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Getty Drills 194m of 0.62% Copper from 27m at Getty North

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights:

  • Resource confirmation drilling demonstrates strong near-surface grade profile
  • Expansion drilling extends mineralization at Getty North by 60 metres to over 230 metres beyond historical holes on 3 cross sections
  • Assay results remain pending for 3 holes at Getty North and 13 holes at Getty South
  • Spring drilling program for 10,807 metres is complete and Fall program to start in October

 

Getty Copper Inc. (TSX-V: GTC) is pleased to report a second batch of assay results from Getty North as part of its 2026 spring exploration program at the Getty Project in the Highland Valley District.

 

The results from these nine drill holes support the Company’s objective of upgrading the historical resource to a modern estimate and demonstrate the potential to expand the Getty North porphyry copper deposit. The holes are located on three cross sections through the deposit. Highlights include the following (see Table 1 and Figures 1, 2 and 3 for more).

 

“This second batch of results from our 2026 spring drilling program is validating the thesis we set out at the beginning of the year: confirm the historical resource, demonstrate the potential to grow it, and materially advance our understanding of the geology across the Getty mineral claims. At Getty North, we are seeing strong consistency with the historical results, compelling near-surface grades and mineralization extending well beyond previous drilling. Just as importantly, every hole is adding to our understanding of the system and helping us build a stronger geological foundation for the next phase of drilling.” – CEO, Ryan O’Regan

 

Results:

 

Section B-B’:

 

GN26-02 (Resource confirmation):

  • 480m of 0.34% Cu and 0.6 g/t Ag from 3m depth
  • Including 117m of 0.68% Cu and 1.1 g/t Ag from 3m

 

GN26-06 (Resource confirmation):

  • 462m of 0.35% Cu and 0.5 g/t Ag from 12m depth
  • Including 168m of 0.51% Cu and 0.7 g/t Ag from 150m

 

GN26-07 (Expansion):

  • 183m of 0.17% Cu and 0.3 g/t Ag from 439m depth
  • Including 35m of 0.25% Cu and 0.4 g/t Ag from 442m

 

Section C-C’:

 

GN26-08 (Resource confirmation):

  • 324m of 0.50% Cu and 0.8 g/t Ag from 33m depth
  • Including 57m of 0.80% Cu and 1.7 g/t Ag from 36m
  • And including 72m of 0.58% Cu and 0.8 g/t Ag from 237m

 

GN26-09 (Expansion):

  • 81m of 0.18% Cu and 0.2 g/t Ag from 399m depth
  • And 69m of 0.14% Cu and 0.2 g/t Ag from 633m

 

GN26-11 (Resource confirmation):

  • 194m of 0.62% Cu and 0.9 g/t Ag from 27m depth
  • Including 69m of 0.90% Cu and 1.3 g/t Ag from 30m

 

Section D-D’:

 

GN26-10 (Resource confirmation):

  • 72m of 0.31% Cu and 0.5 g/t Ag from 45m depth
  • Including 39m of 0.43% Cu and 0.6 g/t Ag from 66m

 

GN26-12 (Expansion):

  • 172m of 0.22% Cu and 0.3 g/t Ag from 288m depth
  • Including 45m of 0.31% Cu and 0.4 g/t Ag from 300m
  • 86m of 0.20% Cu and 0.3 g/t Ag from 547m

 

Outlook:

 

The spring drill program has now been completed, with a total of 28 drill holes (15 at Getty North and 13 at Getty South) totaling 10,807 metres. Assay results remain pending for three additional holes at Getty North and 13 holes at Getty South.

 

Lower cost drilling than budgeted allowed the Company to expand the meterage of this program to complete more holes beyond the initial planned 8,000-10,000 metres for the same budget. Results received to date from the first phase of the 2026 drilling program continue to demonstrate the scale, continuity, and expansion potential of the Getty North deposit. These and the pending results will be used to guide the Company’s geological modelling and evaluation of the Getty North and Getty South deposits.

 

The Company plans to complete up to an additional 5,000 metres of drilling during the 2026 exploration program, targeting both resource expansion and new exploration opportunities that are emerging from the Company’s continued evaluation of the district-scale exploration pipeline, including the pending results from a soil geochemical survey completed earlier this season.

 

Geological Background:

 

As in drill holes previously reported, copper sulfide mineralization occurs predominantly as chalcopyrite with local bornite, in vein stockworks, sheeted vein zones, and disseminations associated with a multiphase porphyry intrusion, consistent with historical logs and the Company’s relogging work.

 

GN26-02, -06, -08, -10, and -11 encountered intervals of oxidized copper mineralization near surface (the boundary is indicated by the dashed line in Figures 1 to 3), to be more fully characterized by ongoing sequential leach assaying and mineralogical work.

 

Resource confirmation holes were designed to drill down plunge of the deposit to collect a multi-element assay suite with a full QA/QC protocol that will be used to upgrade the historic resource estimate to a modern standard, and provide material for planned metallurgical work. All holes intersected grades and widths that are consistent with the Company’s expectations, based on grade models generated from historical drill hole data and the current geological understanding (Figure 1).

 

The Getty North deposit is approximately 350 metres wide east-west and 500 metres wide north-south in plan view, and comprises an approximately cylindrical body of Cu mineralization that remains open down plunge to the west. True width of mineralization in the drill holes will be determined upon completion of an updated geological model.

 

Figure 1: Cross Section B-B’ through Getty North showing 2026 drill holes projected on historical drilling and a grade model based on historical holes only (50m slice).

 

Figure 2: Cross Section C-C’ through Getty North showing 2026 drill holes projected on historical drilling and a grade model based on historical holes only (50m slice).

 

Figure 3: Cross Section D-D’ through Getty North showing 2026 drill holes projected on historical drilling and a grade model based on historical holes only (50m slice).

 

Figure 4: Plan Map of Getty North Drilling; previously released holes labeled in grey.

 

Figure 5: Location Map showing Getty’s Resource and Exploration Targets.

 

Table 1: Highlight drill results

 

Hole Intercept From (m) To (m) Length (m) Cu (%) Mo (ppm) Ag (ppm) Au (ppm)
GN26-02 3 483 480 0.34 19 0.6 0.006
GN26-02 Incl. 3 120 117 0.68 26 1.1 0.010
GN26-05 345 429 84 0.27 36 0.5 0.004
GN26-05 Incl. 381 410 29 0.40 30 0.7 0.008
GN26-05 527.3 623 95.7 0.25 30 0.4 0.002
GN26-06 12 474.3 462.3 0.35 27 0.5 0.005
GN26-06 Incl. 150.3 318 167.7 0.51 38 0.7 0.008
GN26-07 439 622 183 0.17 31 0.3 0.002
GN26-07 442 477 35 0.25 64 0.4 0.002
GN26-08 33 357 324 0.50 40 0.8 0.007
GN26-08 Incl. 36 93 57 0.80 15 1.7 0.015
GN26-08 Incl. 237 309 72 0.58 26 0.8 0.009
GN26-09 399 480 81 0.18 28 0.2 0.000
GN26-09 633 702 69 0.14 17 0.2 0.000
GN26-10 45 117 72 0.31 22 0.5 0.000
GN26-10 Incl. 66 105 39 0.43 23 0.6 0.000
GN26-11 27 221 194 0.62 25 0.9 0.008
GN26-11 30 99 69 0.90 15 1.3 0.013
GN26-12 288 460.4 172.4 0.22 28 0.3 0.001
GN26-12 547 633 86 0.20 52 0.3 0.001

 

 

Table 2: Drill hole details

 

Hole ID UTM E UTM N Elev Azi Dip Depth (m)
GN26-01 641616 5604031 1712 196 67 477
GN26-02 641616 5604031 1712 249 62 525
GN26-03 641264 5603889 1796 71 60 738
GN26-04 641705 5604113 1703 199 70 420
GN26-05 641264 5603889 1796 47 58 645.3
GN26-06 641705 5604113 1703 250 64 660
GN26-07 641264 5603889 1796 58 68 753
GN26-08 641549 5604210 1756 208 65 573
GN26-09 641264 5603889 1796 30 66 750
GN26-10 641549 5604210 1756 339 51 228
GN26-11 641509 5604079 1757 46 44 252
GN26-12 641388 5604109 1771 57 88 633

 

 

Sampling and Assay Protocols

 

Reported intervals represent drilled widths and not true widths. Drill holes were sampled at continuous 3m intervals, though samples may be shorter to accommodate geological boundaries. Samples were halved by core saw on site, with one half sent to ALS Laboratories in Kamloops or North Vancouver for preparation and pulps were assayed in North Vancouver. Samples were prepared and assayed following ALS method codes: PREP-31, ME-MS61, and Au-ICP21. Selected samples were also assayed by sequential leach package Cu-PKG06LI, for which a split of the pulp was analyzed at ALS Laboratories in Lima, Peru. The Company followed a QA/QC program involving the use of blanks, standards and duplicates.

 

QP Statement

 

The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Roy Greig, Ph.D., P.Geo., who is a Qualified Person as defined in “National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” and who is an officer of the Company – Vice President of Exploration.

 

About Getty Copper Inc.

 

Getty Copper Inc. is a Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company focused on the Highland Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. Its flagship, 82% owned Getty Project is located near Logan Lake and adjacent to Teck’s Highland Valley Copper Mine and has potential to be a significant new source of copper and molybdenum in the district.

 

Posted August 11, 2026

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