20261 release
Pacific Empire Reports Final Results from DD25-TRI-001, Confirming 240 Metres Grading 0.93% CuEq
Final assays for diamond drill hole DD25-TRI-001 at the Trident copper-gold project in north-central British Columbia returned 240.0 m grading 0.93% CuEq from 9.0 m, including 183.0 m at 1.13% CuEq previously reported, with mineralization continuing from 192.0 m to 249.0 m; three further zones between 249.0 m and the 503 m end of hole averaged 0.1-0.3% CuEq over 5-10 m. Pacific Empire has also commenced a process for a possible strategic investment or partnership, and assays from remaining holes are pending.
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202514 releases
Pacific Empire Intersects 183.0 Metres of 1.23% CuEq Starting at 9.0 Metres, Including 71.5 Metres of 1.80% CuEq at Trident A Zone, British Columbia
Hole DD25-TRI-001 at the A Zone of the Trident copper-gold project in north-central British Columbia returned 183.0 metres grading 1.23% CuEq (0.772% Cu, 0.51 g/t Au, 3.4 g/t Ag) from 9.0 to 192.0 metres, including 71.5 metres at 1.80% CuEq from 21.0 metres and 1.25 metres at 11.01% CuEq from 59.0 metres. The results cover only the upper portion of the hole; assays for the remainder and for five other holes from the 2,603-metre, six-hole winter program are pending. Pacific Empire also engaged Hillside Consulting and Media Inc. for CAD $45,000 plus taxes.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Reports Strong Market Interest and Completion of First Hole at Trident Gold-Enriched Copper Project
The first diamond drill hole (DD25TRI001) at the 100%-owned Trident copper-gold project in north-central British Columbia was completed to 503 metres, with visible sulphides and copper mineralization observed in portions of the hole, correlating with hornblende-feldspar porphyry intrusive units. Core is being prepared for shipment to ALS Laboratories in North Vancouver for geochemical analysis. Hole 2 was collared about 500 metres north-northeast, drilled at azimuth 010° and dip –70°. Shares closed at $0.07 on 5.9 million shares traded October 20, 2025.
NewsPacific Empire Closes Second Tranche of Private Placement and Announces Arrival of Omineca Drilling at Trident
The second and final tranche of a non-brokered private placement closed for gross proceeds of C$140,702, bringing the total raised to C$1,526,991.95, through 22,999,770 Hard Dollar Units at C$0.035 and 18,050,000 Flow-Through Units at C$0.04, with finder's fees of C$56,611.94 cash and 1,539,984 warrants. Omineca Drilling Ltd. has arrived at the Trident Copper-Gold Project in north-central British Columbia, with diamond drilling commencing today under a fully permitted five-hole program of approximately 2,500 metres testing porphyry and breccia targets.
FinancingPacific Empire Announces Closing of First Tranche of Financing, Mobilization of Crews to Trident, and Grant of Options
The first tranche of a non-brokered private placement closed for gross proceeds of C$1,386,289.95, with 21,122,570 Hard Dollar Units at C$0.035 and 16,175,000 Flow-Through Units at C$0.04 issued; finders' fees of C$48,862.80 cash and 1,329,830 finder warrants were paid. Field crews have mobilized to the Trident copper-gold-silver project in north-central British Columbia, with the fully permitted diamond drill program expected to begin on or about October 12, 2025. The Company also granted 7,700,000 options at C$0.05 for five years.
FinancingPacific Empire Announces Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement of up to 15,000,000 units at C$0.035 for up to C$525,000 and up to 15,000,000 flow-through units at C$0.04 for up to C$600,000 is planned, each unit including one warrant exercisable at C$0.05 (hard dollar) or C$0.06 (flow-through) for two years. Closing is expected on or around October 10, 2025, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval. Proceeds will fund a five-hole, 2,500-metre drill program at the Trident copper-gold-silver project in British Columbia and working capital.
FinancingPacific Empire Announces Oversubscription of Private Placement and CFO Appointment
A previously announced non-brokered private placement dated September 17, 2025 has been increased from up to C$1,125,000 to up to 23,000,000 Hard Dollar Units and 18,000,000 Flow-Through Units for gross proceeds of up to C$1,525,000, with Hard Dollar Units at C$0.035 (warrant at C$0.05 for two years) and Flow-Through Units at C$0.04 (warrant at C$0.06 for two years). Proceeds will fund the permitted 2025 diamond drill program at the Trident copper-gold-silver project in north-central British Columbia and working capital. Leon Ho replaces Doug Reed as CFO, effective immediately.
FinancingPacific Empire Outlines High-Priority Drill Targets for 2025 at Trident Copper-Gold Project
A five-hole, approximately 2,500-metre diamond drill program (about 500 m per hole) is planned at the Trident copper-gold property in north-central British Columbia, with drilling scheduled to begin in September 2025. The plan includes one porphyry confirmation hole at the historical A Zone, two porphyry discovery holes and two breccia discovery holes north of a creek, an area never drilled despite nearly 80 historical holes, now accessible under a recently granted Multi-Year Area-Based Exploration Permit.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Retains Omineca Drilling for September Diamond Drill Program at Trident Copper-Gold Property
Omineca Drilling Ltd. has been retained to complete a roughly 2,500-metre diamond drill program at the 100%-owned Trident copper-gold property in north-central British Columbia, with drilling scheduled to start in September 2025. An excavator has been mobilized to clear and re-establish existing access roads, and a multi-year Mines Act permit authorizes surface drilling from 20 permitted drill sites until September 2028. Omineca previously drilled the property in 2014.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Receives 3-Year Permit to Drill High-Priority Trident Copper-Gold Targets
A multi-year Mines Act Permit (MX-100000345) has been issued by British Columbia's Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals for the 100%-owned Trident property in north-central BC, valid until September 30, 2028. It authorizes surface diamond drilling from 20 permitted drill sites, camp and staging area construction, exploration access and road work, and fuel storage. Pacific Empire plans its inaugural diamond drilling program at Trident in September 2025, targeting a gold-enriched copper porphyry system.
CorporatePacific Empire Reports Re-Assay Results up to 1.57m @ 0.93% Cu & 1.06 g/t Au, Updates Exploration Plan and Launches LiDAR Survey at Trident Copper-Gold Project
Re-assay of quarter core from historical drillhole 2008-01 at the Trident copper-gold property in north-central British Columbia returned 1.57 metres grading 0.93% Cu and 1.06 g/t Au (20.43–22.00 m), plus 0.48 g/t Au and 0.45% Cu over 12.57 metres and 0.58 g/t Au and 0.42% Cu over 16.0 metres. Eagle Mapping has been engaged for a high-resolution LiDAR survey to finalize drill pad locations for the 2025 diamond drill program. Hillside Consulting and Media Inc. was retained for investor relations for up to four weeks from August 13 for C$100,000 plus GST.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Announces Closing of $300,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement of Units
A non-brokered private placement announced July 21, 2025 has closed, with 15,000,000 units issued at $0.02 for gross proceeds of $300,000; each unit comprises one common share and one warrant exercisable at $0.05 for 24 months. Finder's fees went to Haywood Securities ($7,000 cash, 350,000 warrants), Research Capital ($490, 24,500) and Ventum Financial ($1,960, 98,000), with directors and officers subscribing for $23,500. Proceeds are for working capital, exploration at the Trident copper-gold project in British Columbia, and marketing.
FinancingPacific Empire Arranges $300,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement
A non-brokered private placement of up to 15,000,000 units at C$0.02 per unit for gross proceeds of up to C$300,000 is planned, with each unit including one common share and one warrant exercisable at C$0.05 for 24 months. Proceeds will fund general working capital, exploration at the Trident copper-gold project in British Columbia, and marketing. Haywood Securities Inc. will receive a 7% finder's fee and broker warrants; Kim Casswell has resigned as Corporate Secretary.
FinancingPacific Empire Provides Updated Drill Targets at Trident and Pinnacle Projects
Updated drill targets have been defined at the Trident and Pinnacle copper-gold projects in north-central British Columbia, located about 50 km west of Centerra Gold's Mt. Milligan Mine and 30 km southeast of NorthWest Copper's Kwanika deposit. At Trident, soil sampling returned copper up to 5,213 ppm and gold up to 591 ppb, while float samples at the Eastern Breccia target graded up to 3.3% Cu, 3.6 g/t Au and 56.6 g/t Ag. A systematic drill program at Trident is planned in the coming months.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Outlines 2025 Exploration Plans and Permitting for Trident
An initial 3–5 hole diamond drill program is planned for 2025 at the Trident copper-gold property in north-central British Columbia, with holes to depths of approximately 500 to 600 metres targeting the area north of the historic A-Zone. A multi-year exploration permit application covering 20 diamond drill holes, geophysical surveys and additional road construction has been submitted to the Inspector of Mines, with approval anticipated in Spring 2025. At the adjacent Pinnacle property, work will involve assessing new logging roads followed by prospecting, mapping and rock sampling.
Corporate
202416 releases
Pacific Empire Presents Final Results of Drill Target Generation at Trident
Drill targets and a diamond drilling strategy have been finalized at the Trident copper-gold property, located 50 km west of Centerra Gold's Mt. Milligan Mine in British Columbia. The program proposes an initial fence of 3-5 drill holes running south to north across the target area, plus one hole testing a potential high-grade breccia pipe. Updated targeting indicates regional stratigraphy dips about 20 degrees south and the main porphyry target dips 70 degrees north, the orientation planned for the holes.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Assays to 2.95 g/t Gold & 0.65% Copper from Outcrop at Trident
Rock chip and historical drill core sampling at the Trident copper-gold property in north-central British Columbia returned 2.95 g/t gold and 0.65% copper from outcrop at Campbell's Trench, located 1,000 metres northwest of the A Zone. Historical hole DDH2007-01 assayed 0.98% copper and 0.38 g/t gold over 10.6 metres, including 1.53% copper and 0.62 g/t gold over 2.4 metres, while DDH2007-04 returned 0.67% copper and 0.57 g/t gold over 11.6 metres. Fourteen samples were analyzed at ALS Laboratories in North Vancouver.
Drill resultsResistivity Signature from Pacific Empire’s Mobile MT Survey at Trident Analogous to Mt. Milligan
An airborne mobile magnetotelluric survey over the Trident and Pinnacle properties in north-central British Columbia identified a new copper-gold porphyry drill target at Trident, where a resistivity anomaly reaches surface, extends to depth and is up to 1.5 km wide. The company says the signature resembles that at Centerra Gold's Mt. Milligan mine, and that historical Trident drill core returned grades up to 0.84% Cu. The target is to be drilled in an August/September 2024 program.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Announces Grant of Options
The board approved the grant of incentive stock options to certain directors to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,000,000 common shares under the company's omnibus equity incentive compensation plan. The options are exercisable at $0.055 per common share and expire three years from the date of grant, subject to the plan, option agreements and TSX Venture Exchange requirements.
CorporatePacific Empire Presenting at Metals Investor Forum in Vancouver and Preliminary Data from Airborne MobileMT™ Survey at Trident
A recently completed airborne MobileMT™ magnetotelluric survey totalling 164 line-kilometres over the Trident and Pinnacle properties in north-central British Columbia identified a significant low-resistivity/high-conductivity anomaly at depth on Trident. The survey covered the primary target area, where historical assays include DDH-1971-13 at 70.07m @ 0.69% Cu and DDH 2007-2 at 100.00m @ 0.59% Cu and 0.18 g/t Au. Results of 3D modelling and data integration will follow as drill targets are refined. CEO Brad Peters presents at the Metals Investor Forum in Vancouver on May 10 at 2:20 pm PST.
CorporatePacific Empire Announces Appointment of Mr. Andrew Lee to the Board of Directors
Andrew Lee has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Pacific Empire Minerals Corp., effective immediately. Lee is Director of Finance at Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. and previously held analytical positions at BHP Group Limited in Singapore, with over 15 years of experience in mining finance. Pacific Empire is a copper-gold explorer with a 22,541-hectare land position in north-central British Columbia, including its Trident copper-gold-silver porphyry project.
ManagementPacific Empire Announces Closing of Oversubscribed Non-Brokered Private Placement Financing
A non-brokered private placement of 14,450,000 units at $0.05 per unit closed for gross proceeds of $722,500, with each unit comprising one common share and one warrant exercisable at $0.08 for 36 months from closing. Proceeds are for exploration at the Trident copper-gold-silver porphyry project in British Columbia and general working purposes. Finder's fees of C$26,075 and 521,500 finder's warrants were issued; insiders bought 1,200,000 units for $60,000. Securities are subject to a hold period expiring September 7, 2024.
FinancingPacific Empire Announces Upsizing of Private Placement Financing
A previously announced non-brokered private placement has been increased from C$500,000 to C$722,500 due to excess demand, comprising up to 14,450,000 units at C$0.05 per unit. Each unit includes one common share and one warrant exercisable at C$0.08 for 36 months. Proceeds will fund exploration at the Trident copper-gold-silver porphyry project in British Columbia and general working purposes, with closing expected on or around May 6, 2024, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
FinancingPacific Empire Announces Fully Subscribed Private Placement Financing
A fully subscribed, non-brokered private placement of 10,000,000 units at $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of $500,000 has been arranged, with each unit comprising one common share and one warrant exercisable at $0.08 for 36 months from closing. Proceeds will fund exploration at the Trident copper-gold-silver porphyry project and general working purposes. Closing is expected on or around April 30, 2024, subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
FinancingPacific Empire Announces Completion of Mobile MagnetoTelluric Survey at Trident and Pinnacle
An airborne MobileMT survey by Expert Geophysics Ltd. has been completed over the 100%-owned Trident and Pinnacle copper-gold projects in the South Hogem Copper-Gold Belt, British Columbia, totalling 164 line-kilometres on a 200 m line spacing grid, with imaging to depths over 1 km plus complementary VLF data. Preliminary data is expected in the coming days and final processing will be done in Toronto over the coming weeks. Drilling is anticipated during the Summer/Fall 2024 exploration season.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Announces Commencement of Mobile MagnetoTelluric Survey at Trident and Pinnacle
An airborne MobileMT survey by Expert Geophysics Ltd. has begun at the 100% owned Trident and Pinnacle copper-gold projects in the South Hogem Copper-Gold Belt, British Columbia, totalling approximately 164 line-kilometres on a 200 m line spacing grid to a depth of over 1 km, with complementary VLF data collected. Historical Trident assays include DDH-1971-13: 70.07m @ 0.69% Cu and DDH 2007-2: 100.00m @ 0.59% Cu and 0.18 g/t Au. Drilling is anticipated in Summer/Fall 2024.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Announces Expert Geophysics Ltd. to Conduct Mobile MagnetoTelluric Survey at Trident
An airborne MobileMT survey by Expert Geophysics Ltd. is scheduled to begin March 27, 2024 at Pacific Empire's 100%-owned Trident and Pinnacle copper-gold projects in the South Hogem Copper-Gold Belt, British Columbia. The program covers approximately 164 line-kilometres on 200 m line spacing, imaging to depths over 1 km, and is expected to take three to five days, with final results available within three weeks of completion. Drilling of resulting targets is anticipated in the Summer/Fall 2024 season.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Presenting at Metals Investor Forum in Toronto and Provides Update on Airborne MobileMT™ Survey at Trident
An airborne MobileMT™ survey is planned at the Trident copper-gold-silver property in north-central British Columbia, to be initiated as soon as possible after the PDAC conference held in Toronto March 3-6, 2024. CEO Brad Peters will present at the Metals Investor Forum in Toronto, held March 1-2 at the Delta Hotels Toronto, on March 2 at 10:00 am EST. The Company also granted 5,000,000 incentive stock options exercisable at $0.05 per share for three years to directors, officers, management company employees and consultants.
CorporatePacific Empire Announces Engagement of Expert Geophysics Ltd. to Conduct Mobile MagnetoTelluric Survey at Trident
Expert Geophysics Ltd. has been engaged to fly an airborne MobileMT survey over Pacific Empire's 100%-owned Trident and Pinnacle copper-gold projects in the South Hogem Copper-Gold Belt, British Columbia, covering approximately 164 line-km on a 200 m line spacing grid to a depth of 1 km, with complementary VLF data. Surveying is planned to begin in late February to early March and take 3 to 5 days, with results expected within 3 weeks of completion. Drilling of targets is anticipated in the Summer 2024 field season. Historical Trident drilling includes DDH 2007-2: 100.00 m at 0.59% Cu and 0.18 g/t Au.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Closes Second Tranche of Private Placement Financing
The second tranche of the non-brokered private placement announced December 19, 2023 has closed, with 11,000,000 common shares issued at $0.01 each and 4,000,000 flow-through shares at $0.015 each for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $170,000. Flow-through proceeds are allocated to exploration at the Trident project, with the balance for general corporate purposes and property exploration. Haywood Securities Inc. receives a 7% cash finder's fee and broker warrants; the hold period expires May 17, 2024.
FinancingPacific Empire Closes First Tranche of Private Placement Financing
The first tranche of a non-brokered private placement announced December 19, 2023 has closed, with 9,000,000 common shares issued at $0.01 and 10,999,999 flow-through shares at $0.015 for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $255,000. Flow-through proceeds will fund exploration at the Trident copper-gold-silver project in north-central British Columbia, with share proceeds for general corporate purposes and property exploration. Officers and directors bought 1,333,333 FT Shares for $20,000; hold period expires April 30, 2024.
Financing
20232 releases
Pacific Empire Announces Appointment of Mr. Chris Tucker to the Board of Directors
Chris Tucker has been appointed to the board of directors of Pacific Empire Minerals, effective immediately. Tucker holds a BSc (Environment) from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Applied Science (Mining Engineering) from the University of British Columbia, with over 10 years of mining industry experience in project finance, risk management and ESG strategy and reporting. The company is targeting discovery at its Trident copper-gold-silver porphyry project in British Columbia in 2024.
ManagementPacific Empire Provides Corporate and Exploration Update
A 100% interest has been acquired in the Trident copper-gold porphyry project in British Columbia, covering 6,618 hectares, subject to a 2% NSR, with PAC credits used to maintain claims in good standing until 2027; historical A Zone drilling included 0.84% Cu over 45.7 metres and 0.70% Cu over 51.8 metres. An airborne Mobile Magneto Telluric survey is planned northeast of the A Zone. Exploration at Trident and Pinnacle was suspended during July and August due to the 15,943.6-hectare Klawli Lake Fire, with Teako Minerals continuing partner-funded work at Pinnacle.
Corporate
20225 releases
Pacific Empire Drills 178 m of 0.32% Copper Equivalent in Step-Out Drilling at Jean Marie
Step-out drilling at the Jean Marie copper-molybdenum-silver-gold porphyry project in central British Columbia returned 178 m of 0.32% copper equivalent in JM-22-02, including 76 m of 0.52% CuEq, 31 m of 0.68% CuEq and 10 m of 1.15% CuEq, while JM-22-01 returned 155 m of 0.20% CuEq. Both holes intersected mineralized hydrothermal breccia, with JM-22-02 drilled 200 metres northwest of historical hole 97-11, to depths of 300 m and 400 m respectively.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Intersects Mineralized Breccia in Drilling at Jean Marie
Two diamond drill holes totalling 700 metres at the Jean Marie copper-molybdenum-silver-gold property in central British Columbia intersected copper mineralization, extending known mineralization about 200 metres to the northwest; JM22-01 was drilled to 400 metres and JM22-02 to 300 metres, intercepting mineralized breccia from approximately 150 to 210 metres depth. Assays have been received and will be released in the coming days. Option terms with 1111 Exploration Corp. on the Pinnacle property were revised, allowing Eleven to earn 70% through $3,000,000 in exploration expenditures, $460,000 in cash ($75,000 paid) and 3,800,000 shares (500,000 issued) by August 2026.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Announces Commencement of Diamond Drilling at Jean Marie
Diamond drilling has begun at the Jean Marie copper-molybdenum-silver-gold porphyry project in north-central British Columbia, testing two high-priority targets delineated from 2020-2021 exploration work. Target 1 covers the historical A and B Zones, where hole J97-11 returned 1.19% copper and 5.74 g/t silver over 27 metres to a depth of 276 metres. Target 2, northwest of a 3 km copper-molybdenum till anomaly, has never been drill tested. Atlas Drilling Ltd. of Kamloops is the contractor.
Drill resultsPacific Empire Announces Acquisition of Col Copper-Gold Porphyry Project and Solidifies Regional Scale Land Position
A 100% interest in the Col copper-gold porphyry property in British Columbia has been acquired, comprising 17 mineral claims over 6,618 hectares located 50 km southeast of Northwest Copper's Kwanika Deposit and 50 km northwest of Centerra Gold's Mt. Milligan Mine. Vendors Indata Resources and Nation River Resources received a 2% net smelter return royalty, half of which PEMC may buy back for $500,000. Historical A Zone drilling returned 0.84% Cu over 45.7 m and 0.59% Cu and 0.18 g/t Au over 100 m.
AcquisitionPacific Empire Provides Exploration Update and Retains Atlas Drilling for Diamond Drilling at Jean Marie
Atlas Drilling Ltd. of Kamloops, British Columbia has been retained for diamond drilling this summer at the Jean Marie copper porphyry project in north-central British Columbia, where two high-priority drill targets have been finalized. Target 1 lies in the historical A and B Zones, where hole J97-11 graded 1.19% copper and 5.74 g/t silver over 27 metres to a depth of 276 metres. Target 2, northwest of a 3 km copper-molybdenum till anomaly, has never been drill tested.
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