The history of the Highland Valley properties including those now owned by Getty Copper dates back to approximately 1898 when it was explored by surface prospecting and underground work near high grade copper showings.

1915: A shaft was sunk on the Glossie Zone from which 21.8 tons of handpicked ore were shipped to the Tacoma smelter and was assayed at 0.03 ounces of gold per ton, 2.96 ounces of silver per ton, and 12.62% Cu.

Mid-1950’s: Large tonnage disseminated mineralization became the new exploration target.

1962: Bethlehem Copper was brought into production. The same year the Lornex and Highmont orebodies were discovered and where subsequently brought into production 10 and 18 years later, respectively.

1967: A drill hole returning a grade of 0.28% copper over 58 m (190 ft) was considered the discovery hole of the 860 million tonne which began production in 1983.

1983: The Valley Copper deposit (Casselman, et al 1995) goes into production. At the same time the ground now held by Getty Copper also underwent considerable exploration, much of which was directed at the previously known Getty North (Krain) and Getty South (Trojan – South Seas) Deposits.

Present: Getty Copper’s property covers approximately 269 sq. km (104 sq. miles) of contiguous claims in the Highland Valley adjacent to the Highland Valley Copper Mine, which is an amalgamation of the Lornex, Valley Copper, Highmont and Bethlehem Copper Mines.