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Commodore outlines 2026 exploration program for Keefers-Hannah

Commodore Metals (CSE:C) has reported exploration results from its Keefers-Hannah Gold Project in British Columbia, Canada and outlined recommendations for expanded work in 2026.

The company completed exploration on the project located near Boston Bar, approximately 130km northeast of Vancouver.

The program investigated previously discovered anomalous gold values and arsenic geochemistry associated with the main fault structure, referred to as the West structural zone.

Commodore focused exploration on the Hannah East zone, which shows gold and arsenic anomalies, with previous assay values ranging from 0.48 grams per tonne to 17.10g/t gold (Au).

The zone extends approximately 150m and varies in width from two to five metres.

Previous grab samples taken in 2010 assayed up to 8.70g/t Au in the quartz-arsenopyrite zone at the main Hannah East zone.

Five diamond drill holes completed in February 2011 in Hannah East exhibited structurally complex folding and intersected several gold zones.

An airborne survey showed several magnetic and radiometric anomalies, helping trace the Keefers showing.

This survey previously produced a representative sample assaying 1.42% copper, 2.24% nickel, 0.15% cobalt, 3.77g/t platinum, and 0.79g/t palladium.

During the 2024 exploration season, Commodore undertook two drill holes along with general prospecting and geological mapping.

One drill hole, located south of Hannah East, was completed in September 2024 using a hand-operated Shaw Drill to a depth of 3.66m with 90% core recovery.

The company’s consulting geologist recommends extending the airborne survey conducted in September 2025 further north over the Hannah East Zone, continuing north for approximately 2.5km and westerly for 3–5km.

Additional geochemical soil and rock chip sampling and geological mapping are also recommended across the north-northwest-trending anomaly.

Management is reviewing the recommendations and considering its next steps.

Commodore Metals is a Canadian junior explorer based in Vancouver, advancing the Keefers-Hannah Gold Project in British Columbia.

Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au

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