Pacific Empire Provides Updated Drill Targets at Trident and Pinnacle Projects
Telephone: 604-6
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. | Suite 804 - 525 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6C 1X8
69-0660 Facsimile: 604-688-1157
Pacific Empire Provides Updated Drill Targets at Trident
and Pinnacle Projects
February 27, 202 5 – 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 updated
exploration target areas at its Trident and Pinnacle projects. These properties, located approximately 50 km west of
the Mt. Milligan Mine (operated by Centerra Gold) and 30 km southeast of the Kwanika deposit (owned by
Northwest Copper Corp.), represent significant copper-gold exploration opportunities.
Trident Project: Priority Target Areas
The Trident Project is currently the primary focus for Pacific Empire. The main exploration target is a gold-enriched
copper porphyry system, supported by robust copper, gold, and zinc soil geochemistry. Key findings include:
• Geochemical Support: The copper geochemical anomalies from soil sampling have values up to 5,213 ppm
in soils and measures approximately 2 km north -south and 4 km northwest to southeast (Figure 1) .
Considering the anomalies are located on a significant slope, drilling to date has yet to test the
upslope area where the anomalous material is inferred to originate. Anomalous gold values of up to
591 ppb yielded from soil geochemistry results characterize this prospective zone which covers an
area approximately 2 km northwest to southeast and 1.5 km north -south. A robust zinc in soil
anomaly lies at the southeast extent of the soil grid which may be a result of the presence of a
proximal hydrothermal system in the immediate area.
• Geophysical Support: The porphyry target aligns with an airborne resistivity high, a chargeability anomaly
from ground-based induced polarization (IP), a resistivity high from ground-based IP, and a strong apparent
resistivity anomaly from an airborne Mobile Magnetotelluric (MT) survey (Figure 2).
• Historical and Future Drilling: South of the porphyry target, historical drilling from the 1970’s and 2007
intercepted several mineralized porphyry dikes classified as a hornblende-feldspar monzonite porphyry. These
dikes dip north, however previous drilling was conducted from north to south. Future drilling will be
conducted north of historical drilling and will be oriented from south to north to test the main porphyry zone.
• Breccia Targets: Two breccia targets adjacent to the porphyry system have been identified:
o Eastern Breccia Target: Supported by a strong conductivity anomaly and float rock samples grading
up to 3.3% Cu, 3.6 g/t Au, and 56.6 g/t Ag. A barite vein sample in this area returned 6.0% Cu, 6.0%
Zn, 1.5 g/t Au, and 5.0 g/t Ag.
o Western Breccia Target: Associated with both a robust copper and gold -in-soil geochemical
anomaly and a significant conductivity high.
Telephone: 604-6
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. | Suite 804 - 525 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6C 1X8
69-0660 Facsimile: 604-688-1157
Figure 1 - Compilation of geochemical and IP geophysical data
with 2025 drill targets at Trident
Telephone: 604-6
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. | Suite 804 - 525 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6C 1X8
69-0660 Facsimile: 604-688-1157
Figure 2 - Resistivity high extending to depth at primary target area at Trident
(Level Slice at 500m depth from the 2024 Mobile MT Survey)
Figure 3 - Resistivity high extending to depth at primary target area at Trident
(From the 2024 Mobile MT Survey)
Telephone: 604-6
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. | Suite 804 - 525 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6C 1X8
69-0660 Facsimile: 604-688-1157
Figure 4 - Resistivity high extending to depth at Mt. Milligan Mine
Significance of Sinistral Transpression at Trident and Pinnacle:
• Both Trident and Pinnacle may be influenced by an "Elbow" feature described by BC Government
Geologist Joanne Nelson in the 1990’s.
• During the Middle to Late Jurassic (~170-145 Ma), sinistral transpression played a critical role in shaping
the region’s structural geology. Sinistral transpression is interpreted to be associated with regional
compression and left-lateral movement along fault structures, often creating pathways for hydrothermal
fluids and enhancing mineralization potential.
• Notably, Trident’s structural setting is similar to that of the Mt. Milligan Mine , where sinistral
transpression facilitated the emplacement of gold -enriched copper porphyry deposits. North to
northeast-trending faults within this regime have been instrumental in controlling the location of
porphyry stocks, and similar structural trends have b een identified at both Trident and Pinnacle
properties, thus reinforcing the prospectivity of these projects.
• Another notable example is the New Afton copper-gold deposit near Kamloops, British Columbia. This
deposit is part of the Iron Mask batholith complex within the Quesnel Terrane. The mineralization at New
Afton is localized within a dilatational fault jog formed during regional sinistral transpression which
occurred in the Middle to Late Jurassic period. This structural setting provided pathways for magma
ascent and hydrothermal fluid flow, resulting in the concentration of copper and gold mineralization.
• In summary, the "Elbow" is significant because it acts as a structural focal point that enhances permeability
and, in turn, creates the ideal conditions for both the emplacement of metal-rich magmas and supports the
subsequent flow of hydrothermal fluids —key ingredients in forming gold -enriched copper porphyry
deposits.
Telephone: 604-6
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. | Suite 804 - 525 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6C 1X8
69-0660 Facsimile: 604-688-1157
Figure 5 – Regional geology showing distinctive “Elbow” feature potentially resulting from
Middle-Late Jurassic sinistral transpression
Telephone: 604-6
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. | Suite 804 - 525 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6C 1X8
69-0660 Facsimile: 604-688-1157
Figure 6 – Northwest trending structural corridor
Telephone: 604-6
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. | Suite 804 - 525 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6C 1X8
69-0660 Facsimile: 604-688-1157
Figure 7 – North trending structures at the Mt. Milligan Mine
Pinnacle Project: Emerging Targets
The Pinnacle property, located immediately west of Trident, has two primary target areas:
• Aplite Creek North Target:
o Copper in outcrop associated with aplite dikes and quartz veining at Aplite Creek.
o Historical drilling returned 6m grading 6.4 g/t Au at Aplite Creek (AH-90-01).
o Supported by a radiometric Thorium/Potassium low (Potassium/Thorium high) , indicative of
potassic alteration.
o Strong IP chargeability response around target margins and promising copper -in-soil geochemical
anomalies.
• South Pinnacle Target:
o Copper-in-soil geochemical anomaly.
o Ovate magnetic and resistivity anomalies from 2007 Fugro Airborne Mag-EM survey.
o Induced polarization chargeability and resistivity high anomalies from 2014 IP survey.
o Strong IP chargeability response around target margins coincident with promising copper-in-soil
geochemical anomalies.
Telephone: 604-6
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. | Suite 804 - 525 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6C 1X8
69-0660 Facsimile: 604-688-1157
Figure 8 – Exploration targets at Pinnacle with recent forestry cutblocks and new roads
Gold in the Klawli River
The Klawli River, which separates the Trident and Pinnacle properties, has demonstrated gold potential.
Panning in the river has yielded significant gold, ranging from fine flour gold to flakes measuring
approximately 1 mm thick and 2 –3 mm in diameter. The presence of placer gold in the Klawli River
suggests a nearby hard-rock gold source, further underscoring the potential for additional discoveries in the
region.