Decade Drills Into Porphyry-Style Copper Mineralization in First-Ever Deep Test Beneath a High Chargeability Anomaly at Bonaparte
Decade Drills Into Porphyry-Style Copper
Mineralization in First-Ever Deep Test Beneath
a High Chargeability Anomaly at Bonaparte
Stewart, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 31, 2026) - Decade Resources Ltd. (TSXV: DEC)
(OTC Pink: DECXF) ("Decade" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the first hole of its Phase
I drill program at the Bonaparte copper-gold property has intersected porphyry-style copper
mineralization at depth, in the first hole ever drilled to test beneath a high chargeability anomaly. The
Bonaparte property is located approximately 50 km north of Kamloops, B.C., within the Kamloops
Mining Division, in a region that hosts some of British Columbia's major porphyry copper mines,
including Highland Valley and New Afton.
Highlights
DDH 1 has intersected porphyry-style mineralization consisting of chalcopyrite with occasional
molybdenite at depth beneath the high chargeability anomaly
The hole encountered a textbook porphyry alteration sequence, passing from a propylitic zone into
potassic alteration and then into mineralization in an altered feldspar porphyry
A sequence of diorite intrusive rock with feldspar porphyry was intersected from surface to 252.1
m, then propylitic altered rocks (epidote and chlorite) from 252.1 to 452 m, potassic altered rocks
(biotite bands and potassium feldspars) from 421 to 557m with altered mineralized feldspar
porphyry (quartz replacements, quartz veins and feldspar alteration) from 557 to bottom of hole at
621.6m.
Mineralization is open to depth. Very fine grained sulphides are present in dark mafic portions
between the feldspar grains as well as along narrow veinlets.
The intersection supports the buried porphyry model for Bonaparte first proposed by geologists of
the British Columbia Geological Survey (Logan and Mihalynuk, 2013)
Core sampling is under way, with assays to follow from MSA LABS
Photo showing DDH-1 (white trucks beside drill mast) and access road leading to it.
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DDH 1 was collared to test the porphyry copper-gold potential of a large chargeability anomaly related to
the Discovery Zone, where multi-ounce gold assays were intersected in historic drilling, trenching, and
underground workings. Geologists of the British Columbia Geological Survey speculated that these
veins may represent the upper level of a buried porphyry system (Logan and Mihalynuk, 2013), an
interpretation supported by a strong chargeability (induced polarization) anomaly beginning at
approximately 300 m depth, as outlined in a historic National Instrument 43-101 technical report
prepared for previous operators.
The hole was 500m east of the Discovery area to test a separate 3x4
km anomaly.
Readers are cautioned that a Qualified Person has not verified the historic
geophysical results and the Company is not treating them as current. DDH 1 represents the first
drill test of this concept in the property's history, and the alteration zonation now observed in
core is characteristic of the porphyry environment the model predicted.
Porphyry copper systems are the world's principal source of copper and molybdenum and rank among
the largest mineral deposit types by contained metal. While it is far too early to speculate on the size or
grade of the system at Bonaparte, the Company believes the geological sequence intersected in DDH 1
is a significant step forward for the project.
Map showing the porphyry belt in southern BC with the location of the Bonaparte project. The project is
located 30 km north of the operating New Afton mine.
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The photo showing the end of the potassic altered argillites and the start of the mineralized feldspar
porphyry at 557m. The potassic altered rocks are the dark green-black ones while the grey-white
specled rock is the feldspar porphyry. A one meter
quartz vein with sparse pyrite is located near the
contact of the 2 units.
Photo showing interstial sulphide mineralization in the feldspar porphyry.
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Ed Kruchkowski, President of Decade Resources, stated: "This is exactly the hole you hope to drill when
testing a porphyry concept for the first time. DDH 1 passed through a propylitic halo into potassic
alteration and is now cutting porphyry-style mineralization with chalcopyrite and occasional molybdenite.
That is the classic zonation pattern that vectors toward the heart of a porphyry system, and we
intersected it in the very first deep hole ever drilled on this property. The Discovery Zone veins told us
something bigger might be sitting underneath, the Geological Survey said the same thing, and the drill is
now bearing that out. In my years of exploration in British Columbia, few first holes have delivered this
kind of geological confirmation. Core is being logged and sampled as drilling advances, and we look
forward to putting numbers to what we are seeing as assays are returned
Important Cautionary Note Regarding Visual Results
Visual observations of mineralization and alteration in drill core are preliminary in nature, are not a
substitute for laboratory analysis, and should not be relied upon as a measure of grade. The presence of
chalcopyrite and molybdenite does not indicate that economic grades of copper or molybdenum are
present. Core samples from DDH 1 will be submitted to MSA LABS in Langley, B.C. for assay, and
results will be released once received, compiled, and reviewed by the Company's Qualified Person.
Surface Program Update
Assay results from the July soil sampling survey, comprising over 750 soil samples and 30 rock samples
submitted to MSA LABS, remain pending.
Qualified Person
Ed Kruchkowski, P. Geo., President of Decade Resources Ltd., is a Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release.
About Decade Resources Ltd.
Decade Resources Ltd. is a Canadian based mineral exploration company actively seeking
opportunities in the resource sector. Decade holds numerous properties at various stages of
development and exploration, from grassroots to advanced. Its properties and projects are mostly
located in the "Golden Triangle" area of northern British Columbia. For a complete listing of the
Company's assets and developments, visit the Company website at
www.decaderesources.ca
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For further information contact:
Decade Resources Ltd.
Telephone: 250-636-2264
Gary Assaly: 604-377-7969
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the continuation and results of
the Phase I drill program, the interpretation of alteration and mineralization observed in drill core, the
timing and receipt of assay results, and the exploration potential of the Bonaparte property. Forward-
looking statements are based on the current beliefs, estimates, and assumptions of management and
are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the risk that assay results do not
confirm visual observations, drilling and equipment availability, assay laboratory turnaround times, results
of exploration that differ from expectations, availability of financing, and receipt of regulatory and other
approvals. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as
required by applicable securities laws.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
References
Logan, J.M., and Mihalynuk, M.G., 2013. Bonaparte gold: another 195 Ma Au-Cu porphyry deposit in
southern British Columbia? In: Geological Fieldwork 2012, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines
and Natural Gas. British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2013-1, 71-80.
Minfile BC
NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Bonaparte Gold Project by R. Kemp, P.Geo.
**Reduced intrusion-related gold systems (RIRGS) are characterized by widespread arrays of sheeted auriferous quartz veins that preferentially
form in the brittle carapace at the top of small plutons, where they form bulk-tonnage, low-grade Au deposits characterized by a Au-Bi-Te-W metal
assemblage, such as the Fort Knox and Dublin Gulch deposits.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277131625_Reduced_Intrusion-
related_Gold_Systems
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