Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - June 25, 2026) - Sankamap Metals Inc. (CSE: SCU) ("Sankamap" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of a targeted surface sampling program across its 4,500-hectare ("ha") Kuma Property ("Kuma") and its 24,100-ha Fauro Property ("Fauro") in the Solomon Islands. The Fauro Property is located approximately 550 kilometers northwest of Kuma. Both projects are considered highly prospective for copper-gold mineralization (Figure 1).
The program is designed to expand the Company's geological database and generate additional exploration targets through systematic sampling and field evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on identifying areas of interest where limited or no historical geochemical data currently exists.
The scale and extent of mineralization identified across both the Kuma and Fauro properties highlight their strong discovery potential. Notably, no historical drilling has been conducted on the Kuma Property, providing an opportunity to test a largely unexplored mineralized system.
Results from the ongoing drill program continue to improve the Company's understanding of the mineralized system and are helping to refine exploration models, prioritize target areas, and guide future drill testing across the Kuma property. The Company has commenced a short planned operational break to undertake safety inspections, rest the field crews, and complete routine equipment maintenance.
CEO John Florek commented:
"We are encouraged by the continued exploration progress at both Kuma and Fauro. At Kuma, drilling continues to strengthen our understanding of a large and evolving mineralized system, while at Fauro we are advancing surface exploration to identify and prioritize new targets across this highly prospective and underexplored property. The planned operational break at Kuma will allow our team to integrate results, refine targeting, and prepare for the ongoing drilling. With multiple targets emerging across both projects, we believe the portfolio offers substantial discovery potential and numerous opportunities for value creation."
Highlights:
Targeted surface sampling to generate additional geological insights and refine priority drill targets during a planned break in drilling operations.
Assays for first 559 m (365 samples) from drill hole KU26-001 at Kuma (Figure 2) have been submitted and are awaiting results.
Drilling at Kuma has intersected multiple zones of strong hydrothermal alteration, including a highly prospective 30.5-m interval from 250.0 m to 280.5 m depth characterized by intense clay alteration, abundant anhydrite veining, and pervasive pyrite mineralization (see figure 2). These encouraging geological features are consistent with a robust mineralizing system and underscore the significant exploration potential of the target area.
During the planned drilling break at Kuma, geophysical anomalies associated with lithocap features are being integrated to refine drill collar locations and improve drill orientations.
Systematic exploration at Fauro aimed to advance and prioritize targets for the upcoming drill program.