Pacific Empire Provides Exploration Update and Retains Atlas Drilling for Diamond Drilling at Jean Marie
Pacific Empire Provides Exploration Update and Retains Atlas Drilling for
Diamond Drilling at Jean Marie
May 26, 2022 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) (OTCQB: PEMSF)
(“Pacific Empire”, “PEMC” or the “Company”), a British Columbia copper explorer, is pleased to provide an
exploration update and to report that it has retained Atlas Drilling Ltd. of Kamloops British Columbia for diamond
drilling at its Jean Marie property this summer. In addition, the Company is pleased to announce that it has finalized
drill targets at its flagship Jean Marie copper porphyry project, located in north-central British Columbia.
During 2021, P EMC completed a comprehensive exploration program at Jean Marie that was designed to
incorporate all existing historical data on the property with data collected during the 2020 and 2021 exploration
programs. As a result, PEMC has delineated 2 high priority drill targets for diamond drilling during the 2022
exploration season.
Brad Peters, President and CEO of Pacific Empire commented, “The Jean Marie project has drill-proven potential
to host a significant copper discovery. Our initial objective is to test below shallow historic drilling at Target 1
where new geophysics suggests this zone extends at depth, dipping to the east. Our interpretation is that there is a
copper porphyry centre at depth and that intervals encountered in shallow drilling bod es well for high grades at
depth. One of the most intriguing targets is Target 2 which is the location of the most significant geochemical
anomaly on the property. Our work during 2021 suggests this anomaly is till transported therefore , rather than
focusing on the centre, our priority target is the northern margin of the geochemical anomaly. It will be exciting to
drill-test this sizeable anomaly and we look forward to cost -effectively advancing Jean Marie and appreciate the
project’s location, ease of access and nearby infrastructure.”
Target 1
Target 1 is located in the area of the historical A and B Zones. A lthough previous drilling at both of these zones
encountered widespread copper mineralization, drilling was sh allow and the area between was only tested with
three shallow holes. Of particular importance in this area is the presence of a mineralized hydrothermal breccia that
was encountered in drill hole J97-11 and occurred within an interval that graded 1.19% copper, and 5.74 g/t silver
over 27 metres. Drilled to a depth of only 276 metres, J97 -11 is one of the deepest holes on the property and the
presence of a mineralized breccia ted intrusion suggests that there is the potential for a mineralized hydrothermal
system at depth in this area.
Cross Section Target 1
Plan View of Target Areas 1 & 2
Target 2
The area of Target 2 is immediately to the northwest of the most significant copper/molybdenum soil anomaly on
the property. This geochemical anomaly is characterized by a large number of samples greater than 1000 ppm
copper and 100 ppm molybdenum in till over 3 km length. The center of this soil geochemical anomaly was drilled
in the 1970’s, only one hole returned significant copper mineralization (JPH74-15) averaging 0.2% copper over the
entire length of the hole . This hole is the closest hole drilled to PEMC’s interpreted bedrock source of copper
mineralization. The LiDAR survey and surficial mapping completed by PEMC during 2021 clearly demonstrate
that the till was transported with the ice flowing from west to east, pointing to a bedrock source of mineralization
at the head of the geochemical anomaly. This area has never been drill tested.
Plan View of Target 2
Summary of Work Completed During 2021
2021 saw the first high -resolution, magnetic gradient, radiometric, and VLF -EM airborne geophysical survey
completed at Jean Marie. This was followed up with a LiDAR survey and acquisition of high-resolution satellite
imagery. Using the LiDAR data and high-resolution imagery, a surficial mapping program was completed by
Quaternary Geology expert, Derek Turner. Results from this work provided detailed ice flow direction indicators
which were then incorporated into PEMC’s surface geochemical analysis. A detailed review of historical drill core
was completed, in addition to the collection of over 600 soil geochemical samples. The land position at Jean Marie
was expanded from 7,357 hectares to over 12,600 hectares.
About Jean Marie
The Jean Marie property is a copper-molybdenum-silver-gold porphyry prospect located 50 km south of Northwest
Copper's Kwanika Copper-Gold deposit and 50 km west of Centerra Gold's Mt. Milligan Copper -Gold Mine in
central BC. The property covers over 12,000 hectares and has multiple mineralized zones which are open for
expansion with drilling. Drill results demonstrate kilometer -scale base and precious metal mineralization over a
large, under-explored property with multiple untested diamond-drill targets.
Drilling in the 1990’s returned near surface intercepts of up to 244m of 0.28% copper, 0.007% molybdenum and
1.1 g/t silver, in a broad area located close to the pluton, volcanic contact. Two of the holes intercepted a distinct
quartz breccia which returned up to 27 metres of 1.19% copper, and 5.74 g/t silver.
Drilling was limited to a maximum depth of 288 metres below surface and mineralization remains unbounded at
depth and along strike to the NW and SE. Of the 96 holes drilled on the property since the 1970’s 76 are less than
130 metres in depth with numerous short holes that were mineralized over the entire length.
Jean Marie Project Location
About Atlas Drilling Ltd.
Atlas Drilling Ltd is a large and well-respected drill contractor located in Kamloops, BC, Canada. Atlas Drilling
Ltd. has been servicing drill projects in British Columbia for over twenty five years. It is full service drill company
with a large amount of support equipment including bulldozers, skidders, excavators, water trucks and truck-trailer
for transporting equipment. Atlas Drilling has a helicopter to transport their crew in and out of job sites that are not
accessible by trucks.
Qualified Person
Thomas Hawkins, P.Geo., Vice President of Exploration for the Company, serves as a qualified person as defined
by NI 43-101 and has reviewed the scientific and technical information in this news release, approving the
disclosure herein.
About Pacific Empire
Pacific Empire is a copper exploration company based in Vancouver, British Columbia and trades on the TSX
Venture Exchange under the symbol PEMC. The Company’s strong portfolio of gold-enriched copper projects in
British Columbia, is the culmination of perseverance through one of the longest bear markets in the resource
industry.
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
www.pemcorp.ca
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