• South Pacific Metals reported new surface assays at its 100%-owned Kili Teke copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea.
• Outcrop sampling outside the current resource returned up to 12.8% copper, 0.3 g/t gold, 104 g/t silver in mapped massive sulphide.
• Massive sulphide traced for more than 200 meters along a fault contact west of the Central Main Porphyry resource boundary.
• Two priority targets outside the resource are advancing toward drill-ready status; targets expected in Q4 2026 ahead of a maiden diamond program.
• Project hosts a 237 million-ton inferred resource grading 0.34% copper, 0.24 g/t gold, or 4.2 million oz gold-equivalent.

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