Auro Metals Hits 905m of 0.60 g/t Gold at Santa Barbara, Launches 20,000m Phase II

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Auro Metals Inc. reported the fifth batch of assay results from its 2026 Phase I drill program at the 100%-owned Santa Barbara Gold-Copper Project in southeastern Ecuador, highlighted by drillhole DSB-68, which intersected 905.22m grading 0.60 g/t gold and 0.12% copper from 56.5m to 961.72m. DSB-68 is the longest and deepest hole drilled at Santa Barbara to date, reaching 1,282m, and CEO Victor Feng said it returned the best reportable intercept at the Project on a gram-by-metre basis, including all historical drilling. Drillhole DSB-70 intersected 262.5m grading 0.71 g/t gold and 0.10% copper from 10m to 272.5m, including 100.45m grading 1.01 g/t gold and 0.11% copper, while DSB-69 returned 103.05m grading 0.53 g/t gold and 0.09% copper and 200.55m grading 0.59 g/t gold and 0.08% copper, including 57.83m grading 1.06 g/t gold and 0.10% copper. The three holes are part of the Phase I program, which totaled 11,047.35m across 22 drillholes, with results for 17 holes published to date and the remaining 5 pending. The Company has continued without interruption into its Phase II 20,000m drill program, adding three KD1700 rigs each capable of drilling more than 1,000m, with a subsequent Phase III program expected to dovetail with the conclusion of Phase II.

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Reported strong Phase I drill assays including the best intercept at Santa Barbara and launched a 20,000m Phase II program.

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