Highland Copper Company Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of copper projects in the United States. It also explores for silver ores. The company owns the White Pine copper project and the Copperwood copper project in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It also holds an option to acquire a 65% interest in the Keweenaw project that covers approximately 9,000 acres of mineral rights located in Keweenaw County, Michigan. The company was formerly known as Highland Resources Inc. and changed its name to Highland Copper Company Inc. in October 2012. Highland Copper Company Inc. is based in Longueuil, Canada.