Overview
The 39,000-hectare Poplar Project hosts a porphyry-related copper and gold deposit with a current undiluted indicated mineral resource of 152.3 million tonnes grading 0.32% copper, 0.009% molybdenum, 0.09 g/t gold and 2.58 g/t silver and an undiluted inferred mineral resource of 139.3 million tonnes grading 0.29% copper, 0.005% molybdenum, 0.07 g/t gold and 4.95 g/t silver (above a cut-off grade of 0.20% copper).
Location
The Poplar Project is in a proven mining district with good infrastructure. Situated 35km from the Huckleberry Copper Mine, the road accessible property is bisected by a 138 Kva hydroelectric line and lies 88km from the rail head at Houston and 400km from the deep-water port at Prince Rupert by rail.
Recent Exploration
Vizsla Copper acquired the Poplar project from Universal Copper in February 2024, recent drill programs by UNV in 2019 and 2021 focused on increasing resources at depth and to the west of the property, outlining nine high-priority targets.
Drilling highlights from 2021 include drill hole 21-PC-131, which intersected 432m @ 0.42% Cu, 0.15 g/t Au from 2.2m, and drill hole 21-PC-133, which intersected 479.8m @ 0.41% Cu, 0.13 g/t Au from 21.25m.
2019 Drill Results
| Hole-ID | M From | M To | M Interval | % Cu | % Mo | g/t Au | g/t Ag |
| 18-PC-126 | 23.5 | 404.47 | 380.97 | 0.365 | 0.015 | 0.10 | 2.31 |
| 374.3 | 404.47 | 30.17 | 0.554 | 0.027 | 0.15 | 4.44 | |
| 18-PC-127 | 5.5 | 270.36 | 264.86 | 0.421 | 0.013 | 0.10 | 2.63 |
| 24.40 | 78.00 | 53.60 | 0.552 | 0.025 | 0.14 | 1.73 | |
| 51.00 | 78.00 | 27.00 | 0.643 | 0.030 | 0.15 | 2.62 | |
| 18-PC-128 | 5 | 422.76 | 417.76 | 0.197 | 0.001 | 0.07 | 3.03 |
| 122.80 | 273.90 | 151.10 | 0.330 | 0.002 | 0.12 | 3.46 | |
| 19-PC-129 | 48.8 | 538 | 489.2 | 0.362 | 0.012 | 0.11 | 2.22 |
| 143.18 | 538 | 394.82 | 0.413 | 0.013 | 0.12 | 2.27 | |
| 48.8 | 143.18 | 94.38 | 0.152 | 0.008 | 0.04 | 2.06 | |
| 143.18 | 230.36 | 87.18 | 0.259 | 0.011 | 0.08 | 2.12 | |
| 230.36 | 487.97 | 257.61 | 0.488 | 0.016 | 0.14 | 2.42 | |
| 487.97 | 538 | 50.03 | 0.324 | 0.002 | 0.12 | 1.92 |
2021 Drill Results
| Hole-ID | M From | M To | M LENGTH | % Cu | % Mo | g/t Au | g/t Ag | cuEQ* |
| 21-PC-131 | 2.20 | 435 | 432 | 0.42 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 1.80 | 0.57 |
| 21-PC-131 | 242 | 318 | 76 | 0.51 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 2.74 | 0.68 |
| 21-PC-132 | 5.65 | 192 | 186.35 | 0.436 | 0.019 | 0.1 | 1.72 | |
| 21-PC-133 | 21.25 | 501 | 479.75 | 0.408 | 0.013 | 0.13 | 2.89 | |
| 21-PC-134 | 27 | 90 | 63 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 2.66 | 0.57 |
| 21-PC-134 | 225 | 270 | 45 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 3.81 | 0.49 |
| 21-PC-134 | 247.25 | 315.5 | 68.25 | 0.655 | 0.016 | 0.167 | 2.92 | |
| 21-PC-134 | 315 | 351 | 36 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 1.85 | 0.44 |
| 21-PC-134 | 420 | 501 | 81 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 2.35 | 0.41 |
| 21-PC-135 | 258 | 336 | 78 | 0.390 | 0.000 | 0.13 | 12.01 | 0.554 |
| 21-PC-135 | 369 | 498 | 129 | 0.546 | 0.001 | 0.15 | 6.94 | 0.685 |
| 21-PC-135 | 5.3 | 498 | 492.7 | 0.288 | 0.001 | 0.09 | 4.16 | 0.374 |
| 21-PC-136 | 237 | 282 | 45 | 0.430 | 0.002 | 0.17 | 3.81 | 0.561 |
| 21-PC-136 | 345 | 369 | 24 | 0.514 | 0.001 | 0.19 | 6.86 | 0.678 |
| 21-PC-136 | 417 | 432 | 15 | 0.375 | 0.005 | 0.09 | 3.26 | 0.470 |
*Copper equivalents based on the following: copper US$9,972.10 per tonne, gold US$1,816.60 per ounce, silver US$22.90 and molybdenum US$41,836.39 per tonne
Historical Exploration & Resource Estimate
The Poplar Project has seen multiple segments of historic exploration including 1974 to 1982, 1992, 2005, 2009 to 2013.
This exploration included:
