- Intercept
- 154 m
- From
- 526 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- MD-068:sub-interval
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Deeper sub-interval confirming continuity.
Evidence · text
“deeper interval of 154 meters at 0.54% beginning at 526 meters”
Fact 9copperGrade: 0.31Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- CGNT
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.31
- Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Massive scale resource, but entirely in the inferred category.
Positive factors
- large scale
Negative factors
- all inferred
Evidence · text
“The project holds an Inferred resource of 1.12 billion tonnes grading 0.51% CuEq... approximately 7.7 billion pounds of copper”
Fact 10molybdenumGrade: 0.039Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Ticker
- CGNT
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.039
- Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant molybdenum component in the resource.
Evidence · text
“1 billion pounds of molybdenum”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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