Company’s Cobrasco copper-molybdenum project in Chocó, Colombia.
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Andina Copper Reports 620 m @ 0.45% Cu, 79 ppm Mo from
62 m, including 146 m @ 0.76% Cu, 107 ppm Mo
(TSX-V:ANDC) (FSE:FIR) (OTCQB:PMMCF) For Immediate Release
February 17, 2026 – Vancouver, British Columbia.
Andina Copper Corporation (TSX -V: ANDC | FSE: FIR | OTCQB: PMMCF) is pleased to report
outstanding drill intercepts from the second hole of its maiden diamond drilling program at the
Company’s Cobrasco copper-molybdenum project in Chocó, Colombia.
Following on from the recent high-grade copper-molybdenum intersections in drillhole CDH003
(352m @ 0.68% Cu, 112 ppm Mo; Incl. 118m @ 1.17% Cu, 193 ppm Mo (refer News Release
dated 5 February 2026 )), results from subsequent drillhole CDH004 have reported further
intercepts of strong mineralization.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Significant wide intercepts of Cu-Mo mineralization reported in drillhole CDH004:
• Sporadic occurrences of gold mineralization of up to 1.06 g/t in CDH004 support a
possible gold-rich intrusive phase within the broader Cobrasco system.
• Strong copper mineralization logged in drillhole CDH005. CDH005 was designed to
expand the mineralized footprint to the southwest of holes CDH003 and CDH004 and
completed to 934.00m. Results expected shortly.
• Step-out d rillhole CDH006 targeting potential for large extensions of the mineralized
system currently underway.
• Potential for a large -scale porphyry Cu-Mo deposit with significant volumes of high-
grade mineralization evident, supported by ongoing drilling and geological observations.
Andina Copper’s President and CEO Joseph van den Elsen commented:
“Following recent results from CDH003, the wide intercepts of high -grade copper mineralization
reported in CDH004 further validate the size, scale and grade of the Cobrasco system. We see
the potential for a globally significant deposit(s) at Cobrasco, and mobilization of a second drill rig
to expedite rapid exploration and evaluation is planned. Ongoing step-out drilling will now seek to
systematically expand the footprint of the system, add volume to the copper grade shells an d
define the lateral extents of the system”.
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Figure 1: Andina Collar Plan and Prospect Location.
Geology and Mineralization CDH004
Following the successful completion of drillhole CDH003, which returned long intercepts of high -
grade copper-molybdenum mineralization (refer Table 1: Cobrasco Significant Drill Intercepts ),
hole CDH004 was completed to a final depth of 900.25 m.
CDH004 was collared from the same platform as CDH002 and CDH003 but oriented to the south-
west (Az: 225°, Dip: -60°) to drill in-section, broadly parallel to CDH001 and the surface soil grid
and IP geophysics, and to cross-cut the dominant regional NW structural trend.
The upper 56 m intersected a sequence of intermediate composition porphyries characterized by
disseminated magnetite, a characteristic dark color due to the mafic content, and crowded crystal
textures consistent with deeper emplacement and slower cooling. The lower portion of this interval
(44–56 m) returned anomalous copper and silver values of up to 0.39% Cu and 393 ppm Ag.
From 56 to 579 m, CDH004 intersected multiple phases of early to late -mineral rhyolite,
rhyodacite and dacite with felsic affinities. These units display glassy aphanitic groundmass,
quartz phenocrysts (“quartz eyes”) and local flow banding, interpreted to reflect rapid magma
decompression and emplacement within a flow -dome complex. The felsic sequence is cut by
multiple thin intermediate composition porphyry intrusions that are mineralized and demonstrate
favorable host rock characteristics.
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The interval from 579 to 686 m contains the strongest copper grades and is associated with
intensely fractured magmatic-hydrothermal breccias. These intermineral breccias are interpreted
to have developed along contacts between successive porphyry phases and above early
intermineral intrusions. They comprise a fine -grained igneous matrix hosting sub -angular
fragments of earlier porphyries and vein clasts. The intense fracturing suggests effective fluid
focusing, making this interval a significant contributor to the mineralized system. The breccia zone
returned an average grade of 0.75% Cu over the 579–686 m interval, including a peak 2 m assay
value of 1.70% Cu.
The final interval from 686 m to end of hole at 900.25 m is characterized by phreatomagmatic
breccias displaying tuffaceous matrix with juvenile crystal fragments and polymict clast
assemblages with poor sorting. These are interpreted as a late-stage event in the genesis of the
deposit and returned comparatively low copper grades, averaging 215 ppm Cu, with a maximum
2 m value of 0.20% Cu. Similar late-mineral phreatomagmatic breccias were recognized at depth
in CDH001 and are considered low -grade to barren, and will represent a boundary or delimiting
lithology unit for ongoing drill planning.
Figure 2: Oblique 3D view of drillholes at the Cobrasco Copper Project.
Geology and Mineralization CDH005 (assays pending)
CDH005 was collared from the same drill pad as holes CDH002 – CDH004 (Az: 180°, Dip: -50°)
as a shallow-angle, deep hole designed to test the southern extensions of the Cobrasco Central
mineralized system and evaluate the geological controls on magnetic response and host lithology.
Unlike the earlier holes, CDH005 targeted an area characterized by high magnetic intrusive
sequences at surface, transitioning into a magnetic low embayment at depth. To date, stronger
mineralization has been associated with felsic intrusive host rocks (predominantly rhyolites and
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rhyodacites) displaying coincident magnetic lows, making this hole an important test of both
southern continuity and exploration model assumptions.
The hole was collared within intermediate diorite porphyry (as described for CDH004) and
remained within this phase to approximately 170 m downhole before intersecting fine -grained
dacite–andesite intrusive units. These subvolcanic porphyries exhibit visua lly significant
chalcopyrite-dominant sulphide mineralization, accompanied by weak to moderate sericitic
alteration overprinting earlier potassic assemblages — consistent with mineralized porphyry
systems observed elsewhere within the district.
The dacite–andesite units are intruded by thin apophyses of intermineral rhyolite porphyry and
extend to approximately 630 m downhole, where the hole intersected a younger intermineral
rhyolite porphyry that continued to end of hole at 934 m. The lower sec tions display epidote –
chlorite alteration consistent with a propylitic assemblage, interpreted to represent the outer zones
of the Cobrasco Central hydrothermal system.
The continuity of intrusive phases, alteration styles and sulphide mineralization throughout the
hole supports the interpretation of a large and long -lived mineralizing system extending south of
the currently defined drill footprint.
Detailed geological and geotechnical logging is ongoing, with assays pending and expected
shortly.
Fig 3: Hole CDH004 Selection of Downhole Mineralization & Alteration Examples
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Joseph van den Elsen
President & Chief Executive Officer
Jordan Webster
VP – Technical Communications
QUALIFIED PERSON
Francisco Montes, a consultant of Andina Copper Corp and a “qualified person” (“QP”) within the
definition of that term in National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects,
has verified the scientific and technical information that forms the basis for this news release .
Francisco Montes is a member of Australian Institute of Geoscientists (MAIG #4160).
QAQC
CDH004 was collared with a HQ size drill string, with drill core extracted from the core barrel by
the drill contractor under the supervision of Andina Copper personnel and placed in core boxes
with appropriate depth markers and padding added. Full core boxes were then sealed before
being transported by helicopter and pickup truck to the Cobrasco core-cutting facility in Quibdó.
Core was cleaned, marked-up and photographed, prior to undergoing the required geotechnical
and geological logging. All core was c ut by diamond saw by Andina Copper technicians, other
than the top saprolite intervals that could be cut by spatula. All sampling was conducted in nominal
2m intervals and in all cases, the cut -line was marked by the supervising geologists to ensure
representative sampling. Samples were placed in plastic bags with non -repeatable sample tags
and bagged in polyweave bags ready for transport.
The core trays with the remaining half-core are stored at the Andina Copper facility in Quibdó for
ongoing geotechnical (Terraspec spectral analysis, magsus magnetic measurements, density
measurements and follow-up detailed geological logging. From Quibdó core samples were sent
to the ALS preparation facility in Medellin, an accredited laboratory which is independent of the
Company. Prepared sample pulps were then sent to the ALS laboratory in Lima, Peru for gold
(Au-AA23), multi-elements (ME-MS61), and overlimits limits analysis (ME-OG62 including copper
Cu-OG62). Coarse and fine rejects are returned by ALS Medellin for storage at the Andina Copper
storage facility.
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Mineralized intercepts reported for CDH004 have applied a 0.2% Cu cut-off and maximum dilution
of 20m.
Table 1. Andina Copper -Significant Drill Intercepts: Cobrasco Project
Table 2. Andina Copper – Drill Collar File: Cobrasco Project
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ABOUT ANDINA COPPER
Andina Copper Corporation is a unique South America - focused copper explorer listed on the
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exchanges.
The Company holds two significant discoveries along the world’s premier copper producing
Andean porphyry belt in Argentina and Colombia, and a compelling undrilled copper -gold target
in the prolific copper production district of the Coastal Cordillera of Chile.
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assumptions, such statements are not guaranteeing of future performance, and actual results
may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.
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