Explorer Discovers New Extensive Copper-Gold System at Bertha Target in BC

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Torr Metals Inc. (TMET:TSX.V) announced results from its Phase I drilling program totaling 2,733 meters at the Bertha Target within the company’s 332 km² Kolos Copper–Gold Project in south-central British Columbia, according to a release on January 21.

The program successfully confirmed the existence of a large, structurally-controlled hydrothermal copper-gold-silver system and importantly identified coherent geological and geophysical indicators pointing to a high-priority, untested copper–gold target to the northeast, the company said.

Drilling revealed broad zones of anomalous copper mineralization associated with hydrothermal magnetite, brecciation, and strong northwest-striking and north-south trending structural controls. These zones are bordered by 68 distinct native copper occurrences that locally define higher-grade intervals and are closely linked with hydrothermal magnetite–epidote veining, Torr said. Collectively, these features define a laterally extensive hydrothermal-copper system extending over 350 meters in strike and 580 meters in vertical depth.

"The 2025 drill program achieved exactly what it was intended to as the inaugural test of a previously untested, large-scale porphyry system," said Torr President and Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Dorsey. "In systems of this type, it is uncommon for initial drilling to directly intersect the sulfide-bearing core, and our results align with expectations for early-stage porphyry exploration on a new target. The structural controls, system geometry, and style of supergene alteration and copper mineralization encountered so far support an alkalic porphyry model similar to an early-stage New Afton–style system before the discovery of its core."

He continued, "While drilling has not yet intersected the source intrusion, the program has confirmed significant scale to the peripheral hydrothermal copper system and established coherent vectors that all strengthen toward the northeast; including increasing alteration intensity and gold content, brecciation and veining, improved structural architecture, and a buried chargeability anomaly."

Taken together, the factors suggest an increasing proximity to a more proximal and potentially sulfide-rich portion of the porphyry system relative to the areas drilled to date, he said.

"These results significantly reduce geological uncertainty and define a new, untested northeast-trending chargeability target, which will be further refined through planned IP expansion in spring 2026 prior to fully funded Phase II drill targeting," Dorsey noted.

Notably, the deepest hole drilled toward the northeast (25-KO-07) intersected the first structurally controlled gold mineralization reported from the Bertha area, yielding 0.24 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) over 3 meters (337–340 meters). The presence of gold at depth, along with increasing pyrite content and supergene overprinting of phyllic alteration toward the northeast, suggests a coherent geochemical and mineralogical vector toward a more proximal, gold-bearing magmatic–hydrothermal porphyry source in that direction, the release noted. This area remains open and coincides with a broad, northeast-trending, untested induced polarization (IP) chargeability anomaly identified at approximately 250 meters depth.

Phase II Fully Financed

Torr said it intends to expand the induced polarization (IP) survey to the northeast in 2026 to better understand the geometry, depth, and intensity of the untested northeast-trending chargeability anomaly. The goal is to determine if the anomaly becomes stronger or shows greater vertical continuity towards the surface.

Follow-up drilling will focus on areas where increased chargeability aligns with magnetic anomalies, structural intersections, and the picrite contact, as these features are believed to be key indicators of a potential sulfide-bearing porphyry core with higher copper–gold potential, according to the company.

The extension of the IP survey will also enable Torr to assess the along-strike shift in the picrite contact, which seems to follow the northeast trend of the untested chargeability anomaly. This orientation is important because a northeast trend is the main structural orientation of the New Afton ore body. Its alignment with evolving chargeability, hydrothermal magnetite, and brecciation, identified through secondary porosity resistivity signatures, will be a primary focus of the follow-up drilling.

The northeastern-most drill hole (25-KO-06) encountered extensive hydrothermal brecciation from 14.0 to 80.17 meters, marked by increasing alteration with dickite, chlorite, epidote, and carbonate, along with native copper, chalcocite, and magnetite, Torr said. This alteration pattern, along with the rising pyrite content observed in Holes 25-KO-07 and 25-KO-08, suggests the presence of progressively hotter and more acidic hydrothermal fluids typical of the phyllic zone of a porphyry system. This provides a strong indication of a more proximal mineralizing source to the northeast, where a buried chargeability anomaly is believed to indicate a potential porphyry-style core at depth.

Torr said it is fully financed to proceed with a Phase II drill program of up to 6,000 meters. This will include follow-up drilling on the newly identified northeast-trending structural and geophysical targets, as well as expanded IP targeting across the broader Bertha area to further assess the grade and scale potential of this hydrothermal copper system.

District Home to Some of Country's Largest Copper Mines

¹As copper exploration gains traction in British Columbia's Quesnel Trough, Torr is positioning itself for a potential new discovery, according to Technical Analyst John Newell of John Newell & Associates on October 6, 2025. With several undrilled copper-gold porphyry centers, strong infrastructure, and a streamlined share structure, the Kolos project is drawing attention as it launches its initial drill program, he noted.

The Quesnel Trough is "home to some of Canada's largest and longest-lived copper mines, including Highland Valley (Teck), New Afton (New Gold), and Copper Mountain (Hudbay)," Newell wrote.

Torr's projects provide "exposure to both copper and gold discovery opportunities across Canada, with Kolos leading the near-term news flow as the first drill program begins in Q4 2025," he added.

For investors seeking exposure to a new copper discovery narrative in one of Canada's safest and most productive mining regions, Newell considers Torr Metals a Speculative Buy at the price of CA$0.15 at the time of the report. The technical price targets are set at CA$0.24, CA$0.48, and a longer-term target between CA$0.60 and CA$0.65, contingent on a confirmed discovery-driven breakout, Newell said.

The Catalyst: A Series of Record Highs

Copper price spreads in London loosened quickly after a significant spike on January 20, as analysts suggested that new metal deliveries might soon be made into exchange warehouses to alleviate supply constraints, according to a Bloomberg report published on Mining.com on January 21.

Contracts maturing Thursday closed at a US$2 premium compared to those expiring a day later, following a brief surge in the one-day spread to a US$100 per ton premium on Tuesday, which remained high through most of the next morning's trading. Backwardation can lead to substantial losses for those attempting to roll forward short positions and may encourage them to deliver metal into the LME’s warehousing network instead. Exchange data shows that there are substantial volumes of privately held stock that could be moved into its warehouses across Asia, the U.S., and Europe. Analysts noted that the easing of the spreads suggests such inflows could be imminent.

Copper stockpiles tracked by the LME increased by 3.8% to 112,575 tons on Wednesday, marking the sixth consecutive day of growth.

"We've seen some deliveries already, and the fact is that there is probably more stock to be delivered against the backwardation," Al Munro, a senior base metals strategist at Marex, told Bloomberg. "People think that moving stock between exchanges is a simple process, but it can be laborious and sometimes shorts can face delays in delivering against their positions."

The fluctuations in LME spreads have had little effect on the outright prices for the metal, with the LME's benchmark three-month contract rising as much as 1.6% toward US$13,000 a ton on Wednesday. This movement occurred as global stock markets stabilized after a selloff on Tuesday, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. indicated it expects continued metal flows into the U.S., a key factor driving its strong price rally.

The industrial commodity has reached a series of record highs since late last year as mines have struggled and a surge in shipments to the US ahead of potential tariffs has tightened supplies elsewhere. Meanwhile, investors anticipate increased demand to support the growing artificial intelligence industry.

The global copper market was valued at US$241.88 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to US$339.95 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5% from 2025 to 2030, according to Grand View Research. Copper is crucial in solar panels, wind turbines, and related grid infrastructure, the research firm noted.

"Due to its electrical efficiency, it plays a central role in solar photovoltaic systems, wind turbines, electric grids, and energy storage systems," Grand View stated. "The global push for cleaner energy sources to meet climate targets has led to rising installations of renewable power capacity, all requiring significant amounts of copper. Moreover, as countries upgrade aging power grids and integrate smart grid technologies, the demand for copper-intensive transmission and distribution networks continues to climb."

Ownership and Share Structure²

About 12% of the company is owned by insiders and close associates. The rest is retail and high-net-worth investors.

Top shareholders include Torr Resources Corp. (owned by CEO Malcolm Dorsey) with 4.77%, John Williamson with 3.41%, Sean Richard William Mager with 0.78%, and CEO Malcolm Dorsey with 0.07%.

Torr has a market cap of CA$16.35 million and 83.82 million shares outstanding. It trades in a 52-week range between CA$0.10 and CA$0.27 per share.