Vancouver, British Columbia — January 19, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Star Copper Corp. and Eastfield Resources Ltd. have announced the results of three diamond drill holes completed on the Indata Project, located 120 kilometers northwest of Fort Saint James, British Columbia.
The drilling campaign, conducted in 2025, included two holes in the recently discovered “Area 74”.
In 2022, hole IN22-74, drilled in “Area 74”, intersected a mineralized biotite-granite which graded 0.102% molybdenum over the bottom 30.8 meters of the hole and ended at 144.5 meters in mineralization still grading 0.04% molybdenum. Hole IN25-87 drilled in the current campaign to a depth of 136.8 meters was a 50 meter step out to the north from hole IN22-74. This hole intersected 106.6 meters of altered ultramafic rock mineralized with nickel and magnesium followed to the bottom of the hole by 23.7 meters of biotite-granite mineralized with copper, molybdenum, silver and antimony. Hole IN25-89, the final hole in the current campaign, was drilled to a depth of 103.1 meters was a 330 meter step out to the north from hole IN22-74 and intersected 21.8 meters of altered ultramafic rock mineralized with nickel and magnesium followed to the bottom of the hole by 77.5 meters of biotite-granite locally weakly mineralized with gold, silver and antimony.
2025 Drill Hole Details:
Area 74 Results:
Hole ID: IN25-87, Intercept (meters): 106.6, Element and Value: nickel 0.14%, magnesium 18.0% (From – To (meters): 6.7-113.1)
Hole ID: IN25-87, Intercept (meters): 23.7, Element and Value: copper 0.09%, molybdenum 0.021%, silver 15.21 g/t, antimony 324 ppm (From – To (meters): 113.1-136.8)
Hole ID: IN25-87, Intercept (meters): 4.0, Element and Value: copper 0.27%, molybdenum 0.037%, silver 74.85 g/t, antimony 0.16% (From – To (meters): 113.1-117.1)
Hole ID: IN25-89, Intercept (meters): 21.8, Element and Value: nickel 0.19%, magnesium 23.6% (From – To (meters): 4.6-26.4)
Hole ID: IN25-89, Intercept (meters): 3.8, Element and Value: gold 0.320 g/t, silver 5.5 g/t, antimony 200 ppm (From – To (meters): 75.6-79.3)
The discovery of nickel and magnesium mineralization at Indata is attributed to activity by First Point Minerals Corp., which is exploring a new type of mineralization hosted by serpentinized ultramafic rock at the Decar property, approximately 50 kilometers south of Indata. Ultramafic rocks at Decar contain minor concentrations awaruite (an iron nickel alloy) and traces of high nickel tenor nickel sulfide.
In 2011, two float samples similar to the Decar rocks were found at Indata and examined using a scanning electron microscope (Dr. P. Lecouter). The scans indicated an average nickel content of 36% and 56% respectively for metallic specks in the two float samples, suggesting that the small amount of metallic specks present is most likely nickel-iron alloy (awaruite) or high tenor nickel sulfide. The ultramafic rocks encountered in holes IN25-87 and IN25-89 are similar to the 2011 float samples and may be the source of them.
At the Lake Copper target, 5 kilometers to the north, hole IN25-88 was drilled in a northwesterly orientation to elucidate the mineralized trend encountered in 2022 in hole IN22-82 which intersected 170.7 meters grading 0.23% copper including 26.0 meters grading 0.47% copper. Although returning a narrower intercept than IN22-82 hole IN25-88 has a higher gold to copper ratio suggesting two populations of copper-gold mineralization may exist.
Hole IN25-88 Results:
Hole ID: IN25-88, Intercept (meters): 6.0, Element and Value: 0.42% copper, 0.136 g/t gold (From – To (meters): 20.0-26.0)
Hole ID: IN25-88, Intercept (meters): 32.0, Element and Value: 0.25% copper, 0.023 g/t gold (From – To (meters): 147.0-179.0)
Hole ID: IN25-88, Intercept (meters): 15.0, Element and Value: 0.13% copper, 0.032 g/t gold (From – To (meters): 224.0-239.0)
Hole ID: IN25-88, Intercept (meters): 6.0, Element and Value: 0.22% copper, 0.070 g/t gold (From – To (meters): 284.0-290.0)
Analyses were performed by MSA LABS of Langley, BC using ICP multi-element analysis and 30- gram fire assay. Standards and blanks were inserted by the company and additional samples by the laboratory and sampling was conducted at approximately 3-metre intervals. Recoveries were generally >85%. Sample results were verified by comparing results from the standards against their posted values.
The Indata property, encompassing 4,551-hectares (11,240-acres), is a copper-gold-silver-molybdenum porphyry prospect with additional potential for nickel and antimony. It is under option to Star Copper Corp. who may earn a 60% interest by completing $2,700,000 in exploration and paying $440,000 (cash and/or shares) by Dec 31, 2026. Eighty-seven (87) drill holes (10,049 meters) have now been completed at Indata of which 11 were completed in 2022 and 3 in 2025.
J.W. (Bill) Morton, P.Geo., a Director of Eastfield Resources Ltd., has reviewed and approved the technical content of this release. He can be reached at (604) 681-7913 or Toll Free: 888-656-6611.
Source: Eastfield Resources Ltd
