Cupani Metals planning 2026 winter drilling

Executive Summary

• Cupani Metals Corp. is planning its winter 2026 drilling campaign, with the geology team scheduled to visit Chicoutimi, Quebec, in mid-November to examine historical drill core from the LaFosse Platinum and Rockland properties.
• The company has initiated the tender process for drilling, core logging, logistics, and fuel, with logistics planned to utilize a mix of helicopter, plane on skids, overland tracked vehicles, and AT44 trucks.
• Cupani has ordered an AT44 vehicle from Arctic Trucks Canada to reduce future helicopter expenses for both winter and summer expeditions, utilizing routes opened by a snowmobile expedition in February 2025.

Key Details

• Geological Work: Geology team to travel to Chicoutimi, Quebec, in mid-November to examine historical drill core from LaFosse Platinum and Rockland.
• Objective: Understand mineralized lenses, perform geophysical measurements, interpret current geophysical surveys, and plan future ground surveys and drilling.
• Logistics Strategy: Split between helicopter, possibly plane on skids, overland tracked vehicles, and AT44 truck.
• Route Planning: Overland routes will follow trails opened during a February 2025 snowmobile expedition, which were based on winter roads from the 1980s.
• Equipment Acquisition: Cupani has ordered an AT44 from Arctic Trucks Canada.
• Vehicle Specifications: The AT44 is based on Ford's F350 production vehicle, designed for arctic environments, long-distance overland travel of cargo and people.
• Cost Benefit: Once proven in the field, the AT44 is expected to reduce Cupani's helicopter expenses for both winter and summer operations.
• Tender Status: Project tender process has begun for drilling, core logging, logistics, and fuel.

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