# Thunderstruck Announces Conclusion of Earn-In Agreement Return to 100% Ownership of Korokayiu Zinc/Copper Asset

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/thunderstruck-announces-conclusion-of-earn-in-agreement-return-to-100-ownership--28fa6507-43da-4a66-97cc-0a2fe02d9cb7

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/AWE/news/7994534561819376/thunderstruck-announces-conclusion-of-earn-in-agreement-return-to-100-ownership-

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2022-03-09T21:02:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Thunderstruck Resources Ltd.

- Ticker: AWE

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Fiji

- Primary commodity: Zinc

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Silver, Gold

- Document categories: Agreement transaction, Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 12:26:03 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Thunderstruck Resources has regained 100% ownership of its Korokayiu zinc/copper VMS prospect in Fiji following the conclusion of an earn-in agreement with JOGMEC. While JOGMEC opted not to formalize a joint venture, Thunderstruck retains all exploration data and will now pursue both base metal and precious metal targets independently.

Reasoning: The company regains full control of the Korokayiu asset after a partner's earn-in period ended without a formal JV, while retaining all exploration data and high-grade drill results.

- Positive factor: Return to 100% ownership of asset

- Positive factor: High-grade drill intercepts reported

- Positive factor: Retention of all geological data from JV partner

- Negative factor: JV partner \(JOGMEC\) declined to continue due to lack of resource data

Facts used in scoring: 7

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Mapping and surveys identified new targets over a seven-kilometer strike area.

Evidence · text

> expanded existing targets and identified new targets for drilling at seven new sites

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 0. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

No stored fact records are available for this extraction.

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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