Test drilling shows positive signs for Copperwood Project

By RICHARD JENKINS

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LONGUEUIL, Quebec — Highland Copper Company is reporting the latest mineral resource estimate for its Copperwood Project — located in northern Ironwood and Wakefield townships — shows more minerals on the site than previous test drillings indicated.

According to a company press release issued Thursday, the resource estimate prepared by an independent consulting firm shows a 46 percent increase in the site’s measured and indicated resources from the previous estimate dated April 15, 2015.

“There’s more copper within the permitted footprint than pre...