A mining junior just expanded its dataset to 2.7M records for copper targeting

More than 2.7M records are now packed into a single exploration database, which is a massive leap from the 306k records they started with.

Mineral exploration is basically a giant data sorting problem, and having an integrated layer like this changes how target screening works. Per their recent technical update, the expanded database for NRED includes 1.4M geochemical samples and 799k deposit records mapping out roughly 11k mineral properties.

The strategy here is to use this software system, called MetalCore, to screen their 16k hectare Wilmac project in British Columbia. They are trying to identify copper-gold anomalies by cross-referencing these millions of regional data points against modern field geophysics.

The next things to watch will be their upcoming 2026 field results, including the expanded soil sampling campaigns and their progress toward securing drill permits for the fall. This is still an early-stage junior mining play, but the data angle makes it one setup I am watching in the critical minerals space. This is NFA.