Could AWCM Have Most Upside of All Copper Stocks?
In May 2026, Ameriwest Critical Metals (CSE: AWCM) sent 30 pallets of preserved historical drill core from its Bornite Copper Project in Oregon to APEX’s secure facility in Reno, Nevada, for re-logging, photography, and selective re-sampling. Following receipt and evaluation of these analytical results, AWCM will determine whether the available data are sufficient to prepare a maiden mineral resource estimate at Bornite. In parallel with this work, AWCM plans to design and permit an initial drill program at Bornite, which may be needed to complete an initial resource estimate.
The historical non-NI 43-101 estimate was about 3.2 million short tons (equal to ~2.90 Mt) averaging 2.2% copper, plus 0.017 oz/t gold and 0.54 oz/t silver. That represented roughly 138.5 million lb copper, 54,000 oz gold and 1.7 million oz silver.
NIA previously suggested Power Metallic Mines (TSXV: PNPN) at $0.225 per share shortly after their discovery hole at the Lion Zone, and PNPN gained by 775.56% to a high of $1.97 per share. Earlier this month, PNPN published its maiden resource estimate for the Lion Zone.
PNPN’s maiden NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate for the Lion Zone shows an indicated 4.145 Mt averaging 1.68% copper, 2.61 g/t palladium, 0.85 g/t platinum, 0.49 g/t gold, 12.21 g/t silver, 0.10% nickel, and 0.005% cobalt. This represents roughly 153.07 million lb copper, 348,000 oz palladium, 114,000 oz platinum, 64,000 oz gold, 1.627 million oz silver, 8.99 million lb nickel, and 430,000 lb cobalt. It also shows an inferred 0.601 Mt averaging 1.84% copper, 2.86 g/t palladium, 0.59 g/t platinum, 0.41 g/t gold, 12.47 g/t silver, 0.13% nickel, and 0.0065% cobalt. This represents roughly 24.43 million lb copper, 55,000 oz palladium, 11,000 oz platinum, 8,000 oz gold, 241,000 oz silver, 1.67 million lb nickel, and 90,000 lb cobalt.
PNPN’s Lion Zone has total contained maiden NI 43-101 compliant resources (indicated and inferred) of roughly 177.50 million lb copper, 403,000 oz palladium, 125,000 oz platinum, 72,000 oz gold, 1.868 million oz silver, 10.66 million lb nickel, and 520,000 lb cobalt.
PNPN has a market cap at $1.21 per share of US$228.12 million vs. AWCM’s current market cap at $0.215 per share of US$5.77 million.
Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. NIA’s President has purchased 240,000 shares of AWCM in a private placement and owns 240,000 AWCM warrants to buy more shares. NIA is receiving compensation from AWCM of US$100,000 cash for a twelve-month marketing contract. NIA previously received compensation from PNPN of US$50,000 cash for a six-month marketing contract which has since expired. This message is for informational and educational purposes only and does not provide investment advice.