Pacific Empire Assays to 2.95 g/t Gold & 0.65% Copper from Outcrop at Trident
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Pacific Empire Assays to 2.95 g/t Gold & 0.65% Copper
from Outcrop at Trident
October 17, 2024 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) (“Pacific
Empire”, “PEMC” or the “Company”), a British Columbia copper-gold explorer, is pleased to announce
results from a rock chip and historical drill core sampling program completed in summer 2024. A total
of 14 samples were collected, one from outcrop and 13 from historical drill holes DDH-2007-01, DDH-
2007-02 and DDH-2007-04.
Highlights
• 0.98 % copper and 0.38 g/t gold over 10.6 metres in drill hole DDH2007-01 including up to 1.53%
copper and 0.62 g/t gold over 2.4 metres.
• 0.67 % copper and 0.57 g/t gold over 11.6 metres in drill hole DDH2007-04 including up to 1.05%
copper and 0.87 g/t gold over 2.4 metres.
• 2.95 g/t gold and 0.65 % copper from outcrop at Campbell Trench area.
“We are very pleased the results support historical drilling at the A Zone and rock chip sampling data
at Campbell’s Trench showing high copper and gold values in both drill core and from outcrop,”
commented Brad Peters, President, CEO & Director of Pacific Empire. “Most importantly the highest
copper and gold values are associated with discrete porphyry intrusions or dikes and are characterized
by elevated potassic alteration and abundant quartz veining. The identification of mineralized porphyry
intrusions is a critical step in developing confidence that a significant porphyry copper -gold system
exists at the Trident property.”
Select samples were collected from three holes from the 2007 drilling program (DDH -2007-01, DDH-
2007-02 and DDH-2007-04). Samples were selected based on intervals of interest that were in suitable
condition to identify specific intervals. In addition, a select rock sample was collected from the area of
Campbell’s Trench located 1,000 metres to the northwest of the A Zone. All samples were sent to ALS
Laboratories in North Vancouver for multi-element analysis.
Results from rock chip sampling at Campbell’s Trench returned 2.95 g/t gold and 0.6 5% copper while
sampling of historical drill core returned up to 1.53% copper and 0.62 g/t gold indicating a zonation of
copper and gold centered around and to the north of the A Zone.
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Summary of Drill Core and Rock Chip Results
Table 1 - Summary of 2024 Rock Chip and Drill Core Sampling
Table 2 – Sample Location Data
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Figure 1 – Gold soil geochemistry with location of Campbell Trench, A Zone and 2007 Drilling
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Figure 2 – Copper soil geochemistry with location of Campbell Trench, A Zone and 2007 Drilling
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Figure 3 – 2024 Magnetotelluric Survey with location of Campbell Trench, A Zone and 2007 Drilling
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About Trident
The Trident property is an early 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 NorthWest Copper Corp.’s Kwanika 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 to conduct exploration programs.
Copper mineralization on the property was first discovered in 1969, while exploration crews were
following up on anomalous stream 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 ultimately led to the discovery of the A Zone.
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 comple ted during 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 which may be purchased for
$500,000 by Pacific Empire.
Prior to 2014, known mineralization on the property was believed to be associated with fracture and/or
shear zones structures striking 120 degrees and dipping 75 degrees towards the northeast. A review of
historical drill core by the Pacific Empire explora tion team has led to a much different interpretation
with respect to the nature of known mineralization on the property. The most important observation
made 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 hosting 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.
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Figure 4 – Regional Land Position and Significant Companies
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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 outcrops at Trident, placer gold discovered in the nearby Klawli
river gravels, as well gold has been detected in drill core f rom 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.