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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-020639"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IE"
cik: "0001879016"
company_name: "Ivanhoe Electric Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T14:36:15.653812+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ivanhoe Electric Reports 65% Tonnage Increase and 82% Contained Copper Jump at Santa Cruz Deposit

## Summary
- Updated Mineral Resource Estimate at Santa Cruz Copper Project shows 65% tonnage increase and 82% increase in contained copper in Indicated resources (Exotic, Oxide, Enriched domains).
- Total contained copper across all deposits increases by 11% to 2.8 million tonnes Indicated, with higher cut-off grades.
- Initial Mineral Resource declarations at East Ridge and Texaco Deposits: Indicated resources of 3.6 Mt at 1.33% Cu at Texaco and 24 Mt at 1.36% Cu at East Ridge.
- Metallurgical testwork confirms up to 94% total copper recovery achievable with a leach-float circuit at Santa Cruz Deposit.
- Initial assessment (IA/PEA) expected by end of Q3 2023, based on the updated resource.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-020639
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IE
- cik: 0001879016
- company_name: Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879016/000110465923020639/0001104659-23-020639-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879016/000110465923020639/tm236266d1_8k.htm

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