Ann: Storm Copper DSO Potential Confirmed, page-62

American West confirms high effectiveness of chemical-free ore processing at Storm Copper project https://goldinvest.de/american-west-bestatigt-hohe-effektivitat-von-chemiefreier-erzaufbereitung-auf-storm-copper-projekt/ ----------------------------------------------------Conclusion: Dave O'Neill, MD of American West, once described the confirmation of the DSO option for Storm as a "penny-drop moment" for investors. That moment has now arrived: although the available studies do not yet have the status of fixed feasibility studies, they already show that ore sorting of DSO material on the Storm copper project works extremely effectively. In separating waste rock from commercially viable ore, American West is taking advantage of the large differences in physical properties between the mineralized material and the waste rock. The dominant copper mineral within the Storm deposits is chalcocite. Chalcocite is a dark gray copper sulfide mineral with a Cu content of 79.8% and a specific gravity of 5.5-5.8. The surrounding dolomite bedrock is light gray/brown and has a specific gravity of 2.8-2.85. This favorable geology at the Storm project shortens development time, reduces funding requirements and expedites permitting. In plain English, the result means that unlike most of its competitors, American West will most likely not need hundreds of millions of dollars to start a mining operation. A high ESG rating should also be assured for Storm's DSO material. This is good news for shareholders.