Skip to main content

Camino has published a NI 43-101 Technical Report Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for its 50%-owned Puquios Copper Project, located in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, Chile. The PFS outlines a robust, low-capex project with strong economic returns. The Puquios Project is designed as a low-cost, heap-leach SX-EW operation with a compact footprint and high-efficiency recoveries, providing long-term copper production from a well-established mining district.

NI 43-101 Key Project Highlights:

  • After-Tax NPV (8%): US$118 million
  • After-Tax IRR: 23.4%
  • Copper Price Assumption: US$4.28/lb (see news release dated March 17, 2025)
  • Initial Capital Cost: US$141.9 million
  • All-in Sustaining Cost (AISC): US$2.00/lb
  • Mine Life: 14.2 years
  • Mineral Reserves: 25,973 kt @ 0.494% Cu
  • Recovery: 78.8%
  • Annual Production: Up to 9,000 tpa copper cathode
Classification  Tonnes
(kt) 
Grade  Contained Metal
(kt) 
CuT%  CuS%  CuCN% 
Measured  26,496  0.475  0.117  0.232  126 
Indicated  5,664  0.399  0.111  0.167  23 
Measured + Indicated  32,160  0.462  0.116  0.220  149 
Inferred  660  0.295  0.133  0.059  2 

Notes to accompany Mineral Resource table: 

  1. Mineral Resources are classified using the 2014 CIM Definition Standards.
  2. The Qualified Person for the estimates is Mr. Cristian Quiñones, RM CMC, AsGeoMin SpA.
  3. Mineral Resources have an effective date of 8 March 2021.
  4. Mineral Resources are reported using a cut-off grade of 0.15% total copper (CuT).