Gladiator Continues to Deliver Near-Surface High-Grade Copper-Gold Intercepts at Cowley Park with 14m @ 2.36% Copper and 2.78 g/t Gold
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The October 29, 2025 news release provides an update on the Phase 2 drilling program at the Cowley Park prospect. The company reports additional high-grade, near-surface copper-gold intercepts. The highlight interval is from hole CPG-102D3, which returned 14.0 meters grading 2.36% Copper (Cu) and 2.78 g/t Gold (Au) from a depth of 33.0 meters. Other notable intercepts include 20.0 meters of 1.72% Cu in hole CPG-099 and 47.1 meters of 0.69% Cu in CPG-097.
The release also announces a significant regulatory milestone: the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has issued a positive recommendation for the company's Class 3 Land Use permit application for the entire Whitehorse Copper Project. This is a critical step towards receiving the final permit.
This news is materially positive for two key reasons.
First, the drill results continue to confirm the geological model at Cowley Park. The consistent interception of high-grade copper mineralization, now with significant gold credits, near the surface adds confidence and de-risks the path towards a maiden resource estimate. While the market has come to expect strong results from Cowley Park, these grades reaffirm the quality of the deposit and demonstrate continuity, which is critical for building tonnage. The results are in line with, and in some cases exceed, expectations set by prior drilling.
Second, the positive YESAB recommendation for the Class 3 permit is a major de-risking event. This permit is crucial for allowing the company to expand its exploration activities, including larger drill programs and building access trails, across the entire project. Achieving this milestone signals regulatory and community support, clearing a path for the aggressive exploration program planned through 2026.
Combined, the operational success and regulatory progress materially strengthen the company's position. The news validates the exploration strategy and improves the probability of successfully defining an economic resource.
Gladiator Metals Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on its flagship Whitehorse Copper Project, located in the Yukon Territory. The project is an advanced-stage, 35km-long brownfields belt that hosted the historic Little Chief mine, which produced copper, gold, and silver from 1967 to 1982.
The company's primary focus is advancing the Cowley Park prospect, where it has consistently drilled high-grade copper-gold-silver-molybdenum skarn mineralization. The goal is to define a maiden NI 43-101 compliant resource at Cowley Park by Q2 2026. Concurrently, Gladiator is aggressively exploring numerous other targets along the belt, including the Arctic Chief Trend and the area around the historic Little Chief mine, using modern geophysical techniques to identify new zones of mineralization under cover.