Silver at Los Chapitos in Peru
Camino Announces High-Grade Channel Results of 7 Meters @ 4.3%
Copper, 25.5 ppm Silver and 18 meters @ 1.57 % Copper and 11.35 ppm
Silver at Los Chapitos in Peru
Vancouver, June 17, 2025 – Camino Minerals Corporation (TSXV: COR) (OTC: CAMZF) (“Camino”
or the “ Company”) is pleased to announce high‐grade copper channel results from the Katty
prospect located in the Diva Trend, one of several prospective targets at the Company’s Los
Chapitos Copper Project (“ Los Chapitos” or the “ Project”) in Peru . A total of 12 excavated
channels were completed at the prospect and all channels contained significant high -grade
intercepts of copper with associ ated silver (Table 1). Los Chapitos is Camino’s second copper
project with partner Nittetsu Mining Co, Ltd. (“Nittetsu”), which can earn a 35% interest in Los
Chapitos once it completes a total investment of CDN$10 Million (see news release dated June
14, 2023). Rio Tinto, a major copper producer, recently staked claims adjacent to Los Chapitos
(see news release dated May 17, 2024). Camino is also advancing its mine development project,
the Puquios Copper Project, with Nittetsu Mining in Chile (see news release dated April 17,
2025).
Highlights:
• New channel results include:
o 18 meters @ 1.57 % Cu and 11.36 ppm Ag
o 12 meters @ 2.3% Cu and 21.13 ppm Ag
o 7 meters @ 4.3% Cu and 25.5 ppm Ag
• Copper mineralization associated with copper oxide and sulfides hosted in intrusive rocks in
contact with volcanic rocks.
• Channel sampling located along new ly identified Maqui fault, a secondary fault along the
established Diva copper corridor.
• Strong positive correlation between copper and silver mineralization.
• Rock samples are representative, non‐selective, continuous channel samples (each 1‐2m in
width) of various rock types including intrusive or volcanic rocks.
• Exploration continues along the Maqui fault at Katty to identify and prioritize drilling targets
for the next drilling campaign.
Currently, the focus is on extending the mineral occurrence zone, evaluating geological
connections with both the Katty zone, the Koji South zone to explore for a possible connection
to the Adriana zone, that has demonstrated the most continuous and significant copper
mineralized zone at Los Chapitos with over 20,000 meters of drilling completed. If mineralization
continuity is confirmed through exploration that connects Katty and Koji zones to Adriana, the
overall mineral system could be significant.
“The recent channel results with copper grades as high as 2 to 4% copper and associated silver
mineralization over significant intervals, are some of our best channel samples at Los Chapitos
in a new area about 1 km south of our main Adriana zone of copper mineralization,” commented
Jay Chmelauskas, CEO of Camino. “Katty is an area with insights developed over the past year
by our partner Nittetsu and our Peru geological team and consultants, we are now able to re -
evaluate the potential with a fresh perspective to connect and grow copper mineralization in
this area. Over the next 6 months, Camino remains active with exploration drilling in Peru, while
we advance our Puquios copper mine development in Chile."
“The channel sampling spans an area of over 500 meters. We have seen similar mineralization
in the Adriana zone, located 1 km away, where historical drilling intercepts have demonstrated
high-grade copper at depth including 4.5 meters of 5.01% copper from 245.5 m in drillhole DCH-
012 (see news release dated May 26, 2020 ). The high -grade copper intervals in the rec ent
channels such as 7 meters of 4.3% copper are at surface,” said Jose Bassan, consulting geologist
at Los Chapitos.
Alexandra Lostaunau, Camino geologist commented, “ While the upcoming planned drilling
campaign will continue to prioritize and target near-surface copper oxides, we will also consider
copper sulfide targets at depth, providing additional opportunities for larger discoveries. Over
the last six months, our team conducted detailed geological mapping at a 1:2,000 scale, with a
clear objective to better understand the style and size potential of mineralization present at
Katty. This detailed work has yielded results that exceeded our expectations.”
Figure 1. Location of the main exploration targets, Katty's target highlighted in green.
Figure 2. Highlights of copper channel results at L, K.
The photographs show high-grade 2% to 4% copper oxides and sulfides such as bornite.
Detailed geological mapping at a scale of 1:2000 within the Katty target has resulted in the
discovery of new zones with copper oxide mineralization and the assignment of new high-value
targets such as Maqui, Piloto, and Katty (Figure 3). Exploration activities have been focused on
the mapping and sampling of copper oxides throughout the Diva Trend and secondary faults to
it in the Maqui Fault. The mineralization style is Cu-Ag in the form of mant os hosted in dioritic
porphyry (intrusive rock) in contact with andesitic crystalline tuff (volcanic rock) and consists of
copper oxides such as malachite, chrysocolla, atacamite, and copper wad accompanied by
sulfides such as chalcopyrite, bo rnite and pyrite which is structurally controlled by the Maqui
and Diva faults.
Copper oxide mineralization at the Katty target extends over an apparent surface area of
approximately 700 meters by 650 meters. The area features ground cover interspersed with
outcrops of copper oxide mineralization, suggesting continuity of the subsurface mineralized
system.
The Camino geology team believes this mineralization could extend beyond the outcrop area,
beneath the ground cover. To evaluate this possibility, a total of 42 samples were collected
across 12 channels (Figure 3 and Table 1). All results yielded grades greater than 0.3% copper,
reinforcing the potential of this area as a significant source of surface and near -surface
mineralization.
Table 1. Summary of the channel sampling and best intercepts of copper and silver
Figure 3. Geological map of the Katty target and the location of the 12 channels.
SampleID Sample type Xmid Ymid Zmid N° of
samples Length m Cu_pct Ag_ppm
A Channel 575174 8266179 1060 9 18 1.57 11.36
B Channel 575188 8266160 1100 2 4 1.66 11.25
C Channel 575197 8266157 1100 1 2 1.67 8.1
D Channel 575202 8266141 1100 3 6 0.55 3.97
E Channel 574989 8266250 1120 2 4 2.33 22.5
F Channel 574987 8266245 1120 2 3 0.46 5.43
G Channel 575011 8266242 1120 1 2 1.59 15.6
H Channel 575019 8266236 1120 3 6 0.42 2.93
I Channel 575152 8266335 1060 1 2 1.62 7.23
J Channel 575156 8266320 1060 1 1 0.54 3.79
K Channel 575327 8265836 1120 6 12 2.3 21.13
L Channel 574924 8265845 1120 4 7 4.3 25.5
Figure 4. Highlights of copper channel results at A, B, C ,D. The hand sample photographs show mainly
copper oxides such as malachite and atacamite.
Figure 5. Highlights of copper channel results at E, F, G, H. The hand sample photographs show mainly
copper oxides such as malachite, chrysocolla, copper wad and chalcopyrite.
The Katty target has shown good rock geochemical results, indicating the presence of a Cu -Ag
mineralized system with high potential for discovery. These results significantly strengthen the
geological model of the area and support the exploration approach adopted.
Based on the encouraging data, the Company is pleased to announce that it is in an advanced
planning stage to begin the next drilling phase, with the goal of also evaluating the copper
potential at depth for resource definition and enhancement. The Katty target is now emerging
as one of the most promising areas within the 8 km Diva copper corridor at Los Chapitos.
The drilling target expressed in this release is conceptual in nature. The target has had
insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource, and it is uncertain if further exploration
will result in the exploration target being delineated as a mineral resource.
Notes on Sampling
Industry standard chain of custody and QA/QC practices are followed with samples sent to Lima
where they are analyzed by ICP-MS at ALS Chemex Labs’ facility.
The final coordinates (East, North, Elevation, metric) taken to record the sample points were
done with the GPS model (GPS MAP 64).
Channel samples are continuous samples collected with hammer and chisel over 1 to 2 -meter
intervals.
In areas of sporadic outcrop, samples are taken as semi‐continuous rock chips therefore the
samples are representative of the outcrop and non‐selective. Samples were bagged and labelled
in the field. Samples were sent to ALS laboratory in Lima.
About Camino
Camino is a discovery and development stage copper exploration company. On October 7, 2024,
Camino signed a Definitive Agreement to purchase the construction-ready Puquios copper mine
in Chile. Camino is focused on developing copper producing assets such as Puquios, and
advancing its IOCG Los Chapitos copper project located in Peru through to resource delineation
and development, and to add new discoveries. Camino has also permitted the Maria Cecilia
copper porphyry project for exploration discovery drilli ng to add to its NI43 -101 resources. In
addition, Camino has increased its land position at its copper and silver Plata Dorada project.
Camino seeks to acquire a portfolio of advanced copper assets that have the potential to deliver
copper into an electrifying copper intensive global economy. For more information, please refer
to Camino’s website at www.caminocorp.com.
Jose A. Bassan, MSc. Geologist, an independent geologist FAusIMM (CP) 227922, a qualified
person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects,
has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this document. Mr. Bassan has reviewed
and verified relevant data supporting the technical disclosure, including sampling and analytical
test data.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD For further information, please contact:
/S/ “Jay Chmelauskas” Camino Investor Relations
President and CEO [email protected]
Tel: (604) 493-2058
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements: Certain disclosures in this release constitute
forward-looking information. In making the forward-looking disclosures in this release, the Company
has applied certain factors and assumptions that are based on the Company’s current beliefs as well
as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Forward-looking
information in the release includes, without limitation, statements with respect to the prospectivity
of future explorat ion work at Los Chapitos, future planned drilling programs, and prospectivity for
copper exploration in new targets. Although the Company considers these assumptions to be
reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect, and the
forward-looking information in this release is su bject to numerous risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such
forward-looking information. Such risk facto rs include, among others, that actual results of the
Company’s exploration activities may be different than those expected by management, that the
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