# Lion Copper and Gold Corp. Receives Additional Nuton Funding of US$5,000,000 at the Yerington Copper Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lion-copper-and-gold-corp-receives-additional-nuton-funding-of-us-5-000-000-at-t--b394d119-aeb6-41d1-ab75-40740e9e3e7d

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/LEO/news/8803953878278460/lion-copper-and-gold-corp-receives-additional-nuton-funding-of-us-5-000-000-at-t

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2024-11-19T14:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Lion Copper and Gold Corp.

- Ticker: LEO

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Gold

- Document categories: Agreement transaction, Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-25 19:03:53 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Lion Copper and Gold Corp. has secured an additional US$5,000,000 in funding from Nuton \(a Rio Tinto subsidiary\) to advance the Yerington Copper Project. The funds will support Stage 2c work, including advanced studies and the completion of a Pre-Feasibility Study \(PFS\) using Nuton's proprietary leaching technologies.

Reasoning: The announcement of additional funding and program extension de-risks the project and advances it toward a PFS, though it is an amendment to an existing agreement.

- Positive factor: Additional US$5M funding from Rio Tinto subsidiary Nuton

- Positive factor: Extension of Stage 2 program to June 2025

- Positive factor: Focus on advancing Pre-Feasibility Study \(PFS\)

- Positive factor: Use of proprietary Nuton leaching technologies to unlock value

Facts used in scoring: 0

## Classification and evidence

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

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: Technical information reviewed and approved by CEO Steven Dischler, a registered Professional Engineer and NI 43-101 Qualified Person.

Evidence · text

> The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Steven Dischler, CEO of Lion Copper and Gold Corp., a registered Professional Engineer and a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101.

## Extracted facts

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