Fitzroy Identifies Nine Copper Targets at Buen Retiro, Chile, as 5,000-Metre Drilling Begins

Algo Grande Copper Corp. (TSXV: ALGR) reported Phase II assays from hole AG-CG-PH2-002 at its Adelita copper-silver-gold project in Sonora, Mexico, returning 68.43 metres of mineralization across two zones: 30.23 metres at 1.5% CuEq, including 3.55 metres at 9.4% CuEq, plus a deeper 38.20 metres at 1.0% CuEq with 11.50 metres at 2.0% CuEq. Intervals are downhole lengths. In September it closed a placement of 7,977,497 shares at CAD 0.60 for about 3.5 million USD (4.79 million CAD) and signed a five-year surface access deal with the Ejido Palos Chinos community covering about 1,796 hectares through 2031. Hole 3 assays are pending; a ground gravity survey starts October 22. S&P Global sees copper demand rising 50% to 42 million tonnes by 2040 while mine output peaks at 33 million tonnes, a gap of about 10 million tonnes.

Gunnison Copper (TSX:GCU) has begun NYSE American trading under ticker GUNN; each ADR represents 30 common shares and is quoted in US dollars. The listing is not an equity offering: no new shares were issued and no capital raised; its Toronto, Frankfurt and OTCQB listings remain unchanged. Management said the listing aligns its capital-markets presence with Arizona copper operations. The Johnson Camp Mine is ramping up output of finished copper cathode, with capacity of up to about 11,300 tonnes per year, funded by Rio Tinto's Nuton venture. The flagship Gunnison Copper Project's PEA outlines average annual output of about 79,000 tonnes over a potential 21-year mine life, including inferred resources; production certainty is not established. Gunnison controls 12 known deposits in Arizona's Cochise Mining District.

Korea Zinc recently said its subsidiary KEMCO began trial production of crude germanium products at Onsan, Ulsan, in August 2026. Mass production is scheduled to begin in Q4 2026, followed by commercial sales in Q1 2027. The company also plans to commence commercial production of 99.999%-pure germanium dioxide in H2 2027, significantly ahead of its original 2028 target. Korea Zinc also plans to expand its germanium production capacity through the Project Crucible integrated smelting complex in the US. Construction remains scheduled for 2027–2029, with completion and commissioning targeted for the end of 2029. The facility is expected to produce 13 strategic metals, including copper, lead, zinc, germanium, gallium and antimony. The accelerated KEMCO project, combined with the planned US facility, will further expand Korea Zinc’s role in germanium supply chains outside China.