Key facts
| Company | Sterling Metals (TSXV: SAG) |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Copper |
| Location | Canada |
| Stage | Early exploration |
About Soo Copper Project
Location of the Soo Copper Project in Ontario, Canada located in proximity to significant infrastructure
News releases20 on file
Sterling Extends Core MEPS Copper Zone to 700m; Intersects 200m of 0.53% CuEq Including 102m of 0.81% CuEq
Drill hole SC-26-26 at the MEPS Zone of the Soo Copper Project near Batchewana Bay, Ontario returned 397.19m grading 0.37% CuEq from bedrock to the end of hole, including 200m at 0.53% CuEq, 101.9m at 0.81% CuEq and 13.25m at 1.82% CuEq, collared about 300m west of the MEPS discovery. SC-26-25 returned 128m at 0.31% CuEq, including 16m at 0.98% CuEq. Drilling has delineated a 700m continuous MEPS
Drill resultsSterling Increases Strike of MEPS Discovery to 1.3km and Discovers Molybdenum-Copper Porphyry Stock at Depth
Drill hole SC-26-16 at the MEPS Zone of the Soo Copper Project near Batchewana Bay, Ontario returned 450.92 m grading 0.30% CuEq from the top of bedrock, including 101 m at 0.50% CuEq and 12 m at 1.70% CuEq. Results from SC-26-14 to SC-26-17 extend the MEPS strike by 300 m to over 1.3 km. SC-26-16 intersected a mineralized granite porphyry stock at 301 m downhole grading 0.32% CuEq over 162 m, wit
Drill resultsSterling Expands High-Grade Copper Mineralization East at MEPS Intersecting 203 Metres at 0.51% CuEq: Includes 16.25 Metres at 2.31% CuEq and 9.50 Metres at 2.34% CuEq within 445 Metres at 0.40% CuEq
Drill hole SC-26-13 at the MEPS Zone of the Soo Copper Project near Batchewana Bay, Ontario returned 445.0m grading 0.40% CuEq from 22m depth, including 203.10m at 0.51% CuEq, 9.50m at 2.34% CuEq from 74m and 16.25m at 2.31% CuEq from 176m, plus 7.4m at 1.49% CuEq from 459m. The hole, collared 140m east of SC-26-10, extends higher-grade mineralization about 100m farther east. 38 holes totalling 17
Drill resultsSterling Drills Molybdenum Rich Breccia Below MEPS Discovery Intersecting 57 m of 0.81% CuEq Within a Near-Surface 358 m of 0.50% CuEq Including 8.5 m of 4.74% CuEq
Drilling at the MEPS Zone of the Soo Copper Project near Batchewana Bay, Ontario returned 497.55 m grading 0.41% CuEq from 4.0 m in hole SC-26-10, including 358 m at 0.50% CuEq and 8.50 m at 4.74% CuEq. The same hole cut a molybdenite-rich breccia below the copper zone, 57 m grading 0.81% CuEq (1,077 ppm Mo). SC-26-11 returned 317.2 m at 0.25% CuEq and SC-26-12 returned 477 m at 0.23% CuEq. Roughl
Drill resultsSterling Metals Continues to Intersect Continuous Copper Mineralization from Surface
Three drill holes at the Soo Copper Project near Batchewana Bay, Ontario intersected near-surface copper: SC-26-07 returned 247.0 m grading 0.34% CuEq from 7.0 m, SC-26-08 returned 291.3 m at 0.32% CuEq from 37.7 m, and SC-26-09 returned 305.1 m at 0.31% CuEq from 3.0 m, testing the northwest and west extents of the MEPS Zone. Drilling continues, with about 15,000 m completed of a minimum 20,000 m
Drill resultsSterling Metals Expands Soo Copper Footprint of Broad Near-Surface Copper Mineralization
Assay results from the first six holes of the 2026 drilling program at the Soo Copper Project near Batchewana Bay, Ontario returned 503.9m of 0.26% CuEq (0.14% Cu, 0.05 g/t Au, 0.64 g/t Ag, 177.4 ppm Mo) from 3.1m depth in SC-26-04, 289.5m of 0.26% CuEq from 3.5m in SC-26-05, and 214.5m of 0.29% CuEq from 3.0m in SC-26-06, including 10.5m of 1.01% CuEq from 207.0m. A copper-bearing multi-phase por
Drill resultsSterling Metals Intersects 235.5m at 0.42% Cu and 0.042 g/t Au including 32.75m at 1.31% Cu and 0.11 g/t Au and Discovers New Bornite-Covellite Zone
Final assays from five holes in the completed 2025 drill program at the Soo Copper Project near Batchewana Bay, Ontario returned 235.5m at 0.42% Cu and 0.042 g/t Au from 85.5m in MEPS-25-20, including 32.75m at 1.31% Cu and 0.11 g/t Au from 194m. MEPS-25-22 ended in bornite-covellite quartz veining, with its final 11.95m grading 1.51% CuEq, 120m from the original bornite discovery. A second drill
Drill resultsSterling Metals Discovers Cu-Mo Porphyry Stock 1.5km from MEPS Discovery Zone Confirming Scale of Porphyry Copper System
The first hole of the 2026 drill program at the Soo Copper Project in Ontario, SC-26-01, intersected a felsic porphyry stock over more than 400m, starting at about 530m vertical depth and continuing at roughly 1,000m depth, with disseminated and vein-hosted chalcopyrite, bornite and molybdenite plus potassic alteration. The stock lies about 1.5km from the MEPS Discovery, where hole MEPS-25-02 retu
Drill resultsSterling Metals Expands MEPS Discovery Confirming 400m of East-West Strike
Six additional drill holes from the completed 2025 program at the Soo Copper Project near Batchewana Bay, Ontario, confirm continuous copper mineralization from surface across approximately 400m of east-west strike in the MEPS zone. MEPS-25-18 returned 38.9% Cu over 0.3m at 227.4m, within 24m at 2.05% CuEq and a broader 237.2m at 0.5% CuEq, while MEPS-25-16 returned 13.55m at 2.04% CuEq from 96.35
Drill resultsSterling Metals Commences 2026 Drill Campaign at Soo Copper, Ontario
A minimum 20,000-metre drill campaign has begun at the Soo Copper Project, located one hour north of Sault Ste. Marie near Batchawana Bay, Ontario. The winter portion will test larger-scale targets along strike and below the MEPS discovery area, with the program focused on delineating the MEPS discovery's scale and testing targets from surface copper occurrences and geophysical data. Sterling said
Drill resultsSterling Metals Expands Bornite Zone within Large Porphyry Copper System
Drilling at the Soo Copper Project near Batchewana Bay, Ontario returned 300.5m of 0.4% CuEq from 131.6m in MEPS-25-12, including 50m of 0.92% CuEq from 315.5m and 10.0m of 2.42% CuEq from 343.0m, and 279.5m of 0.31% CuEq from 135.2m in MEPS-25-11, including 11.4m of 1.69% CuEq from 344.1m. MEPS-25-01 extended copper mineralization about 300m south. Results cover 17 of 33 holes (6,267m) completed
Drill resultsSterling Metals Provides Year End Update to Stakeholders
A year-end letter from CEO Mathew Wilson reports approximately 11 kilometres of drilling completed in 2025 at the Soo Copper Project in Batchewana Bay, Ontario, including a high-grade bornite zone with copper and locally high-grade nuggety gold values, and surface prospecting identifying a 6-kilometre copper trend. Remaining drill assays from the MEPS area are expected in early 2026. Plans include
CorporateSterling Metals Announces Closing of Private Placement to Accelerate Advancement of the Soo Copper Project
A non-brokered private placement closed for aggregate gross proceeds of $14,000,098.10, through 5,244,517 units at $1.50 and 2,666,662 charity flow-through units at $2.30, each including one-half warrant exercisable at $3.00 for two years. Charity flow-through proceeds of $6.2 million will fund Canadian exploration expenses at the Soo Copper Project in Ontario, with about $15 million in treasury.
FinancingSterling Metals Summer Field Program Discovers Bornite in Outcrop Across a 6km Corridor and Appoints Dr. Neil O’Brien as Chief Geologist
Surface mapping and sampling at the Soo Copper Project near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario identified chalcopyrite and bornite over a corridor now exceeding 6km, with 1,323 new soil samples yielding 122 new copper samples (assays pending) and 93 copper-bearing samples, including 38 with bornite, across a 2km Gimlet Target Area more than 2km from drill hole MEPS-25-02. Reprocessed 2014 ZTEM data shows a
Drill resultsSterling Metals Announces High-Grade Copper Discovery at the Soo Copper Project Intersecting 262.5m of 1.05% CuEq, Including 68.3m of 3.25% CuEq and 9.3m of 19.8% CuEq from Near Surface
Drill hole MEPS-25-02 at the Soo Copper Project in Batchewana Bay, Ontario intersected 262.5m of 1.05% CuEq from 47.5m downhole, including 68.28m of 3.25% CuEq from 179.72m and 9.15m of 19.81% CuEq, with 21.3% Cu and 196 g/t Au over 0.6m from 219.85m. The hole, part of the Phase 2 program, returned bornite mineralization from 24m to 350m downhole and no pyrite or pyrrhotite in the reported section
Drill resultsSterling Metals Announces Exploration Agreement With Garden River First Nation
An exploration agreement dated September 8, 2025 has been signed with Garden River First Nation covering the 100%-owned Soo Copper project in Batchewana Bay, Ontario, and any additional claims Sterling acquires within GRFN traditional territory; Sterling will issue 210,000 common shares on execution, subject to a four-month-plus-a-day hold period and TSX Venture Exchange approval. Sterling also en
CorporateSterling Metals Commences Phase 2 Drilling and Provides Exploration Update at the Soo Copper Project
A Phase 2 drill program of 3,000 to 5,000 metres has begun at the 100%-owned Soo Copper Project at Batchewana Bay, Ontario, testing four target areas including the down-dip extension of the GFP porphyry dyke swarm, where Phase 1 hole MJ-01 returned 359.6m of 0.26% Cu, 0.011% Mo, 0.05g/t Au and 1.4g/t Ag, and the depth extension of the Richards Breccia. Three field teams extended the copper-in-soil
Drill resultsSterling Metals Intercepts Porphyry Copper in Final Three Holes of the Drill Program at Soo Copper
Results from the final three holes of a four-hole, 1,789 metre maiden diamond drill program at the 25,000-hectare Soo Copper Project in Batchewana Bay, Ontario, returned 107.5m grading 0.31% CuEq in CH-25-01, including 30.3m at 0.74% CuEq; 198m at 0.30% CuEq within 392m at 0.25% CuEq in MJ-25-02; and 120m at 0.30% CuEq in MJ-25-03. The mineralized structural corridor has been traced over 1km of st
Drill resultsSterling Metals Intersects 359.3m of 0.36% CuEq from Near Surface with Multiple Zones of Bornite Across Preserved Porphyry Copper Deposit in its First Drill Hole at the Newly Renamed Soo Copper Project
Hole MJ-25-01, the first of four diamond drill holes at the Soo Copper Project (formerly Copper Road) in Batchewana Bay, Ontario, returned 0.36% CuEq over 359.3m from 14.3m, including 0.56% CuEq over 75.2m, with the entire hole from 13.3m to 496.0m grading 0.28% CuEq over 482.8m. Bornite intervals included 0.43% CuEq over 40.4m from 249.6m and 0.56% CuEq over 26.5m from 347.0m. The program totalle
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