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* Qualified Person: Ty Magee, M.Sc., P.Geo., Axiom Exploration
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Mink N arrows Polymetallic Project , Manitoba - O ption to earn a 100% interest
Althea’s flagship 6,984-hectare project is located in the Flin Flon–Snow Lake mining district, a prolific greenstone belt in Canada.
District-scale land package
Project Location Map
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Located 24 km southeast of Flin Flon, Manitoba, near several well-known projects held by majors
~150 Mt mined from 30+ deposits in Flin Flon–Snow Lake, with 100+ deposits identified
Hudbay dominates the region
Excellent infrastructure in place, including access to roads, rail, water, power, and a skilled workforce
History, Mineralization and Historic Resource
With exploration dating back to the 1920s, Mink Narrows hosts multiple mineralization types—VMS copper-zinc, epigenetic gold, and magmatic nickel-copper.
Deposit Types
Source: FRC / Various
Althea is primarily focused on the Copper Reef VMS target
A brief overview of VMS deposits: Copper sulfides form in the hotter, central parts of VMS systems, while zinc sulfides occur farther out. VMS deposits often occur in clusters (1–20 Mt) , and collectively they can form major mining districts or camps. Canada hosts three major VMS camps: Flin Flon–Snow Lake (Saskatchewan–Manitoba), Bathurst (New Brunswick), and Noranda (Quebec). Smaller deposits (<4 Mt) are usually found from surface to ~300 m depth, whereas larger deposits (>10 Mt) commonly extend to depths of 1,000–2,000 m.
VMS deposits often cluster, forming mining camps
Targets
The flagship Copper Reef target accounts for 5-10% of the project area
Copper Reef : Historic Resources (1969)
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A 1969 study delineated a high-grade, small-tonnage VMS deposit, containing 16.5 Mlbs of copper, and 5.5 Mlbs of zinc
Post-2000 drill programs reported large bulk-tonnage style intercepts, including up to 67.8 m grading 1.5% CuEq, and several high-grade intercepts such as: 4.0 m at 4.95% Cu , 19.7 g/t Ag, 0.32 g/t Au, and 3.1 m at 13.9 g/t Au , 1.7% Cu, 2.0% Zn.
Copper Reef Resource Upside
The Copper Reef target hosts multiple high-grade VMS-style shoots
Mineralization has been traced to over 500 m depth and remains open in several directions
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We believe there is significant expansion potential beyond the historic resource, as mineralization is open along multiple directions, and several geophysical anomalies remain untested
Last year, Althea completed a property-wide geophysical survey, delineating a major conductive body over 15 km long and open at depth, along with several new targets.
Geophysical Anomalies
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Four drill-ready targets along a >15 km trend
Exploration Strategy
According to the property’s technical report completed earlier this year, approximately 25 drill holes (4,129 m) have been completed since the historical resource estimate, confirming and expanding the non-compliant historical resource .
Copper Reef Exploration Strategy
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Total budget over 24 months: $3.6M
Management aims to complete a maiden NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate by Q4-2026
Management is focused on confirming the Copper Reef mineralization , and exploring opportunities to expand the existing mineralized envelope. Upcoming work will include further geophysical surveys , and an initial nine hole/3,400 m drill program ( pending permits ) at four high-priority targets along the Copper Reef trend .
Management and Board
Brief biographies of the management team, as provided by the company, follow:
Lowell Kamin , CEO , Chairman & Founder
Management, Board members, and advisors hold more than 70% of the shares, maintaining a tightly held structure
Randene Seeman, President & Director
Leo Horn, Technical Advisor
The IPO will broaden the public float
Doug Engdahl, Advisor
The team brings experience from major companies including Hudbay, Kinross, and Shell
Richard Masson , Advisor
Capital Structure
Source: Company /FRC
Management intends to raise $1.5–$2.0M through the IPO in Q4-2025, with a subsequent larger raise of $3–$5M planned in 2026
Comparables Valuation
Source: FRC / S&P Capital IQ / Various
At the IPO financing price of $0.30/share, Althea’s historic resources are valued at $0.16/lb, compared with a sector average of $0.25/lb for high-grade copper juniors, a 34% discount
Applying the sector average, we estimate a pre-IPO valuation of $0.45/share, and a post-IPO valuation of $0.40/share, assuming IPO financing at $0.30/share
This valuation is based solely on Althea’s historic resources and excludes any potential upside
Conclusion
Althea Copper presents a pre-IPO opportunity in a relatively under-the-radar junior. It offers exposure to an early-stage, high-grade project in a region dominated by Hudbay, which has a strong track record of acquiring promising juniors. Based on our comparable valuation, we believe the IPO is priced at a discount. Multiple catalysts lie ahead, including the IPO, geophysical surveys, and a maiden drill program
Risks
We believe the company is exposed to the following key risks (not exhaustive):
We are assigning a risk rating of 5 (Highly Speculative)
