Poplar
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Historical Resource Estimate
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Thira Alteration Corridor
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Active Copper Porphyry Discovery
in an Established Mining District
Location
Central British Columbia, Canada,
55 km east of Williams Lake
Deposit type
Porphyry-related Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver
Land Package
~47,000 ha (~470 km²)
Ownership
Right to earn a 100% interest by December 2027
Historical investment
40,000+ m of historical drilling, equivalent to nearly $14M today
KEY DISCOVERY
Home to the Thira Cu-Mo discovery, identified in 2025
Commodities
Project Stage
Advancing New Discovery
& Historical Resource Estimate
Phase 1 Complete
11,200 m
Drill Program
Phase 2 Advancing: up to 8,000 m of two-rig drilling planned to test extensions at all three target areas.
Located in an Established
Copper District
Central British Columbia
Located approximately 40 km south of Houston, B.C., within a large, underexplored porphyry district.
Skeena Arch Geological Setting
Positioned within the Skeena Arch, a region known for significant Cu, Au, Ag and Mo mineralization.
Established Mining District
Near the former Huckleberry Copper and Equity Silver mines, as well as Surge Copper’s Berg deposit.
Established Access and Regional Infrastructure
Direct Road Access
Huckleberry’s former concentrate haul road crosses the property, providing established access through the project area.
Power on the Property
A 138 kV transmission line traverses the project, supporting exploration activities and future development potential.
Regional Transport Corridor
Historical concentrate haulage from the Huckleberry Mine used roads crossing the Poplar project to access regional transport infrastructure.
Established Historical Estimate
and Active Exploration
The Poplar Project has seen multiple segments of historic exploration including 1974 to 1982, 1992, 2005, 2009 to 2013.
152.3 Mt at 0.43% CuEq
INDICATED HISTORICAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE¹
139.3 Mt at 0.39% CuEq
INFERRED HISTORICAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE¹
¹ Poplar Historical Estimate, Sep 8, 2021. Historical estimate only. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the Poplar historical estimate as a current mineral resource or mineral reserve, and Vizsla Copper is not treating it as current. CuEq = Cu US$4.00/lb, Mo US$15.00/lb, Au US$1,800/oz, Ag US$20/oz. Click here for more information & notes on Poplar Historical Estimate.
Overlapping Anomalies Define an >8 km Priority Corridor
¹ Poplar Historical Estimate, Sep 8, 2021. Historical estimate only. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the Poplar historical estimate as a current mineral resource or mineral reserve, and Vizsla Copper is not treating it as current. CuEq = Cu US$4.00/lb, Mo US$15.00/lb, Au US$1,800/oz, Ag US$20/oz.
² VCU News Release Jul 16, 2026. CuEq = Cu US$4.00/lb, Mo US$25.00/lb, Au US$2,500/oz and Ag US$25/oz and conceptual recoveries of Cu: 80%, Mo: 80%, Au: 70% and Ag: 65%.
CuEq is provided for illustrative purpose only to show the combined grades of Cu, Mo, Au and Ag relative to copper price net of conceptual metallurgical recoveries.
Thira, Camp Lake and Copper Pond targets define an >8 km priority corridor, ~10 km south of the Poplar Deposit
Coincident geophysical and geochemical anomalies indicate multiple prospective porphyry centres across the broader system
Phase 1 drilling totalled more than 11,200 m in 21 holes, with all holes at Thira intersecting porphyry-related Cu-Mo mineralization
Phase 2 drilling will test fault-offset extensions at Thira, higher-grade mineralization south of Camp Lake and eastern extensions at Copper Pond
Thira Anchors a Growing Copper-Molybdenum Porphyry System
Discovered by Vizsla Copper in 2025, the Thira target has emerged as a significant copper-molybdenum discovery within a broader target corridor. Ongoing drilling is defining mineralization across Thira and adjacent targets, adding a new dimension to an already established porphyry system.
Mineralization confirmed over at least 800m east-west, extending to ~500m depth and remaining open in multiple directions
Near-surface copper-molybdenum mineralization provides targets for further exploration and technical evaluation
Drilling continues to expand the system, with multiple long intercepts demonstrating strong continuity
Drilling completed since 2021, including drilling at the Thira Discovery, has not been incorporated into the Poplar historical estimate
Source of compiled Vizsla Copper drill data: VCU News Release Jul 16, 2026.
*CuEq = Cu US$4.00/lb, Mo US$25.00/lb, Au US$2,500/oz and Ag US$25/oz and conceptual recoveries of Cu: 80%, Mo: 80%, Au: 70% and Ag: 65%. CuEq is provided for illustrative purpose only to show the combined grades of Cu, Mo, Au and Ag relative to copper price net of conceptual metallurgical recoveries.
Large, Shallow Porphyry System Remains Open
All drill holes at the Thira Discovery intersected zones of near-surface porphyry-related copper-molybdenum mineralization and together define a footprint of ~ 800 m x 900 m.
Source: VCU News Release Jul 16, 2026. *CuEq = Cu US$4.00/lb, Mo US$25.00/lb, Au US$2,500/oz and Ag US$25/oz and conceptual recoveries of Cu: 80%, Mo: 80%, Au: 70% and Ag: 65%. CuEq is provided for illustrative purpose only to show the combined grades of Cu, Mo, Au and Ag relative to copper price net of conceptual metallurgical recoveries.
Corporate Presentation
Explore the Poplar Project - a district-scale copper-molybdenum porphyry system in central British Columbia, anchored by an established mineral estimate and the emerging Thira discovery.
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Qualified Person
The Company’s disclosure of technical or scientific information on this page has been reviewed and approved by Christopher Leslie, Ph.D., P.Geo., Technical Advisor for Vizsla Copper. Dr. Leslie is a Qualified Person as defined under the terms of National Instrument 43-101.
DISCLAIMERS
Historical technical information on this page, including historical exploration results, historical drilling and the Poplar historical estimate, has not been independently verified by Vizsla Copper except as expressly stated. Vizsla Copper considers this information relevant for geological context and exploration targeting purposes, but readers should not place undue reliance on historical information. A Qualified Person has not done sufficient work to classify the Poplar historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves, and Vizsla Copper is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves.
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Poplar Project – Peer Sources
- Berg Project — Surge Copper Corp., Mineral Reserve & Resource Estimate, effective June 12, 2026. surgecopper.com – Berg Project
- Huckleberry Mine — Imperial Metals Corporation, Reserves & Resources; Huckleberry historical NI 43-101 reserve/resource figures. imperialmetals.com – Reserves & Resources
- Equity Silver Mine — BC MINFILE database, Government of British Columbia, MINFILE No. 093L 001; historical production/resource information. apps.nrs.gov.bc.ca – Equity Silver record
Latest Poplar Project News
July 16, 2026
Vizsla Copper Drills 304.8 Meters of 0.48% CuEq at the Thira Discovery, Central British Columbia
May 19, 2026
Vizsla Copper Commences Drilling at the Woodjam Project and Provides Update on Drilling at the Poplar Project
April 6, 2026
Vizsla Copper Drills 435 Meters Of 0.49% CuEq At The Thira Discovery; Expands Footprint Of Copper-Molybdenum Mineralization 200 Meters To The North
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