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- Selkirk Copper Mines Inc. is a Canada-based copper exploration and development company focused on advancing the past-producing Minto copper-gold-silver mine in Yukon toward a potential restart, with its headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, and incorporation in 2010. The company was formerly known as Venerable Ventures Ltd. and completed its name change to Selkirk Copper Mines Inc. in November 2025.
The company’s core business is the acquisition, exploration, development, and redevelopment of mineral resource properties, centered on the Minto Project in Yukon; its activities include resource expansion drilling, technical data collection, mine planning, engineering trade-off studies, feasibility study work, permitting support, and restart planning. Selkirk Copper also emphasizes the use of existing infrastructure at Minto, including a 4,100-tonne-per-day mill, camp, mine waste management facility, and both open-pit and underground workings, as part of its redevelopment strategy.
Selkirk Copper’s latest major developments include filing an NI 43-101 technical report for an updated Minto mineral resource estimate in September 2026; announcing additional Phase 2 drill results in August 2026; and reporting an updated mineral resource estimate that increased measured and indicated copper and gold resources. The company also announced a scoping study with the Municipality of Skagway and KPFF to evaluate critical mineral concentrate shipping options at the Port of Skagway, reflecting a broader operational focus on future logistics for a mine restart.
The Minto Project is described as a high-grade copper-gold-silver system with near-mine and regional growth potential, and Selkirk Copper is targeting a restart decision and first production in the 2027-2028 timeframe. The company operates with an equity partnership with the Selkirk First Nation and has cited collaboration with local and territorial stakeholders as part of its responsible redevelopment approach.