Consolidated Woodjam Copper Corp. is a Vancouver, BC based company that trades on the TSX-Venture Exchange under the symbol WCC. The experienced management team originates from WCC’s predecessor companies – Fjordland Exploration Inc. and Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. Exploration on both Woodjam Properties is funded by Gold Fields.
The 56,500-hectare Woodjam Property, 49% owned by Consolidated Woodjam Copper, is located 50 km east of Williams Lake in central British Columbia. Gold Fields Canada Exploration, the 51% operator, has two separate option agreements on the Property: Woodjam North and Woodjam South and may earn up to a 70% interest in both properties.
Our funding partner on the Woodjam Properties is South Africa based Gold Fields. They are one of the world’s largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable annualised production of 3.6 million gold equivalent ounces from eight operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa. We are pleased that Woodjam is part of Gold Fields global growth pipeline.
The Woodjam gold-copper-molybdenum Property is located in the Cariboo, a region that is prolific with copper-gold mineralization. Between 1858 and 1865, the Cariboo Gold Rush occurred, bringing thousands of miners to the area. A number of active and past producing mines are present in the Cariboo. The Woodjam Property has seen exploration over the years from a variety of operators including Placer Dome and Noranda. The claims, which had lapsed by the late 1990′s, were staked by Cariboo Rose and then optioned to Fjordland Exploration in 2001. In 2006, Fjordland earned 60% interest in the Property and the 60/40 Woodjam Joint Venture was formed. Exploration was funded by the Woodjam Joint Venture up until the time Gold Fields became involved. In June 2009, the Woodjam project was split into two properties that are now known as Woodjam North and Woodjam South. The Woodjam North section of the property, encompassing 40,500 hectares was optioned to Gold Fields Limited that year. The...
Gold Fields Releases New Resource Calculations for the Woodjam Copper-Gold Project Southeast Zone Copper Content Increases by 45% to 1.542 Billion Pounds. Maiden Resources for the Deerhorn and Takom Zones Add to Resource Potential Vancouver, BC, May 15, 2013 – Consolidated Woodjam Copper Corp. (“Woodjam Copper”) (TSX-V: WCC) reports that Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corporation (“Gold Fields”), a subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ, Dubai: GFI), has released...
Gold Fields commences 2013 exploration program at the Woodjam Copper-Gold Project. Vancouver, BC, April 18, 2013 – Consolidated Woodjam Copper Corp. (“Woodjam Copper”) (TSX-V: WCC) is pleased to report that Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corporation (“Gold Fields”) a subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ, Dubai: GFI), has started the 2013 field program at the Woodjam Copper-Gold Project located in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, east of the city of Williams...
Consolidated Woodjam Copper Provides Corporate Update on the Woodjam North and South Copper-Gold Projects, BC Vancouver, BC, February 26, 2013 – Consolidated Woodjam Copper Corp. (“Woodjam Copper”) (TSX-V: WCC) would like to provide an update on the Woodjam North and South Properties. The properties are located in the Cariboo region of south-central British Columbia, approximately 45 km via paved road east of the City of Williams Lake. The area has a strong history of mining and forest...