Game changer for the formerly Libero Copper???
COPPER GIANT COMPLETES PRIOR CONSULTATION AGREEMENT WITH INGA CONDAGUA, SECURING FULL SOCIAL LICENSE AT MOCOACanada NewsWire
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 9, 2025
- Landmark agreement achieved during exploration — Copper Giant is the only known project in Colombia to complete a full Prior Consultation (Consulta Previa) process at the exploration stage, resulting in a binding agreement (the "Agreement") establishing a new national benchmark for early, transparent, and lawful engagement.
- Direct dialogue and shared priorities — The Agreement was reached through direct negotiation between Libero Cobre LTD., Copper Giant's wholly-owned subsidiary, and the Inga Condagua Nation, honoring their constitutional right to self-representation and grounded in mutual respect, trust, and common goals. It is one of the few, or only known, projects to finalize a Prior Consultation process without intermediaries, consultants, or outside experts.
- Major de-risking milestone for Mocoa — Together with the previously signed Montclar Agreement ( see news release dated November 29, 2022), the completion of Prior Consultation with the Inga Condagua establishes formal, legally binding partnerships with the two key communities nearest to Mocoa—securing long-term social certainty and a stable foundation for continued technical and operational progress.
- Aligned with Colombia's Indigenous governance framework — This agreement sets a precedent 2024–2025 decrees recognizing Indigenous nations as environmental authorities, empowering the Inga Condagua to co-manage their ancestral territories while positioning Mocoa as a model for sustainable copper development critical to the global energy transition
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