Pacific Empire Reports 240 Metres Grading 0.93% CuEq at Trident Project

• Final assay results confirm 240 metres grading 0.93% CuEq from 9 metres depth in hole DD25-TRI-001
• Mineralisation hosted in potassic-altered alkaline porphyry with hornblende-feldspar porphyry
• Multiple fault zones identified at depth with hydrothermal alteration
• Strategic investment partnership process commenced for continued exploration at Trident and Pinnacle
• Five additional drill holes from 2025 programme awaiting assay results

Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV:PEMC) is a Vancouver-based copper exploration company with 22,541 hectares in north-central British Columbia. The company's properties include the Trident and Pinnacle copper-gold projects located between the Kwanika deposit and Mt. Milligan mine.

Final Assay Results from DD25-TRI-001

Complete assay results from drill hole DD25-TRI-001 show 240 metres grading 0.93% CuEq from 9 metres to 249 metres depth. The company previously reported 183 metres grading 1.13% CuEq from the upper portion of the hole. The newly reported interval from 192 metres to 249 metres returned 57 metres grading 0.29% CuEq.

Additional intervals below 249 metres include 10.1 metres grading 0.10% CuEq, 10.5 metres grading 0.34% CuEq, and 4.5 metres grading 0.14% CuEq. The hole reached a final depth of 503 metres with 494 metres of sampled core.

Copper mineralisation occurs as disseminated and fracture-controlled chalcopyrite with pyrite, locally accompanied by bornite. Gold occurs as microscopic to submicroscopic particles associated with copper sulphides. 

President and CEO Brad Peters stated:

"What initially stood out was the strength of near-surface mineralization. What stands out now is the scale. Intersecting 240 metres approaching 1% CuEq is a very strong outcome for a first hole in a porphyry system."

Geological Interpretation and Structural Features

The mineralised interval is associated with potassic-altered, magnetite-bearing hornblende and feldspar-phyric porphyry. Concentrations of lead, zinc, and arsenic are low, consistent with the core of an alkalic porphyry system.

The lower portion of DD25-TRI-001 encountered multiple fault zones with fault gouge, healed fault breccia, and localised hydrothermal alteration. The relationship between these structures and copper-gold mineralisation at depth remains uncertain. Additional drilling will be required to determine whether the faults acted as fluid pathways, boundaries to mineralisation, or late-stage offsets.

President and CEO Brad Peters commented:

"Equally important is the recognition of broad, altered fault zones at depth, which provides important information on the deeper structural architecture of the system."

Geological modelling and integration of induced polarisation and mobile magnetotelluric data are underway.

Strategic Partnership Process and Ongoing Work

The company has commenced a process for a possible strategic investment, partnership, or collaboration transaction to support continued exploration at Trident and Pinnacle. The company notes any such transaction is subject to definitive documentation and cannot be assured.

Assays from the remaining five holes completed in the 2025 programme are pending. Results are being used to refine geological and geophysical vectors for follow-up drilling. The company is conducting three-dimensional modelling and integrating MobileMT data with drilling results.

The Trident property covers 6,618 hectares and is located approximately 50 kilometres southeast of the Kwanika deposit and 50 kilometres northwest of the Mt. Milligan mine. Pacific Empire acquired 100% interest in the property in 2022 in exchange for a 2% net smelter return royalty, with an option to purchase 1% for $500,000.

Next Steps

The company's immediate priorities include receiving assay results from the five remaining drill holes from the 2025 programme and integrating these with geological and geophysical data. Ongoing work includes LiDAR surveys, mobile magnetotelluric data integration, and three-dimensional modelling to refine drill targeting. The strategic partnership process continues in parallel with technical work.

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