Coppernico Advances Multi-Kilometre Tipicancha Copper-Gold Target Ahead of Initial Drilling

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coppernico Metals Inc. (TSX: COPR, OTCQB: CPPMF, FSE: 9I3) (“Coppernico” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an exploration update on the Tipicancha epithermal-porphyry copper-gold target at its Sombrero Project in Peru. Geological mapping has defined a large hydrothermal alteration footprint containing locally developed advanced argillic cores (Figure 1), now extending over more than four kilometres (“km”), consistent with a district-scale hydrothermal framework with potential for a porphyry-related source at depth (Figure 2). Shallow excavation sampling has confirmed near-surface copper enrichment and further refined the continuity of the sulfide-rich hydrothermal horizon. Ongoing mapping increasingly defines vertical and lateral alteration zonation and structural controls which will inform the upcoming drill program.