-- Getty Copper (GTC.V) on Monday said it launched a 10,000-meter drilling program focused on the Getty North deposit and satellite targets including the Getty South deposit, within its Getty project in British Columbia's Highland Valley District.
The company said two diamond drills will be active for most of the program, and core will be logged and processed at Getty's core shack nearby in Logan Lake.
"Our focus with this program is to test for higher-grade mineralization, expand known mineralized zones, and demonstrate the broader scale potential of the project," said chief executive Ryan O'Regan.
Current planned hole locations are constrained by permitting, and the company is working to increase the available drill locations. Initial holes are planned to be 550 to 650 meters deep.
The company said the drill holes will also collect material to be used for geometallurgical characterization and metallurgical testing, as part of its strategy of advancing the resource potential of the project. Other satellite targets, including Getty West, are also in the process of being evaluated for future drilling as part of its resource and exploration strategy.
Getty Copper said that an additional 4,000 to 6,000 meters of drilling in the latter half of 2026 is planned and may include these satellite exploration targets.
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