South Pacific Metals drills Ontenu NE, hits 9.92 g/t gold and 2.35% copper peak intercept

• South Pacific Metals reported early drill results from its first program at the Ontenu NE gold-copper project in Papua New Guinea, completing 7 holes for 2,266 m with assays back for 6 holes.
• Drilling intersected mineralization in 5 of 7 holes, led by Onki hole ONED26-006 with 92 m grading 0.34 g/t gold, including 2 m at 5.74 g/t gold and 1.49% copper; a peak 1 m re-assay returned 9.92 g/t gold with peak copper at 2.35%.
• At Jorkol, hole ONED25-001 cut 4.5 m at 0.77 g/t gold and 0.14% copper, including a 0.5 m peak of 3.16 g/t gold and 0.62% copper with 602 ppm bismuth.
• Work continues with new holes targeting untested NW-trending structures, deeper drilling beneath an interpreted silica cap at Onki, step-outs at Jorkol, and planned mobilization of drilling at Ontenu Central following mapping.

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