| CAPSTONE | SHERWOOD | ||
| Jan/04 | Acquires Cozamin Mine near Zacatecas, Mexico | Jun/05 | Acquires the Minto property in the Yukon, Canada |
| May/04 | Confirms high grade copper and silver values for Cozamin | Aug/05 | Commences a 10,000 m-12,000 m drill program to confirm Minto Main mineral reserves |
| Oct/04 | Phase 1 drill results increase grade
and tonnage of its Cozamin deposit
Begins underground development at Cozamin |
Oct/05 | Drilling confirms high grade copper and gold values at Minto |
| Dec/05 | Acquires 90% interest in Cozamin | Feb/06 | Development of Minto project begins - Contractor's mining equipment arrives on site |
| Mar/06 | Results of feasibility study for Cozamin reported | Mar/06 | Discovery of the Area 2 just 300m southeast of Minto Main |
| Apr/06 | Capstone declares Silverstone Resources Corp dividend and sets record date | Apr/06 | Pre-stripping of Minto Main copper-gold deposit begins |
| May/06 | Record date for Silverstone's distribution of the dividend-in-kind to shareholders of Capstone | Jul/06 | Feasibility Study shows robust returns
on Minto Project
Minto mill construction commences |
| June/06 | Silverstone's distribution as a dividend-in-kind to Capstone shareholders | Oct/06 | C$85 M debt package arranged, forward sales complete, concentrate off-take agreement executed |
| Aug/06 | Updated mineral resource estimate for Cozamin | Feb/07 | Power Purchase Agreement for Minto
signed
Resource estimate for Area 2 deposit at Minto |
| Sep/06 | Cozamin mine achieves commercial production | May/07 | First copper-gold concentrates at Minto mine produced |
| Apr/07 | Capstone sells Cozamin silver production to Silverstone | Jul/07 | Two new copper-gold systems at Minto
identified
First concentrates from Minto mine delivered to Port of Skagway, Alaska |
| May/07 | Acquisition of Silverstone shares | Oct/07 | Minto mine declares commercial production
First Minto concentrates shipped from Skagway |
| Oct/07 | Increased mineral resources at the
Cozamin mine
Cozamin mill expanded from 1,000tpd to 2,200tpd of throughput |
Nov/07 | Agreement for acquisition of Western Keltic Mines, owner of the Kutcho Cu-Zn-Ag-Au deposit |
| Sep/08 | Capstone and Sherwood announce combination to create intermediate copper producer | Dec/07 | Pre-feasibility Study for expansion
of Minto copper-gold mine
Phase 2 mill expansion at Minto Mine completed ahead of schedule |
| Jan/08 | Announces Cozamin expansion from 2,200tpd to 3,000tpd | Apr/08 | Minto Mine achieves & exceeds design capacity. |
| Jun/07 | Capstone added to the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index | May/08 | Sherwood Copper and Western Keltic announce closing of business combination |
| Sep/08 | Completes Cozamin expansion from 2,200tpd to 3,000tpd | Jun/08 | Significant increase in copper-gold resources at Minto mine |
| Nov/08 | Sherwood shareholders overwhelmingly approve business combination with Capstone | Sep/08 | Capstone & Sherwood announce combination to create intermediate copper producer |
| Nov/08 | Sherwood shareholders overwhelmingly
approve business combination with Capstone.
Closing of precious metal transaction. Silverstone provides upfront payment of US$37.5 M for payable gold and silver from Minto Minto mine connects to electrical grid | ||
| THE NEW CAPSTONE | ||
| Nov/08 | Capstone & Sherwood complete business combination | |
| Dec/08 | Definition of thick zones of near surface copper mineralization at Ridgetop zone, Minto mine | |
| Jan/09 | High grade resources reported for Kutcho project | |
| Feb/09 | 5th discovery at Minto
mine -- high grade "Minto North"
Updated mineral resource estimate for Cozamin Mine | |
| Mar/09 | Voting agreement with Silver Wheaton
in support of business combination between Silverstone and Silver Wheaton
Record production and earnings for 2008 reported | |
| Apr/09 | Record Q1 operating results | |
| May/09 | $57.71 million bought deal financing
Exceptional copper-gold grades at Minto North -- best ever drill intercepts Strong first quarter results, record production | |
| Jun/09 | New life-of-mine plan & mineral
reserve for Cozamin mine
Significant increase in copper-gold mineral resources reported for Minto | |
| Aug/09 | Strong Q2 results on low cost production | |
| Sep/09 | Additional Mineral Claims acquired at Cozamin | |
| Oct/09 | Results of Preliminary Economic Assessment on Kutcho reported | |
| Nov/09 | Acquisition of Units of Nevada Copper
Corp.
Minto East: 6th High Grade Copper-Gold Discovery at Minto in Three Years - 2nd in 2009 | |
| Dec/09 | Pre-feasibility Study on Phase IV
Expansion for Minto reported
Production Guidance for 2010 announced | |
| Jan/10 | AME BC's 2009 E.A. Scholz Award to Capstone directors | |
| Feb/10 | 2010 Exploration commences at Minto | |
| Mar/10 | Increased Mineral Resources Estimates
for the Cozamin
First High Grade Copper-Gold Results From 2010 Drilling at Minto Capstone Mining Added to the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index Strong Financial Results for Year Ended December 31, 2009 reported | |
| Apr/10 | Exploration drilling commences at
Cozamin Mine, Mexico
Additional High Grade Copper-Gold Results From Minto East High Grade Copper-Gold Intercepts From Area 2/118 Extensions | |