Element 29 Advances Peru Copper Projects With New Environmental Approvals and Ongoing Drilling

Element 29 Resources ( (TSE:ECU) ) has issued an announcement.

Element 29 Resources has secured DIA environmental certification from Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines for its Paka porphyry-skarn Cu-Zn-(Au-Ag) project, a key step toward obtaining a PIA drilling permit that would authorize up to 40 drill platforms over five years. This approval advances the company toward its first drill program at Paka, where it sees strong discovery potential along a possible extension of the Southern Peru Copper Belt and is completing additional consultation requirements to finalize the permit.

At its Elida porphyry Cu-Mo-Ag deposit, Element 29 is progressing a 7,000-metre drill campaign, with over 4,700 metres already completed and assays pending from higher-grade intercepts that have expanded the mineralized footprint beyond the initial resource shell. The company is also advancing an upgraded DIA and new PIA drill permit to significantly expand the permitted drilling area, planning another 5,000 metres of follow-up drilling in 2026 and preliminary metallurgical test work in Q2 2026 aimed at supporting further resource growth and project advancement.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:ECU) stock is a Hold with a C$1.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Element 29 Resources stock, see the TSE:ECU Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on TSE:ECU Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, TSE:ECU is a Neutral.

The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (no revenue, ongoing losses, and negative free cash flow despite a low-debt balance sheet). Technicals are a meaningful positive with the stock above major moving averages and a positive MACD, while valuation is constrained by negative earnings and no dividend. A positive exploration acceleration event adds modest support but does not offset the current cash-burn profile.

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More about Element 29 Resources

Element 29 Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on copper and associated metals, with projects in Peru’s established porphyry and skarn districts. The company is advancing the Paka copper-zinc-(gold-silver) project in southern Peru and the Elida porphyry copper-molybdenum-silver deposit, targeting resource growth in a strengthening copper market.

Average Trading Volume: 71,358

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: C$171.1M

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