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Koryx Copper Announces Further Drill Results at the Haib Copper Project in Southern Namibia

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights 

  • Assay results reported for 15 drill holes comprising 6,825m of infill and expansion drilling.
  • Consistent, wide intercepts incl. 318m @ 0.49% CuEq (162 – 480m) and 220m @ 0.40% CuEq (32-252m) with higher grades across multiple holes (incl. 12m @ 2.55% CuEq (from surface), 10m @ 1.78% CuEq and 32m @ 1.06% (from 224m)) – among the best grades drilled at Haib to date.
  • Best 6 of 15 drill hole assay intersections as follows:
  • HM178:  669m @ 0.33% CuEq (53ppm Mo, 0.027g/t Au) (0 – 669m)
    incl. 318m @ 0.49% CuEq (162 – 480m)
  • HM180: 732m @ 0.30% CuEq (84ppm Mo, 0.023g/t Au) (0 – 732m)
    incl. 286m @ 0.37% CuEq (446 – 732m)
    and 10m @ 0.45% CuEq (48 – 58m)
    and 20m @ 0.42% CuEq (96 – 116m)
    and 26m @ 0.61% CuEq (136 – 162m)
  • HMRC009: 642m @ 0.30% CuEq (96ppm Mo, 0.018g/t Au) (0 – 642m)
    incl. 108m @ 0.40% CuEq (302 – 410m)
    and 49m @ 0.42% CuEq (249 – 298m)
  • HMRC008: 558m @ 0.29% CuEq (22ppm Mo, 0.024g/t Au) (0 – 558m)
    incl. 14m @ 0.59% CuEq (246 – 260m)
  • HM158: 609m @ 0.29% CuEq (61ppm Mo, 0.009g/t Au) (0 – 609m)
    incl. 374m @ 0.34% CuEq (0 – 374m)
  • HM179: 261m @ 0.27% CuEq (16ppm Mo, 0.040g/t Au) (0 – 261m)
    incl. 32m @ 1.06% CuEq (224 – 256m)

 

Koryx Copper S.A(TSX-V:KRY) (NSX:KYX) (OTCQX:KRYXF) is pleased to announce assay results from 15 drill holes (6,825m) received as part of the ongoing infill and expansion drill program on the wholly-owned Haib Copper Project in southern Namibia.

 

Haib is a massive, disseminated porphyry Cu/Mo/Au deposit and is envisaged to produce a Cu and Mo concentrate via large-scale open pit mining and conventional sulphide milling and flotation.

 

Heye Daun, Koryx Copper’s President & CEO commented: “We continue to receive excellent drill assay results from our PFS infill drill program which has recently concluded. Once again, most of the drill results display very wide intercepts, including some high grades from surface. Whilst drilling has completed, assay results are still coming in and further results are expected in the next few weeks. The geological modelling and estimation for the updated MRE and PFS has commenced and we are on track to publish an MRE update and PFS study results before the end of 2026. We are very excited about how the PFS technical work is unfolding and we expect the PFS to describe a significantly optimized and improved project scope with corresponding improvements in the technical and economic metrics of the Haib copper project.”

 

Infill and Expansion Drill Results

 

Target Area 2:

 

 Figure 1: Plan view indicating recent drill hole locations. Results indicated in black are shown on the long section below

 

 Figure 2. Long section showing fifteen drillhole intersections relative to the model for CuEq% Intercepts

 

Target Area 1

 

HM176 was drilled in the southeast of Target 1, outside the main mineralisation. While generally a lower-tenor hole, it delivered a near-surface hit of 18m @ 0.44% Cu from 38m, including 4m @ 0.87% Cu. This correlates with HM154 (previously reported), showing further eastward extension of this mineralisation. Mo grades are low, as is typical of this area.

 

In line with the current model, HM184 returned several stacked mineralised zones over 452m, headlined by 28m @ 0.44% Cu from 288m and 6m @ 1.12% Cu from 442m. Molybdenum grades are low but increase with depth. Tungsten is present sporadically, with one 2m interval returning 0.375% W.

 

HM187 is positioned on the eastern edge of Target 1 and returned only narrow, modest-grade zones, the best being 6m @ 0.36% Cu from 130m. Molybdenum is low-grade throughout.

 

HMRC004 is located in the north of Target 1 and correlates with the existing copper model, starting in high-grade material with 6m @ 1.27% Cu from 0m, followed by a broader 66m @ 0.31% Cu from 62m. Molybdenum is largely absent, while gold is evident, with two samples returning 0.216g/t and 0.156g/t over 2m respectively.

 

HMRC007 returned consistent, moderate-grade mineralisation in multiple zones from surface to depth, the widest being 52m @ 0.29% Cu from 232m, including 6m @ 0.54% Cu from 276m. As this is an infill hole, results are largely in line with expectations, although the 26m @ 0.29% Cu from 434m is some 70m vertically below the limit of the current Cu model and represents, to some extent, new mineralisation. Mo is absent, while Au is present at slightly elevated levels deeper in the borehole, providing support to the CuEq grade at depth.

 

HMRC008 is an infill hole showing excellent Cu mineralisation from surface, with 12m @ 2.39% Cu from surface, including 2m @ 8.01% Cu (the highest grade returned yet at Haib) from 4m. Deeper, multiple Cu zones are reported, the widest of which are 94m @ 0.32% Cu from 16m and 22m @ 0.42% Cu. W is present sporadically, the best of which is 6m @ 0.064% W.

 

Target Area 2

 

HM158 was drilled northwards from the centre of Target 2 and returned 374m @ 0.30% Cu from surface. Multiple higher-grade intervals (≥0.37% Cu) are present, varying in thickness from 4m to 14m. Results for Cu are largely as expected. Mo starts relatively low but is well developed between 60m and 300m, providing significant support to the CuEq value here.

 

HM178 is one of the standout holes, with a broad 318m @ 0.44% Cu from 162m, including 10m @ 0.92% Cu from 214m and 8m @ 1.06% Cu from 240m. Averaging 0.29% Cu over its full 669m, molybdenum is well developed from 160m down the hole, providing good support for the CuEq. Gold is also present, with two 4m intervals returning >0.1g/t Au. Tungsten occurs sporadically in multiple narrow zones, with grades between 0.012% and 0.022% W.

 

HM179 was drilled in the south of Target 2 and delivered high-grade copper only at the base of the hole: 32m @ 0.96% Cu from 224m, including 10m @ 1.65% Cu from 234m. This zone is also associated with gold, returning two 4m intervals at 0.10g/t and 0.13g/t Au, as well as 10m @ 0.18g/t Au. This is one of the highest-grade Cu and Au intersections returned yet at Haib, and its location, some 70m south of the current Cu model, points to an as-yet-undetected lobe of high-grade mineralisation, though its impact on mineral resources still needs to be determined. Mo is absent for the entire hole.

 

HM180 is an infill hole that was oriented to intersect the deepest parts of known Target 2 mineralisation, which it has done, correlating well with the existing copper model. Within the first 160m, Cu grades are high, with multiple zones at about 0.4% Cu and higher, the best of which is 26m @ 0.55% Cu. The widest intersection, 286m @ 0.31% Cu from 446m, is associated with high-grade molybdenum (starting at ~160m), which materially enhances the CuEq grade. Tungsten is present throughout, with the best interval being 8m @ 0.211% W.

 

HM188 was drilled south of known mineralisation to better define the margin of mineralisation and returned no significant intersections of copper, molybdenum, or gold. However, between 150m and 200m, tungsten is quite common, with the best return being 8m @ 0.116% W.

 

HMRC001 is located in the centre of Target 2 and intersected mineralisation from surface, with 12m @ 0.74% Cu from near surface, including 4m @ 0.98% Cu. The widest intersection, 220m @ 0.35% Cu from 32m, contains multiple intervals at ~0.4% Cu and higher, along with relatively high molybdenum grades. Overall, copper results correlate well with the existing model. Tungsten is present sporadically throughout, with the best interval returned being 12m @ 0.017% W.

 

HMRC003 is an infill hole located near the northern boundary of Target 2. It opened with 76m @ 0.33% Cu from surface, including 10m @ 0.58% Cu from 36m. Overall, results are in line with the current model.

 

HMRC009 is a centrally located borehole that intersected multiple broad zones over its length, the widest of which were 108m @ 0.34% Cu from 302m and 49m @ 0.37% Cu, including 4m @ 1.08% Cu. Molybdenum is well developed throughout, bolstering the CuEq grade.

 

HMRC011 is located south of the known Target 2 mineralisation. Results show this hole to be weakly mineralised with respect to Cu. The intersection of 8m @ 0.41% Cu from 324m (with Mo @ 221ppm) is still well south of Target 2 and may represent a peripheral, mineralised, cross-cutting structure.

 

Table of Significant Intersections

 

Hole# Zone From (m) To (m) Width (m)1 Cu (%) Mo (ppm) Au (g/t) CuEq (%)2
HM158 X: 781666, Y 6822670, Z: 429, Azimuth: 015, Dip: -61, Depth 610
HM158 Entire Hole 0 609 609 0.26 61 0.009 0.29
Main 0 374 374 0.30 88 0.009 0.34
Including 12 18 6 0.48 43 0.004 0.49
Including 58 68 10 0.39 202 0.005 0.46
Including 116 124 8 0.43 62 0.018 0.46
Including 146 152 6 0.48 28 0.020 0.51
Including 188 196 8 0.47 101 0.015 0.52
Including 212 216 4 0.34 842 0.016 0.65
Including 286 300 14 0.37 373 0.016 0.51
Including 324 330 6 0.71 40 0.018 0.74
Main 416 428 12 0.30 3 0.011 0.31
Main 464 482 18 0.33 25 0.019 0.36
HM176 X: 782220, Y 6821988, Z: 572, Azimuth: 013, Dip: -80, Depth 204
HM176 Entire Hole 0 204 204 0.12 11 0.018 0.13
Main 38 56 18 0.44 20 0.053 0.49
Including 46 50 4 0.87 64 0.076 0.95
HM178 X: 781637, Y 6822490, Z: 489, Azimuth: 023, Dip: -59, Depth 669
HM178 Entire Hole 0 669 669 0.29 53 0.027 0.33
Main 30 58 28 0.32 22 0.025 0.34
Including 34 40 6 0.55 27 0.034 0.58
Main 114 120 6 0.36 35 0.031 0.39
Main 138 148 10 0.40 4 0.035 0.42
Main 162 480 318 0.44 89 0.032 0.49
Including 214 224 10 0.92 401 0.114 1.15
Including 224 240 16 0.68 55 0.059 0.75
Including 240 248 8 1.06 125 0.068 1.15
Including 254 264 10 0.47 248 0.039 0.59
Including 366 374 8 0.45 108 0.026 0.51
Including 424 432 8 0.46 130 0.027 0.53
Including 452 462 10 0.69 53 0.031 0.73
Main 528 552 24 0.31 18 0.031 0.34
HM179 X: 781574, Y 6822207, Z: 549, Azimuth: 195, Dip: -59, Depth 261
HM179 Entire Hole 0 261 261 0.24 16 0.040 0.27
Main 224 256 32 0.96 49 0.115 1.06
Including 234 244 10 1.65 7 0.177 1.78
HM180 X: 781484, Y 6822542, Z: 487, Azimuth: 023, Dip: -72, Depth 732
HM180 Entire Hole 0 732 732 0.26 84 0.023 0.30
Main 48 58 10 0.42 32 0.031 0.45
Main 96 116 20 0.39 30 0.030 0.42
Main 136 162 26 0.55 62 0.050 0.61
Including 152 156 4 0.88 74 0.086 0.97
Main 162 188 26 0.23 172 0.019 0.30
Main 202 218 16 0.21 302 0.018 0.33
Main 242 266 24 0.28 46 0.034 0.32
Including 246 248 2 0.94 344 0.087 1.13
Main 278 294 16 0.27 62 0.018 0.31
Main 384 410 26 0.31 88 0.027 0.36
Including 388 394 6 0.45 86 0.038 0.51
Main 446 732 286 0.31 108 0.024 0.37
Including 488 494 6 0.44 319 0.040 0.59
Including 654 664 10 0.43 281 0.026 0.55
Including 672 678 6 0.51 77 0.025 0.56
Including 684 690 6 0.51 231 0.035 0.62
Including 710 718 8 0.40 162 0.029 0.48
HM184 X: 782071, Y 6822357, Z: 438, Azimuth: 191, Dip: -72, Depth 452
HM184 Entire Hole 0 452 452 0.22 42 0.018 0.25
Main 32 46 14 0.32 49 0.033 0.36
Main 52 64 12 0.29 40 0.027 0.32
Main 94 110 16 0.45 20 0.029 0.48
Main 244 272 28 0.39 41 0.020 0.42
Including 250 252 2 0.85 75 0.035 0.90
Including 256 258 2 1.96 48 0.093 2.04
Main 288 316 28 0.44 81 0.035 0.50
Including 290 296 6 0.75 67 0.050 0.81
Main 402 410 8 0.49 197 0.036 0.58
Including 402 406 4 0.67 187 0.043 0.77
Main 442 448 6 1.12 142 0.046 1.21
HM187 X: 782234, Y 6822415, Z: 425, Azimuth: 191, Dip: -65, Depth 332
HM187 Entire Hole 0 332 332 0.13 18 0.015 0.14
Main 16 22 6 0.34 24 0.021 0.36
Main 130 136 6 0.36 11 0.030 0.38
Main 184 194 10 0.27 85 0.030 0.32
HM188 X: 781520, Y 6822141, Z: 578, Azimuth: 192, Dip: -60, Depth 204
Entire Hole 0 204 204 0.12 35 0.015 0.14
HMRC0013 X: 781445, Y 6822953, Z: 408, Azimuth: 038, Dip: -87, Depth 459
HMRC001
(previously reported to 243m)
Entire Hole 0 459 459 0.30 75 0.019 0.34
Main 4 16 12 0.74 128 0.024 0.81
Including 10 14 4 0.98 196 0.028 1.07
Main 32 252 220 0.35 99 0.020 0.40
Including 46 52 6 0.54 201 0.017 0.63
Including 124 130 6 0.61 302 0.025 0.73
Including 136 144 8 0.51 171 0.033 0.60
Including 164 168 4 0.49 193 0.023 0.58
Including 194 198 4 0.58 70 0.029 0.63
Including 236 240 4 0.49 22 0.027 0.52
Main 262 282 20 0.28 159 0.010 0.34
Main 312 378 66 0.32 48 0.017 0.35
Including 362 376 14 0.43 49 0.020 0.46
HMRC0033 X: 781538, Y 6823129, Z: 426, Azimuth: 018, Dip: -67, Depth 446
HMRC003
(previously reported to 138m)
Entire Hole 0 446 446 0.20 51 0.011 0.23
Main 0 76 76 0.33 69 0.011 0.37
Including 36 46 10 0.58 61 0.012 0.61
Main 232 242 10 0.30 319 0.011 0.43
Main 266 280 14 0.31 73 0.017 0.35
HMRC0043 X: 781974, Y 6822625, Z: 390, Azimuth: 188, Dip: -77, Depth 411
HMRC004
(previously reported to 243m)
Entire Hole 0 411 411 0.20 8 0.033 0.22
Main 0 6 6 1.27 16 0.013 1.29
Main 62 128 66 0.31 12 0.049 0.35
Including 64 76 12 0.54 46 0.078 0.61
HMRC0073 X: 781876, Y 6822579, Z: 419, Azimuth: 186, Dip: -86, Depth 504
HMRC007
(previously reported to 231m)
Entire Hole 0 504 504 0.22 13 0.030 0.24
Main 0 6 6 0.38 9 0.022 0.39
Main 14 20 6 0.30 64 0.024 0.34
Main 24 32 8 0.27 51 0.026 0.30
Main 40 48 8 0.32 19 0.028 0.35
Main 102 112 10 0.36 9 0.037 0.39
Main 214 231 17 0.39 9 0.056 0.44
Main 232 284 52 0.29 12 0.045 0.33
Including 276 282 6 0.54 12 0.050 0.58
Main 362 370 8 0.37 7 0.027 0.39
Main 434 460 26 0.29 3 0.039 0.32
HMRC0083 X: 781833, Y 6822527, Z: 439, Azimuth: 225, Dip: -86, Depth 558
HMRC008
(previously reported to 231m)
Entire Hole 0 558 558 0.27 22 0.024 0.29
Main 0 12 12 2.39 135 0.148 2.55
Including 4 6 2 8.01 330 0.342 8.38
Main 16 110 94 0.32 29 0.028 0.35
Including 48 54 6 0.58 25 0.041 0.62
Including 100 106 6 0.59 79 0.053 0.65
Main 180 202 22 0.42 11 0.041 0.45
Including 190 200 10 0.57 14 0.053 0.61
Main 216 230 14 0.42 6 0.057 0.47
Including 224 228 4 0.72 9 0.079 0.78
Main 246 260 14 0.48 234 0.038 0.59
HMRC0093 X: 781525, Y 6822814, Z: 437, Azimuth: 039, Dip: -85, Depth 642
HMRC009
(previously reported to 243m)
Entire Hole 0 642 642 0.25 96 0.018 0.30
Main 0 28 28 0.44 77 0.030 0.49
Including 2 10 8 0.64 110 0.036 0.71
Main 70 146 76 0.24 161 0.018 0.31
Including 80 86 6 0.36 142 0.019 0.43
Main 170 184 14 0.30 239 0.020 0.40
Including 180 184 4 0.44 460 0.029 0.63
Main 196 214 18 0.27 164 0.019 0.34
Main 249 298 49 0.37 118 0.016 0.42
Including 266 270 4 1.08 251 0.042 1.20
Main 302 410 108 0.34 120 0.021 0.40
Including 346 350 4 0.64 158 0.039 0.73
Including 388 392 4 0.93 75 0.049 0.99
Main 428 464 36 0.31 151 0.024 0.38
Including 458 462 4 0.78 47 0.041 0.82
HMRC011 X: 781382, Y 6822347, Z: 573, Azimuth: 018, Dip: -80, Depth 345
HMRC011 Entire Hole 0 345 345 0.10 40 0.014 0.13
Main 324 332 8 0.41 221 0.040 0.52
                 

 

Legend: %Cu Mo(ppm) Au (g/t) %CuEq
<0.4 <100 <0.10 <0.4
0.4 – 0.5 100 – 200 ≥ 0.10 0.4 –
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.                
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0
 
                                  .5 – 0.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
  200 – 1,000   0.5 – 0.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.7 – 1.0 ≥ 1,000   0.7 – 1.0
1.0 – 3.0     1.0 – 3.0
≥ 3.0     ≥ 3.0
  1. True widths are unknown. Widths are interval widths and not true widths. The reported intervals are calculated using the following parameters:
    1. Only CuEq (%) was used to determine the intervals.
    2. The target composite grade is ≥0.30% CuEq.
    3. Composites start and end with samples ≥0.30% CuEq.
    4. Grades between 0.20% and 0.30% are included in interval but generally constitute <40% of the interval.
    5. Consecutive samples between 0.20% and 0.30% should be fewer than 5 samples (10m).
    6. Grades below 0.20% are included but generally constitute <20% of the interval.
    7. Consecutive grades <0.2% should be fewer than 2 samples (4m).
  2. Mineral Resource (MRE) copper equivalent (CuEq%) values have been calculated using commodity type and price considering the relevant recovery rate. The following metal prices were used Cu US$4.54/lb; Mo US$22.68/lb; Au US$4,000/oz along with the following recoveries indicated from test work, Cu 89%; Mo 65% and Au 50%. The CuEq was then calculated using CuEq = [(Cu grade/100 * 0.89 Cu recovery * 2204.62 * $4.54 Cu price/lb) + (Mo ppm/1000000 * 0.65 Mo recovery * 2204.62 * $22.68 Mo price/lb) + (Au grade * 0.50 Au recovery * 4000 Au price/oz / 31.1035)] / [0.89 Cu Recovery * 2204.62 * $4.54 Cu price/lb]
  3. Partial results previously reported. 

 

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

 

All drill core is HQ sized at collar and reduced to NQ size in fresh rock. The core was all logged, photographed, and cut in half with a diamond saw. Half of the core was bagged and sent to ALS Laboratories Ltd. in Johannesburg, South Africa for analysis (SANAS Accredited Testing Laboratory, No. T0387) and ActLabs in Canada, while the other half was quartered with one quarter archived and stored on site for verification and reference purposes while the other quarter will be used for metallurgical test work. 33 elements are analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) utilizing a 4-acid digestion and gold is assayed for using a 30g fire assay method. Duplicate samples, blanks, and certified standards are included with every batch and are actively used to ensure proper quality assurance and quality control The QA/QC frequency is 1 in 20 for each of blanks, duplicates and standards.

 

Qualified Persons

 

Mr. Dean Richards, BSc. (Hons) Geology, Pr.Sci.Nat., MGSSA – is the Qualified Person for the Haib Copper Project and has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release and is a registered Professional Natural Scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (Pr.Sci.Nat. No. 400190/08). Mr. Richards is independent of the Company and its mineral properties and is a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.

 

About Koryx Copper S.A.

 

Koryx Copper S.A. is a Luxembourg domiciled copper development Company focused on advancing its 100% owned Haib Copper Project in Namibia whilst also building a portfolio of copper exploration licenses in Zambia. Haib is a large copper porphyry deposit in southern Namibia with significant gold and molybdenum credits and a long history of exploration and project development by multiple operators.

 

More than 155,000m of drilling has been conducted at Haib since the 1970’s with significant exploration programs led by companies including Falconbridge (1964), Rio Tinto (1975), Teck (2014) and Koryx Copper (2021-2026). Extensive further drilling, metallurgical testing and various technical studies have been completed at Haib. Additional studies are underway aiming to demonstrate Haib as a future long-life, low-cost, low-risk open pit, sulphide milling and flotation copper project with additional heap leach potential.

 

Mineralisation at Haib is typical of a porphyry copper deposit and is dominantly chalcopyrite with minor bornite and chalcocite present and only minor secondary copper minerals at surface due to the arid environment. Haib is one of only a few examples of a Paleoproterozoic porphyry copper deposit in the world. Due to its age, the deposit has been subjected to multiple metamorphic and deformation events but still retains many of the classic mineralisation and alteration features typical of these deposits.

 

Further details of the Haib Copper Project are available in the technical report titled “March 2026 Mineral Resource

Posted September 9, 2026

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