Is Hot Chili’s (ASX:HCH) 4D Modelling Shift Quietly Rewriting Costa Fuego’s Mine-Life Story?
In January 2026, Hot Chili released its first 2026 drilling update from the La Verde copper-gold discovery in Chile, outlining how new diamond drilling and a 4D litho-structural model may refine future open-pit target design and potential mine scheduling for the Costa Fuego project. An interesting aspect of this update is Hot Chili’s use of advanced impact and 4D geological modelling to assess how La Verde could add open-pit material to the front end of Costa Fuego’s 20-year mine plan and...
In January 2026, Hot Chili released its first 2026 drilling update from the La Verde copper-gold discovery in Chile, outlining how new diamond drilling and a 4D litho-structural model may refine future open-pit target design and potential mine scheduling for the Costa Fuego project. An interesting aspect of this update is Hot Chili’s use of advanced impact and 4D geological modelling to assess how La Verde could add open-pit material to the front end of Costa Fuego’s 20-year mine plan and...