VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Pecoy Copper Corp. has announced comprehensive details regarding its fully funded 2026 exploration program, outlining an ambitious district-scale growth strategy centered on its flagship copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in southern Peru. The company is positioning itself for significant resource expansion through systematic testing of multiple high-potential target areas.
Major Drilling Initiative Planned for 2026
The company has revealed plans for up to 40,000 meters of diamond drilling throughout 2026, with peak activity anticipated to involve up to five drill rigs operating simultaneously. This substantial program represents a strategic push to expand higher-grade zones while assessing the broader district-scale potential of Pecoy's mineral holdings.
In addition to the primary Pecoy project drilling, approximately 5,000 meters of exploration drilling is planned at the nearby Tororume Project, further emphasizing the company's commitment to developing what it describes as a "large, low-elevation, district-scale copper system."
Five Priority Target Areas Identified
The 2026 exploration program will focus on five distinct priority target areas within the Pecoy project, each representing different structural levels and expressions of what geologists believe to be a large porphyry-related hydrothermal system. These areas include:
- South Breccia – The most advanced and best-defined mineralized breccia body, hosting higher-grade mineralization
- Center of the Pit & Central Breccia – Core areas of the existing deposit
- EDM Vein Zone – A significant vein structure within the system
- West Pampa – An area with strong exploration potential
- Northwest Target Area – Another promising zone for expansion
According to company statements, these five initial areas provide "multiple independent opportunities for scale and grade discovery" within a system that has already been tested over approximately 1.9 kilometers of strike length and 1.5 kilometers in width, reaching average depths of 400 meters.
Strategic Approach to Resource Expansion
Vincent Metcalfe, Chief Executive Officer of Pecoy Copper, emphasized the dual nature of the company's exploration strategy: "Our 2026 exploration program is structured to be both systematic and opportunistic. We aim to expand zones that already demonstrate scale and continuity, while at the same time allocating meaningful effort to targets that we believe could represent additional breccia centres or higher-grade zones within the broader Pecoy system."
The program builds upon recent geological reinterpretation of historical and current drilling data, which points to multiple mineralized centers and significant upside potential from both extensions of known zones and new discoveries. The company notes that within the Pecoy system, multiple breccia bodies characterized by matrix and clast-supported sulphide mineralization remain open laterally and at depth.
Focus on South Breccia Expansion
Particular attention will be directed toward the South Breccia zone, which represents one of the most advanced mineralized breccia bodies at Pecoy and hosts the higher-grade mineralization encountered to date. Drilling has outlined a coherent geometry with strong continuity, and the breccia remains open laterally and at depth, including toward the west beneath alluvial cover.
The 2026 program will focus on testing and expanding this higher-grade ore body through step-out drilling under cover, continued evaluation of depth potential, and further refinement of breccia geometry and internal controls on mineralization. With multiple areas still open and only partially tested, company leadership expresses confidence in "strong potential for continued resource expansion through 2026."
This comprehensive exploration initiative positions Pecoy Copper for what could be a transformative year in advancing its Peruvian mineral assets and realizing the district-scale potential of its copper holdings.
