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Copper Giant

Copper developer, with a project stated to be in Putumayo, Southern Colombia.

NoneColombia — as stated on the recordings

developer copper NoneColombia
Jul 2025 → Jul 2026Covered
8 of 10Topics on record
3Figures tracked over time
1 executiveNamed on the record
Generate Claims & Checks What management and commentators said, and what still needs independent verification 8 interviews with the company · 6 independent recordings
Stage
Developer
Primary commodity
Copper
Jurisdiction
Putumayo, Southern Colombia
Deposit
Jurassic belt
Latest appearance
16 Jul 2026
On record
17 interviews · 46 statements · 1 executive

At a glance

What the record holds today. Every card names where it came from — a management representation is not an established fact, and the page never blurs the two.

What is in the ground
billion tons
Management-stated Ian Harris Jul 2026
Grade
0.51 copper equivalent
Management-stated Ian Harris May 2026
Capital needed
$5 million
Management-stated Ian Harris Jul 2025
What happens next
PFS planning
Management-stated Ian Harris Jul 2026
The main open question
The project sits in Colombia—politically volatile despite recent elections—and faces unquantified permitting and community-relations risk; no reserve yet exists within the concession package.
Weighed from the statements below, not our opinion of the company.
Our reading
How outsiders read it
12 independent voices on record — 14 constructive, 1 neutral
Alasdair MacLeod, Colin Kettell, Craig Parry, Jonathan Goodman…
Outside voices

How the stated figures have moved

The same figure, as management put it on the earliest and the latest recording we hold. A difference may be a genuine update, a different measure of the same thing (total against indicated), or a mis-heard number — both quotes are here, and both recordings are one click away.

Grade ≠ Different basis One statement qualifies the figure and the other does not (copper) 2 statements on record
24 Nov 2025
0.51
“We came out with a 1.1 billion ton resource at a and grade is critically important at a 0.51.”
08 May 2026
0.51 copper equivalent
“The average grade is uh 0.51 copper equivalent putting it in one of the highest grade near surface deposits.”
Study due ? Wording changed No comparable date in one of the two statements 2 statements on record
08 May 2026
PEA in Q4 2026
“our goal and our schedule is to get it out in Q4”
16 Jul 2026
end of year
“You have that PEA coming out end of year. Talk to me about that and all the other good stuff happening.”
Resource size ? Wording changed One statement carries no figure to compare 5 statements on record
16 Jul 2025
600 million tons
“we're looking at about 600 million tons and the target could add an additional 1 to, you know, 1.5 billion tons”
16 Jul 2026
billion tons
“So it's not a coincidence. We just had elections in Colombia. We'll have a new president in August. We passed a billion tons.”

Management view vs outside view

Management interviews are promotional by nature; the outside view is the counterweight. Both are quoted from the recordings, not added by us.

What management spends its time on

Counted from Copper Giant's own claims across 17 interviews — most-covered theme first.

What outside voices pick up on

6 independent voices — people who do not speak for the company — across 18 mentions.

14 constructive 1 neutral
  • Alasdair MacLeod “Sponsor mention is promotional, highlighting copper project scale, drills turning, and expected rerating.”
  • Colin Kettell “Held as part of the diversified commodity portfolio; described as a large late-exploration/early-development project.”
  • Craig Parry “Sponsor mention supporting the copper super-cycle and project execution narrative.”
  • Jonathan Goodman “Sponsor segment describes it as having a large resource, multiple drills, and leading copper-mine builders behind it.”

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Weighed from the statements on this page — management's pitch and the outside view. Not financial advice, and not our opinion of the company.

▲ Bull case

Management says the deposit holds 1.1 billion tons at 0.51% copper-equivalent grade, near surface with low strip ratio, positioned to grow 2–3× larger.

What it rests on
Evidence: 3 moments from 2 interviews
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Management says the deposit holds 1.1 billion tons at 0.51% copper-equivalent grade, near surface with low strip ratio, positioned to grow 2–3× larger. Frank Giustra is largest shareholder; the team has built two major copper projects in the last decade. A PEA is due Q4 2026 alongside a 43-101 resource statement, with 23,000 m of drilling underway this year to convert resources to measured category.

▼ Bear case

The project sits in Colombia—politically volatile despite recent elections—and faces unquantified permitting and community-relations risk; no reserve yet exists within the concession package.

What it rests on
Evidence: 2 moments from 2 interviews
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The project sits in Colombia—politically volatile despite recent elections—and faces unquantified permitting and community-relations risk; no reserve yet exists within the concession package. Rick Rule, a key observer, repeatedly stresses it remains "highly speculative and risky," while the company is still 18+ months from a PEA and has raised only $5 million for what will likely require much larger capital. Near-surface, high-grade deposits face metallurgical and acid-mine-drainage risk that testing is still underway to resolve.

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PEA and 43-101 resource statement due Q4 2026.

What it rests on
Evidence: 4 moments from 2 interviews
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PEA and 43-101 resource statement due Q4 2026. Completion of ongoing hydrogeological, geotechnical, and acid characterization studies to confirm environmental and processing assumptions. Colombian political transition in August 2024 and May 2025 elections, which management says should be "transformational." Drilling results throughout 2024–2025 to demonstrate resource growth toward 2–3 billion ton target and grade consistency.

Each moment links to the exact point in the source recording. The cases are drawn from the transcripts, weighed as written — they are not a rating, a target or a recommendation.

Project 26 statements

The deposit 15

Key takeaway. Copper Giant's management describes the deposit as a near-surface Jurassic-belt resource.

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Over several public updates, the quoted resource size has grown: 600 million tons (July 2025), then 1.1 billion tons (November 2025), then "billion tons" and "about a billion tons" (May 2026), and finally a "billion tons" figure again (July 2026). The grade is reported at 0.51 % copper equivalent (May 2026 and November 2025), with a sub-set of 190 million tons at a 0.94 % average grade (November 2025). Management highlights continued drilling to convert indicated into measured and indicated resources and, looking ahead, suggests the deposit could grow to two or three times its current size, potentially reaching 2 billion tons at 0.5 % copper equivalent for 10 million tons of contained metal (July 2025).

What was actually said
resource size
billion tons
“So it's not a coincidence. We just had elections in Colombia. We'll have a new president in August. We passed a billion tons.”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2026·
deposit type
Jurassic belt
“It's in the same Jurassic belt as Mirador.”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
deposit type
near surface
“It's not just the billion tons. It's it's near surface.”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
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exploration upside
continuing to drill and convert indicated into measured and indicated resources
“We'd like to convert a lot of it from indicated into measured and and indicated.”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
grade
0.51 copper equivalent
“The average grade is uh 0.51 copper equivalent putting it in one of the highest grade near surface deposits.”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
resource size
over a billion tons
“the first thing we have to do is show how it can get over a billion tons”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
deposit type
near surface
“Makoa is a near surface deposit. It's at lower elevation and near infrastructure.”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
exploration upside
it's still the beginning, right? But it's like whoa, now they're in a new club, right? the club is big enough to be interesting to the majors. Um, and so now that we've demonstrated we and it's still just in the early stages, people say this can continue
“people say this can continue to be bigger, but it's now in a new club”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
grade
0.51
“We came out with a 1.1 billion ton resource at a and grade is critically important at a 0.51.”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
resource size
1.1 billion ton resource
“we just did an updated resource based on a last year worth of drilling and we basically doubled the size of the resource. We came out with a 1.1 billion ton resource at a and grade is critically important at a 0.51.”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
resource size
190 million tons at a 0.94 average grade
“Having 190 million tons at a 0.94 average grade indicates pretty well that we could also create a very productive project in the early years.”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
exploration upside
could reach 2 billion tons with 0.5% copper equivalent content = 10 million tons contained metal
“they say a real copper equivalent uh which could have 10 million tons of contained metal”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2025·
exploration upside
additional 1 to 1.5 billion tons
“the target could add an additional 1 to, you know, 1.5 billion tons, right?”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2025·
exploration upside
project could grow to two or three times bigger
“we're basically showing a runway with at the existing resource area where this thing could grow to two or three times bigger”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2025·
resource size
600 million tons
“we're looking at about 600 million tons and the target could add an additional 1 to, you know, 1.5 billion tons”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2025·

Jurisdiction 9

Key takeaway. Copper Giant is pursuing its project in the Putumayo region of southern Colombia, according to management.

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The company reports that there is no reserve within its concession package and that it has been drilling for 18 months without any hiccup. Management has noted a community agreement with the First Nation closest to the project that has been in place for over three years, and they are redefining a forestry reserve and consolidating the concession package. Regarding permitting timing, management said in November 2025 that upcoming elections in May should be transformational for the company.

What was actually said
community agreement
agreements with First Nation closest to project; community agreement for over 3 years
“We've signed agreements with the First Nation closest to the project. We've had one in place with the community for over 3 years now.”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2026·
country
Colombia
“So it's not a coincidence. We just had elections in Colombia. We'll have a new president in August.”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2026·
community agreement
redefining forestry reserve and consolidating concession package
“we have been able to redefine the forestry reserve, we've been able to consolidate our concession package”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
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country
Colombia
“The Jurassic belt is underexplored in Colombia”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
permit status
no reserve within concession package, drilling for 18 months without hiccup
“we have no no reserve within our concession package. That is requires political will”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
region
Putumayo, Southern Colombia
“Southern Colombia, Putumayo in particular, where it interfaces with Ecuador”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
country
Colombia
“Another big one, you could you could argue that there's been overhang because of Colombia, but we're coming up on elections and you know, you can only run one term in Colombia.”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
permit timing
elections coming up in May, which should be transformational for the company
“We have elections coming up in May, which should be transformational for the company and something we're navigating with that long-term vision we had.”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
country
Colombia
“we have elections in May of next year”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2025·

Technical risk 2

Key takeaway. Management of Copper Giant says metallurgical test work has been completed, and that hydrogeological work, geotechnical work, and acid characterization are currently underway.

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These statements were made in May 2026.

What was actually said
key assumption
hydrogeological work, geotechnical work, acid characterization underway
“we're doing the um the hydrogeological work, the geotechnical work, all these types of things and and even acid characterization”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
metallurgy
metallurgical test work completed
“We've done the metallurgical test work.”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·

Economics 2 statements

Economics 1

What was actually said
price assumption
company currently trading 30% higher after news announcement, should be valued 5 or 10 times more than current valuation
“as the news of today and and right now it's you know early morning market open on on on Monday morning we're already up 30%. Um based on the news we just put out but uh I can I can guarantee everyone that this is a this is a valuation that should be five or 10 times higher than where it is today”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·

Financing 1

What was actually said
capital needed
$5 million
“you guys just announced $5 million financing”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2025·

Timeline 11 statements

Timeline 11

Key takeaway. Copper Giant has described its timeline in several updates that span different milestones.

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In November 2025, management reported having doubled total contained metal over the prior 12 months. By July 2025, the company had set a 14,000-meter drill program and a subsequent resource estimate. As of May 2026, management said it had completed three years of baseline work, was drilling 23,000 meters that year with plans to continue into 2027, and targeted a 43-101 compliant resource statement with a PEA in Q4 2026. Two months later, in July 2026, the company stated it planned to run three drills plus an additional one, conduct 18 months of straight drilling, deliver a PFS in July 2026, and complete a study by year-end.

What was actually said
milestone
PFS planning
“we are focusing on getting done now for the next stage, which would be a PFS. So, already doing all that work to make sure that the momentum carries towards the project.”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2026·
milestone
three drills running, adding another one
“We have three drills running. We're looking at adding another one. Lots of drill results, PEA, and the results associated, metallurgical, others.”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2026·
milestone
drilling for 18 months straight
“We've been drilling for 18 months straight without a without a hitch, but that's because that ground roots work has been done.”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2026·
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study due
end of year
“You have that PEA coming out end of year. Talk to me about that and all the other good stuff happening.”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2026·
milestone
baseline work completed, 3 years of baseline
“We've done 3 years of baseline.”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
milestone
resource statement of 43-101 quality with PEA in Q4 2026
“Q4 2026 that we have a PEA likely accompanied by a resource statement of 43-101 quality”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
milestone
drilling 23,000 m this year, continuing in 2027
“Um we're doing about 23,000 m this year and I would expect that would be fairly consistent um as we move forward”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
study due
PEA in Q4 2026
“our goal and our schedule is to get it out in Q4”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
milestone
doubled the total metal contained in the last 12 months with 70% more tons, 15% more grade
“In 12 months we've doubled the total metal contained with 70% more tons, 15% and these are round numbers. So it's, you know, more or less 70% more tons, 15% more um grade and over 100% increase in the total metal contain.”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
milestone
next resource estimate after 14,000 meter program
“Looking at the next resource estimate and really saying we're trading for 2 cents per pound in the ground”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2025·
milestone
14,000 meter drill program by end of year
“we're showing the commitment on how we could get this 14,000 meter program done by the end of the year”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2025·

Corporate 7 statements

Management 5

Key takeaway. Management highlights the team's track record in copper project delivery.

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The company notes that a mining engineer on the team was involved in the Saint Cristobal startup and Corriente Ecuador, the first industrial-scale mine in Ecuador's history (May 2026). Separately, management states the team has been involved in getting two of six big copper projects built over the last ten years across the finish line (Nov 2025). On insider ownership, the company reports Frank Giustra is the largest shareholder (Jul 2026), though an earlier claim stated Frank Juster was the largest shareholder (Jul 2025).

What was actually said
insider ownership
Frank Giustra is the largest shareholder
“Frank Frank Giustra, the largest shareholder of the company, is Mr. Mr. Timing.”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2026·
track record
mining engineer, Saint Cristobal startup, Corriente Ecuador first industrial scale mine
“I'm a mining engineer. I started my career early at Saint Cristobal with Washington Group and that startup we were in charge of the mine.”
Ian Harris· 08 May 2026·
track record
president of Echo Cororiente, senior vice president and country manager of Coriente Resources in Ecuador; delivered selling for 690 million; stayed on as chief engineer and started construction, became first industrial scale mine in history of Ecuador
“I was the president of Echo Cororiente and and so as senior senior vice president and country manager of a company called Coriente Resources and Coriente Resources was in Ecuador and it also went through its troubled times what we delivered right we delivered by delivering and selling for 690 million I stayed on as chief chief engineer and over a year we started the construction of that project and became the first industrial scale mine in the history of Ecuador.”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
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track record
involved in getting two of six big copper projects built over the last 10 years across the finish line
“there's only been six big copper companies built big copper projects built over the last 10 years and so we were involved in two of them is getting them across the finish line”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
insider ownership
Frank Juster is now the largest shareholder
“Frank came, Frank Jster came into the company. He's now the largest shareholder.”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2025·

Market 2

Key takeaway. Copper Giant's management says the project is highly undervalued on a dollars-per-pound-in-the-ground basis.

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A July 2025 claim put the figure at 2 cents per pound of copper in the ground, with the nearest competitors at about 1 cent per pound; by November 2025, management was describing it as "one of the most undervalued copper projects" on that same metric.

What was actually said
cost curve position
on a dollars per pound in the ground is one of the most undervalued copper projects
“I remember I was sitting across my other favorite copper project at the time which by the way on a dollars for for cents in the ground is one of the most undervalued copper projects.”
Ian Harris· 24 Nov 2025·
cost curve position
2 cents per pound in the ground; nearest competitors about 1 cent per pound
“we're trading for2 cents per pound in the ground where our nearest competitors are about a penny per pound in the ground”
Ian Harris· 16 Jul 2025·

Outside views 18 mentions

18 mentions by people who do not speak for the company — 14 constructive, 0 cautious, 1 neutral. These are their views, not the company's.

Sponsor mention is promotional, highlighting copper project scale, drills turning, and expected rerating.
Mining Network· 22 Jul 2026·
Held as part of the diversified commodity portfolio; described as a large late-exploration/early-development project.
David Lin· 15 Jul 2026·
Craig Parry
bullish
Sponsor mention supporting the copper super-cycle and project execution narrative.
Mining Network· 11 Jul 2026·
Sponsor segment describes it as having a large resource, multiple drills, and leading copper-mine builders behind it.
Mining Network· 10 Jul 2026·
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Grant Williams
neutral
Sponsor mentioned as a copper project company with no clear thesis call from the speaker.
Mining Network· 09 Jul 2026·
Rick Rule
bullish
Sponsor-backed project presented as a large copper asset with strong team and de-risking potential, though Rule treats it as contingent.
Mining Network· 08 Jul 2026·
Clive Thompson
bullish
Sponsor pitch highlights its Mocoa project and expected re-rating.
Mining Network· 12 Jun 2026·
Rick Rule
bullish
He likes the deposit and company progress but stresses it is highly speculative and risky.
In it to Win it· 05 Jun 2026·
Steve Barton
bullish
He thinks it is a highly speculative but promising large deposit in a difficult area.
Rule Investment Media· 04 Jun 2026·
Rick Rule
bullish
He thinks it is a highly speculative but promising large deposit in a difficult area.
Rule Investment Media· 04 Jun 2026·
Rick Rule
bullish
He likes the large Colombian deposit but stresses it is highly speculative and risky.
Rule Investment Media· 03 Jun 2026·
Rick Rule
bullish
The sponsor pitch describes it as having a large inferred resource, active drilling, and rerating potential.
Mining Network· 03 Jun 2026·
Colin Kettell
bullish
Named as a warrant holding in the portfolio.
Palisades Gold Radio· 23 May 2026·
Adam Berk
bullish
Speaker discusses a large district-scale copper deposit and a year-end PEA target.
The Deep Dive· 05 Mar 2026·
Jacques Bonneau
bullish
He highlights its large copper-equivalent resource and strong copper exposure in Bolivia.
MiningStockEducation.com· 06 Feb 2026·
Jacques Bonneau
bullish
He likes Copper Giant because it controls a very large copper-moly-gold deposit.
Investing News· 02 Feb 2026·
Jordan Rusche
unclear
Only mentioned by viewer question; no analysis from Jordan.
In it to Win it· 30 Jan 2026·
Joaquín Marias
unclear
Mentioned as another company under the Fiore Group umbrella present at the symposium; no directional view offered.
In it to Win it· 09 Jul 2025·

Sources 17 interviews

Every interview 17

DateChannelInterviewStatements
16 Jul 2026 ITM TRADING, INC. Copper Window is NOW! Copper Giant’s Billion-Tonne Project & Colombia’s ‘Milei Moment’ - Ian Harris 8
18 Jun 2026 David Lin The Next Asset To 3x Is Driven By Insane Supply Shock | Ian Harris No claims identified
13 Jun 2026 Triangle Investor Copper Hoarding Has Begun? Ian Harris on AI Demand, Inventories & the Coming Copper Deficit No claims identified
09 Jun 2026 Commodity Culture 'Significant' Supply Deficit Will Keep Sending COPPER Prices Soaring No claims identified
05 Jun 2026 VRIC Media Warning: The Copper Shortage Just Got Worse No claims identified
08 May 2026 Rule Investment Media Ian Harris, President & CEO of Copper Giant | Rule Symposium 2026: Rick Rule interviews 16
29 Mar 2026 David Lin Gold, Metals Signal Bigger Crisis Ahead: Stocks Next To Crash? | Ian Harris No claims identified
13 Mar 2026 Commodity Culture COPPER Next Up to SHOCK the Market - 'Serious' Deficit as Demand Skyrockets No claims identified
03 Mar 2026 Kitco NEWS Frank Giustra & Ian Harris: $6.00 Copper, $1.5B Buyout & The "Gun-Shy" Majors Paying The Price No claims identified
22 Dec 2025 Commodity Culture Is COPPER the New Silver? Price Keeps Going 'Higher and Higher' No claims identified
24 Nov 2025 David Lin U.S. Just Make This Asset 'Critical'; Price Explosion Next? | Ian Harris No claims identified
24 Nov 2025 Liberty and Finance Copper Giant Doubles Its Copper Resource: CEO Announces Breakthrough Discovery 12
27 Oct 2025 Commodity Culture 'There's Not Enough COPPER' - Supply Squeeze Could Send Prices SOARING No claims identified
09 Oct 2025 David Lin Supercycle Ignites: 'New Oil' To Double Soon, Watch Out | Ian Harris No claims identified
30 Sep 2025 David Lin Gold To $10,000 While This Asset Doubles: CEO On Start Of Supercycle Frenzy No claims identified
03 Aug 2025 David Lin ‘It’s Life And Death’: Global Supply Chains Crumbling, What’s Next | Ian Harris No claims identified
16 Jul 2025 The Deep Dive This Is Why Copper Could Explode Next | Ian Harris - Copper Giant 10

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Questions people ask

What is Copper Giant's project and where is it?

Copper Giant is a developer copper company, with a project stated to be in Colombia. Everything here is drawn from its executives' own interviews.

Which interviews mention Copper Giant?

We track 17 interviews mentioning Copper Giant, across 9 channels (Commodity Culture, David Lin, ITM TRADING, INC., Kitco NEWS, Liberty and Finance, Rule Investment Media…).

What are investors saying about Copper Giant?

18 independent voices — people who do not speak for the company — are on record discussing it (14 bullish, 1 neutral). Their reasoning is quoted in the outside-view section above.

What do recent interviews with Copper Giant cover?

The most-discussed topics on record are the deposit, timeline, jurisdiction, management — each claim quoted and dated in the sections above.

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