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Copper Quest Exploration Initiates 32.4 Square Kilometer Induced Polarization Survey over the Stars Copper-Molybdenite Property
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX; OTCQB: IMIMF; FRA: 3MX) (“Copper Quest” or the
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX; OTCQB: IMIMF; FRA: 3MX) (“Copper Quest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has commenced a 32.4 km2 induced polarization (“IP”) geophysical survey on its 100% owned Stars Property (“Stars” or the “Property”). Stars is a porphyry copper-molybdenum (“Cu-Mo”) project covering 9,693 hectares (“ha”) in the Stikine region of British Columbia, situated approximately 60 km north of Imperial Metals Corporation’s (“Imperial Metals”) past producing Huckleberry Cu-Mo mine, 50 km north-northeast of Surge Copper Corp’s advanced stage Berg copper project, and 30 km north-northwest of Vizsla Copper Corp’s Poplar copper-gold project. Imperial Metals is exploring Huckleberry and its surrounding claims for additional Cu-Mo resources. This very large IP survey represents the first time this geophysical technique has been applied across the full extent of the Stars Property, including over the Tana Zone discovery area and its along-strike extensions. Induced polarization is a proven method for detecting sulphide mineralization, the type of copper-bearing material found at Stars, at depth and at distance from known drill holes. By imaging the full 32.4 km² footprint of the magnetic anomaly, the Company aims to determine the true scale of the mineralized system in terms of strike length, width, and depth, and to identify potential new drill targets beyond the current Tana Zone. Highlights of the Stars Property: Road accessible, 9,693 ha property in a top tier exploration and mining district, the Bulkley Porphyry Belt. A 230 X 180 metre (“m”) domain (the “Tana Zone”) of chalcopyrite-molybdenite-bornite quartz stockwork that has been intersected from surface to greater than 350 m depth. The zone is open in two directions as well as to depth. Drill Intersection highlights include: 0.466% Cu over 195.07 m* in drill hole DD18SS004 from 23.47 m 0.200% Cu over 396.67 m* in drill hole DD18SS010 from 29.37 m 0.205% Cu over 207.27 m* in drill hole DD18SS015 from 163.98 m A highly prospective, approximately 5 X 2.5 kilometre (“km”), annular magnetic anomaly that is interpreted as an altered monzonite intrusion and surrounding hornfels (Figure 1). Numerous underexplored soil and induced polarization geophysical targets within the larger magnetic a...