Minerals & Metals · YT · #24 of 131 disclosed prospectus tickets

Casino Copper-Gold

Summit deal plate

Rio Tinto + Mitsubishi strategic investors

At a glance

Proponent
Western Copper & Gold
Capex (as printed)
US$2.9B
Capex (US$, midpoint)
US$2.9B
Stage
Feasibility / permitting
Location
62.70°N, 138.80°W
Summit deal plate
Yes — in the 167-project prospectus pitched Sept 14–15 2026
Fast-track list
No MPO referral on record
Project location.

Modelled GDP contribution Modelled

Build 2030–2033 at 55% construction value-added, then 15% of capex per year operating. Peak US$434M/yr · cumulative 2026–40 US$4.4B.

US$0MUS$200MUS$400M2026203020352040

Connectivity · nearest existing infrastructure

Straight-line distance from the project point to the nearest vertex of each network layer.

Railway296 km
Major highway144 km
Transmission ≥230 kV800 km
Pipeline973 km
PortTuktoyaktuk792 km
Generating stationW.A.C. Bennett (2,876 MW)1,193 km
City >50kPrince George1,346 km

Nearest other projects

Coffee GoldMinerals & Metals34 km
Minto Copper/Gold/Silver (restart)Minerals & Metals80 km
MacTung TungstenMinerals & Metals439 km
Kudz Ze KayahMinerals & Metals456 km
New Polaris (gold-antimony)Minerals & Metals533 km

Also in Yukon

Coffee GoldAdvanced / FEEDUS$718M
Kudz Ze KayahAdvanced / FEEDUS$492M
Minto Copper/Gold/Silver (restart)Feasibility / permittingUS$200M
MacTung TungstenFeasibility / permittingnot disclosed

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