Metalero Mining (TSXV: MLO) Initiates a Fall Exploration Program, Adds to the Benson Land Package and Continues Dialogue with the Lhtako First Nation
Metalero Mining (TSXV: MLO) Initiates a Fall Exploration Program, Adds to the Benson
Land Package and Continues Dialogue with the Lhtako First Nation
Edmonton, AB, December 3, 2025 – Metalero Mining Corp. (TSXV: MLO) (“Metalero” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that field crews have mobilized to the Benson Project
which was recently expanded to 173 km2 through the staking of an additional mineral claim
(Figure 1). This fall program will complete coverage over the Cantin target while establishing
some soil sampling over the Sundberg and Chiaz targets in the south of the Property. MLO’s
flagship Benson Project is located in the prolific Quesnel Trough of central British Columbia.
Rob L’Heureux, President & CEO of Metalero Mining , commented “We recently staked
another 7 km 2 at the Cantin occurrence wher e recently reported copper and gold soil
anomalies run up to our claim boundaries and are open in several directions. This new
ground covers an area with a strong geophysical signature similar to our other targets at
Benson. The newly initiated field program will follow-up promising soil results at Cantin and
conduct a first pass of modern sampl ing techniques at Sundberg and Chiaz , which have
seen very little systematic exploration historically.”
Mr. L’Heureux further stated “We are committed to continuing our constructive dialogue
and cooperation with the Lhtako Dene Nation. As we progress through the new Mineral Claim
Consultation Framework (MCCF) and await approval of our claim, Metalero is dedicated to
building a solid, meaningful relationship with the Nation.”
The spring 2025 soil sampling program covered parts of the underexplored Cantin area which
contains two targets identified by recent Geoscience BC Artificial-Intelligence (AI) work. This
AI work was part of the QUEST (Quesnelia Exploration Strategy) program designed to identify
copper-gold porphyry targets within the Quesnel Trough. Metalero’s initial sampling program
generated copper and gold anomalies covering an area >8 km 2 which overlie and surround
the QUEST targets.
Chiaz and Sundberg are also based on the QUEST AI work and include targets measuring 3.5
and 5 kilometres in length, respectively. Chiaz has no historical work and represents a
compelling blind target while the Sundberg area has yielded high-grade copper and gold soil
anomalies historically with no follow-up.
Figure 1. Map of the Cantin area showing open copper anomalies, QUEST targets, and the recently
acquired mineral claim covering a continuation of coincident soil and geophysical anomalies.
Benson Project Background
Metalero has signed a binding Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to acquire 100% of the Benson Project
which is strategically located in the Quesnel Trough, one of Canada’s most important
mineral belts. The Quesnel Trough is a Triassic/Jurassic-age belt of volcano-sedimentary and
intrusive rocks which hosts >360 alkalic copper-gold porphyry occurrences and deposits. At
>1,500 km long, the Quesnel Trough runs through the middle of BC stretching from the US to
the Yukon Territory. It hosts numerous major mines which produce copper and gold as well
as variable amounts of silver and molybdenum while also hosting sever al types of gold
deposits.
High profile and long-lived mines in the Quesnel Trough include Highland Valley, Mt Milligan,
New Afton and Kemess which are complemented by recent exploration work including
Woodjam, MPD, Kwanika, and the extensive staking by Australian mining giant, the
Fortescue Group.
Th e B e n s o n P r o je c t l ie s c l o s e t o i n f r a s tr uc tur e a n d is tr a v e r s e d b y H igh w a y 26 a n d a vast
network of logging roads allowing for ready access to all parts of the Property and capital -
efficient exploration. The large land package covers 5 different target areas i lluminated by
recent Artificial-Intelligence (“AI”) work by Geoscience BC (Mitchinson et al., Geoscience
BC Report 2022-07). This AI study incorporated a wide variety of historical datasets including
geophysics, geology, sampling information, and drilling data (where present) to identify high
potential (“porphyry -like”) anomalies with similarities to known porphyry deposits
elsewhere in the belt. Even the l imited historical exploration at Benson has identified
numerous gold and copper surface geochemical anomalies while modest , historical drill
programs have intersected skarn and epithermal gold and silver mineralization, which are
both intrusive-related styles of mineralization and are commonly associated with porphyry
systems.
About Metalero Mining Corp.
Metalero Mining Corp. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company focused on copper
and gold projects in North America. Its 1 73 square kilomet re, road-accessible Benson
Project serves as Metalero’s flagship and is host to five prospects containing gold and copper
within porphyry-related mineralized systems.
Qualified Person The technical content of this news release pertaining to the Benson
Project was reviewed and approved by Michael Dufresne , M.Sc, P .Geol., P .Geo., a non-
independent qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
“Rob L’Heureux” Rob L’Heureux, Chief Executive Officer and President
Email: [email protected] Telephone: +1.780.916.5482
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