New Geophysical Survey Reveals Promising Copper-Gold Targets at Montana's Smart Creek Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Domestic Metals Corp has announced significant findings from a recently completed induced polarization geophysical survey at its Smart Creek copper-gold-silver project in Montana. The survey, conducted between February 6th and March 2nd, 2026, has identified extensive chargeability features that strongly support the project's target potential for both porphyry copper style zones and carbonate replacement deposit mineralization.
Enhanced Target Identification
The newly enhanced targets include substantial porphyry copper style zones in addition to carbonate replacement and skarn copper-gold-silver mineralization. The IP chargeability features of interest are widespread and coincide with previously established alteration footprints and high-grade sampling carried out by the company earlier this year.
According to company geologists, these IP targets are interpreted to represent previously untested magmatic-hydrothermal sulphides related to copper porphyry, carbonate replacement deposits, and skarn-related sulphides. These results significantly bolster Domestic Metals' geologically and geochemically based target initiatives and now represent Priority 1 drill targets at the Smart Creek Project.
Survey Details and Methodology
Domestic Metals commissioned TMC Geophysics to carry out the induced polarization survey on their Smart Creek Project, situated approximately 70 kilometers southeast of Missoula, Montana. The fieldwork consisted of 26 line-kilometers of IP data acquired using a pole-dipole electrode array.
The 2026 IP geophysical survey at Smart Creek delineated chargeability features that are interpreted to represent sulphide mineralization in the subsurface potentially related to porphyry copper, and carbonate replacement deposit and skarn mineralization that has never previously been drill tested on the property.
Target Area Analysis
Chargeability features were delineated at four main target areas:
- Smart Creek Target: 1,300 meters length, 300 meters depth, with chargeability intensity of 33 mV/V
- Smart Creek Exotic Target: 2,500 meters length, 300 meters depth, with chargeability intensity of 34 mV/V
- Sunrise Target: 1,400 meters length, 200 meters depth, with chargeability intensity of 24 mV/V
- Radio Tower Target: 1,350 meters length, 350 meters depth, with chargeability intensity of 43 mV/V
These findings substantially increase Domestic Metals' confidence in previously identified drill targets across these areas.
CEO Commentary and Future Plans
Gord Neal, CEO of Domestic Metals, commented on the findings: "The Smart Creek project continues to give us better than expected results. These new geophysical data will further help us in vectoring toward the center of porphyry and carbonate replacement deposit target mineralization. Our geologists have developed targets based on the high-grade metal results that we have seen from our work done at the Smart Creek Project; these targets are now refined based on the new IP data."
Neal added, "With the funding from our last financing, we look forward to a successful drill campaign which is due to start mid-April."
Historical Context and Expansion
The 2026 IP geophysical survey includes a single line approximately 350 meters west of historical data collected by Rio Tinto in 2021. This new data demonstrates that the chargeability feature extends further west than previously known and represents a high priority drill target with significant potential for porphyry copper style mineralization.
The company has merged the new IP geophysical lines with historical IP features for comprehensive analysis, creating depth slices at 300 meters below surface to better visualize the mineralization potential across the property.
These findings come at a strategic time for Domestic Metals as the company prepares for its upcoming drill campaign, positioning the Smart Creek Project as a potentially significant copper-gold-silver exploration opportunity in Montana's mineral-rich landscape.
