Significant Increase In Contained Copper With Updated MRE For Palmer Copper-Zinc VMS Project

VANCOUVER - American Pacific Mining Corp reported on the updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) and for the Palmer VMS Project located in Southeast Alaska. 2025 MRE Highlights - Indicated: 1) 4.77 million tonnes at 1.69% copper, 5.17% zinc, 0.14% lead, 28.4 g/t silver, 0.29 g/t gold, 20.6% barite (3.5% copper equivalent or 13.2% zinc equivalent). 2) 16% increase in contained copper (24 million pounds) and 14% increase in copper grade. 3) 178.0 million pounds of copper, 543.0 million pounds of zinc, 14.2 million pounds of lead, 4.4 million ounces of silver, 43.9 thousand ounces of gold, and 980.4 thousand tonnes of barite (BaSO4). Inferred: 1) 12.00 million tonnes at 0.57% copper, 3.92% zinc, 0.47% lead, 66.3 g/t silver, 0.33 g/t gold, 25.5% barite (3.1% copper equivalent or 8.9% zinc equivalent). 2) 22% increase in contained copper (28 million pounds). 3) 151.5 million pounds of copper, 1,036.4 million pounds of zinc, 125.2 million pounds of lead, 25.6 million ounces of silver, 128.1 thousand ounces of gold, and 3,054.2 thousand tonnes of barite (BaSO4).

"This updated mineral resource estimate marks a major Project milestone now that American Pacific has secured 100% ownership of the Palmer VMS Project. Infill and geotechnical drilling over the last several years has been successful in increasing our confidence in the known deposits and we are thrilled to see significant increases in the in-situ copper estimate, in addition to an overall increase in contained tonnes for the Project," said CEO, Warwick Smith.