Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. Announces Change in Operatorship of the Trident- Pinnacle 2026 Exploration Program
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. | Suite 804-525 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6B 3H7
Tel : 604-356-6246 Fax : 604-558-3318
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. Announces Change in Operatorship of the Trident-
Pinnacle 2026 Exploration Program
September 2, 2026 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) (“Pacific
Empire”, “PEMC” or the “Company”), a British Columbia copper -gold explorer, announces that it has assumed
direct operatorship of the Company's 2026 exploration program at its Trident and Pinnacle properties (the
"Program"), effective September 1 , 2026. Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd. ("Equity") is no longer serving as
operator of the Program.
The Company wishes to thank Equity for its contributions to the Program earlier this year and extends its best
wishes to the Equity team going forward.
Pacific Empire will continue to manage all aspects of the Program directly, working with its existing vendor and
contractor relationships to ensure continuity of field operations. The Company anticipates that field activities at
Trident and Pinnacle will continue through September 2026. The scope of the remaining work is subject to available
funding, and the Company will provide further updates as the Program progresses.
Brad Peters, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented “We're grateful for the work Equity
put into getting this year's program underway at Trident and Pinnacle, and we thank them and our contractors for
their contributions. Bringing the Program in -house allows us to streamline decision -making and vendor
coordination as we head into the final stretch of the season. We thank our contractors and site team for ensuring a
seamless continuation of field operations. We intend to con tinue advancing the Program through September and
look forward to updating shareholders as it progresses.”
About Pacific Empire
Pacific Empire is a copper-gold exploration company based in Vancouver, British Columbia and trades on the TSX
Venture Exchange under the symbol PEMC. The Company has a district scale land position in north-central British
Columbia totaling 16,982 hectares.
British Columbia is a “Green” copper jurisdiction with abundant hydroelectric power, access and infrastructure in
close proximity to the end market.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
“Brad Peters”
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp.
Tel: +1-604-356-6246
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. | Suite 804-525 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6B 3H7
Tel : 604-356-6246 Fax : 604-558-3318
www.pemcorp.ca
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occur, or other similar expressions. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including, without
limitation: the continuation of field activities at the Trident and Pinnacle properties; the scope of the remaining work and its
funding; the continuity of field operations and vendor and contractor arrangements; and the timing and content of further
updates, are forward -looking statements. By their nature, forward -looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward -looking
statements. Such factors include, among others, the following risks: the need for additional financing; operational risks
associated with mineral exploration; fluctuations in commodity prices; title matters; environmental liability claims and
insurance; reliance on key personnel; the potential for conflicts of interest among certain officers, directors or promoters with
certain other projects; the absence of dividends; competition; dilution; the volatility of our common share price and volume
and the additional risks identified the managem ent discussion and analysis section of our interim and most recent annual
financial statement or other reports and filings with the TSX Venture Exchange and applicable Canadian securities regulations.
Forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date that statements are
made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions
or other circumstances should change, except as required by appl icable securities laws. Investors are cautioned against
attributing undue certainty to forward-looking statements.