Vizsla Copper Corp. (TSXV: VCU, OTCQB: VCUFF, FRANKFURT: 97E0) (“Vizsla Copper” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce initial drill results from its ongoing, spring 2026 drill program at the Thira porphyry discovery (the “Thira Discovery”) at its Poplar Project, located in central British Columbia (the “Poplar Project”).
Drill hole TH26-151 intersected the longest interval of continuous porphyry-related copper-molybdenum mineralization drilled to date at the Thira Discovery. Results from drill hole TH26-151 build on results from 2025 and demonstrate that mineralization extends for at least 800 meters east-west and at least 700 meters north-south where it remains open.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Drill hole TH26-151 evaluated the northern extent of porphyry-related copper-molybdenum mineralization, and intersected:
- 675.2 meters of 0.40% copper equivalent* (0.26% Cu, 0.015% Mo, 1.06 g/t Ag, and 0.04 g/t Au, above a 0.10% Cu cutoff grade) from 31.8 meters down hole, including
- 435.0 meters of 0.49% copper equivalent* (0.31% Cu, 0.022% Mo, 1.24 g/t Ag, and 0.04 g/t Au, above a 0.20% Cu cutoff grade) from 198.0 meters down hole
- Near-surface mineralization remains open to the north.
- Drill hole TH26-148 was drilled to the south near drill hole TH25-145, and intersected:
- 483.0 meters of 0.40% copper equivalent* (0.26% Cu, 0.016% Mo, 0.93 g/t Ag and 0.04 g/t Au, above a 0.10% Cu cutoff grade) from 9.00 meters down hole, including
- 205.5 meters of 0.50% copper equivalent* (0.36% Cu, 0.010% Mo, 1.32 g/t Ag and 0.08 g/t Au, above a 0.30% Cu cutoff grade) from 9.0 meters down hole
- Near-surface mineralization remains open to the south.
- Significant drill program across the Thira alteration corridor is ongoing: Up to 8,000 meters of drilling at the Thira Discovery, the Camp Lake and Copper Pond targets is in progress.
*Copper equivalent calculation (CuEq) uses metal prices of: Cu US$4.00/lb, Mo US$25.00/lb, Au US$2,500/oz and Ag US$25/oz and conceptual recoveries of Cu: 80%, Mo: 80%, Au: 70% and Ag: 65%. CuEq is provided for illustrative purpose only to show the combined grades of Cu, Mo, Au and Ag relative to copper price net of conceptual metallurgical recoveries. Composite intervals are calculated using length weighted averages above the cutoff grades noted above, with up to 20 meters of internal dilution. True thickness of the bulk-tonnage style, stockwork-hosted mineralization is unknown.
“These are impressive results very early in our most significant drill program to date,” commented Craig Parry, Executive Chairman and CEO of the Company. “Now is the right time to be drilling out a near-surface copper deposit in this infrastructure rich portion of British Columbia that can be worked year-round”.
“The long interval of continuous porphyry-related mineralization in TH26-151 is encouraging as it opens up a large area to the north of the discovery drill holes completed in 2025,” commented Steve Blower, VP Exploration, of the Company. “Thira is shaping up to be a large, near-surface zone of copper mineralization with strong continuity.”
Expanding the Thira Discovery
The ongoing, spring 2026 drill program at the Poplar Project consists of up to 8,000 meters of drilling across three key target areas, Thira Discovery, Camp Lake and Copper Pond. Two core rigs are currently advancing drill holes at the Thira Discovery with drill holes designed to investigate the lateral and vertical extents of porphyry-related copper-molybdenum mineralization. Drill holes TH26-148 and TH26-151 were the first two holes drilled at the Thira Discovery:
- Drill hole TH26-151 evaluated the northern extent of porphyry-related copper-molybdenum mineralization (Figure 1). The hole was drilled to the north at a dip of -55o from the same pad as drill hole TH25-039 and returned 675.2 meters of 0.40% CuEq* (0.26% Cu, 0.015% Mo, 1.06 g/t Ag, and 0.04 g/t Au, Table 1) starting at 31.8 meters down hole (Table 1, Figure 2) including 435.0 meters of 0.49% CuEq* (0.31% Cu, 0.022% Mo, 1.24 g/t Ag, and 0.04 g/t Au, Table 1), from 198 meters down hole. Mineralization across this lower sub-interval consists of chalcopyrite-molybdenite bearing stockwork and multi-stage porphyry-related veins with disseminated chalcopyrite (Figure 3). Results from drill hole TH26-151 expands the footprint of mineralization 200 meters to the north where it remains open.
- Drill hole TH26-148 evaluated the vertical extent of porphyry-related copper-molybdenum mineralization intersected in drill hole TH25-145 (Figure 1). The hole was drilled steeply to the south and intersected 483.0 meters of 0.40% CuEq* (0.26% Cu, 0.016% Mo, 0.93 g/t Ag and 0.04 g/t Au, Table 1) from 9.0 meters down hole, including 205.5 meters of 0.50% CuEq* (0.36% Cu, 0.010% Mo, 1.32 g/t Ag and 0.08 g/t Au, Table 1). Porphyry-related copper-molybdenum mineralization in drill hole TH26-148 consists of chalcopyrite-molybdenite bearing stockwork and multi-stage porphyry-related veins that crosscut intensely biotite altered volcaniclastics and plagioclase-biotite monzonite porphyries (Figure 4). Further drilling along this fence to the south is warranted (Figure 2).
These new drill results continue to highlight a significant zone of near-surface, porphyry-related copper-molybdenum mineralization that spans at least 800 meters east-west, at least 700 meters north-south and from near-surface to at least 500 meters depth.
Testing Additional Porphyry Targets
Intervening drill holes TH26-149 and TH26-150 were drilled at the Camp Lake target and the results are pending. Drilling at the Camp Lake target is designed to evaluate the porphyry-related mineralization potential of largely untested, coincident geophysical and geochemical anomalies (see the Company’s news release dated June 16, 2025). Drilling will resume at Camp Lake followed by Copper Pond once drilling at the Thira Discovery is complete.
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