District Copper talks exploration plans at Copper Keg

Executive Summary

• District Copper Corp. outlined its 2026 exploration program for the Copper Keg porphyry copper project in British Columbia, targeting advancement to the drill permit application stage for the first time in the property's history.
• The program centers on a 14.5 line-kilometre deep-penetrating DCIP geophysical survey over two identified porphyry targets, supported by detailed geological mapping, whole-rock/trace element geochemistry, and petrographic studies.
• Geological and geophysical data indicate strong porphyry copper potential, with targets exhibiting alteration sequences, copper/molybdenum anomalies, and geophysical signatures consistent with the Guichon Creek batholith that hosts nearby major copper operations.

Key Details

• Project Location & Size: Copper Keg porphyry copper project, 6,628 hectares at the northern end of the Guichon Creek batholith in central British Columbia.
• 2026 Exploration Scope: Build on 2025 results to advance the project to the drill permit application stage; includes DCIP survey, geological mapping, rock sampling, and petrographic analysis.
• Geophysical Survey: 14.5 line km deep-penetrating DCIP survey scheduled for late Q2/Q3 2026 to delineate an open-ended chargeability anomaly first identified in 2021.
• Drilling Timeline & Permitting: Notice of work to be submitted in Q3 2026 following geophysical results and permit receipt, with drill testing planned for the buried chargeability anomaly underlying Targets No. 1 and No. 2.
• Target No. 1 Characteristics: Open-ended, east-dipping buried chargeability and low-resistivity anomaly; soil copper values exceeding 100 ppm; secondary copper mineralization in phyllic-altered biotite granodiorite; petrographic/geochemical matches to the Bethsaida phase of the Guichon Creek batholith.
• Target No. 2 Characteristics: 600 m x 400 m gossan zone with three stages of cross-cutting dike intrusions, intrusive breccias, chalcopyrite mineralization, and elevated molybdenum (up to 17.4 ppm); underlain by phyllic/propylitic altered silicified basaltic/andesitic volcanics.
• Regional Geological Context: Property is ~20 km north of Teck Resources' Highland Valley Copper mine (Canada's largest open-pit copper mine, ~132,000 tonnes Cu annually, $2.1–$2.4B mine life extension to 2046) and ~20 km from New Gold's New Afton mine.
• Technical Validation: Petrographic and geochemical work confirms intrusive rocks exhibit characteristics of the Bethsaida phase, the principal host to Highland Valley's copper deposits.

Notable Quotes

• Jevin Werbes, CEO: "When I look at this property through the lens of our petrographic and geochemical data, I see the same Bethsaida phase intrusive rocks that host the copper deposits at Highland Valley. Our team identified two target areas where the alteration sequence progresses exactly as you'd expect in an evolving porphyry system... As we move toward defining high-impact drill targets, our goal is to build the technical case that earns us a drill permit on this property for the first time. The 14.5 km DCIP survey is the gating step. Once we have that data integrated with our geological mapping and petrographic work, we expect to be in a position to submit a notice of work and transition Copper Keg from an exploration project to a drill-ready asset."