Star Copper (CSE:STCU) is aiming to advance Canada’s next copper-gold porphyry discovery, after completing three step-out holes at the Star Main target in British Columbia, Canada.
The phase two drilling program expands the copper footprint to the north and west, while also sharpening vectors to the potassic core that underpins the Star Project’s larger scale potential.
Star Copper says these holes, coupled with ongoing work at the satellite targets, position the company to deliver a steady cadence of results, as well as define a data-driven 2026 program. The 2026 program will focus on step outs and deeper testing.
To date, 11 holes from the 2025 drilling program are pending assaying.
CEO Darryl Jones says the company has extended mineralisation into new panels, strengthened the link between potassic alteration and chalcopyrite at depth, as well as added corridors displaying veining density where it matters most.
“We are very excited by what we’re seeing for our exploration campaigns this year,” Jones says.
“The holes were sited within the Star Main target area to extend mineralisation north and west of recent collars and to tighten the geological framework linking near-surface copper oxide mineralisation with hypogene vein and dissemination-hosted chalcopyrite mineralisation in potassic-altered intrusives and associated vein networks.”
The Star target is an advancing copper-gold system with potential for extension both laterally and at depth. The project is located within the Golden Triangle, which is a loosely defined region that hosts gold, silver, and copper deposits in northwestern British Columbia.
Star Copper is a Canadian mineral explorer focused on advancing its portfolio of assets.
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