A Carried 25% Stake in an Ecuador Copper-Gold Mine Just Got 121% More Valuable, and the Country Just Made Exploration Cheaper

Salazar Resources Limited reported a 121% increase in the after-tax net present value of its 25% carried interest in the Curipamba–El Domo copper-gold project in Ecuador to US$573 million based on an updated technical report with an effective date of December 31, 2025, while Ecuador’s mining regulator exempted exploration-stage projects from the Mining Oversight and Control Fee.