Surge Copper Identifies New Copper-Gold Porphyry Potential 300 metres Northeast of the East Seel Deposit Intersecting 100 metres grading 0.42% CuEq
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January 9, 2023
NEWS RELEASE
Surge Copper Identifies New Copper-Gold Porphyry Potential 300 metres Northeast of
the East Seel Deposit Intersecting 100 metres grading 0.42% CuEq
January 9, 2023, Vancouver, British Columbia – Surge Copper Corp. (TSXV: SURG)
(OTCQX: SRGXF) (Frankfurt: G6D2) (“Surge” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce
complete assay results for 3 holes from the Company’s 100% owned Ootsa Property in British
Columbia. Included are results from one hole testing a regional exploration target and two holes
drilled along the northern margins of the Seel Breccia East zone where the Company is expanding
high-grade breccia-style mineralization. These two holes encountered greater than 100 metre
intervals of copper-gold porphyry-style mineralization within the upper portions of the holes,
coincident with IP chargeability and resistivity anomalies which extend to the north and at depth.
These results open a new exploration target for near-surface copper-gold porphyry mineralization
similar to the East Seel deposit.
Highlights
2022 drilling has intersected near-surface copper-gold porphyry-style mineralization
immediately north of the new Seel Breccia East zone
Hole S22-330 returned 100 metres grading 0.42% copper equivalent from 40 metres
depth opening up expansion potential to the north
Induced polarization geophysical data show a 200 by 400 metre zone immediately north
of Hole S22-330 with good discovery potential
Results for 27 drill holes from the Ootsa & Berg regional exploration program are pending
Leif Nilsson, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “These results are significant for two reasons.
Firstly, the copper-gold porphyry intervals were seen in the upper portions of holes angled to the
southeast, and combined with the interpretation of geophysical data in the area, suggests these
holes may have just grazed the margins of a much larger area extending to the north which looks
prospective for this type of mineralization. Secondly, the East Seel portion of the Seel deposit
contains some of the nearest-to-surface, highest-grade material at Ootsa, with simple metallurgy
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nearly devoid of molybdenum; any opportunity to build tonnage with these types of characteristics
would likely translate into material that would be sequenced early on in any future mining scenario.”
Assay results have been received for holes S22-328 and S22-330 which tested a zone
immediately east of the Seel Breccia on the north side of the new Seel Breccia East zone, and
for hole EBJ22-01 which tested an induced polarization geophysical anomaly 1,100 metres east
of the Company’s new Blackjack silver discovery. Significant results are summarized in the table
below, hole locations for S22-328 and 330 and orientations are shown on the drill hole map, and
hole S22-330 is illustrated on the cross-section below.
Copper-Gold Porphyry Mineralization
Hole S22-330 intersected a near-surface zone of porphyry copper-gold mineralization hosted in
a coarse crowded feldspar porphyry with potassic and sericitic alteration and associated with
chalcopyrite-pyrite-magnetite. This style of mineralization is analogous to the East Seel deposit,
located 300 meters to the southwest, and opens up exploration potential for a second East Seel
style mineralized intrusive in the area, or could be a down-dropped fault offset portion of the main
East Seel deposit. The area north of hole S22-330 has not been drill tested previously.
Hole S22-330 intersected 100 metres grading 0.23% copper and 0.19 g/t gold (0.42% copper
equivalent) from 40 metres downhole before encountering an altered quartz porphyry intrusion at
depth on the southeast side, a unit that is less favorable for hosting porphyry style mineralization
on the property. Hole S22-328, drilled 100 metres east of S22-330, encountered weak copper-
gold mineralization from 6.35 metres depth, returning 101.65 metres grading 0.13% copper and
0.09 g/t gold. This elevated copper-gold interval is hosted in the less favorable quartz porphyry
intrusion and is interpreted to occur in proximity to a mineralized zone. Combined holes S22-330
and 228 open up exploration potential for near-surface porphyry mineralization in the area.
Hole S22-330 also encountered the Seel Breccia East zinc-silver-gold-lead breccia zone at depth,
returning 38 metres grading 0.82% zinc, 0.20% lead, 11.74 g/t silver, and 0.25 g/t gold from 332
metres depth, representing a 200 metre step out to the west on this zone from the previously
reported intervals encountered in holes S22-315 and 316 (see press release dated November 2,
2022).
Summary of Assay Results for Holes S22-328 and 330
Drill
Hole
From
(m)
To (m) Width
(m)1
CuEq
(%)2
Cu (%) Au (g/t) Mo (%) Ag (g/t)
S22-328 6.35 108.0 101.65 0.24 0.13 0.09 0.008 0.69
including 46.0 72.0 26.0 0.34 0.19 0.13 0.009 0.79
S22-330 40.0 140.0 100.0 0.42 0.23 0.19 0.004 1.22
S22-330 226.0 256.0 30.0 0.31 0.19 0.05 0.005 6.01
S22-330 332.0 370.0 38.0* 0.39 0.05 0.25 0 11.74
* Interval of breccia style mineralization and includes 0.82% zinc and 0.20% lead (not included in copper
equivalent).
1. Width refers to drill hole intercepts; true widths have not been determined.
2. CuEq (copper equivalent) has been used to express the combined value of copper, gold, molybdenum, and
silver as a percentage of copper, and is provided for illustrative purposes only. No allowances have been
made for recovery losses that may occur should mining eventually result. Calculations use metal prices of
US$3.00/lb copper, US$1,800/oz gold, US$10/lb molybdenum, and US$22/oz silver, using the formula
CuEq % = Cu % + (Au g/t x 0.875) + (Mo % x 3.33) + (Ag g/t x 0.0107).
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Figure 1. Seel Breccia East area and new copper-gold porphyry zone showing 2022 drill
holes.
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Figure 2. Seel Breccia East area SE – NW cross-section showing results for hole S22-330.
See Figure 1 for section location.
Figure 3 shows a map of modelled resistivity values across the Seel deposit area at 100 metres
depth. The main mineralized zones at Seel show good correlation with conductive areas
interpreted to reflect strong hydrothermal alteration, with some deposits spanning more resistive
areas interpreted to reflect increased potassic alteration relative to sericitic alteration. The roughly
200 by 400 metre conductive feature immediately north of hole S22-330, along with the
moderately conductive halo, is considered a priority target for Cu-Au porphyry-style mineralization
and has not been drill tested previously.
Figure 4 shows a cross section through the new Cu-Au porphyry target area. The zone contains
a roughly 400 metre wide zone of moderate to high chargeability that directly correlates with the
conductor in Figure 3, and has excellent discovery potential.
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Figure 3. Resistivity map at 100 metres depth over the Seel deposit area showing the
outline of known deposits, 2022 and older drill holes, and the new proposed Cu-Au
porphyry target.
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Figure 4. South-North cross section through the new Cu-Au porphyry target area and
Seel Breccia East zone showing 3D IP chargeability and drill holes. See Figure 3 for
section location.
East Blackjack Target
Hole EBJ22-01 tested an induced polarization geophysical anomaly located 1.1 kilometres east
of the Company’s new Blackjack discovery hole (which intersected 1,430 g/t silver over 2 metres
within a broader zone of 99 g/t silver over 46 metres, previously released, see December 15, 2022
news release). Hole EBJ22-01 intersected 22 metres of gravel cover before intersecting large
zones of pervasive sericite-clay-pyrite alteration with zones of quartz veining and brecciation. The
hole did not return significant zones of mineralization, however, the large and intense alteration
system encountered is considered highly prospective for precious metal exploration.
Ootsa Berg Drilling Summary
The Company drilled 38 holes for 15,300 metres of drilling across the Ootsa and Berg properties
during the 2022 season. Eleven holes from the Ootsa property have now been received and
released and results for 17 additional holes from Ootsa are pending. During 2022, 10 holes were
drilled on multiple exploration targets on the Berg property and results for these holes are pending.
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Quality Control
All drill core is logged, photographed, and cut in half with a diamond saw. Half of the core is
bagged and sent to Actlabs in Kamloops, British Columbia for analysis (which is ISO/IEC 17025
accredited), while the other half is archived and stored on site for verification and reference
purposes. Gold is assayed using a 30g fire assay method and 33 additional elements are
analyzed by Induced Coupled Plasma (ICP) utilizing a 4-acid digestion. Duplicate samples, blanks,
and certified standards are included with every sample batch and then checked to ensure proper
quality assurance and quality control.
Qualified Person
Dr. Shane Ebert P.Geo., is the Qualified Person for the Ootsa and Berg projects as defined by
National Instrument 43-101 and has approved the technical disclosure contained in this news
release.
About Surge Copper Corp.
Surge Copper Corp. is a Canadian company that is advancing an emerging critical metals district
in a well-developed region of British Columbia, Canada. The Company controls a large,
contiguous mineral claim package that hosts multiple advanced porphyry deposits with pit-
constrained NI 43-101 compliant resources of copper, molybdenum, gold, and silver – metals
which are critical inputs to the low-carbon energy transition and associated electrification
technologies.
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Ootsa Property, an advanced-stage exploration project
containing the Seel and Ox porphyry deposits located adjacent to the open pit Huckleberry
Copper Mine, owned by Imperial Metals. The Ootsa Property contains pit-constrained NI 43-101
compliant resources of copper, gold, molybdenum, and silver in the Measured, Indicated, and
Inferred categories.
The Company is also earning a 70% interest in the Berg Property from Centerra Gold. Berg is a
large, advanced-stage exploration project located 28 km northwest of the Ootsa deposits. Berg
contains pit-constrained NI 43-101 compliant resources of copper, molybdenum, and silver in the
Measured, Indicated, and Inferred categories. Combined, the adjacent Ootsa and Berg properties
give Surge a dominant land position in the Ootsa-Huckleberry-Berg district and control over three
advanced porphyry deposits and multiple copper, gold, and silver exploration targets.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
“Leif Nilsson”
Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please contact:
Riley Trimble, Corporate Communications & Development
Telephone: +1 604 416 2978
Email: [email protected]
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