Commencement Of New Core Drilling Program At Pangeni Copper Project

VANCOUVER - BeMetals Corp. announced the commencement of a new 2,000 to 2,500 metre core drilling program at its Pangeni Copper Project in Zambia. This phase of drilling aims to identify additional zones of copper mineralization and further expand the existing mineralized footprint within the priority D-Prospect area.

The overall footprint scale of the D-Prospect copper mineralization and its target zones are now comparable to that of the Lumwana Copper Mine's Chimiwungo Deposit. The mineralization has been traced by core drilling for some three kilometres along trend of the Nkala and Nkala Zone Extension zones, with the additional aircore targets at the Nkala Northwest and R targets in close proximity. The copper mineralization at the D-Prospect's Nkala Zone also bears many of the geological hallmarks of the Lumwana Mine's deposits in terms of mineralization style, alteration, structure and host rocks.

John Wilton, President and CEO, said, "We are very excited to advance exploration at the Pangeni Copper Project this year. Our discovery of extensive copper mineralization and the positive results from the 2024 drilling campaign have reinforced the team's confidence in the Project's potential to further evolve into a Tier 1 scale discovery. Notably, these results to date mark the first new discovery of significant copper mineralization along the Zambian Copperbelt in decades, a testament to the previously untapped potential in this region of cover, and the fortitude and experience of our exploration team and partners. With multiple untested targets and a growing mineralized footprint, we believe Pangeni has the potential to host a significant copper deposit."