Key facts
| Company | Highland Copper Company Inc. (TSXV: HI) |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Copper |
| Location | Canada |
| Stage | Early exploration |
About Copperwood Project
The Copperwood Project is a wholly owned greenfield copper project being developed by (and to be operated by) Highland Copper’s U.S. subsidiary Copperwood Resources Inc. It is a lower capital intensity project with a projected 10.7-year mine life that can rapidly reach commercial production, making it an ideal first project for the company.
News releases10 on file
Highland Copper Announces Final Approval of US$50 Million Grant from the State of Michigan for Copperwood Project
The Michigan Strategic Fund granted final approval of US$50 million in performance-based funding under the Strategic Site Readiness Program for the Copperwood Project in Gogebic County, Michigan, comprising US$44,971,691 to Copperwood Resources Inc. and US$5,028,309 to the Gogebic County Road Commission. The Road Commission also secured a US$7,542,463 TEDF Category A grant from MDOT for County Roa
CorporateHighland Copper Identifies Key Optimization Opportunities Through Detailed Engineering At The Copperwood Project
Engineering optimization work at the Copperwood project in Michigan, U.S.A. is being incorporated into an updated feasibility study targeted for Q1 2027, covering lower cut-off grades based on a long-term copper price of about US$4.80 per pound, possible bulk ore sorting to bring in the Upper Copper Bearing Sequence (10.2 million tonnes Measured and Indicated at 1.1% copper), and revised geotechni
Study resultsHighland Copper Strengthens Leadership With Appointment of Trace Arlaud as Copperwood Project Director and Peter Hemstead as Interim CFO
Trace Arlaud has been appointed Project Director for the Copperwood project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and Peter Hemstead becomes Interim CFO while Cybill Tsung takes personal leave. Highland also formed a Technical Advisory Committee, engaged NH IR Advisory Corp. on a 12-month term for about $100,000, and granted 600,000 options at CDN$0.155 plus 250,000 to NH IR at CDN$0.145. The company tar
ManagementHighland Copper Acknowledged in White House Publication as Contributor to Expanding U.S. Domestic Mining
Highland Copper was named in an April 2026 White House Fact Sheet on strengthened Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper imports, which lists the company alongside Ivanhoe Electric, Rio Tinto and Wieland as expanding U.S. copper mining, smelting and fabrication. The company is developing the Copperwood project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and has received a Letter of Interest from the
CorporateHighland Copper Recaps 2025 Execution and Announces 2026 Work Plan to Advance Copperwood Toward Construction Decision
A 2026 work plan for the Copperwood Project in Michigan targets completion of Phase 2 FEED engineering to approximately 40% (80% for the tailings disposal facility), an integrated mine plan review including assessment of drift and fill mining, appointment of debt finance and offtake advisors, and initiation of a project financing process, supporting a potential construction start in 2027. 2025 ite
CorporateHighland Copper Completes Phase 1 Engineering and Announces Positive Results From Trade-off Studies at Its Copperwood Project
Phase 1 detailed engineering is complete at the 100%-owned Copperwood Project in Michigan, USA, with a redesigned process plant expected to achieve 87.6% copper recovery at a 25% copper concentrate grade and reduce processing costs by about $1.00 per tonne milled. Trade-off studies indicate drift-and-fill mining could raise mine recoveries from 69% to roughly 94%, and about 7.9 Mm³ of thickened ta
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