Nordic Resources (ASX:NNL) extends Kopsa gold copper mineralisation beyond current resource

Nordic Resources has advanced its maiden drill program at the Kopsa gold copper project in central Finland with new assay results confirming extensions of shallow mineralisation outside the boundaries of the current resource model.

The company has now received its second batch of laboratory assays, covering 777 metres of diamond core, which build on earlier indications that Kopsa may host broader zones of gold and copper mineralisation than previously defined.

Highlights

• Two step out holes drilled to the southeast intersected wide new zones of shallow gold mineralisation beyond the existing block model.

• Hole NRKOP25006 returned 55 metres at 0.91 grams per tonne gold and 0.11 percent copper from 132 metres, including higher grade intervals.

• Hole NRKOP25008 delivered 54 metres at 0.69 grams per tonne gold and 0.21 percent copper from 75 metres, with multiple higher grade subsets.

• Both holes encountered mineralisation located outside the current Mineral Resource Estimate, supporting potential for additional AuEq ounces in future modelling.

The plan and section views in the announcement demonstrate that mineralised intersections in hole NRKOP25008 lie beyond the present resource limit, while NRKOP25006 also returned zones positioned in front of, and outside, the block model boundary.

Although some overlap appears in the view due to the 120 metre section thickness, the new intervals clearly sit outside the established resource envelope.

The results reinforce the significance of the southeastern extension, with hole NRKOP25006 expanding known mineralisation by 25 to 40 metres and also revealing a previously unrecognised shallow zone.

Its companion step out hole, NRKOP25008, intersected a prominent shallow zone up to 50 metres beyond the existing model, as well as deeper mineralisation that further lengthens the mapped lode.

Together, these results indicate that the southeastern tonalite contact remains completely untested and represents a priority for ongoing drilling.

In management’s view, the recent successes emphasise the emerging scale of the system. As Executive Director Robert Wrixon noted,

“It is great news to report the discovery of significant southeastern extensions to the gold and copper mineralisation at Kopsa, well beyond the current extent of the resource block model.”

He also highlighted that drilling has recently assessed near surface potential to the west and southwest, while current efforts are directed toward the northern zone.

Kopsa currently hosts a near surface JORC 2012 compliant resource of 23.2 million tonnes at 1.09 grams per tonne gold equivalent for 814,800 ounces AuEq, across measured, indicated and inferred categories.

When combined with the Angesneva and Hirsikangas deposits across the Middle Ostrobothnia Gold Belt, the broader resource inventory stands at 34.3 million tonnes at 1.11 grams per tonne AuEq for 1.23 million ounces AuEq.

Of this total, 1.04 million ounces are contained gold and 38,000 tonnes are contained copper, with 66 percent of the inventory classified as measured and indicated.

Nordic Resources expects the next batch of Kopsa assay results to be reported shortly and anticipates providing regular updates through at least the March quarter of 2026, with the company also intending to update the Kopsa resource in 2026 to incorporate ongoing drilling and revised metallurgical inputs.

In the meantime, the remaining drill program will target open mineralisation along strike and investigate electromagnetic anomalies in key areas.

The latest results suggest that Kopsa’s mineralised system may extend beyond current interpretations, and the continuing work program is expected to shed further light on its scale and continuity.

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