Atico Reports 2025 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Production Results
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Atico Mining Corporation
- Ticker
- ATY
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Colombia
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Production, Economic study, Resource update, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-17 11:19:26 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Atico Mining Corporation announced its 2025 fourth quarter and full year production results from its El Roble mine in Colombia, reporting 2.6 million pounds of copper and 2,203 ounces of gold for Q4, and 9.2 million pounds of copper and 8,013 ounces of gold for the full year. The company met its updated production guidance for 2025 and anticipates a significant year-over-year increase in metal production for 2026, with guidance set at 11.5-12.5 million pounds of copper and 9,000-10,000 ounces of gold. Additionally, Atico is progressing permitting for its La Plata project in Ecuador and planning further drilling at El Roble to extend its mine life.
Reasoning: Atico Mining reported strong fourth-quarter 2025 production results, which helped meet its updated full-year guidance, and provided positive production and cost guidance for 2026, indicating an expected increase in metal production. The company is also advancing permitting for its La Plata project and planning further drilling at El Roble.
Positive factors
- Strong Q4 2025 production results
- Met updated production guidance for 2025
- Positive 2026 production and cost guidance
- Advancing permitting at La Plata project
- Planned in-mine and near-mine drilling at El Roble to extend mine life
Negative factors
- Overall decrease in copper and gold production for full year 2025 compared to 2024
- Challenges faced during transitional year migrating to upper parts of the mine
Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.
Facts used in scoring: 28
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (2)
probableEl Roble mine · copperTonnes: 828000Grade: 2.49Grade Unit: %Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- El Roble mine
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Colombia
- Ticker
- ATY
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Effective date
- 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Thomas Kelly
- Resource group id
- resource:a81f5461674d57b3bc0c
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 828000
- Grade
- 2.49
- Grade Unit
- %
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2024-03-12
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: This fact provides historical reserve information for the El Roble mine, which is relevant context for current production but is not a new resource update.
Positive factors
- Provides context for the mine's current operations
- NI 43-101 compliant and QP signed
Negative factors
- Historical estimate, not a new update
Evidence · text
“El Roble’s reserves estimate, with an effective date of March 12, 2024, includes Proven and Probable mineral reserves of 828 thousand tonnes averaging 2.49% Cu, 2.20 g/t Au and a life of mine until Q1-2027.”
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
QP/CP Signedpositive
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: qp_signed is true
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
probableEl Roble mine · goldTonnes: 828000Grade: 2.2Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- El Roble mine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Colombia
- Ticker
- ATY
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Effective date
- 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Thomas Kelly
- Resource group id
- resource:a81f5461674d57b3bc0c
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 828000
- Grade
- 2.2
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2024-03-12
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: This fact provides historical reserve information for the El Roble mine, which is relevant context for current production but is not a new resource update.
Positive factors
- Provides context for the mine's current operations
- NI 43-101 compliant and QP signed
Negative factors
- Historical estimate, not a new update
Evidence · text
“El Roble’s reserves estimate, with an effective date of March 12, 2024, includes Proven and Probable mineral reserves of 828 thousand tonnes averaging 2.49% Cu, 2.20 g/t Au and a life of mine until Q1-2027.”
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
QP/CP Signedpositive
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: qp_signed is true
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
How Atlas produces this analysis
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