Trailbreaker Resources Ltd. has received a property-wide exploration permit for its 8,000-hectare Coho copper-gold property in central British Columbia. The five-year Multi-Year Area-Based Mines Act permit, approved by the BC Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals with a provisional expiry date of December 18, 2030, authorizes diamond drilling from up to 50 drill pads, construction of exploration trails, geophysical surveys, and a temporary work camp.
The Coho property represents a drill-ready copper-gold porphyry target located 30 kilometers west of Centerra Gold's Mount Milligan mine, which contains current reserves of 1.2 billion pounds of copper and 2.8 million ounces of gold according to the company's website at https://www.centerragold.com/operations/mount-milligan/default.aspx. The property's strategic location within the Quesnel Tectonic Terrane places it in a district known for prolific alkalic copper-gold porphyry deposits.
Daithi Mac Gearailt, CEO of Trailbreaker, stated that the permit timing allows for inaugural drilling during the 2026 exploration season at the previously undrilled Coho zone. The company acquired the claims through an option agreement signed in May 2025, giving Trailbreaker the option to acquire a 100% interest in the property.
The Coho zone features a 650 by 550 meter copper-gold-silver surface geochemical anomaly within diorite, associated with the ENE-trending Coho fault and gabbro dykes. Historic surface grab samples from the zone returned values up to 16.15 grams per tonne gold, 16.35% copper, and 67.3 grams per tonne silver. Recent geophysical surveys identified an interpreted 400 by 250 by 200-meter-deep porphyry intrusive complex with a chargeability anomaly spanning more than 1.4 kilometers.
Neighboring properties have reported significant drill results that underscore the district's mineral potential. Pacific Empire Minerals' Trident property, contiguous with Coho's western border, reported a drill intercept of 0.77% copper, 0.51 grams per tonne gold, and 3.4 grams per tonne silver over 183.0 meters from the 'A-zone' located just 3.5 kilometers west of Coho, as detailed in their December 15, 2025 news release at https://pemcorp.ca/news-releases/pacific-empire-intersects-183.0-metres-of-1.23-cueq-starting-at-9.0-metres-including-71.5-metres-of-1.80-cueq-at-trident-a-zone/. To the north, Pacific Ridge Resources' Chuchi property returned 382.0 meters of 0.19% copper, 0.12 grams per tonne gold, and 0.47 grams per tonne silver from the BP zone in 2024 drilling, according to their November 25, 2024 news release at https://pacificridgeexploration.com/news-releases/pacific-ridges-inaugural-drill-program-returns-some-of-the-best-drill-results-ever-recored-at-the-chuchi-copper-gold-project/.
Trailbreaker interprets the Coho zone as potentially part of a cluster of deposits along the margin of the Hogem batholith, situated along the same Valley/Redline fault structure that hosts the BP zone on the Chuchi property. The company is collaborating with the Takla First Nation, within whose territory the property is located, on the future drill program as part of ongoing community engagement efforts.
The permit approval represents a significant regulatory milestone that enables systematic exploration of a previously untested target in a proven mineral district. For the mining industry, successful exploration at Coho could contribute to understanding porphyry deposit distribution patterns in the region and potentially expand known mineralization. The property's proximity to existing infrastructure, including the Mount Milligan mine, enhances its development potential should exploration prove successful.
