Copper Development for Clean Energy Future Presentation
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COPPER DEVELOPMENT FOR
A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
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August 2023
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INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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NEW PROJECT AREAS
1. Fortuna
PERU
BOLIVIA
2. Lana Corina
Antofagasta
High-grade outcropping
copper discovery, 257m @ 1.10%
CuEq1.
Copiapo
La Serena
Cu Au Mo
EXISTING PROJECT AREAS
CHILE
TRANSFORMATIONAL
ACQUISITION EXPANDS
EXISTING
COPPER FOOTPRINT
Four key outcropping copper
targets - drill ready Vaca Muerta
prospect.
4. Las Petacas
1. Fortuna
2. Lana Corina
3. Quelon
ARGENTINA
Cu Au Mo
3. Quelon
240km north of Santiago,
multiple outcropping targets of
up to 3.43% Cu1.
Cu Mo
4. Las Petacas
Along strike from Lundin’s (TSE: LUN)
Candelaria Mine 952 Mt @ 0.65% Cu1.
Cu Au Mo
1. Refer Appendix 2 for additional details including CuEq calculation methodology. Culpeo confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in those
releases. All material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning those releases continues to apply and has not materi ally changed.
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INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Transaction detail
Transformational Chilean copper acquisition
HIGHLY
COMPLEMENTARY
ACQUISITION
80% interest in the Fortuna Project.
Four key outcropping copper targets.
Drill-ready Vaca Muerta prospect.
HIGH IMPACT
EXPLORATION
TARGETS
Areas hosts numerous historic surface and underground mines over
a strike length of >6km.
Project contains multiple outcropping copper prospects with four
drill-ready targets.
Historic channel sampling at Vaca Muerta 150.0m @ 1.31% CuEq1.
LOW COST AND
FLEXIBLE DEAL
STRUCTURE
Consideration and payment schedule:
Cash consideration to be paid in US$10k monthly instalments over a
five-year period.
All exploration expenditure to be applied to Lana Corina earn-in.
A. Outcropping breccia hosted copper mineralisation at Vaca Muerta
B. Bornite and Chalcopyrite mineralisation present in stockpiles at El Quillay
C. Outcropping copper oxide mineralisation associated with an extensive
stockwork and alteration zone (1300m x 400m) at La Florida2.
1. Refer Appendix 2 for additional details including CuEq calculation methodology. Culpeo confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in those releases. All m aterial assumptions and technical parameters underpinning those releases continues to apply and has
not materially changed.
2. In relation to the disclosure of visual mineralisation, the Company cautions that visual estimates of mineral abundance should never be considered a proxy or substitute for laboratory analyses where concentrations or grades are the factor of principal economic interest. Assay results are required to determine the actual widths and
grade of the visible mineralisation. Visual estimates also potentially provide no information regarding impurities or deleterious physical properties relevant to valuations.
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INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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MINING A KEY
CONTRIBUTOR TO
THE CHILEAN
ECONOMY
CHILE
A MA J OR P R ODUCE R
THE WORLD'S TOP
COPPER PRODUCER AND
LARGEST COPPER
RESERVES
HOME TO THE WORLD’S
BIGGEST, MOST
SUCCESSFUL MINING
COMPANIES
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MINING REPRESENTS
OVER HALF OF THE
COUNTRY’S TOTAL
EXPORTS
RANKED THE BEST
COUNTRY IN SOUTH
AMERICA FOR MINING
INVESTMENT
Cu
Cu
Cu
Cu
Cu
Global copper mine production 2022 (Mt)
9,200
5,200
Chile
2,200
2,200
1,900
1,300
Congo
Peru
China
US
RoW
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2023
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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SUPPLY PIPELINE
LACKS HIGHQUALITY, LARGESCALE PROJECTS
COMMITTED COPPER MINE SUPPLY FORECAST1
MT
Australasia
Asia
WEAK
STRONG
COPPER
S T RON G OUT LOOK
Africa
ACCELERATION OF
ELECTRIFICATION
DRIVING SIGNIFICANT
MARKET DEFICIT
Europe
DEMAND
South America
North America
GROWING
SUPPLY
GAP
20
INTEGRAL TO
ELECTRONICS AND
ELECTRIFICATION
COPPER
IS SET TO PLAY A
CRITICAL ROLE IN THE
MOVE TO A ZERO
EMISSIONS ECONOMY
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ANY CHINESE
STIMULUS TO
ACCELERATE DEMAND
EXPECTATIONS
SUSTAINED COPPER
PRICE RALLY
EXPECTED FROM
2024
10
0
2025
2035
1. Source: Cru, Wood Mackenzie, Macquarie
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Planned schedule
Targeted copper exploration drilling
Project
Activity
Cu
Fortuna
Mapping and sampling at Fortuna
Cu
Lana Corina
Drill testing Vista Montana target
Cu
Fortuna
Drill testing at Vaca Muerta
Cu
Fortuna
Mapping and sampling at El Quillay
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INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Corporate snapshot
Compelling entry price, strong leverage to further exploration success
Capital structure
Major shareholders
Share price (4 August 2023)
A$0.052
Shares on issue (August 2023)
77.5M
Options and rights (August 2023)
19.2M
Market capitalisation
A$4.3M
Cash (30 June 2023)
A$0.34M
TIGHT REGISTER WITH
SUPPORTIVE EXPLORATIONFOCUSED SHAREHOLDER BASE
15%
46%
39%
Board and management
Enterprise value (undiluted)
Nil
A$3.7M
0.20
SHARE PRICE POISED FOR
STRONG MARKET RE-RATE
0.10
0.05
0.00
Jul 22
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Other
Historic share price (A$/share)
0.15
Debt (30 June 2023)
Top 20
Oct 22
Jan 23
Apr 23
Jul 23
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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Board and senior management
Successful track record of discovery, project development and value creation
Geoff
McNamara
Max
Tuesley
Non-Executive
Chairman
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30 years’ of international resource
sector experience.
Co-founder of Tesoro Gold Ltd
which discovered the El Zorro
Gold Project in Chile.
Previously Director of Mining
Finance at Societe General, NYC
Private Equity Manager for PRCM
(FUM US$800M).
Previous operational roles include
Project Manager, Senior Mine
Geologist and Mine Geologist for
Ivanhoe Mines, Lion Ore
International and Western Mining
Corporation.
Zeffron
Reeves
Managing
Director
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Geologist with 30 years'
experience in base metal and gold
exploration and mining
domestically and internationally.
Previously led projects in
Mongolia, Sudan, Laos and the
Philippines.
Formerly held senior
management roles with Xstrata,
focused on Australian copper
operations including the Ernest
Henry IOCG project.
Member of the Australasian
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
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Paul
Schmiede
Non-Executive
Director
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Geologist with more than 20
years’ of resource experience,
spanning greenfield exploration,
mineral discovery, definition and
feasibility, construction,
production and closure.
Managing Director of ASX listed
Tesoro Gold Ltd, a company with
that has defined the El Zorro Gold
Project in Chile.
Track record of exploration
success identifying and
delineating new gold districts in
Brazil and Chile.
Sergio
Uribe
Non-Executive
Director
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Mining engineer with over 25
years’ experience in mining,
exploration and corporate
development across gold and
base metal commodities within
Australia, Burkina Faso and DRC.
Currently Vice President
Corporate Development TSS-V
listed Sarama Resources Ltd.
Previously held senior roles with
Moto Goldmines, Gold Fields and
WMC Resources.
Member of the Australasian
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Chilean Country
Manager
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Corporate administrator, manager
and development professional
with deep Chilean experience.
More than 10 years’ resource
sector experience spanning
greenfields exploration, discovery
production, closure, retreatment
and tailings reclamation.
Country Manager for ASX listed
Tesoro Gold Ltd Chile, and
previously General Manager of
Acorn Mining Chile and Country
Manager for Cleveland Mining
Chile.
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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A HIGH IMPACT COPPER PORTFOLIO WITH
MULTIPLE DRILL READY TARGETS
LOCATED IN THE PREMIER COPPER
PRODUCING REGION GLOBALLY
INVESTMENT
HIGHLIGHTS
CHILEAN COPPER
DEVELOPMENT FOR A
CLEAN ENERGY
FUTURE
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SYSTEMATIC EXPLORATION PROGRAM TO
UNLOCK LATENT RESOURCE POTENTIAL
THE RIGHT TEAM TO DELIVER RAPID ASSET
ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
INVESTOR PRESENTATION 10
KEY PROJECT DETAIL
Cu
Lana Corina
High-grade outcropping copper and molybdenum discovery
•
Successful 13 hole drilling program intersected
significant copper and molybdenum mineralisation.
Lana Corina – Breccia Pipe / Porphyry (Cu and Mo):
• Successful Maiden Drilling Program:
• 257m @ 1.10% CuEq in CMLCD002 from 170m2
• 173m @ 1.09% CuEq in CMLCD003 from 313m3
• 169m @ 1.21% CuEq in CMLCD010 from 239m5
• 104m @ 0.81% CuEq in CMLCD001 from 155m1
• 81m @ 1.16% CuEq in CMLCD005 from 302.1m4
• 72m @ 0.91% CuEq in CMLCD013 from 352m6
• 17 Regional Targets Identified.
• Strategically located near infrastructure, low-altitude and
operating mines.
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Team has proven discovery, development and capital
markets success.
1. Refer ASX announcement 2 May 2022
2. Refer ASX announcement 11 May 2022
3. Refer ASX announcement 6 June 2022
4. Refer ASX announcement 20 June 2022
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5. Refer ASX announcement 23 November 2022
6. Refer ASX announcement 16 January 2023
INVESTOR PRESENTATION 12
Lana Corina
Cu
High-grade outcropping copper and molybdenum discovery
• Successful 13 hole drilling program intersected
significant copper and molybdenum mineralisation.
• Mineralised corridor extends for over 3km to the
northeast and approximately 700m deep.
• Copper equivalent intersections:
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CMLCD001: 104m @ 0.81% CuEq from 155m1;
CMLCD002: 257m @ 1.10% CuEq from 170m2;
CMLCD003: 173m @ 1.09% CuEq from 313m3;
CMLCD005: 81m @ 1.16% CuEq from 302m4;
CMLCD005A: 16.4m @ 1.38% CuEq from 118m5;
CMLCD007: 34.7m @ 0.97% CuEq from 515m6;
CMLCD010: 169m @ 1.21% CuEq from 239m7; and
CMLCD013: 72m @ 0.91% CuEq from 352m8.
• Zones of high-grade molybdenum and rhenium:
• 85m @ 1,369 ppm Mo (0.58% CuEq) from 486m3;
• 35m @ 1,704 ppm Mo (0.84% CuEq) from 486m;
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including. 4m @ 8,845 ppm Mo (3.48% CuEq); and
including. 1m @ 15,000 ppm Mo (6.09% CuEq).
1. Refer ASX announcement 2 May 2022
2. Refer ASX announcement 11 May 2022
3. Refer ASX announcement 6 June 2022
4. Refer ASX announcement 20 June 2022
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Lana Corina schematic section looking north showing position of drillholes, geophysical targets and the high-grade Mo
and Re mineralisation hosted within deeper silica rich cupola. (Refer ASX announcement 31 August 2022).
5. Refer ASX announcement 6 September 2022
6. Refer ASX announcement 19 July 2022
7.
8.
Refer ASX announcement 23 November 2022 .
Refer ASX announcement 16 January 2023
INVESTOR PRESENTATION 13
Cu
Lana Corina
Regional potential with outcropping copper targets over 3km of strike
Lana Corina/Vista Montana long section: Defined targets over >3km of strike (background image is the VOXI 3D magnetic inversion model)
(Refer ASX announcement 31 August 2022).
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Cu
Fortuna
Complementary acquisition immediately north of Lana Corina discovery
• Numerous historic surface and underground mines over a
strike length of >6km.
• Historic channel sampling1 at drill ready Vaca Muerta returned
strong results2:
• 150m @ 1.31% CuEq;
• 102m @ 1.25% CuEq; and
• 173m @ 0.86% CuEq.
• Four high priority outcropping targets:
• Vaca Muerta;
• Piedra Dura;
• La Florida; and
• El Quillay.
1. The Company is not able to verify any of the channel sampling results which are reported in the historical archives, the Comp any considers the historical results only indicative
of copper mineralisation in the area and are not JORC compliant.
2. Refer ASX announcement 7 August 2023.
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Plan view showing locations of Lana Corina and Vista Montana Projects.
INVESTOR PRESENTATION 15
Cu
Fortuna
Drill ready targets at Vaca Muerta prospect
• Shallow cover with base of
oxidation approximately
25m deep.
• Oxide mineralogy consists of
malachite and chrysocolla.
• Sulphide zone is dominated
by chalcopyrite and bornite.
1. The Company is not able to verify any of the channel sampling results which are reported in the historical
archives, the Company considers the historical results only indicative of copper mineralisation in the area and
are not JORC compliant.
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Long section through Vaca Muerta Prospect showing results of historic channel samples 1 and drill targets
(Refer ASX announcement 7 Aug 2023).
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Cu
Quelon
Multiple outcropping targets up to 3.43% Cu¹
• Located 240km north of Santiago (40km
south of Lana Corina).
• Emerging major IOCG district.
• Pucobre’s El Espino Project 8km East - 123Mt
@ 0.66% Cu and 0.24g/t Au (López et al,
2014)2.
• IP Survey identified multiple drill ready
anomalies.
• Scout drilling intersected 1m @ 0.77% Cu,
0.21g/t Au and 30ppm Mo3.
1. Refer Company’s Prospectus dated 23 June 2021, page 43,
2. López, G.; Hitzman, M.; Nelson, E. 2014. Alteration patterns and structural controls of the El Espino IOCG mining district, Chile. MineraliumDeposita 49 (2): page 235.
3. Refer ASX announcement “Scout Drilling Intersects Cu, Au and Mo Mineralisation at Quelon 3 May 2023
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Plan view showing filtered ground magnetic intensity anomaly image and contours for the Anico
Prospect as released to ASX on 19 April 2022, overlain with 2018 and 2021 PDIP survey line locations
and the outline of a high-amplitude chargeability target (Refer ASX announcement 3 May 2023).
INVESTOR PRESENTATION 17
A HIGH IMPACT PORTFOLIO OF COPPER
DEVELOPMENT ASSETS
LOCATED IN THE PREMIER COPPER
PRODUCING REGION GLOBALLY
INVESTMENT
HIGHLIGHTS
CHILEAN COPPER
DEVELOPMENT FOR A
CLEAN ENERGY
FUTURE
CULPEO MINERALS ASX: CPO | OTCQB: CPORF
SYSTEMATIC EXPLORATION PROGRAM TO
UNLOCK LATENT RESOURCE POTENTIAL
THE RIGHT TEAM TO DELIVER RAPID ASSET
ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
INVESTOR PRESENTATION 18
APPENDICES
Appendix 1
Resource details and copper equivalent (CuEq) value calculations
• Lana Corina Project: refer to ASX announcement “Drilling intersects 169m @ 1.08% Cu up to 3.56% Cu” dated 23
November 2022.
• Quelon Project: refer to Refer Company’s Prospectus dated 23 June 2021, page 43.
• Candelaria Mine (TSX: LUN): refer to Company’s Prospectus dated 23 June 2021, page 30 and SRK Consulting,
2018. Technical report for the Candelaria Copper Mining Complex, prepared for Lundin Mining Corporation.
• Assumed commodity prices: Cu US$3.00/lb, Au US$1,700/oz, Mo US$14/lb and Ag US$20/oz.
• Recoveries are assumed from similar deposits: Cu = 85%, Au = 65%, Ag = 65%, Mo = 80%.
• CuEq (%) calculated using the following formula: [((Cu% x Cu price 1% per tonne x Cu recovery) + (Au(g/t) x Au
price per g/t x Au recovery) + (Mo ppm x Mo price per g/t x Mo recovery) + Ag ppm x Ag price per g/t x Ag
recovery)) / (Cu price 1% per tonne x Cu recovery)].
• CuEq (%): Cu (%) + (0.54 x Au (g/t)) + (0.00037 x Mo (ppm)) + (0.0063 x Ag (ppm)).
• It is the Company’s opinion that all elements included in the metal equivalents have a reasonable potential to
be recovered.
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Appendix 2
Competent persons statement
The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results is based on
information compiled by Mr Maxwell Donald Tuesley, BSc (Hons) Economic Geology, MAusIMM
(No 111470). Mr Tuesley is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and is
a shareholder and Director of the Company. Mr Tuesley has sufficient experience that is
relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the
activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012
Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and
Ore Reserves. Mr Tuesley consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on this
information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information in this announcement that relates to historical Exploration Results for Las
Petacas and Quelon is based on information compiled by Mr Jason Froud BSc (Hons), Grad Dip
(Fin Mkts), MAIG) and was reviewed by Christine Standing BSc (Hons), MSc, MAusIMM, MAIG,
who are both full time employees of Optiro Pty Ltd, acting as independent consultant to
Culpeo Minerals Limited. Mr Froud and Ms Standing have sufficient experience which is
relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the
activity which they are undertaking to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the 2012
edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and
Ore Reserves’ (the JORC Code). The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new
information or data that materially affects the historical exploration results included in the
original reports.
The information in this announcement that relates to Geophysical Results is based on
information compiled by Nigel Cantwell. Mr Cantwell is a Member of the Australian Institute of
Geoscientists (AIG) and the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysics (ASEG). Mr Cantwell
is a consultant to Culpeo Minerals Limited. Mr Cantwell has sufficient experience which is
relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the
activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012
Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources & Ore
Reserves. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that
materially affects the historical geophysical results included in the original reports.
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