Vizsla Copper Commences Drilling at the Thira Porphyry Copper Target, Poplar Project, Central British Columbia
VIZSLA COPPER COMMENCES DRILLING AT
THE THIRA PORPHYRY COPPER TARGET,
POPLAR PROJECT, CENTRAL BRITISH
COLUMBIA
VANCOUVER, BC
,
June 24, 2025
/CNW/ - Vizsla Copper Corp. (TSXV: VCU) (OTCQB: VCUFF)
(
FRANKFURT
: 97E0) ("
Vizsla Copper
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to report that drilling has
commenced at the Poplar Project, central BC. Drilling is focused on testing the copper-molybdenum
mineralization potential of the porphyry-related Thira target.
HIGHLIGHTS
Drilling is now underway at Poplar with the rig advancing the first hole of the program.
Drilling will target the highly prospective Thira porphyry-related copper-molybdenum
target.
"We are very pleased to see a drill rig spinning at our Poplar Project" commented
Craig Parry
,
Executive Chairman and CEO. "Our technical team has systematically advanced the very compelling
Thira target, and we are very excited to see drill core from an area that is largely covered by till. We
look forward to keeping all shareholders updated on our progress at Poplar as well as our other
exploration programs we have planned this year across our project portfolio."
Poplar Drill Program
Drilling will target copper-molybdenum mineralization across the broad and largely untested Thira
target (Figure 1, see
June 16
th
, 2025 News Release). The Thira target, 10 km south of the Poplar
copper-gold deposit (Figure 1; historical mineral resources of 152.3 million tonnes at 0.32% Cu, 0.09
g/t Au indicated and 139.3 million tonnes at 0.29% copper, 0.07 g/t Au inferred, Table 1
3
), consists
of a ~8 by 2 kilometer zone of porphyry-related alteration (phyllic and propylitic) exposed along
road-cuts and sparse outcrop. The centre of the alteration zone is covered by till where coincident
high-chargeability, magnetic, MobileMT, and multi-element soil anomalies define a highly prospective
porphyry-related copper-molybdenum target (Figure 2, see
October 8th, 2024
News Release). One
historical percussion drill hole (P95-05) completed in 1995 on the edge of the target area intersected
0.18% Cu and 0.022% Mo throughout its
67m
length
2
.
The planned program consists of up to 2,400 meters of diamond drilling across 5 to 6 holes covering
a potential footprint of ~500 by 600 meters. The drill rig is currently advancing the first hole.
Figure 1. Map of the Poplar Project showing the location of the Thira Target area and previously
acquired MobileMT data¹ (CNW Group/Vizsla Copper Corp.)
Figure 1. Map of the Poplar Project showing the location of the Thira Target area and previously
acquired MobileMT data
1
Figure 2. The Thira target area showing gridded IP chargeability data (700m elevation slice) and soil
geochemical data (see October 8th, 2024 and January 15th, 2024 News Releases). Drilling will
focus on areas showing strong spatial coincidence in geochemical and geophysical data. (CNW
Group/Vizsla Copper Corp.)
Figure 2. The Thira target area showing gridded IP chargeability data (
700m
elevation slice) and
soil geochemical data (see
October 8
th
, 2024 and
January 15
th
, 2024 News Releases)
. Drilling will
focus on areas showing strong spatial coincidence in geochemical and geophysical data.
Poplar Project
The 44,200 hectare Poplar project in central BC covers Mesozoic aged arc-related volcanic,
sedimentary and intrusive rocks considered prospective for porphyry-related copper and gold
mineralization. In addition to the Thira target, the project also hosts the Poplar deposit, a near-
surface porphyry-related copper and gold deposit, which contains close to 2 billion pounds of copper
and 750,000 ounces of gold
3
(indicated and inferred mineral resources, Table 1). Vizsla Copper has
the option to earn a 100% interest in the property through a series of expenditure commitments and
annual cash payments until 2027.
Table 1. Historical Mineral Resource Estimate for the Poplar Deposit
3
Class
Tonnes (Mt)
Grade
Metal
Cu (%)
Au (g/t)
Ag (g/t)
Cu (Mlbs)
Au (Koz)
Ag (Koz)
Indicated
152.3
0.32
0.09
2.58
1,091
430
12,640
Inferred
139.3
0.29
0.07
4.95
903
320
22,180
Notes:
*
Above a cutoff of 0.2% Cu
**
source – see Reference 3 below
About Vizsla Copper
Vizsla Copper is a Cu-Au-Mo focused mineral exploration and development company headquartered
in
Vancouver, Canada
. The Company is primarily focused on its flagship Woodjam project, located
within the prolific Quesnel Terrane, 55 kilometers east of the community of
Williams Lake, British
Columbia
. It has three additional copper properties: Poplar, Copperview, and Redgold, all well
situated amongst significant infrastructure in
British Columbia
. The Company's growth strategy is
focused on the exploration and development of its copper properties within its portfolio in addition to
value accretive acquisitions. Vizsla Copper's vision is to be a responsible copper explorer and
developer in the stable mining jurisdiction of
British Columbia, Canada
and it is committed to socially
responsible exploration and development, working safely, ethically and with integrity.
Vizsla Copper is a spin-out of Vizsla Silver and is backed by Inventa Capital Corp., a premier
investment group founded in 2017 with the goal of discovering and funding opportunities in the
resource sector. Additional information about the Company is available on SEDAR+ (
www.sedarplus.ca
) and the Company's website (
www.vizslacopper.com
).
Qualified Person and National Instrument 43-101 Disclosure
The Company's disclosure of technical or scientific information in this press release has been
reviewed and approved by
Christopher Leslie
, Ph.D., P.Geo., Technical Advisor for Vizsla Copper.
Dr. Leslie is a Qualified Person as defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-101.
Some technical information contained in this release is historical in nature and has been compiled
from public sources believed to be accurate. The technical information has not been verified by
Vizsla Copper and may in some instances be unverifiable. Mineralization hosted on adjacent and/or
nearby projects is not necessarily indicative of mineralization hosted on Vizsla Copper's projects.
The historical Poplar mineral resource is relevant, as it was prepared for the previous project owner
in 2021 using practices that are generally standard in the industry. It was created with ordinary
kriging of composited grades into a 3D block model. An independent qualified person has not done
sufficient work to classify the Poplar historical estimate as a current mineral resource for Vizsla
Copper Corp. and, the issuer is not treating the historical estimate as a current mineral resource.
References
1.
Henneberry, T.R. (2024), Data acquisition and processing report, Helicopter Borne MobileMT Electromagnetic and Magnetic Survey, Assessment Report Indexing System, Report
41614,
https://apps.nrs.gov.bc.ca/pub/aris
2.
Wagner, D. (1995), Soil sampling and percussion drilling on the Thira Property, Omineca Mining District, BC, Assessment Report Indexing System, Report 24109,
https://apps.nrs.gov.bc.ca/pub/aris
3.
Ashton, P.E. and Robb, W. (2021), Technical Report 2021 Update on the Poplar Deposit, Omineca Mining Division British Columbia,
https://sedarplus.ca
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