Friday, September 18, 2026
MiningNewsTerminal
Friday, September 18, 2026 Admin

YMC.CN ·

Visible Copper Mineralization in Drill Core and ROCK Samples up to 26% Copper and 5.73 Grams per Tonne GOLD at Yukon Metals’ Az Property

Drill Results Exploration Programs

625 Howe St., Suite 1290, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6 | yukonmetals.com

1

VISIBLE COPPER MINERALIZATION IN DRILL CORE AND

ROCK SAMPLES UP TO 26% COPPER AND 5.73 GRAMS PER

TONNE GOLD AT YUKON METALS’ AZ PROPERTY

August 7, 2025 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Yukon Metals Corp. (CSE: YMC, FSE:

E770, OTCQB: YMMCF) (“Yukon Metals ” or the “ Company”) is pleased to provide an

update from its inaugural drill program at the 100%-owned 13,100-hectare AZ Project located

approximately 6 kilometres west of the Alaska Highway and 36 kilometres south of the

community of Beaver Creek, Yukon. Drilling and surface work completed in June and

July appear to confirm the presence of a large-scale copper-bearing system at the AZ

Property supported by significant subsurface copper mineralization and high -grade grab

samples across the broader project area.

AZ Highlights:

• Preliminary visuals from Hole 4 shows visible copper mineralization, located

in a newly tested target area; core photos shown below.

• Prospecting samples up to 26.0% Cu and up to 5.73 g/t Au collected in multiple

areas across the property.

• Five diamond drill holes totaling 1500 metres have been completed as of July;

assays are pending for Holes 1 to 5.

"It is very encouraging to see visible copper mineralization in core from multiple drill

holes in previously untested areas at the AZ Project, ” said Rory Quinn, President and

CEO of Yukon Metals. “Combined with the high-grade copper and gold identified in surface

samples, we are just beginning to uncover the potential of this system . We look forward to

receiving assays and advancing our next-phase exploration efforts."

Hole 4 of the 2025 AZ exploration program tested a new porphyry target characterized by

strong potassic alteration and visible copper sulphide mineralization within dioritic rocks

cut by porphyry dikes. Surface sampling of outcrop near the collar location returned

notable copper of 1.14% and gold of 5.73 g/t (Sample K155053), with in chalcopyrite

and minor bornite in disseminated and vein-hosted textures.

625 Howe St., Suite 1290, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6 | yukonmetals.com

2

The alteration zone covers approximately 2 square kilometres and is interpreted to

represent a lateral or upper expression of a porphyry copper system. The target is located

on the edge of a regional magnetic high identified in the tilt derivative of reduced -to-pole

(RTP) magnetic data (YGS Open File 2020-35), indicating potential proximity to a deeper or

more strongly mineralized source at its center. Visual inspection of Hole 4 core confirms

copper-bearing sulphides consistent with a porphyry copper model. Assays from Hole 4 are

pending; representative core photos are included below.

Figure 1 – Altered diorite with pyrite and chalcopyrite in veining and disseminated, from AZ25-

004 at 135 metres.

Figure 2 – Altered diorite intersected in AZ25 -004 located at the New Target Zone. Partially

hematized magnetite visible along with disseminated and veined pyrite -minor chalcopyrite

throughout.

625 Howe St., Suite 1290, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6 | yukonmetals.com

3

Figure 3 – Diorite with quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite veining at 51.7m in hole AZ25-004.

Figure 4 – Map showing 2025 AZ Property-wide rock-chip samples with Tilt Derivative of the

Reduced-to-Pole Magnetic Field Shaded Colour Contour Map (Open File 2020-35).

625 Howe St., Suite 1290, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6 | yukonmetals.com

4

Figure 5 – Sample K140134 in historical trench at Marilyn Creek, grading 2.64% Cu.

Figure 6 – Sample K155456 from the AZ Skarn occurrence, grading 26.7% Cu and 1.84 g/t Au.

625 Howe St., Suite 1290, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6 | yukonmetals.com

5

Figure 7 – Sample K140142 from the AZ skarn occurrence, grading 6.7% Cu and 5.11 g/t Au.

Figure 8 – Float sample K155003 of oxidized vein found in a new area in the central part of the

AZ claim block, grading 2.16 % Cu and 4.95 g/t Au.

625 Howe St., Suite 1290, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6 | yukonmetals.com

6

Figure 9 – Sample K155053 from outcrop exposure near drill hole AZ25-004, intensely altered

diorite with band of chalcopyrite, minor bornite, and pyrite hosting 1.14% Cu and 5.73 g/t Au.

625 Howe St., Suite 1290, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6 | yukonmetals.com

7

Table 1 - Rock Sample Highlights. Samples containing over 0.05% Cu or over 1 gram per

tonne Au shown below.

Sample % Cu g/t Au Type

K155456 26.70 1.84 Float

K140142 6.69 5.11 Float

K155454 3.83 0.01 Outcrop

K140134 2.64 0.01 Subcrop

K155003 2.16 4.95 Float

K137177 1.93 0.00 Subcrop

K140135 1.45 0.01 Outcrop

K155077 1.41 0.01 Subcrop

K155053 1.15 5.73 Outcrop

K137176 0.97 0.00 Subcrop

K137226 0.95 0.00 Outcrop

K155036 0.87 0.33 Subcrop

K155022 0.63 0.03 Outcrop

K155161 0.56 0.01 Outcrop

K137207 0.53 0.01 Outcrop

K140136 0.51 0.01 Float

K140137 0.46 0.00 Float

K155035 0.37 0.04 Outcrop

K137330 0.35 0.32 Outcrop

K137239 0.33 0.12 Float

K155180 0.27 0.07 Float

K155018 0.27 0.24 Outcrop

K157512 0.23 0.10 Outcrop

K155013 0.22 0.18 Outcrop

K140144 0.18 0.02 Outcrop

K155009 0.17 0.07 Outcrop

K137238 0.17 0.00 Float

K137339 0.16 0.36 Outcrop

K140149 0.15 0.03 Outcrop

K137241 0.15 1.11 Outcrop

K155040 0.14 0.05 Outcrop

K155023 0.14 0.05 Outcrop

625 Howe St., Suite 1290, Vancouver BC V6C 2T6 | yukonmetals.com

8

Sample % Cu g/t Au Type

K137334 0.13 0.08 Outcrop

K155099 0.12 0.03 Outcrop

K137171 0.11 0.00 Subcrop

K155081 0.11 0.06 Subcrop

K155055 0.10 0.09 Float

K155048 0.08 0.01 Outcrop

K137342 0.08 0.12 Subcrop

K155101 0.08 0.02 Outcrop

K157604 0.08 1.52 Outcrop

K137347 0.08 0.08 Outcrop

K155060 0.08 0.01 Outcrop

K155164 0.08 0.01 Outcrop

K137235 0.08 0.01 Subcrop

K137331 0.07 0.03 Subcrop

K137204 0.07 0.00 Outcrop

K155195 0.07 0.01 Outcrop

K155457 0.07 0.04 Outcrop

K137343 0.07 0.03 Outcrop

K137201 0.06 0.00 Float

K155086 0.06 0.19 Subcrop

K157601 0.06 0.04 Outcrop

K155177 0.06 0.01 Subcrop

K137172 0.06 0.00 Subcrop

K155067 0.05 0.03 Subcrop

K155194 0.05 0.11 Outcrop

K155025 0.05 0.80 Outcrop

K137170 0.05 0.00 Subcrop

K137217 0.05 0.00 Outcrop

K137164 0.05 0.00 Subcrop

K157506 0.05 0.03 Outcrop

K155056 0.04 2.02 Outcrop