VIZSLA COPPER COMMENCES INAUGURAL DRILL PROGRAM AT THE COPPERVIEW COPPER PROJECT, SOUTH-CENTRAL BC

Vizsla Copper Corp. has launched its first drill program at the Copperview Copper Project in south-central British Columbia, targeting the previously untested M5 zone with more than 2,000 meters of core drilling. The M5 target is characterized by a chargeability-high anomaly exceeding 20 mv/v that spans 2.5 by 1.4 km, coinciding with strong conductivity and magnetic-low anomalies. It is situated 6.5 km north of Kodiak Copper’s Gate Zone discovery.

Separately, Phase 2 drilling at the company’s Poplar Project in central British Columbia is complete. This phase added 8,800 meters across 17 holes, bringing the total 2026 drilling at Poplar to approximately 20,000 meters. Assay results for this phase are pending. With the start of the Copperview program, Vizsla’s total portfolio drilling for 2026 is now estimated at approximately 40,000 meters. The company confirmed that its 2026 exploration program is fully funded.

Vizsla Copper Corp. (VCU) has commenced drilling at its Copperview project, marking an expected operational milestone following the April 2026 permit announcement and the May 2026 program update. The addition of more than 2,000 meters to the existing 40,000-meter program represents routine portfolio expansion rather than a fundamental shift in the company's trajectory.

The activity reinforces management's commitment to testing high-priority, infrastructure-rich targets near known discoveries, adding to exploration breadth. However, the development does not immediately alter the company's financial position or near-term catalyst timeline. The market will primarily focus on upcoming assay results from Copperview and pending Poplar Phase 2 data to gauge the quality of these new targets.

Vizsla Copper Corp. is transitioning from a pure exploration entity to an advanced development company following the December 2025 acquisition of the Palmer VMS Project. The company’s flagship asset, the Palmer VMS Project in Southeast Alaska, hosts a robust NI 43-101 resource and has received a letter of support from the Alaska Governor. The project is permit-ready and strategically aligned with U.S. critical mineral objectives.

The resource estimate includes the following intercepts:

• Indicated: 4.77 Mt @ 1.69% Cu, 5.17% Zn
• Inferred: 12.0 Mt @ 0.57% Cu, 3.92% Zn

In addition to Palmer, Vizsla holds other key assets including the Poplar Project, a Thira Cu-Mo porphyry discovery in British Columbia; the Woodjam Project, featuring the Deerhorn Cu-Au deposit in BC; and Copperview, a M5 Cu porphyry in BC. The portfolio also includes the newly acquired Delta and Helm Bay projects in Alaska. The company is currently executing a ~40,000-meter drilling program across its portfolio to expand resources and test new discovery targets.