Emerging Growth Research Initiates Coverage on CopAur Minerals Inc. with a Buy Rating and C$0.31 Price Target

• Emerging Growth Research initiates coverage on CopAur Minerals Inc. with a Buy rating and a C$0.31 (US$0.23) 12‑month price target, implying ~85% upside from the current share price of C$0.17.
• The report highlights the Kinsley Mountain Gold Project in Nevada: past production of ~138,000 oz Au (1995‑1999); NI 43‑101 compliant resource estimate of ~418,000 oz indicated @ 2.63 g/t Au and 117,000 oz inferred @ 1.51 g/t Au (total AuEq ≈ 535,000 oz), including a high‑grade Western Flank Zone averaging 6.11 g/t Au.
• A Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) is expected by end‑April 2026, to be prepared by Global Resource Engineering (GRE) and will incorporate >20,000 m of drilling completed since the 2021 resource estimate; likely expands resources and focuses on oxide heap‑leach processing.
• Management has engaged Lead Ram Consulting as Owner’s Team for permitting and mine restart planning; metallurgical test work shows oxide gold amenable to conventional cyanide heap leaching with 78‑83% recovery (historical ~73%).
• Exploration upside identified: three near‑mine targets plus eight regional IP/resistivity anomalies within a 20 km² area north of the current resource base; strategy is to produce from oxides first then fund further drilling with free cash flow.
• Valuation note: CopAur trades at C$31/oz AuEq versus peer average C$67/oz; applying the peer multiple yields an implied share price of C$0.31, supporting the analyst target.

• The coverage initiation is genuinely new information – there was no prior sell‑side analyst coverage disclosed in the historical news flow.
• A Buy rating with a substantial upside target from an independent research house provides external validation and may broaden investor awareness, which can drive demand for the stock.
• While the PEA timeline (end‑April 2026) aligns with previously announced GRE contract work and internal guidance, the analyst report adds fresh forward‑looking valuation context that was not reflected in prior disclosures.
• Therefore, the news constitutes a material positive development relative to the company’s size and existing market expectations.

CopAur Minerals Inc. is a Canada‑listed junior focused on advancing gold projects in Nevada, USA. - Flagship asset: Kinsley Mountain Gold Project (100% owned). Historically produced ~138,000 oz Au from 1995‑1999 via open‑pit oxide mining; ceased due to operator bankruptcy, not resource depletion. - Current mineral resources (NI 43‑101):
- Indicated: 418,000 oz Au @ 2.63 g/t (core high‑grade Western Flank Zone ≈ 302,000 oz @ 6.11 g/t).
- Inferred: 117,000 oz Au @ 1.51 g/t.
- Total AuEq ≈ 535,000 oz. - Metallurgy: Oxide mineralization amenable to conventional cyanide heap leaching; test work shows 78‑83% recovery (historical ~73%). - Development path: Completion of a PEA by GRE expected end‑April 2026, followed by permitting and potential restart of heap‑leach operations. Near‑mine exploration targets identified to expand the oxide resource base. - Secondary Nevada asset: Troy Canyon gold‑silver property (100% owned) – historic high‑grade surface sampling (up to 42.7 g/t Au, 91 g/t Ag); ongoing geologic mapping and rock‑sampling programs aimed at defining drill targets for a future diamond campaign.