Results confirm near-surface, high-grade copper extends over 220 meters down plunge and remains open along strike.

Gladiator Metals Corp. Oct. 28 reported that its 2024 drilling continues to expand high-grade copper skarn mineralization at the Cowley Park target on the company's historic Whitehorse Copper project in Yukon, Canada.

Located just outside of Yukon's capital city, Gladiator's Whitehorse Copper project spans 5,280 hectares (13,294 acres) within the historically productive Whitehorse Copper Belt. This 35-kilometer (22-mile) by five-kilometer (three-mile) copper belt produced roughly 267.5 million pounds of copper, 225,000 ounces of gold, and 2.84 million ounces of silver between 1967 and 1982.

Gladiator kicked off its 2024 exploration campaign in May at the Middle Chief target within the Chiefs Trend before shifting its focus to Cowley Park, where it completed 5,623 meters of drilling across 32 holes. The broader 13,000-meter program also included 1,500 meters at Chiefs Trend, 1,500 meters at Best Chance, and 2,500 meters at Arctic Chief.

Initial results from the Chiefs Trend revealed high-grade copper mineralization, including:

• 13.75 meters averaging 2.71% copper and 1.39 grams per metric ton gold from a depth of 256 meters in hole LCG-003 (Middle Chief).

• 22 meters averaging 1.41% copper from 208 meters in LCG-001D1 (Middle Chief).

• Six meters averaging 1.56% copper from 213 meters in LCG-001, and 16 meters averaging 1.29% copper from 249 meters (Middle Chief).

Broad widths of skarn mineralization were intersected at Best Chance and Arctic Chief, with assays still pending.

The first four shallow holes at Cowley Park, announced earlier this month, further defined near-surface copper mineralization; highlights include:

• 48 meters averaging 1.08% copper from a depth of 38 meters in hole CPG-032, including 30 meters averaging 1.48% copper and 0.13% molybdenum from 56 meters.

• 52 meters averaging 0.74% copper from 77 meters in CPG-031, including eight meters averaging 1.48% copper and 0.13% molybdenum from 87 meters.

• 14 meters averaging 1.22% copper from seven meters in CPG-034, including six meters averaging 2.42% copper from nine meters.

• 109.77 meters averaging 0.77% copper from 4.23 meters in CPG-035, including eight meters averaging 2.57% copper and 0.15% molybdenum from eight meters, plus 14 meters averaging 1.31% copper from 72 meters.

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Cross-section view of drilling at Cowley Park, showing recent assay results along the granite-skarn boundary, facing west.

The latest results come from two holes drilled at Cowley Park, revealing significant copper mineralization; highlights include:

• 79 meters averaging 1.37% copper, 0.06 g/t gold, 4.38 g/t silver, and 261 parts per million molybdenum from a depth of 71 meters in hole CPG-049, including 26 meters averaging 3.31% copper from 88 meters.

• 38 meters averaging 1.01% copper, 0.06 g/t gold, 4.83 g/t silver, and 604 ppm molybdenum from 96 meters in CPG-045, including 12 meters averaging 1.73% copper from 96 meters.

"These results at CPG-049 and CPG-045 confirm our belief that copper mineralization including molybdenum, gold and silver at Cowley Park continues near surface, is high grade and remains open along strike and down dip in all directions with significant resource expansion opportunities both within AND outside the area of historic drilling," said Gladiator Metals CEO Jason Bontempo.

Completing 5,623 meters in 32 holes at Cowley Park, along with additional drilling at Middle Chief, Best Chance, and Arctic Chief, Gladiator is now approaching the end of its planned 13,000-meter target for the season.

"I am very much looking forward to receiving results from the 28 remaining drill holes from this summer's program over the next two months," said Bontempo.

As pending results are received, Gladiator plans to integrate new data into its geological models, informing potential follow-up exploration and analysis to further define and expand resources at Cowley Park.