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Star Copper District-Scale Campaign Underway with Inaugural Drilling at Star East and Return to Copper Creek
Early season inaugural target depth success at Star East speeds redeployment to test large geophysical signature at Copper Creek VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS
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Early season inaugural target depth success at Star East speeds redeployment to test large geophysical signature at Copper Creek VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / Star Copper Corp. (CSE:STCU)(OTCQX:STCUF)(FWB:SOP) ("Star Copper" or the "Company"), a critical minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to announce the first drill hole into the Star East target has been successfully completed.HIGHLIGHTSInaugural Star East drilling achieves target depth with excellent core sample recovery.Proximal mineralization shows the system is still intact across the fault.Drilling has commenced at Copper Creek South.Two initial drill holes are planned at Copper Creek North.Fully funded exploration campaign supported by over $12 million flow-through financing.3D IP (Induced Polarization) and MT (Magnetotellurics) planned for late June.With the first ever drill hole into the Star East target successfully and expeditiously concluded, the Company feels confident in its assessment that the Star project is progressing towards a better understanding of mineralization control and overall understanding of the deposit model. Further induced polarization("IP") and Magnetotellurics ("MT") surveys are designed to fill in the unknowns that previous surveys were unable to define.The early season program has been designed to test a series of compelling geophysical, geochemical, and structural targets generated through the integration of IP chargeability and conductivity anomalies, airborne magnetic data, soil and rock geochemistry, historic trenching, and detailed geological and structural mapping.Company CEO Darryl Jones notes, "We decided to move quickly to commence drilling at some of our satellite locations with the added benefit of early season helicopter while we await the larger geophysical program. With MT and IP being conducted during June 2026 testing these targets became a priority to understand the geologic landscape."Once the initial phase of 2026 drilling is concluded at Copper Creek, the Company expects to advance drilling at Star North and return to Star East while concurrently deploying 3D IP and MT geophysical surveys at Star Main to refine drill targeting aimed at fine tuning the district-scale hypothesis and advancing towards establishing sufficient geological confidence to support a future maiden Mineral Resources Estimate at Star Main...