Kodiak Drills High-Grade Mineralization from Surface at the Adit Zone Including 79m of 0.69% CuEq Ending in 27m of 1.62% CuEq
Kodiak Drills High-Grade Mineralization from
Surface at the Adit Zone Including 79m of
0.69% CuEq Ending in 27m of 1.62% CuEq
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 2, 2025) - Kodiak Copper Corp. (TSXV:
KDK) (OTCQB: KDKCF) (FSE: 5DD1) (the "
Company
" or "
Kodiak
") announces additional drill results
from the 2025 drill program at its 100% owned MPD copper-gold porphyry project in southern British
Columbia. The program focused on short, near-surface infill and confirmation drill holes at the West, Adit,
and South Zones using a combination of diamond and reverse circulation drilling ("RC"). Results from
nine RC holes totaling 850 metres completed at the Adit Zone are presented herein.
Highlights:
Results confirm
shallow, high-grade mineralization at the Adit Zone
.
Highlight drill intersections include:
RC-AXE-25-026 intersected
0.63% Cu, 0.05 g/t Au and 4.13 g/t Ag (0.69% CuEq) over
78.6
metres from 0 metres to 78.6 metres, including a higher-grade interval of
1.59% Cu,
0.01 g/t Au and 4.29 g/t Ag (1.62% CuEq) over 26.8
metres from 51.8 metres to the end
of hole at 78.6 metres.
RC-AXE-25-028 intersected
0.42% Cu, 0.03 g/t Au and 3.44 g/t Ag (0.46% CuEq) over
93 metres
from 7.6 metres to 100.6 metres, ending in mineralization.
Drilling at the Adit Zone has intersected mineralization over a
strike length of approximately
550 metres and the zone remains open in multiple directions
The Adit Zone is open at depth
and past drilling
encountered mineralization to a depth of
350 metres
(
see November 19, 2024 news release
). The current drill program was designed to
test near-surface mineralization for resource modelling, with most holes ending in mineralization.
Final results
from the 2025 drill program are expected
in late Q3
.
The drill hole data will support a
Resource Estimate for the Adit Zone
as part of the initial MRE
for the MPD Project planned for Q4 2025.
Claudia Tornquist, President and CEO of Kodiak said, "The Adit Zone continues to deliver excellent
grades close to surface as we advance and grow the MPD project. With our drilling to date, we were
able to significantly extend the historic mineralized envelope at the Adit Zone and it is still open in
multiple directions with the potential for further growth. This year's program was designed to infill and
confirm shallow mineralization with short holes, an objective we successfully accomplished."
Figure 1:
MPD Project - location map and Mineral Deposits/mineralized zones. Adit Zone results
reported herein.
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Figure 2:
Plan map showing Adit Zone drilling to date. New 2025 holes at Adit reported herein are
bold traces with assays. Bar graphs show downhole copper (green) and gold (red) values for the
Kodiak drilling. Background is the colour-contoured copper-in soil data.
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Figure 3:
Adit Zone - Holes RC-AXE-25-023 to RC-AXE-25-031 long section (looking west).
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Adit is a diorite porphyry system characterized by supergene enrichment and copper oxide
mineralization in the upper 100 metres transitioning to sulphide mineralization at depth. Local faulting
and fracturing near surface contributed to challenging ground conditions and five of the drill holes
reported herein did not reach their planned depth. The Adit Zone is interpreted to be part of a larger
system that includes the historical South and Mid Zones. The system correlates well with a 2.3-kilometer-
long copper-in-soil anomaly and related induced polarization chargeability responses.
Table 1:
2025 Adit Zone Weighted Assay Intervals for holes RC-AXE-25-023 to RC-AXE-25-031 (see
Figures 2 & 3).
Hole
From (m)
To (m)
Interval** (m)
Cu %
Au g/t
Ag g/t
CuEq*
RC-AXE-25-023
22.9
38.1
15.2
0.07
0.05
1.18
0.11
RC-AXE-25-024
73.2
113.7
40.5
0.10
0.02
1.14
0.12
RC-AXE-25-025
30.5
45.7
15.2
0.14
0.12
0.42
0.22
RC-AXE-25-026
0
78.6
78.6
0.63
0.05
4.13
0.69
includes
51.8
78.6
26.8
1.59
0.01
4.29
1.62
RC-AXE-25-027
0
120.4
120.4
0.21
0.01
1.58
0.23
includes
76.2
100.6
24.4
0.46
0.01
2.91
0.49
RC-AXE-25-028
7.6
100.6
93
0.42
0.03
3.44
0.46
RC-AXE-25-029
15.2
85.3
70.1
0.07
0.02
0.88
0.08
RC-AXE-25-030†
6.1
88.4
82.3
0.10
0.04
1.85
0.14
RC-AXE-25-031
27.4
57.9
30.5
0.11
0.09
4.91
0.21
*Copper equivalent grades (%CuEq) are for comparative purposes only to express the combined abundance of copper, gold, and silver.
Metallurgical recovery is assumed as 82% for copper, 60% for gold and 54% for silver as determined by Kodiak metallurgical testing as stated in
the Mineral Resource Estimate (see News Release June 25, 2025). Metal prices used in calculations are: US$4.20/lb copper, US$2,600/oz gold,
and US$30/oz silver, using the formula: CuEq = Cu(%) + Au(g/t) x 0.6606 + Ag(g/t) x 0.0069
**Intervals are downhole drilled core intervals. Drilling data to date is insufficient to determine true width of mineralization.
†
RC-AXE-25-030 from 88.4 metres to 126.5 metres (EOH) was removed from the weighted interval calculation due to poor sample quality.
Table 2:
2025 RC Drill Collar Information: Adit Zone
Hole ID
Easting
(UTM Z10)
Northing
(UTM Z10)
Elevation
(m)
Azimuth
(degrees)
Dip
(degrees)
EOH
(m)
Reported
RC-AXE-25-023
678396
5502908
1260
270
-80
74.7*
2025-09-02
RC-AXE-25-024
678394
5502910
1260
0
-80
113.7*
2025-09-02
RC-AXE-25-025
678404
5502970
1256
70
-50
93.0
2025-09-02
RC-AXE-25-026
678493
5502851
1178
280
-50
78.6*
2025-09-02
RC-AXE-25-027
678494
5502849
1178
190
-60
120.4
2025-09-02
RC-AXE-25-028
678445
5502812
1194
110
-80
100.6
2025-09-02
RC-AXE-25-029
678424
5502770
1203
295
-50
85.3*
2025-09-02
RC-AXE-25-030
678420
5502770
1203
95
-55
126.5
2025-09-02
RC-AXE-25-031
678417
5502708
1210
330
-65
57.9*
2025-09-02
* Drill hole did not reach target depth.
Sampling, Laboratory Analyses and QA/QC Procedures
All RC chip samples are delivered to accredited laboratory Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs)
Kamloops, BC, for preparation and Fire Assay prior to being shipped to their Ancaster, Ontario
Laboratory for Multi-element analysis. The samples are analyzed for gold by fire assay fusion with an AA
finish. If samples return gold values over 10ppm, samples are reanalysed by fire assay with gravimetric
finish. Samples then undergo four acid digestion and ICP-OES and ICP-MS analysis for 48 elements.
Samples that return copper values above 10,000 ppm are further analysed using a "near-total" digestion,
ICP-OES package. Actlabs meets all requirements of International Standards ISO/IEC 17025:2015 and
ISO 9001:2015 for analytical procedures. In addition to Actlabs quality assurance-quality control
(QA/QC) protocols, Kodiak implements an internal QA/QC program that includes the insertion of sample
blanks, duplicates, and certified reference materials, at a rate of one per ten samples.
Dave Skelton, P.Geo., Vice President Exploration and the Qualified Person as defined by National
Instrument 43-101, has approved and verified the technical information used in this news release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Kodiak Copper Corp.
Claudia Tornquist
President & CEO
For further information contact:
Nancy Curry, VP Corporate Development
+1 (604) 646-8362
About Kodiak Copper
Kodiak is focused on its 100% owned copper porphyry projects in Canada and the USA that have been
historically drilled and present known mineral discoveries with the potential to hold large-scale deposits.
Kodiak Copper's most advanced asset is the 100% owned MPD copper-gold porphyry project in the
prolific Quesnel Terrane in south-central British Columbia, Canada, a mining district with producing
mines and excellent infrastructure. MPD exhibits all the hallmarks of a major, multi-centered porphyry
district with the potential to become a top-tier mine. To date, drilling has outlined seven substantial
mineralized zones across the property, and Kodiak is delivering an Initial Resource estimate for MPD in
2025. The estimate for the first four mineralized zones has already highlighted the project's scale and
potential. Drill results on the remaining three zones from Kodiak's 2025 exploration program will be
incorporated into the full Initial Resource estimate, expected by year end. With known mineralized zones
open to expansion and multiple untested targets, Kodiak continues to systematically explore the district-
scale potential of MPD to build critical mass and make the next discovery.
Kodiak's founder and Chairman is Chris Taylor who is well-known for his gold discovery success with
Great Bear Resources. Kodiak is also part of Discovery Group led by John Robins, one of the most
successful mining entrepreneurs in Canada.
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