{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"131135","rtpr_id":"nNFCbM2jxv","ticker":"DEC","exchange":"","all_tickers":["DEC"],"title":"Decade Drills Into Porphyry-Style Copper Mineralization in First-Ever Deep Test Beneath a High Chargeability Anomaly at Bonaparte","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-08-31T12:00:19.376Z","article_body":"Stewart, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 31, 2026) - Decade\nResources Ltd. (TSXV: DEC) (OTC Pink: DECXF) (\"Decade\" or the \"Company\") is\npleased to announce that the first hole of its Phase I drill program at the\nBonaparte copper-gold property has intersected porphyry-style copper\nmineralization at depth, in the first hole ever drilled to test beneath a high\nchargeability anomaly. The Bonaparte property is located approximately 50 km\nnorth of Kamloops, B.C., within the Kamloops Mining Division, in a region that\nhosts some of British Columbia's major porphyry copper mines, including\nHighland Valley and New Afton.\n\nHighlights\n*\nDDH 1 has intersected porphyry-style mineralization consisting of chalcopyrite\nwith occasional molybdenite at depth beneath the high chargeability anomaly\n*\nThe hole encountered a textbook porphyry alteration sequence, passing from a\npropylitic zone into potassic alteration and then into mineralization in an\naltered feldspar porphyry\n*\nA sequence of diorite intrusive rock with feldspar porphyry was intersected\nfrom surface to 252.1 m, then propylitic altered rocks (epidote and chlorite)\nfrom 252.1 to 452 m, potassic altered rocks (biotite bands and potassium\nfeldspars) from 421 to 557m with altered mineralized feldspar porphyry (quartz\nreplacements, quartz veins and feldspar alteration) from 557 to bottom of hole\nat 621.6m.\n*\nMineralization is open to depth. Very fine grained sulphides are present in\ndark mafic portions between the feldspar grains as well as along narrow\nveinlets.\n*\nThe intersection supports the buried porphyry model for Bonaparte first\nproposed by geologists of the British Columbia Geological Survey (Logan and\nMihalynuk, 2013)\n*\nCore sampling is under way, with assays to follow from MSA LABS\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_fc71dc4e6434394b_001full.jpg)\n\nPhoto showing DDH-1 (white trucks beside drill mast) and access road leading\nto it.\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_fc71dc4e6434394b_001full.jpg\n\nDDH 1 was collared to test the porphyry copper-gold potential of a large\nchargeability anomaly related to the Discovery Zone, where multi-ounce gold\nassays were intersected in historic drilling, trenching, and underground\nworkings. Geologists of the British Columbia Geological Survey speculated that\nthese veins may represent the upper level of a buried porphyry system (Logan\nand Mihalynuk, 2013), an interpretation supported by a strong chargeability\n(induced polarization) anomaly beginning at approximately 300 m depth, as\noutlined in a historic National Instrument 43-101 technical report prepared\nfor previous operators. The hole was 500m east of the Discovery area to test a\nseparate 3x4 km anomaly. Readers are cautioned that a Qualified Person has not\nverified the historic geophysical results and the Company is not treating them\nas current. DDH 1 represents the first drill test of this concept in the\nproperty's history, and the alteration zonation now observed in core is\ncharacteristic of the porphyry environment the model predicted.\n\nPorphyry copper systems are the world's principal source of copper and\nmolybdenum and rank among the largest mineral deposit types by contained\nmetal. While it is far too early to speculate on the size or grade of the\nsystem at Bonaparte, the Company believes the geological sequence intersected\nin DDH 1 is a significant step forward for the project.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_fc71dc4e6434394b_002full.jpg)\n\nMap showing the porphyry belt in southern BC with the location of the\nBonaparte project. The project is located 30 km north of the operating New\nAfton mine.\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_fc71dc4e6434394b_002full.jpg\n\nThe photo showing the end of the potassic altered argillites and the start of\nthe mineralized feldspar porphyry at 557m. The potassic altered rocks are the\ndark green-black ones while the grey-white specled rock is the feldspar\nporphyry. A one meter quartz vein with sparse pyrite is located near the\ncontact of the 2 units.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_image.jpg)\n\nPhoto showing interstial sulphide mineralization in the feldspar porphyry.\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_image.jpg\n\nEd Kruchkowski, President of Decade Resources, stated: \"This is exactly the\nhole you hope to drill when testing a porphyry concept for the first time. DDH\n1 passed through a propylitic halo into potassic alteration and is now cutting\nporphyry-style mineralization with chalcopyrite and occasional molybdenite.\nThat is the classic zonation pattern that vectors toward the heart of a\nporphyry system, and we intersected it in the very first deep hole ever\ndrilled on this property. The Discovery Zone veins told us something bigger\nmight be sitting underneath, the Geological Survey said the same thing, and\nthe drill is now bearing that out. In my years of exploration in British\nColumbia, few first holes have delivered this kind of geological confirmation.\nCore is being logged and sampled as drilling advances, and we look forward to\nputting numbers to what we are seeing as assays are returned\n\nImportant Cautionary Note Regarding Visual Results\n\nVisual observations of mineralization and alteration in drill core are\npreliminary in nature, are not a substitute for laboratory analysis, and\nshould not be relied upon as a measure of grade. The presence of chalcopyrite\nand molybdenite does not indicate that economic grades of copper or molybdenum\nare present. Core samples from DDH 1 will be submitted to MSA LABS in Langley,\nB.C. for assay, and results will be released once received, compiled, and\nreviewed by the Company's Qualified Person.\n\nSurface Program Update\nAssay results from the July soil sampling survey, comprising over 750 soil\nsamples and 30 rock samples submitted to MSA LABS, remain pending.\n\nQualified Person\nEd Kruchkowski, P. Geo., President of Decade Resources Ltd., is a Qualified\nPerson as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved\nthe technical contents of this news release.\n\nAbout Decade Resources Ltd.\nDecade Resources Ltd. is a Canadian based mineral exploration company actively\nseeking opportunities in the resource sector. Decade holds numerous properties\nat various stages of development and exploration, from grassroots to advanced.\nIts properties and projects are mostly located in the \"Golden Triangle\" area\nof northern British Columbia. For a complete listing of the Company's assets\nand developments, visit the Company website at www.decaderesources.ca.\n\nFor further information contact:\nDecade Resources Ltd.\nTelephone: 250-636-2264\nGary Assaly: 604-377-7969\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release contains certain statements that may be deemed\n\"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of applicable securities laws,\nincluding statements regarding the continuation and results of the Phase I\ndrill program, the interpretation of alteration and mineralization observed in\ndrill core, the timing and receipt of assay results, and the exploration\npotential of the Bonaparte property. Forward-looking statements are based on\nthe current beliefs, estimates, and assumptions of management and are subject\nto known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results\nto differ materially from those expressed or implied, including, without\nlimitation, the risk that assay results do not confirm visual observations,\ndrilling and equipment availability, assay laboratory turnaround times,\nresults of exploration that differ from expectations, availability of\nfinancing, and receipt of regulatory and other approvals. The Company\nundertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as\nrequired by applicable securities laws.\n\nNeither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\nReferences\n\nLogan, J.M., and Mihalynuk, M.G., 2013. Bonaparte gold: another 195 Ma Au-Cu\nporphyry deposit in southern British Columbia? In: Geological Fieldwork 2012,\nBritish Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas. British Columbia\nGeological Survey Paper 2013-1, 71-80.\n\nMinfile BC\n\nNI 43-101 Technical Report on the Bonaparte Gold Project by R. Kemp, P.Geo.\n\n**Reduced intrusion-related gold systems (RIRGS) are characterized by\nwidespread arrays of sheeted auriferous quartz veins that preferentially form\nin the brittle carapace at the top of small plutons, where they form\nbulk-tonnage, low-grade Au deposits characterized by a Au-Bi-Te-W metal\nassemblage, such as the Fort Knox and Dublin Gulch deposits.\nhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/277131625_Reduced_Intrusion-related_Gold_Systems.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/312097","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFCbM2jxv","title":"Decade Drills Into Porphyry-Style Copper Mineralization in First-Ever Deep Test Beneath a High Chargeability Anomaly at Bonaparte","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"DEC","created":"2026-08-31T12:00:19.376Z","tickers":["DEC"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Stewart, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 31, 2026) - Decade\nResources Ltd. (TSXV: DEC) (OTC Pink: DECXF) (\"Decade\" or the \"Company\") is\npleased to announce that the first hole of its Phase I drill program at the\nBonaparte copper-gold property has intersected porphyry-style copper\nmineralization at depth, in the first hole ever drilled to test beneath a high\nchargeability anomaly. The Bonaparte property is located approximately 50 km\nnorth of Kamloops, B.C., within the Kamloops Mining Division, in a region that\nhosts some of British Columbia's major porphyry copper mines, including\nHighland Valley and New Afton.\n\nHighlights\n*\nDDH 1 has intersected porphyry-style mineralization consisting of chalcopyrite\nwith occasional molybdenite at depth beneath the high chargeability anomaly\n*\nThe hole encountered a textbook porphyry alteration sequence, passing from a\npropylitic zone into potassic alteration and then into mineralization in an\naltered feldspar porphyry\n*\nA sequence of diorite intrusive rock with feldspar porphyry was intersected\nfrom surface to 252.1 m, then propylitic altered rocks (epidote and chlorite)\nfrom 252.1 to 452 m, potassic altered rocks (biotite bands and potassium\nfeldspars) from 421 to 557m with altered mineralized feldspar porphyry (quartz\nreplacements, quartz veins and feldspar alteration) from 557 to bottom of hole\nat 621.6m.\n*\nMineralization is open to depth. Very fine grained sulphides are present in\ndark mafic portions between the feldspar grains as well as along narrow\nveinlets.\n*\nThe intersection supports the buried porphyry model for Bonaparte first\nproposed by geologists of the British Columbia Geological Survey (Logan and\nMihalynuk, 2013)\n*\nCore sampling is under way, with assays to follow from MSA LABS\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_fc71dc4e6434394b_001full.jpg)\n\nPhoto showing DDH-1 (white trucks beside drill mast) and access road leading\nto it.\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_fc71dc4e6434394b_001full.jpg\n\nDDH 1 was collared to test the porphyry copper-gold potential of a large\nchargeability anomaly related to the Discovery Zone, where multi-ounce gold\nassays were intersected in historic drilling, trenching, and underground\nworkings. Geologists of the British Columbia Geological Survey speculated that\nthese veins may represent the upper level of a buried porphyry system (Logan\nand Mihalynuk, 2013), an interpretation supported by a strong chargeability\n(induced polarization) anomaly beginning at approximately 300 m depth, as\noutlined in a historic National Instrument 43-101 technical report prepared\nfor previous operators. The hole was 500m east of the Discovery area to test a\nseparate 3x4 km anomaly. Readers are cautioned that a Qualified Person has not\nverified the historic geophysical results and the Company is not treating them\nas current. DDH 1 represents the first drill test of this concept in the\nproperty's history, and the alteration zonation now observed in core is\ncharacteristic of the porphyry environment the model predicted.\n\nPorphyry copper systems are the world's principal source of copper and\nmolybdenum and rank among the largest mineral deposit types by contained\nmetal. While it is far too early to speculate on the size or grade of the\nsystem at Bonaparte, the Company believes the geological sequence intersected\nin DDH 1 is a significant step forward for the project.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_fc71dc4e6434394b_002full.jpg)\n\nMap showing the porphyry belt in southern BC with the location of the\nBonaparte project. The project is located 30 km north of the operating New\nAfton mine.\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_fc71dc4e6434394b_002full.jpg\n\nThe photo showing the end of the potassic altered argillites and the start of\nthe mineralized feldspar porphyry at 557m. The potassic altered rocks are the\ndark green-black ones while the grey-white specled rock is the feldspar\nporphyry. A one meter quartz vein with sparse pyrite is located near the\ncontact of the 2 units.\n\n(https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_image.jpg)\n\nPhoto showing interstial sulphide mineralization in the feldspar porphyry.\n\nTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:\nhttps://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/3615/312097_image.jpg\n\nEd Kruchkowski, President of Decade Resources, stated: \"This is exactly the\nhole you hope to drill when testing a porphyry concept for the first time. DDH\n1 passed through a propylitic halo into potassic alteration and is now cutting\nporphyry-style mineralization with chalcopyrite and occasional molybdenite.\nThat is the classic zonation pattern that vectors toward the heart of a\nporphyry system, and we intersected it in the very first deep hole ever\ndrilled on this property. The Discovery Zone veins told us something bigger\nmight be sitting underneath, the Geological Survey said the same thing, and\nthe drill is now bearing that out. In my years of exploration in British\nColumbia, few first holes have delivered this kind of geological confirmation.\nCore is being logged and sampled as drilling advances, and we look forward to\nputting numbers to what we are seeing as assays are returned\n\nImportant Cautionary Note Regarding Visual Results\n\nVisual observations of mineralization and alteration in drill core are\npreliminary in nature, are not a substitute for laboratory analysis, and\nshould not be relied upon as a measure of grade. The presence of chalcopyrite\nand molybdenite does not indicate that economic grades of copper or molybdenum\nare present. Core samples from DDH 1 will be submitted to MSA LABS in Langley,\nB.C. for assay, and results will be released once received, compiled, and\nreviewed by the Company's Qualified Person.\n\nSurface Program Update\nAssay results from the July soil sampling survey, comprising over 750 soil\nsamples and 30 rock samples submitted to MSA LABS, remain pending.\n\nQualified Person\nEd Kruchkowski, P. Geo., President of Decade Resources Ltd., is a Qualified\nPerson as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved\nthe technical contents of this news release.\n\nAbout Decade Resources Ltd.\nDecade Resources Ltd. is a Canadian based mineral exploration company actively\nseeking opportunities in the resource sector. Decade holds numerous properties\nat various stages of development and exploration, from grassroots to advanced.\nIts properties and projects are mostly located in the \"Golden Triangle\" area\nof northern British Columbia. For a complete listing of the Company's assets\nand developments, visit the Company website at www.decaderesources.ca.\n\nFor further information contact:\nDecade Resources Ltd.\nTelephone: 250-636-2264\nGary Assaly: 604-377-7969\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release contains certain statements that may be deemed\n\"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of applicable securities laws,\nincluding statements regarding the continuation and results of the Phase I\ndrill program, the interpretation of alteration and mineralization observed in\ndrill core, the timing and receipt of assay results, and the exploration\npotential of the Bonaparte property. Forward-looking statements are based on\nthe current beliefs, estimates, and assumptions of management and are subject\nto known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results\nto differ materially from those expressed or implied, including, without\nlimitation, the risk that assay results do not confirm visual observations,\ndrilling and equipment availability, assay laboratory turnaround times,\nresults of exploration that differ from expectations, availability of\nfinancing, and receipt of regulatory and other approvals. The Company\nundertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as\nrequired by applicable securities laws.\n\nNeither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\nReferences\n\nLogan, J.M., and Mihalynuk, M.G., 2013. Bonaparte gold: another 195 Ma Au-Cu\nporphyry deposit in southern British Columbia? In: Geological Fieldwork 2012,\nBritish Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas. British Columbia\nGeological Survey Paper 2013-1, 71-80.\n\nMinfile BC\n\nNI 43-101 Technical Report on the Bonaparte Gold Project by R. Kemp, P.Geo.\n\n**Reduced intrusion-related gold systems (RIRGS) are characterized by\nwidespread arrays of sheeted auriferous quartz veins that preferentially form\nin the brittle carapace at the top of small plutons, where they form\nbulk-tonnage, low-grade Au deposits characterized by a Au-Bi-Te-W metal\nassemblage, such as the Fort Knox and Dublin Gulch deposits.\nhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/277131625_Reduced_Intrusion-related_Gold_Systems.\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/312097"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-31T12:00:19.429568035Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788177619429},"received_at":"2026-08-31T12:00:19.488Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/312097"},"analysis":{"id":"120042","press_release_id":"131135","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["Visual observations are preliminary and not a substitute for laboratory analysis","Assay results remain pending","No economic grades confirmed yet"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Decade Resources reported that the first hole of its Phase I drill program at the Bonaparte property intersected porphyry-style copper mineralization consisting of chalcopyrite with occasional molybdenite at depth.\n\nThe drill hole exhibited a textbook alteration sequence from propylitic to potassic zones, supporting the geological model of a buried porphyry system beneath the high chargeability anomaly.\n\nManagement noted that core sampling is underway with assays pending from MSA LABS, cautioning that visual observations are not a substitute for laboratory analysis.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Visual porphyry confirmation at Bonaparte awaits assay grades."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"hole_id":"DDH 1","anomaly_size":"3x4 km","rock_samples":30,"soil_samples":750,"depth_421m_to_557m":"potassic altered rocks","depth_252_1m_to_452m":"propylitic altered rocks","depth_557m_to_621_6m":"altered mineralized feldspar porphyry","depth_from_surface_to_252_1m":"diorite intrusive rock with feldspar porphyry"}},"quotedText":"This is exactly the hole you hope to drill when testing a porphyry concept for the first time. 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