Pacific Empire Announces Expert Geophysics Ltd. to Conduct Mobile MagnetoTelluric Survey at Trident
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Pacific Empire Announces Expert Geophysics Ltd. to
Conduct Mobile MagnetoTelluric Survey at Trident
March 21, 2024 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) (“Pacific
Empire”, “PEMC” or the “Company”), a British Columbia copper -gold explorer, announces Expert
Geophysics Ltd. (“Expert”) will be conducting an airborne MobileMT ™ survey at its 100% owned
Trident and Pinnacle copper -gold projects in the South Hogem Copper-Gold Belt prior to the end of
March.
Highlights
• MagnetoTelluric (MT) survey is scheduled to begin March 27, 2024.
• MagnetoTelluric (MT) survey method capable of detecting basement electromagnetic (EM)
conductors and anomalous resistivity zones which are indicative of potential copper-gold porphyry
systems.
• Planned surveying totals 164 line-kilometres to provide coverage of primary target area (historical
assays at Trident which include DDH-1971-13: 70.07m @ 0.69% Cu, DDH 2007-2: 100.00m @
0.59% Cu and 0.18 g/t Au including 2.00m @ 2.73% Cu and 0.36 g/t Au).
• The MT survey will also cover an additional target located on PEMC ’s 100% owned Pinnacle
Property situated directly west and adjacent to the Trident. Utilization of this modern geophysical
dataset will facilitate the identification and prioritization of target areas for drilling currently
anticipated during the Summer/Fall 2024 exploration season.
Brad Peters, President, CEO & Director, commented: “We are excited to begin the survey and are looking
forward to being able to see to depths of over one kilometre beneath the surface at our 100% owned
Trident and Pinnacle projects, west of Centerra Gold’s operating Mount Milligan copper-gold mine. The
objective is to identify potential “plumbing systems “because if you are looking for large copper deposits
you need a large plumbing system to deliver the necessary fluids and metals. Our goal is simple, discover
the next gold -enriched copper porphyry deposit within this district. Once results are received and
analyzed for this MT survey, we currently anticipate drilling these targets during the Summer/Fall 2024
field season. Trident for the very first time is 100% owned by a public company with an updated porphyry
geological model established by our skilled technical team.”
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Planned Survey
The purpose of the survey is to identify conductivity/resistivity anomalies that may represent conduits for
hydrothermal fluids critical in the formation of porphyry copper-gold deposits. These conduits have the
potential to represent critical plumbing systems responsible for the formation of copper porphyry deposits.
The gathering of both resistivity and conductivity imaging of the surface to a depth of 1 km through
deploying an airborne MobileMT (Mobile Magneto Tellurics) system will provide key information
pertaining to source fluid conduits and structures. This important step will provide valuable insights and
aid to further both know n and unknown exploration targets destined for follow up diamond drilling
programs.
In addition, complimentary VLF (Very Low Frequency) data will be collected and interpreted to provide
valuable near surface EM (Electromagnetic) information. The survey design plan is to conduct
approximately 164 line-km’s using a 200 m line spacing grid.
The survey will be performed with an A star 350 B2 helicopter provided by Heli Source Ltd. Expert
Geophysics Ltd. (“EGL”) will provide all necessary instrumentation for installation on the helicopter, as
well as base stations and field workstations (data processing system) to be used for quality control and
processing management during the collection of the airborne data in the field.
The final data processing, colour imaging and mapping will be performed at EGL’s offices in Toronto,
Canada. The final results and resulting products are expected to be available to the PEMC exploration team
within 3 weeks after the completion of the survey. Surveying is planned to commence on or around March
27, 2024 and expected to take 3 to 5 days to complete.
About Mobile MagnetoTelluric Surveys
The latest development in the airborne MobileMT system, provides a depth of investigation from the near-
surface to over 1 km and detects resistivity variations across a wide range, encompassing conductive targets
and structures as well as highly resistive ones.
Porphyry and epithermal mineralization systems develop in conditions of active subduction and they are
characterized by a wide variety of structural, lithological, and alteration patterns, which, at least partially,
can be depicted in geoelectrical images.
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The following two examples demonstrate the effectiveness of resistivity mapping and sounding using the
MobileMT system. Both examples from MobileMT surveys are presented over areas with known porphyry
and epithermal mineralization systems and mineralization-controlling structures. The recovered resistivity-
depth images are compared with actual geology or conceptual geological models of the mineralization
systems, which illustrate the system's capabilities in imaging the mineralization systems and their diverse
geometries and wide resistivity range.
Poplar Cu-Mo porphyry Deposit (BC, Canada)
Figure 1 - Example of calc-alkaline porphyry deposit from British Columbia characterized by elevated
conductivity flanked by elevated resistivity. (Mineral Deposit Research Unit, UBC, 2023)
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Jaisan & Ungurli Cu-Mo-Ag porphyry Deposit (Kazakhstan)
Figure 2 - Example of porphyry -epithermal environment with Jaisan & Ungurli Deposits Kazakhstan
characterized by elevated resistivity flanked by elevated conductivity. (Mineral Deposit Research Unit, UBC, 2023)
About Trident
The T rident property is an exploration stage property hosting an alkalic porphyry copper -gold-silver
prospect with district-scale potential that is accessible by vehicle. The property is located approximately
50 km to the southeast of North West Copper Corp.’s K wanika Deposit and 50 km to the northwest of
Centerra Gold’s Mt. Milligan Mine. The property covers 6,618 hectares endowed with well-established
logging roads providing important efficient access for exploration programs.
Copper mineralization on the property was first discovered in 1969, while exploration crews were
following up on anomalous st ream sediment samples. The following year , Falconbridge optioned the
property and over the next two years completed IP and magnetic surveys, geological mapping, soil
sampling and diamond drilling. This work led to the discovery of the A Zone.
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Additional exploration programs were completed by Kookaburra Gold Corp. from 1988 through 1991,
Solomon Resources Ltd., from 2006 through 2008. In 2013, PEMC optioned the property and in 2014, in
turn, PEMC optioned the property to Oz Minerals which completed that same year an IP survey and
completed a two drillhole, diamond drill program at Trident.
In 2022, Pacific Empire acquired a 100% interest in the property in exchange for granting the vendors a
2% net smelter return royalty (“NSR”). One-half (1%) of the 2% NSR may be purchased for $500,000 by
Pacific Empire.
Prior to 2014, known mineralization on the property was believed to be asso ciated with fracture and/or
shear zones structures striking 120 degrees and dip ping 75 degrees to wards the northeast. A review of
historical drill core by the Pacific Empire exploration team has led to a much different interpretation with
respect to the nature of known mineralization on the property. The most important observation was the
determination of the presence of hornblende-feldspar monzonite porphyry intrusions detected within drill
core obtained from the A Zone. These types of porphyry intrusions are typically characterized by sheeted
quartz sulphide veins and disseminated chalcopyrite and bornite residing immediately adjacent to and
within the porphyry dikes. Other observations include; The highest grades noted in historical drilling can
be seen to be directly associated with intervals where such porphyry intrusions occur.
Figure 3 – Regional Land Position and Significant Companies
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Figure 4 – Location of planned MagnetoTelluric Survey
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Figure 5 - Soth Hogem Copper-Gold Belt
“Between our 100% owned Trident and Pinnacle projects runs the Klawli river. The gold flakes and nuggets
in the vial displayed on the map were collected from that location on the Klawli river. It is this and other
geochemical evidence gathered by the PEMC exploration team which leads us to postulate the potential for
a gold-enriched copper system nearby on either Trident, Pinnacle, or possibly both projects. To date, visible
gold has been observed in outcrop at Trident, placer gold discovered in the nearby Klawli river gravels,
and as well gold detected in drill core from Pinnacle. All three of these known occurrences of gold and their
respective locations suggests there may be a shallow buried, large scale, gold-enriched, copper porphyry
deposit within our district scale land package ,” commented Brad Peters, President , CEO and Director of
Pacific Empire.
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Table 1 - Highlights from Historical Drilling at Trident
About Pinnacle
The Pinnacle project is located 60 km to the west of Centerra Gold's Mt. Milligan Copper-Gold Mine and
30 km to the southeast of NorthWest Copper’s Kwanika Copper -Gold Deposit in a proven copper -gold
porphyry district. Access to the Pinnacle is by road inc luding a new and expanding network of logging
roads and trails throughout the main target area s. This improved access is a major development and is
anticipated to contribute to cost effective drill support and bedrock exposure.