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- Coast Copper Corp. (TSXV: COCO) is a Canada-based exploration-stage company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral properties primarily for copper, gold, silver, iron, and magnetite deposits in British Columbia. The company holds a portfolio of 100% owned projects including its flagship Empire Mine property on northern Vancouver Island, comprising 33 mineral claims and 57 fee simple crown grants covering approximately 15,746 hectares with three historical open pit mines and two past-producing underground mines; the Knob Hill NW property on northern Vancouver Island; Copper Kettle in the Island Copper Belt; properties in the Golden Triangle, Huckleberry, Anyox, Babine, Toodoggone, and Sullivan districts such as Sweeney, Scottie West, Sully, Home Brew, Hanson, Rock Canyon South (rare earth and fluorite), Virginia Silver (past-producing high-grade silver), and Ben Nevis (orogenic gold); as well as recent expansions like ground adjacent to PJX Resources' New Sullivan discovery. These properties target skarn, porphyry, epithermal, and orogenic deposit types, with ongoing generative exploration programs including drilling, geophysical surveys, soil/rock sampling, and mineral resource estimation, such as the NI 43-101 compliant resource for the Merry Widow open pit at Empire Mine. Operations emphasize brownfield and greenfield exploration in underexplored regions of western North America, serving institutional and retail investors in the junior mining sector.
Founded in 2011 and formerly known as Roughrider Exploration Limited until its name change in September 2021, Coast Copper Corp. is headquartered at 904-409 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 2025, the company pursued aggressive expansion through strategic staking and acquisitions, adding four to six new projects to reach a total of eleven to thirteen 100% owned properties in British Columbia, including Rock Canyon South, Virginia Silver, Ben Nevis, and additional Anyox camp ground, aligning with its hybrid project generator model. Recent activities include completing historical compilations and field programs at Copper Kettle with property consolidation by acquiring adjacent 267 hectares in September 2025; selling its Borealis exploration property in the Toodoggone district to Hi-View Resources for $1.375 million in cash and shares in August 2025; closing a $1.48 million sale of another Toodoggone property in September 2025; and conducting non-brokered financings such as $525,000 in May 2024. The company maintains an option to fully acquire the Empire Mine property, including Quatsino Crown Grants by September 2025 (extendable), subject to cash payments, share issuances, and work commitments totaling $2 million over five years, with a 2% NSR retained by the vendor.