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South Pacific Metals Corp. Reports Rock Chip Assays with High-Grade Copper up to 21.2% at Ontenu NE
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 11, 2025) - South Pacific Metals Corp. ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"South Pacific Metals Corp. Reports Rock Chip Assays with High-Grade Copper up to 21.2% at Ontenu NEVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 11, 2025) - South Pacific Metals Corp. (TSXV: SPMC) (OTCQB: SPMEF) (FSE: 6J00) (\"SPMC\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce receipt of multi-element rock chip assay results from samples of mineralized structures, at the Ontenu NE prospect within its Osena Project. The Project lies within a major NE-SW corridor known as the Kainantu Transfer Zone, which also hosts the large Kainantu Gold-Copper mine being mined by K92 Mining Ltd. Highlights from Ontenu NE latest rock chipsMulti-element results received that complement previously received gold results* (in brackets below) from a 3m wide fault zone & splay structures within a zone of structures about 19m wide at the Onki Fault area (shown as the Onki Fault area in Figure 1 and detailed in Figure 2).21.2% Cu, 214 g/t Ag, (0.41 g/t Au) (0.25m massive sulphide in splay structure)18.1% Cu, 310 g/t Ag, (0.32 g/t Au) (0.7m splay structure)12.4% Cu, 131 g/t Ag, (1.21 g/t Au) (0.2-0.5m splay structure)0.2% Cu, 32 g/t Ag, (8.6 g/t Au) (1m wide channel sample in fault breccia)In a separate zone* at Ontenu NE, some 700m west of the Onki Fault, as shown on Figure 1.1.2% Cu, 258 g/t Ag, & 8.65 % Zn, (9.34 g/t Au) in narrow quartz vein (0.25m)Mapping and sampling continue.*Gold results previously released (refer release dated October 6, 2025), with multi-element results now received for Cu-Ag-Zn. \"Ontenu NE has produced some great copper assays to complement the previously released high-grade gold results,\" said Timo Jauristo, CEO of the Company. \"The gold-base-metal association in veins and faults is characteristic of intermediate sulfidation epithermal deposits, similar to those being mined by K92 Mining to the north. As previously announced, we have recently commenced drilling in the southern part of Ontenu NE. These new copper results highlight the high potential of the entire Ontenu NE area, and we look forward to drill testing all the structures that have been discovered.\" Figure 1. Ontenu NE area target areas, rock chip results and mapped structures. Refer to Appendix 1 for details on latest results. Refer Figure 2 (Onki Fault area) & Figure 5 (Southern area)To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please vis...