Hercules Metals extends Southern Flats copper porphyry discovery in Idaho, HER-26-01 hits 0.58% CuEq over 287 m

• Hercules Metals reported a step-out drill hit that extended copper porphyry mineralization at the Southern Flats zone, Idaho.
• Hole HER-26-01 returned 0.58% CuEq over 287 meters, including 0.80% CuEq over 66 meters.
• 3D modelling indicates Southern Flats could be a roughly 1-kilometer southern extension of the Leviathan system.
• Two rigs are drilling to extend Leviathan south, aiming to close a 1-kilometer drilling gap toward Southern Flats.
• The company made its second C$ 2 million option payment to Barrick Mining under the Olympus claims deal.

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