Trailbreaker Resources Ltd. (TBK.V) announced plans to commence inaugural drilling at two priority targets on its 300 km² Atsutla Gold project in northwestern British Columbia, followed by drilling at its Coho copper-gold porphyry target in central BC. The company is fully funded after a $3.5 million flow-through financing and has secured all necessary permits.
The first drill target, the Highlands zone at Atsutla, features high-grade gold mineralization with quartz veins containing visible gold assaying up to 630 g/t Au and 1,894 g/t Ag. The zone covers a 2.0 km by 1.5 km area within a larger 5.0 km x 4.3 km system that includes the Christmas Creek and Snook zones. Trailbreaker interprets the gold mineralization as orogenic, associated with multiple shear zones linked to larger faults. No drilling has ever occurred in the Atsutla West area.
The second target, the Swan zone, located 26 km east of Highlands, is a copper-gold-silver porphyry system within a 1.5 km x 1.5 km multi-element soil geochemical anomaly. Rock grab samples returned up to 11.7 g/t Au, 212 g/t Ag, and 0.81% Cu. The anomaly coincides with a 2.1 km x 1.4 km donut-shaped chargeability high from a 2024 induced polarization survey and a magnetic low signature from an airborne survey. The Swan zone itself has never been drilled.
Both Atsutla zones are fully permitted, with a 1,500 to 2,500 m diamond drill program expected to start in late June 2026, contracted to Empire Drilling of Smithers, BC.
Later in the summer, Trailbreaker will shift focus to its Coho property, a road-accessible 8,000-hectare project located 30 km west of the Mt. Milligan mine. The priority Coho zone hosts a coincident chargeability and resistivity anomaly associated with high-grade gold and copper surface samples. A 1,500 to 2,500 m drill program is slated for September 2026, with Dorado Drilling of Smithers contracted. All permits are in place.
In addition, Trailbreaker plans a surface exploration program on the western Coho property to follow up on results from the adjacent Trident property, where Pacific Empire Minerals reported 183.0 m of 0.77% Cu, 0.51 g/t Au, and 3.4 g/t Ag. The program will include prospecting, geological mapping, and soil geochemical surveys.
CEO Daithi Mac Gearailt stated, '2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for Trailbreaker. Each of these three targets has the potential to be a major catalyst for the Company.' The company also strengthened its technical team with Charlie Greig as Technical Advisor, who contributed to the discovery of the Saddle North deposit, later acquired by Newmont.
Trailbreaker holds a 100% interest in the Atsutla Gold project, covering over 30,000 hectares with limited historic exploration. The Coho property is also 100%-owned. The company is well-positioned for consistent news flow throughout the drilling season.
More information is available on the company's website at TrailbreakerResources.com. Technical information has been reviewed by Carl Schulze, P. Geo., a qualified person under NI 43-101.
