Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 15, 2025) - Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) ("Pacific Empire", "PEMC" or the "Company"), a copper-gold explorer based in British Columbia, is pleased to announce initial assay results from the upper portion of the first hole of its 2025 winter diamond drilling program at the Trident copper-gold project in north-central British Columbia. These initial results, which represent only the upper portion of Hole DD25-TRI-001, demonstrate broad, ne ...

Core Viewpoint - Mogotes Metals Inc. is set to commence drilling on key priority targets at its Filo Sur project, which is strategically located south of the significant BHP/Lundin Filo Del Sol resource, focusing on Porphyry Copper and High Sulfidation Epithermal gold-silver mineralization [1][3][25]. Drilling Plans - The company plans to operate up to two drill rigs this season, targeting an initial program of approximately 5,000 meters of diamond drilling, with the first rig expected to arrive within three weeks [4][5]. - Drilling will begin on the southern, lower-elevation targets at Cruz del Sur and Stockwork Hills, with the program adapting based on initial results and concurrent surface exploration [4][5]. Target Areas - Key targets at the Filo Sur project include: - **Los Mogotes**: A Porphyry Copper target located 2.5 km south of the Filo del Sol resource, featuring a large-scale 1,600m x 800m resistivity anomaly at depths of 200 to 500m [7][10]. - **Meseta**: A High Sulfidation Epithermal Au-Ag target with a footprint of 1,000m x 400m, showing promising rock chip assays of up to 1.48 g/t Au and 18.8 g/t Ag [12][13][14]. - **Cuenca**: An epithermal Au-Ag target characterized by a concealed mushroom-shaped body with a resistivity anomaly, showing rock chip assays of up to 0.84 g/t Au and 16.2 g/t Ag [16][18]. - **Cruz del Sur**: A large-scale covered Porphyry Au (Cu Ag) target with a footprint of 700m x 400m, showing encouraging trench channel results with assays of 3m at 2.14 g/t Au [20][22]. - **Stockwork Hills**: A Porphyry Cu Au target with a footprint of approximately 600m x 200m, showing trench results of 147m at 0.2 g/t Au and 600 ppm Cu [22][24]. Company Overview - Mogotes Metals Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on copper and gold in the Vicuña district of Argentina and Chile, with its flagship project, Filo Sur, adjacent to the Filo del Sol discovery [25].