Pacific Empire Retains Omineca Drilling for September Diamond Drill Program at Trident Copper-Gold Property
Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC) has engaged Omineca Drilling to conduct a 2,500-metre diamond drill program at its 100%-owned Trident copper-gold property in north-central British Columbia, scheduled for September 2025. The company has secured a Multi-Year Mines Act Permit valid until September 2028, allowing drilling from 20 permitted sites.
Road re-establishment is currently underway with excavator work to prepare access ahead of drilling. The Trident property is strategically located within the Quesnel Terrane, near the Hogem Plutonic Suite contact, an area known for significant copper-gold porphyry deposits. This will be the first modern drill campaign to test the main target area, which was previously inaccessible.
Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC) ha incaricato Omineca Drilling di eseguire un programma di perforazione diamantina da 2.500 metri sulla sua proprietà Trident, interamente controllata, nel nord-centrale della British Columbia, previsto per settembre 2025. La società ha ottenuto un Permesso Multi-Year Mines Act valido fino a settembre 2028, che autorizza perforazioni da 20 siti approvati.
È in corso il ripristino delle strade, con lavori di escavatore per predisporre gli accessi in vista delle perforazioni. La proprietà Trident si trova strategicamente nel Quesnel Terrane, vicino al contatto della Hogem Plutonic Suite, una zona nota per importanti depositi porfirici di rame e oro. Questa sarà la prima campagna di perforazione moderna per testare l'area principale di interesse, precedentemente inaccessibile.
Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC) ha contratado a Omineca Drilling para realizar un programa de perforación diamantina de 2.500 metros en su propiedad Trident, 100% de su propiedad, en el centro-norte de la Columbia Británica, previsto para septiembre de 2025. La compañía ha obtenido un Permiso Multi-Year Mines Act válido hasta septiembre de 2028, que permite perforar desde 20 sitios autorizados.
Actualmente se está reestableciendo la carretera, con trabajos de excavadora para preparar los accesos de cara a la perforación. La propiedad Trident está estratégicamente ubicada en el Quesnel Terrane, cerca del contacto con la Hogem Plutonic Suite, una zona conocida por depósitos porfíricos significativos de cobre y oro. Esta será la primera campaña moderna de perforación para probar la zona objetivo principal, que antes no era accesible.
Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC)는 Omineca Drilling을 통해 브리티시컬럼비아 북중부에 위치한 100% 소유 Trident 구리-금 광산 대상지에서 2,500미터 다이아몬드 시추 프로그램을 2025년 9월에 실시할 예정입니다. 회사는 2028년 9월까지 유효한 다년간 광산법(Multi-Year Mines Act) 허가를 확보했으며, 20개 허가된 지점에서 시추가 허용됩니다.
시추에 앞서 접근로를 정비하기 위한 굴삭기 작업을 포함한 도로 재정비가 진행 중입니다. Trident 광산은 Quesnel Terrane 내, Hogem Plutonic Suite 접촉부 근처에 전략적으로 위치해 있으며, 이 지역은 주요 구리-금 포피리(포르피리) 광상으로 알려져 있습니다. 이곳은 이전에 접근할 수 없어 시추되지 않았던 주요 목표 지역을 시험하는 첫 현대적 시추 캠페인이 될 것입니다.
Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC) a mandaté Omineca Drilling pour mener un programme de forage diamanté de 2 500 mètres sur sa propriété Trident, détenue à 100 %, dans le centre-nord de la Colombie-Britannique, prévu pour septembre 2025. La société a obtenu un permis Multi-Year Mines Act valable jusqu'en septembre 2028, autorisant le forage à partir de 20 sites approuvés.
La remise en état des routes est en cours, des travaux d'excavatrice préparant les accès en vue du forage. La propriété Trident est située de façon stratégique dans le Quesnel Terrane, près du contact avec la Hogem Plutonic Suite, une zone connue pour ses importants dépôts porphyriques de cuivre et d'or. Il s'agira de la première campagne de forage moderne visant la zone cible principale, auparavant inatteignable.
Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC) hat Omineca Drilling mit einem 2.500-Meter-Diamantbohrprogramm auf dem zu 100 % im Eigentum befindlichen Trident-Kupfer-Gold-Projekt in Nord-Zentral-British Columbia beauftragt, das für September 2025 geplant ist. Das Unternehmen hat eine Multi-Year Mines Act-Genehmigung erhalten, die bis September 2028 gültig ist und Bohrungen von 20 genehmigten Standorten erlaubt.
Derzeit wird die Zufahrtsstraße wiederhergestellt; Baggerarbeiten bereiten den Zugang vor den Bohrungen vor. Das Trident-Gebiet liegt strategisch im Quesnel Terrane, nahe dem Kontakt zur Hogem Plutonic Suite, einer Region, die für bedeutende porphyrische Kupfer-Gold-Lagerstätten bekannt ist. Dies wird die erste moderne Bohrkampagne zur Erkundung des Hauptzielgebiets sein, das zuvor unzugänglich war.
- Secured Multi-Year Mines Act Permit valid until September 2028
- Property location in prolific Quesnel Terrane, known for copper-gold deposits
- Previous drilling confirmed widespread copper-gold mineralization
- Experienced drilling contractor with prior knowledge of the property
- Historical access challenges have left main target area untested
- Road re-establishment work required before drilling can commence
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 21, 2025) - Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) ("Pacific Empire", "PEMC" or the "Company"), a British Columbia copper-gold explorer, is pleased to announce that it has retained Omineca Drilling Ltd. ("Omineca") to complete a diamond drill program at its
Key Highlights
- Omineca Drilling retained to complete a ~2,500-metre diamond drill program at Trident.
- Omineca previously drilled the property in 2014, bringing valuable familiarity and efficiency to the upcoming program.
- Road re-establishment underway with an excavator clearing and preparing access ahead of drilling.
- Multi-Year Mines Act Permit secured, authorizing surface drilling from 20 permitted drill sites until September 2028.
In advance of drilling, Pacific Empire has mobilized an excavator to the Trident property to begin clearing and re-establishing existing roads in preparation for the 2025 exploration program. These activities will ensure efficient access to drill sites and support the safe and timely commencement of diamond drilling.
"We are excited to be working with Omineca Drilling once again at Trident," commented Brad Peters, President and CEO of Pacific Empire. "Omineca, which previously drilled the property in 2014, brings valuable familiarity and efficiency to the upcoming program. Combined with our recently granted multi-year exploration permit and improved access, we have an excellent foundation as we prepare to launch our diamond drill program at Trident this September."
The Trident property lies within the prolific Quesnel Terrane, immediately south of the Hogem Plutonic Suite contact with volcanic rocks of the Chuchi Lake Succession - a geologic setting known to host several producing and past-producing copper-gold porphyry deposits in British Columbia. Historical work on the property includes soil geochemistry, geophysics, and diamond drilling that confirmed widespread copper-gold mineralization but left the main target area untested due to historic access challenges.
Pacific Empire's 2025 program will be the first modern drill campaign to directly test this high-priority target, following recent re-assay results from historical drilling and the acquisition of new high-resolution LIDAR data that have refined drill collar placement.
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Figure 1 - Multi-Year Area-Based Permit Work Area
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Figure 2 - Excavator Clearing Access Roads at Trident
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About Pacific Empire
Pacific Empire is a copper exploration company based in Vancouver, British Columbia and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PEMC. The Company has a district-scale land position in north-central British Columbia totaling 22,541 hectares.
British Columbia is a "Green" copper jurisdiction with abundant hydroelectric power, access and infrastructure in close proximity to the end market.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
"Brad Peters"
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp.
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brad@pemcorp.ca
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