Imperial Drilling Intersects 52.6 Metres Grading 0.45% Copper and 1.29 g/t Silver at Whiting Creek - Seite 2

While historic drill holes in the Creek Zone intersected copper and molybdenum within the Whiting Creek Stock, intercepts from 2023 drilling confirm suggest that the surrounding altered volcanics can host significant mineralization. This is an important discovery as the highest copper concentrations and the majority of production at the Huckleberry mine has come from the altered contact volcanics. Additionally, intercepts from hole CW-23-01B identified a chalcocite enriched zone in the upper fractured rock and has expanded known copper mineralization 450 metres to the west.

Whiting Creek has been targeted over several generations of exploration, with numerous geochemical, geophysical, and drill programs conducted. Prominent surface gossans have attracted attention from explorers since the early 20th century. Previous exploration has discovered promising geophysical anomalies, large copper-in-soils anomaly, and numerous significant drill intercepts in a number of zones.

Mineralized intervals in hole CW-23-01B include:

Hole	From		To		Width		Cu%		Mo%		Ag g/t		CuEq%
CW-23-01B	67.4		384.2		316.8		0.23		0.008		0.89		0.29
including	67.4		120.0		52.6		0.45		0.006		1.29		0.50
including	320.0		357.5		37.5		0.32		0.005		1.72		0.37

CuEq% =Cu% +(6.84*Mo%)+(0.01*Ag g/t) based on insitu rock value, recoveries not included (Cu at US$3.80/lb, Mo at US$26.00/lb, Ag at US$23.00/oz)