News Releases ~ 2007
December 19, 2007
Western Copper's Carmacks Copper Project Achieves Major Permitting Milestone
Western Copper Corporation is pleased to announce that a major permitting milestone has been achieved for its Carmacks Copper Project with the release of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) draft Screening Report and Recommendation.
November 22, 2007
Updated Resource estimate at the Carmacks Copper Project
Western Copper is pleased to announce an updated resource estimate for its wholly-owned Carmacks Copper Project in the Yukon Territory. The new estimate was prepared by Wardrop Engineering Inc. of Vancouver and represents an update to the resource estimate prepared in April 2007 for the Carmacks Project Feasibility Study.
August 24, 2007
Sierra Almoloya Joint Venture & Option Agreement
Western Copper Corporation has received notice from Queenstone Mining Inc. that it will not be proceeding with its optioin on the Sierra Almoloya property.
August 21, 2007
New Copper Zone Discovered at the Carmacks Property
Western Copper Corporation is pleased to announce assay results from hole WC-130 located approximately 600 meters east of Zone 13. WC-130 intercepted a 60 m zone of sulphide mineralization of which the bottom 8.8 m graded 1.39% copper and 226 parts per million molybdenum.
August 10, 2007
Western Copper Exercises Casino Option Agreement
Western Copper Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition, on August 9, 2007, of the Casino property in the Yukon Territory through the exercise of the Casino option agreement with Great Basin Gold Ltd..
July 18, 2007
Western Copper Corporation has retained M3 Engineering & Technology Corporation of Tucson, Arizona, to prepare a Pre-Feasibility Study on the Casino Deposit.
June 12, 2007
Western Copper Corporation Grants Stock Options
Western Copper Corp. announces the granting of 665,000 stock options in accordance with its incentive plan.
May 24, 2007
Carmacks Copper Project: Independent Feasibility Study's Executive Summary
Western Copper Corporation is pleased to announce that the executive summary of the Carmacks Copper Project’s independent feasibility study is now available. The report is posted (below) and Sedar at www.sedar.com
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April 26, 2007
Independent Feasibility Study Supports Development Of Carmacks Copper Project
Western Copper Corporation today announced that an independent feasibility study has concluded that development of the wholly owned Carmacks copper property in the Yukon Territory can be achieved with an after-tax internal rate of return (IRR) of 15.7%, based on 100% equity financing.
April 18, 2007
Western Copper Confirms Potential at NW Expo & Discovers New Molybdenum Zone
Western Copper Corporation reports that recent diamond drilling at North West Expo on the northern end of Vancouver Island has further confirmed the potential for a large tonnage gold, molybdenum and copper mineralization deposit.
February 26, 2007
Western Copper Corporation announces that the first phase of the 2007 drilling program at the Hushamu property commenced on February 15, 2007.
February 21, 2007
Carmacks Copper Project: Assay Results Complete from 2006 Drilling Program
Western Copper Corporation announces further diamond drilling results from its Carmacks Copper Project in the Yukon, Canada. Download Project Exploration Map
February 14, 2007
Carmacks Copper Project: Environmental and Socioeconomic Submission Accepted
Western Copper Corporation announces that it has received formal notification from the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Board that the Proposal for the Carmacks Copper Project has been deemed adequate.
January 29, 2007
Carmacks Copper Project: No. 1 Zone Resource Confirmed as NI 43-101 Compliant
Western Copper Corporation reports that the No. 1 historical resource estimate at the Carmacks Copper Project is now fully compliant un NI 43-101.Download Technical Report
January 18, 2007
Western Copper Confirms Significant New Mineralized Zone at Carmacks
Western Copper Corporation (TSX: WRN) announces results from an additional ten holes drilled in the 2006 diamond drilling campaign at its wholly-owned Carmacks Copper Project in the Yukon, Canada. Download PDF