Coxheath Copper Mining Timeline (Updated Aug 19, 2025)
The Coxheath project has been cycled through countless names and junior mining companies, including most recently:
Burnt Point Resources → Coxheath Resources → Silvore Fox → Golden Share → Nova Copper → Atlantic Green Energy Minerals
Each iteration promises opportunity, attracted investment, and ended with failure, mergers, or de-registration. This information also links the current proponents to most of these repeated unsuccessful ventures.
Business Activities and Relationships
- Early: “The deposit was worked underground for copper in three periods, 1878-1891, 1899-1901, and 1928-1930” link
- “Opened in 1863 by Jas. MacKenzie, it was brought to the notice of Isaac P. Gragg; of Boston, when that gentleman was interested in Lake Ainslie oil wells in 1881. Extensive development was carried on under successive managements for some twenty years or more, but for what cause I know not: the actual working of the mine as a copper producer was always deferred. This undertaking enjoyed a reputation as a producer of works of fiction."
- 1994 – Burnt Point Resources formed link and link holding the exploration licenses
- 2006 – May - Coxheath Resources Ltd formed, Cabrita CEO link
- 2006 – July - Coxheath Resources Ltd optioned the licenses from Burnt Point Resources; and carried out initial geological testing (numerous drill holes). link
- 2007 – Silvore Fox Minerals Corp. formed, Cabrita CEO link
- 2007 – October – J. O’Sullivan report for Silvore Fox “Compilation and Review of Exploration Potential” link
- At time of report, Exploration Licenses held by Burnt Point Resources Inc. under option to SF.
- Commissioned by Coxheath Resources Limited President and CEO Cabrita
- Linked to previous “Silvor Foxx” Capital Corp, Cabrita CEO link
- 2009 – Silvore Fox acquires exploration license at Coxheath link
- 2010 – Describes Coxheath as its flagship property, already has strategic partnership with Sino Minerals (Donia) link
- 2010 – Sino Minerals (Chinese state-owned company) invests in Silvore Fox for US$1.35M.
- 2011 – Silvore Fox seeks to raise $2M link
- 2011 – Silvore Fox completes deep earth imaging survey and airborne survey in Coxheath. link and link
- 2011 – Silvore Fox announces $10M joint venture in Madagascar. link
- 2012 – Madasgcar deal falls through. Link
- 2012 – Sept 14, Cabrita Resigns (forced out?) as CEO link link2
- Cabrita is let go from Silvore Fox - link
- 2012 – Dec 20 – Silvore Fox announces poor results from drilling programs, including Coxheath via its major shareholder Beijing Donia. Link link2
- “Logging of the 4 drill holes by a Donia geologist revealed marginal mineralization, but they will follow through with sampling the intercepts and sending them to a lab for analysis. If the results reveal material amounts of mineralization present, then SFX will issue an update at that time.” (No follow-up occurred, SF and Donia leave exploration license with Cabrita.)
- “Silvore Fox management has been evaluating several strategic alternatives in order to re-position the company for 2013 and establish a clear direction for the creation of shareholder value.”
- 2013 – Burnt Point Resources Closes (de-registered at Joint Stock) link
- 2013 – Silvore Fox amalgamates with Golden Share Mining Corporation, Beijing Donia purchases more share of new company (Golden Share). link link2 link3
- 2015 – Coxheath Resources Ltd closes (de-registered at joint stock) link
- 2018 – Beijing Donia sells all remaining shares in Golden Share Resources link
- 2018 – Nova Copper Formed (Cabrita) link and website
- 2023 – Sydney Copper & Metals Exploration Ltd. Formed (Cabrita) link
- 2023 – NS Supreme Court - Resourceful Geoscience Solutions Inc. (Melissa MacAdam) vs Nova Copper Inc. Chambers Application link [allnovascotia.com]
- 2025 – Name change to Atlantic Green Energy Minerals Inc. (Cabrita) link and website
Further Considerations
Most of the work done to this point was carried out by off-island professional contractors, until the recently added local representative Joeseph Hines of Nova Copper and C&J Hines Contracting Inc. link and link (additional information on LinkedIn).
Further attention should be given to the variety of drill holes and samples were taken over the decades and reports filed with the province. Although the most recent report might read to be more positive than earlier reports, the professional recommendation regarding a noticeable viable quantity of critical minerals so far appears to be “analyze and keep looking.” There is no question that exploration is being done properly and samples are being taken, it’s whether the samples equate to anything viable at scale.
Attention should also be given to the suitability of tailings pond locations recommended by professionals in the 2022 report, which contradicts the change to dry-stacking by Cabrita after concerns from the media – which still poses a significant hazard as stated in report from Emerman, should an actual mining company carry out operations.
Speculation, exploration and test mining will likely continue just as it has, until it becomes too difficult to access additional land that is within the boundaries of the exploration licenses.
Recent Exploration Reports
Reports regarding work done under the exploration licenses can be found by searching “Nova Copper” on this site:
https://gesner.novascotia.ca/novascan/DocumentQuery.faces
Report from 2019 (Project referred to as Mill Brook, however it is the Coxheath area)
Report from 2022
Additional reports can be found by searching the various company names in the past.
Independent Professional Report
Coxheath Emerman Report
Website for more information: https://www.keepcoxheathclean.org/
