Pacific Empire to Test Undrilled Targets at Trident Copper-Gold Project

• Access permit granted: Multi-Year Area-Based Exploration Permit enables drilling of northern targets never previously tested due to creek crossing requirements
• Five-hole programme planned: 2,500-metre drilling programme targeting one porphyry confirmation hole and four discovery holes across porphyry and breccia zones
• Historical results established: Previous drilling intersected 70m of 0.69% copper and 102m of 0.59% copper, with gold grades reaching 2.18 g/t in porphyry intervals
• Multiple datasets converge: Soil geochemistry, airborne electromagnetics, induced polarisation, and magnetotelluric surveys identify coincident anomalies
• 80 historical holes completed: Nearly five decades of drilling south of creek, whilst northern area remains completely untested

Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) is a Vancouver-based copper exploration company operating in north-central British Columbia. The company holds 22,541 hectares across multiple properties in the region, focusing on copper-gold porphyry exploration in an established mining district.

The company's land position is located in British Columbia, which provides road access, hydroelectric power, and proximity to existing mining operations. Pacific Empire's properties are situated near Centerra Gold's Mt. Milligan Mine and NorthWest Copper's Kwanika deposit within the same geological corridor.

2025 Diamond Drill Programme Launch

Pacific Empire has outlined a five-hole, 2,500-metre drilling programme scheduled to commence in September 2025. The programme includes one hole at the historic A Zone to test porphyry mineralisation continuity, two holes targeting the primary porphyry discovery area, and two holes testing eastern and western breccia zones.

The first hole will be drilled at the A Zone, where Falconbridge intersected porphyry-style copper-gold mineralisation in the 1970s and Solomon Resources confirmed results in 2007. Historical drilling identified mineralised porphyry dikes dipping north at approximately 70 degrees. The planned hole aims to test whether these dikes connect to a larger mineralised system at depth.

The remaining four holes target areas that have never been drill-tested despite decades of exploration on the property. Each hole is designed to test specific geological and geophysical anomalies identified through multiple survey campaigns conducted since the 1970s.

Access to Previously Undrilled Targets

The northern portion of the Trident property has remained undrilled throughout 50 years of exploration due to access restrictions requiring creek crossing. Nearly 80 drill holes have been completed south of this creek since the 1970s, but the northern targets remained inaccessible until Pacific Empire's recent permit approval.

The newly accessible area contains both the primary porphyry target and flanking breccia zones identified through various geophysical and geochemical surveys. Historical exploration was concentrated south of the creek, leaving the northern area completely untested by drilling despite surface sampling and geophysical work indicating potential mineralisation.

Pacific Empire's Multi-Year Area-Based Exploration Permit removes the historical access barrier, enabling the company to establish camp facilities and drill access to these targets. The permit provides the regulatory framework necessary for crossing the creek and conducting drilling operations in the northern target area.

Geological and Geophysical Evidence

Multiple survey datasets identify convergent anomalies at the primary porphyry target area. Copper and gold soil anomalies, a 2006 DIGHEM airborne electromagnetic resistivity signature, 2014 induced polarisation chargeability anomalies, and 2024 Mobile Magnetotelluric resistivity features are spatially coincident at this location.

The primary target sits at the geological contact between volcanic rocks of the Chuchi Lake Formation and intrusive rocks of the Hogem Plutonic Suite. Historical float samples from the eastern breccia target returned elevated copper, gold, zinc, silver, and barite values. The western breccia target shows copper-in-soil anomalies coincident with conductivity features.

Historical drilling has established copper-gold mineralisation associated with hornblende-feldspar porphyry intrusions. Core review confirmed the presence of sheeted quartz-sulphide veins with disseminated chalcopyrite and bornite within these intrusions. The highest historical copper and gold grades correspond directly to porphyry intrusion intervals.

Programme Timeline and Next Steps

Pacific Empire plans to begin drilling in September 2025, with the programme expected to test both historical mineralisation continuity and new target areas. The company has established access infrastructure including camp facilities and trails to support the drilling operations.

Results from the five-hole programme will provide initial data on the northern target areas and determine whether the porphyry system extends beyond the historically tested southern portion of the property. The programme represents the first drilling phase for targets that have been identified but remain untested after five decades of exploration work.

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