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Capstone Copper (TSX:CS) Is Up 5.3% After Mantoverde Strike Limits Output to 30% Capacity

Simply Wall St · 4d ago
  • Capstone Copper Corp. recently announced that Union #2 at its Mantoverde mine in Chile, representing about half of that site’s employees, began strike action on January 2, 2026, prompting a gradual reduction in activities and an expectation that production will be limited to up to 30% of normal levels during the stoppage.
  • An important angle for investors is that this strike affects just one of four unions at Mantoverde, while the other three unions successfully secured new three-year agreements in 2025, potentially shaping how quickly operations can be stabilized and future labor relations managed.
  • We’ll now examine how operating Mantoverde at up to 30% of normal production during the strike could influence Capstone Copper’s broader investment narrative.

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Capstone Copper Investment Narrative Recap

To own Capstone Copper, you need to believe in its ability to run a small set of large copper assets reliably while funding capital-heavy growth projects without eroding shareholder value. The Mantoverde strike temporarily highlights that concentration risk is not just geological or financial but also operational, although production at up to 30% and the presence of three settled unions suggests the immediate impact on near term project milestones may be limited if the stoppage is resolved in an orderly way.

The Mantoverde Optimized approval in July 2025, with plans to lift throughput from 32,000 to 45,000 tonnes per day and extend mine life, remains one of the key company level catalysts investors are watching. The current strike sits directly on top of that expansion story, reminding shareholders that execution on large, multi year projects depends on stable labor conditions at Mantoverde, where any prolonged disruption could affect how confidently the market views those longer term plans.

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Capstone Copper's narrative projects $3.0 billion revenue and $413.5 million earnings by 2028.

Uncover how Capstone Copper's forecasts yield a CA$15.42 fair value, a 5% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

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Three fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span roughly CA$3.52 to CA$15.42 per share, underlining how far apart individual views can be. You are seeing that diversity play out just as operational concentration at Pinto Valley, Mantoverde and Mantos Blancos becomes more visible after the Mantoverde labor action, which is information investors should be aware of when they consider how quickly a single site issue can...

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