Pacific Ridge starts 2,500-meter drill program at Kliyul copper-gold project in British Columbia

• Pacific Ridge launched a 2,500 m drill program at its 100%-owned Kliyul copper-gold project in British Columbia.
• Program targets M39, a 6 km porphyry trend that has not been drilled, aiming for a second discovery beyond the Kliyul Main Zone.
• Kliyul Main Zone hosts an inferred resource of 334.1 million tonnes at 0.33% CuEq, totaling 2.42 billion lb CuEq.
• A separate 3,000 m drill program continues at the 100%-owned RDP copper-gold project, about 40 km west of Kliyul.

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