• Amarc lifted its 2026 JOY copper-gold district exploration budget by CAD 5 million to CAD 20 million.
• Freeport is funding the program via AuRORA Minerals, a JV owned 60% by Freeport, 40% by Amarc.
• Spending counts toward Freeport’s CAD 75 million Stage 2 earn-in for an extra 10% stake, targeting 70% total.
• Drilling started with three rigs to expand the AuRORA gold-rich porphyry deposit, open beyond a 1.4 km by 0.8 km drilled area.
• Work also targets the TWINS gold-copper discovery, about 17 km south, with district-wide surveys to generate additional drill targets.

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