# Record Quarters, Zero Relief: Copper's Gap Keeps Growing Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/record-quarters-zero-relief-copper-s-gap-keeps-growing--ed173557-829e-4436-8e1e-ff4f310633cf Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/HCH/news/5669326728212181/record-quarters-zero-relief-copper-s-gap-keeps-growing Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-05-08T15:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Hot Chili - Ticker: HCH - Exchange: TSX - Region: Chile - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Gold - Document categories: Drill results, Production, Resource update - Extracted: 2026-09-12 06:53:58 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Hot Chili reported its widest drill intercept to date at the La Verde copper-gold porphyry discovery, with hole DKD039 intersecting 725m at 0.42% CuEq. The results include high-grade sub-intervals that extend the core down-dip and expand the emerging starter pit. Reasoning: The announcement reports a significant new drill intercept \(725m\) that extends the known high-grade core and expands the starter pit area at the La Verde discovery. - Positive factor: widest drill intercept to date - Positive factor: extension of high-grade core - Positive factor: expansion of higher-grade starter pit Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: The 62m interval extends the high-grade core approximately 200m down-dip. Evidence · text > extending La Verde's high-grade core approximately 200m down-dip ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (3) ### DKD039 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/record-quarters-zero-relief-copper-s-gap-keeps-growing--ed173557-829e-4436-8e1e-ff4f310633cf#fact-drill-facts-0) Costa Fuego · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: DKD039 - Project: Costa Fuego - Commodity: copper - Region: chile - Reported Region: chile - Ticker: HCH #### Geometry - Grade: 0.42 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 725 m - From: 18 m - To: 743 m - Intercept Depth: 18 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: DKD039:18-743 - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Location: La Verde - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 0.42 - Metal Eq. Unit: % CuEq #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 725m intercept is a significant width for a porphyry discovery. - Positive factor: widest intercept to date Evidence · text > hole DKD039 intersecting 725m grading 0.42% CuEq from 18m depth #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Metal Equivalent Opaque** Polarity: negative Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent. Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions ### DKD039 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/record-quarters-zero-relief-copper-s-gap-keeps-growing--ed173557-829e-4436-8e1e-ff4f310633cf#fact-drill-facts-1) Costa Fuego · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: DKD039 - Project: Costa Fuego - Commodity: copper - Region: chile - Reported Region: chile - Ticker: HCH #### Geometry - Grade: 1.03 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 62 m - From: 671 m - To: 733 m - Intercept Depth: 18 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: DKD039:671-733 - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Location: La Verde - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 1.03 - Metal Eq. Unit: % CuEq #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High-grade interval extending the core down-dip. - Positive factor: high-grade core extension Evidence · text > 62m grading 1.03% CuEq from 671m depth #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Metal Equivalent Opaque** Polarity: negative Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent. Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions ### DKD039 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/record-quarters-zero-relief-copper-s-gap-keeps-growing--ed173557-829e-4436-8e1e-ff4f310633cf#fact-drill-facts-2) Costa Fuego · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: DKD039 - Project: Costa Fuego - Commodity: copper - Region: chile - Reported Region: chile - Ticker: HCH #### Geometry - Grade: 0.71 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 22 m - From: 42 m - To: 64 m - Intercept Depth: 18 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: DKD039:42-64 - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Location: La Verde - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 0.71 - Metal Eq. Unit: % CuEq #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Expands the higher-grade starter pit area. - Positive factor: expands starter pit Evidence · text > 22m interval grading 0.71% CuEq from 42m #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Metal Equivalent Opaque** Polarity: negative Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent. Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.