The Warintza Project

Ecuador

Discovered by David Lowell in 2000, Warintza is Solaris’ flagship copper project known for its potential scale, geological qualities and its near surface nature, economics and stage of development, one of the few remaining near-term, globally significant copper development opportunities not controlled by a major.

Located in Ecuador’s low-cost, pro-mining southeast corridor, it represents a rare opportunity to develop a multi-generational mine with global impact. In a tightening copper market, Warintza is uniquely positioned to come online at the perfect time, helping meet a critical global supply gap, while delivering strong returns to stakeholders.

Located in Ecuador’s low-cost, pro-mining southeast corridor, it represents a rare opportunity to develop a multi-generational mine with global impact. In a tightening copper market, Warintza is uniquely positioned to come online at the perfect time, helping meet a critical global supply gap, while delivering strong returns to stakeholders.

Scale

Scale

More than 900 Mt in measured and indicated resources, with room for growth across multiple porphyry targets.

More than 900 Mt in measured and indicated resources, with room for growth across multiple porphyry targets.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Direct access to highways, ports, and hydroelectric power provides a natural cost advantage.

Direct access to highways, ports, and hydroelectric power provides a natural cost advantage.

Potential

Potential

Multiple outcropping porphyries and new drill targets demonstrate the size and longevity of the broader Warintza cluster.

Multiple outcropping porphyries and new drill targets demonstrate the size and longevity of the broader Warintza cluster.

Community

Community

The Warintza Model establishes long-term partnerships with local Shuar centres, embedding transparency, social investment, and shared benefits in the project’s foundation.

The Warintza Model establishes long-term partnerships with local Shuar centres, embedding transparency, social investment, and shared benefits in the project’s foundation.

Warintza: A Trusted Tier-1 Project

Warintza is underpinned by a strong and structured social foundation, built through formal agreements, inclusive dialogue, and shared value creation with Indigenous communities and local stakeholders.

Warintza is underpinned by a strong and structured social foundation, built through formal agreements, inclusive dialogue, and shared value creation with Indigenous communities and local stakeholders.

Extract from Solaris Corporate Presentation

August 2025

Warintza combines scale, access, and growth. These highlights outline the project’s cost advantages, global resource potential, and the future opportunities emerging across the broader district.

Global Scale Resource

Global Scale Resource

Global Scale Resource

Technical Simplicity

Technical Simplicity

Technical Simplicity

Supportive Mining District

Supportive Mining District

Supportive Mining District

District Exploration Hub

District Exploration Hub

District Exploration Hub

Warintza Mineral Resource Estimate Sensitivity

Warintza Mineral Resource Estimate Sensitivity
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Responsible Mining — Inclusive Approach

Involving Community

Community Involvement is Key to Warintza Success

Responsible Mining — Inclusive Approach

Involving Community

Community Involvement is Key to Warintza Success

Responsible Mining — Inclusive Approach

Involving Community

Community Involvement is Key to Warintza Success

Our Success Story

From discovery in 2000, Warintza has progressed through dialogue, trust, and resolution. The Impact & Benefits Agreement, first signed in 2020 and updated in 2024, underpins lasting community partnership.

From discovery in 2000, Warintza has progressed through dialogue, trust, and resolution. The Impact & Benefits Agreement, first signed in 2020 and updated in 2024, underpins lasting community partnership.

An Innovative Approach

Our model is rooted in transparency, education, and inclusion. Continuous engagement ensures that communities are informed, empowered, and part of the project’s evolution.

Our model is rooted in transparency, education, and inclusion. Continuous engagement ensures that communities are informed, empowered, and part of the project’s evolution.

Community at the Core

Local voices guide each step of Warintza. Capacity-building programs and open dialogue have built resilience, enabling communities to share in the project’s progress.

Local voices guide each step of Warintza. Capacity-building programs and open dialogue have built resilience, enabling communities to share in the project’s progress.

The Warintza Model

A participatory approach uniting State, Company, and Community. The model invests in health, education, entrepreneurship, gender equality, human rights, and environmental stewardship; delivering sustainable development alongside mining.

A participatory approach uniting State, Company, and Community. The model invests in health, education, entrepreneurship, gender equality, human rights, and environmental stewardship; delivering sustainable development alongside mining.

Customer Spotlight

"Ecuador is a megadiverse country, and we came to PDAC to show the industry that it is possible to develop mining projects in a responsible and inclusive way and that we are the main guarantee of the Warintza Project moving forward."

Franklin Kuja

Indigenous Leader of the Warints Community

Warintza Technical Reports

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Warintza Reports
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