Adamera Reports Multiple Drill-Ready Gold-Silver-Copper Targets in Established Mining Districts of B.C. and Washington State
TSX V: ADZ; OTC: DDNFF
News Release: 26-01
Adamera Reports Multiple Drill-Ready Gold-Silver-Copper Targets
in Established Mining Districts of B.C. and Washington State
Vancouver, British Columbia – January 13, 2026 – Adamera Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: ADZ;
OTC: DDNFF) (“Adamera” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on the Company, its
properties and its outlook for 2026. The Company’s priority for the year is to finalize permitting and
initiate drilling on at least 5 of its numerous gold-copper-silver targets, all of which are essentially drill-
ready and located within Adamera’s 22,000-hectare land package in southern British Columbia and
Washington State.
Background
Over the past decade, Adamera has pursued a disciplined exploration strategy focused on proven mining
districts in B.C. and Washington State. Both jurisdictions offer excellent access and a well-defined and
established path for permitting to enable exploration and mining. Challenging market conditions in recent
years have led the Company to prioritize low-cost field work programs, including geology, geochemistry
and geophysics, to establish and refine high quality drill targets. In 2026, Adamera’s focus is shifting to
more advanced drilling stage in anticipation of a possible discovery. Drilling is scheduled to start by mid
year.
Project Highlights
Target generation is complete across the core assets:
• Buckhorn 2.0 (Washington State – gold, silver, copper): district-scale project surrounding the
former Buckhorn gold mine (“the Crown Jewel discovery”). This high-grade producer (Kinross
Gold) closed in 2017. A very large historic database supplemented by Adamera data surveys has
identified +30 drill targets with both gold and copper-silver near surface potential. Land position
+2,117 hectares.
• South Hedley (British Columbia – gold, copper): district-scale land position in the historic
Hedley Gold Camp / Copper Mountain Copper Gold camp. Multiple emerging and drill-ready
gold and gold-copper targets including the Max and Glix targets. Land position +19,000 hectares.
• Flag Hill and Flag Hill South (Washington State – Gold, Silver): gold-silver epithermal vein
system in the Republic Gold District, a historic multi-million-ounce gold–silver camp. Drilling in
2024 discovered shallow gold and silver mineralization. Follow up drilling justified. Land
position +438 hectares.
• Empire Creek (Washington State – Gold, Silver): High-grade epithermal gold–silver project
on the Republic Graben structural corridor near Kinross Gold’s former K2 Mine. Historic multi-
gram gold and silver drill intercepts and extensive surface anomalies to drill.
• Talisman (Washington State – Tungsten, Copper, Silver): Past-producing copper-tungsten-
silver mine. Adamera has generated strong multi-metal results. Drilling provides exposure to
critical-metal opportunity in a secure jurisdiction.
“Adamera has a tight share structure and modest market capitalization. We offer investors
leveraged exposure to multiple potential discoveries on properties within districts that host
major historic discoveries yet little modern exploration. Adamera’s portfolio, a mix of gold,
silver, copper and tungsten targets, is ideal in the current commodity cycle. Over the past
decade, we have advanced these projects cost-effectively from conceptual geology to well
defined drill-ready targets. Each target has been ranked and refined using multiple layers of
geological, geochemical, and geophysical data. Drilling is the obvious next step,” comments
Mark Kolebaba, President & Chief Executive Officer.
Washington State Portfolio
Adamera’s Washington State projects are located exclusively in historic mining districts with established
infrastructure. A key advantage for this portfolio is the proximity to an underutilized Kinross Gold’s
treatment facility located approximately 14 kilometers (km) from several of the Company’s gold projects.
This represents a potential development advantage.
Buckhorn 2.0 Property (Gold-Silver-Copper)
The Buckhorn 2.0 Project surrounds the past-producing Buckhorn Gold Mine, a high-grade skarn
deposit that produced approximately 1.3 million ounces of gold at ~13 g/t (1,5). This mine
establishes a strong geological framework for surrounding exploration. Adamera has compiled
and reinterpreted extensive historic and recent datasets, including drilling, geochemistry and
geophysical surveys. Interpretation of this data has generated +30 prioritized drill targets across
the property. Key gold targets include Keystone, where historic drilling returned 45 g/t gold over
1.5 metres (m). Additional multi-gram intercepts are recorded in skarn including VTEM1 where
Adamera intersecting near-surface mineralization with 4.0 g/t gold associated with magnetite
skarn within a strong, laterally extensive magnetic anomaly comparable to the Buckhorn Mine
located approximately 800m away.
Buckhorn 2.0 also hosts significant copper–silver potential. Two large target areas flank the
Buckhorn Mine to the north and south. Each exceeds one kilometer in diameter. These targets
are defined by widespread copper-silver bearing rock samples and historic drilling. One historic
drill hole intersected 4.3% copper over 6m and another 1% copper over 13m. Surface rock
samples includes copper values ranging from 0.1 to 5.9% copper and silver values from 1 to 376
g/t and locally very high historic silver assays (55,420 g/t Ag and 82,960g/t Ag). The spatial
association of high-grade gold, near-mine gold targets and peripheral copper–silver
mineralization supports a large scale, zoned skarn system potentially related to buried intrusive
rocks. Collectively, the data indicate Buckhorn 2.0 is a multi-metal project with potential
extending well beyond the historic mine footprint.
Flag Hill and Flag Hill South (Gold–Silver)
Flag Hill is located in the Republic Gold-Silver District, which has reportedly produced approximately 3
million ounces of gold and 15 million ounces of silver. Historic mining in this district was characterized
by very high grades, including gold grades of 15 to 30 g/t and silver grades of approximately 90–150 g/t
and locally much higher bonanza-grade shoots.(2 )
Adamera completed 3 shallow drill holes at Flag Hill South in 2024. Drilling intersected 2.0 metres
grading 3.0 g/t gold and 10.8 g/t silver, and 2.2 metres grading 1.8 g/t gold and 71.2 g/t silver, with over-
limit analyses indicating silver values approaching 125 g/t silver. The 2024 drilling suggests grades and
thickness increase with depth.
Empire Creek (Gold–Silver)
Empire Creek lies along the same structural corridor that hosts the historic K2 and Granny mines which
hosts multiple high-grade gold–silver vein systems with drill intercepts locally exceeding 10 g/t Au and
100 g/t Ag. (3,7) Historic drilling at Empire Creek intercepted 15.2 metres grading 10.5 g/t gold and 183.3
g/t silver, confirming the presence of high-grade mineralization on the property. Work by Adamera since
that drilling has identified gold anomalies in soil and rock extending for more than a kilometer. The
project is drill-ready.
Talisman (Tungsten–Copper–Silver)
The Talisman Project hosts a historic tungsten mine that supplied strategic metals during World War II.
Reported historic grades range from approximately 0.35% to 1.0% WO₃.(6) Rock sampling by Adamera
has returned tungsten values up to 2,600 ppm, with associated copper values from 0.54% to 4.6%, silver
values ranging from 1 to 1,000 g/t, zinc up to 6.9%, and lead up to 12.8%. In an environment of
increasing strategic focus on critical metals, Talisman represents a unique and timely asset within the
Company’s portfolio.
British Columbia – South Hedley Gold-Copper Projects
The South Hedley Gold-Copper Project is located within the historic Hedley Gold Camp of southern
British Columbia. The Hedley district reportedly produced more than 2.5 million ounces of gold,
primarily from the Nickel Plate and Mascot skarn deposits. The district lies along a broader mineralized
corridor with the Copper Mountain copper-gold-silver mine located 18 km to the west. That Copper
Mountain mine has produced in excess of one billion pounds of copper(2). In summary, South Hedley is
placed within one of southern British Columbia’s most productive and best documented gold-copper
belts.
Due to our ability to conduct exploration at a low cost, South Hedley was a strong focus for 2025. Recent
results indicate that South Hedley has the potential to emerge as one of southern B.C.’s newest discovery
stage areas. We have identified multiple mineralized areas that appear to have been virtually unexplored,
largely because significant areas are concealed by younger barren volcanic cover.
Through mapping, soil geochemistry and geophysics Adamera has defined several gold and gold-copper
targets in its South Hedley property package. Both the Max and Glix prospects are considered drill-ready.
Max Prospect (Gold-Copper)
The Max Prospect represents a newly recognized gold–copper system that appears to be topographically
concealed beneath younger volcanic cover. The discovery soil sample returned 1,340 ppb gold (1.34 g/t
Au), determined by fire assay. Follow-up soil sampling expanded the anomaly, returning gold values up
to 1.61 g/t Au and an associated copper anomaly with copper values ranging from 100 ppm to 1,450 ppm
copper. The Max anomaly is partially coincident with an approximately 500-metre-long magnetic
anomaly, interpreted as a potential subsurface intrusive or skarn-related source. Further results will be
disclosed in the coming weeks.
Glix Prospect (Gold)
The Glix Prospect represents a separate and independent gold discovery within the same property
package. Soil sampling has returned gold values ranging from background to a maximum of 4,283 ppb
gold (4.3 g/t Au). Multiple anomalous samples define a corridor that is spatially associated with a
conductive and magnetic geophysical response extending for more than 400 metres. Gold mineralization
is accompanied by elevated arsenic, zinc and copper. This association is characteristic of the Hedley-style
gold skarn system.
Property Scale and Emerging Targets
The South Hedley Project now encompasses more than 19,000 hectares in the southern Hedley Gold
Camp. Additional gold–copper prospects are advancing beyond the early reconnaissance stage on other
parts of the South Hedley property. South Hedley has evolved into a multi-prospect project.
2026 Outlook and Key Catalysts
The Company’s strategy is to advance a pipeline of drill-ready targets across multiple properties.
Exploration will be funded through a combination of equity financing and potential joint venture
partnerships. Short-term plans include targets at Flag Hill South in Washington State and targets at South
Hedley, particularly the Max and Glix prospects.
Strengthened gold and silver prices, long-term demand for copper (driven by electrification and
infrastructure renewal) and a strategic interest in tungsten collectively enhance the appeal of the
Company’s asset mix. With 36,031,572 shares outstanding and a comparatively low market capitalization,
Adamera believes it offers shareholders outstanding leverage.
As Adamera enters 2026, the Company is positioned at a stage of the discovery cycle where drilling,
rather than surface work, will be the primary driver of value creation. Adamera looks forward to updating
shareholders as the Company advances through this next phase.
Gordon Gibson (P.Geo.), qualified person under NI 43-101, is an independent consultant that has
reviewed and approved data associated with this release. Historic data used by the Company has not been
verified; however, it appears to be of acceptable quality consistent with the time period during which it
was collected.
About Adamera Minerals Corp.
Adamera Minerals Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on the discovery and development of
gold, silver, copper, and tungsten deposits in British Columbia and Washington State.
Mark Kolebaba
President & Chief Executive Officer
Adamera Minerals Corp.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Statements in this press release, other than purely historical information, including statements relating to the
Company’s future plans and objectives or expected results, may include forw ard-looking statements. Forward-
looking statements are based on numerous assumptions and are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties
inherent in resource exploration and development. As a result, actual results may vary materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements.
Soil samples were analyzed in-house using the detectORETM method for gold, a proprietary process developed by Portable PPB
in Australia that allows for rapid gold analysis at ppb levels using a pXRF. The method uses a rigorous QA/QC process whereby
a standard rock sample of known gold content is inserted every 30 to 45 samples at the preparation step. This sample is later
analyzed by the pXRF along with additional control samples that are tested every 20 analyses. The pXRF is fully automated and
can analyze up to 180 samples per run. Each sample run using the pXRF is initiated by testing 5 control samples, if any samples
do not pass the standard’s specifications, the XRF is immediately calibrated. Samples analyzed using the detectORETM method
report gold content in detectORETM units which represents a calculated ppb value. Selected samples may be followed up with
fire-assay as a means of calibrating the detectORETM results, therefore the Company considers detectORETM gold results to be a
semi-quantitative providing highly effective exploration advantage. In addition to detectORETM, gold content of other soil and
rock was determined by fire assay of a 30-gram sample with atomic absorption finish at the Activation Laboratory in Kamloops.
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