Rick Rule discusses two exceptional copper drill holes he's seen in the past five weeks, focusing on the Mogotes hole in the Vicuña district of northwestern Argentina. He describes ~700 feet of roughly 1.25–1.3% copper — a result so good he initially thought it was a typo — and frames it against the Lundin successes as a promising analog.
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Rick Rule opens by stating he has seen two of the best drill holes in his 50 years of exploration finance within the last five weeks. He focuses on the Mogotes hole in the Vicuña district of northwestern Argentina, which he frames as playing off a "wonderful analog" — the Lundin family's successes in the region. Rule describes the intercept as approximately 700 feet of what was effectively 1.25% to 1.3% copper, calling it a "stunning hole" and noting he initially believed the result was a typographical error given how strong it was. He credits the target generation to geologist Steve Nano, who has succeeded for Rule over a 30-year period. Rule offers no price targets, no macro framework, and no discussion of the broader copper market or commodity cycle. …
The Mogotes drill result is a near-term exploration catalyst, but no ticker, follow-up timeline, or price target is given — making it unactionable without additional research.
If follow-up drilling confirms the Mogotes intercept along strike and at depth, the Vicuña district could attract increased exploration capital and attention over the coming months — though confirmation criteria are not specified.
The Vicuña district may develop into a significant copper jurisdiction anchored by the Lundin analog, but the transcript provides no structural thesis beyond one drill hole and one analog.
The Mogotes drill hole in the Vicuña district (Northwestern Argentina) is one of the two best drill holes seen in 50 years in exploration finance, intersecting 700+ feet of ~1.25-1.3% copper.
The speaker cites his own 50 years of experience in exploration finance and compares the hole to Lundin successes as a wonderful analog, stating the result was so good he thought it was a typo.
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