Coda Minerals is preparing to launch a focused 5-to-6-hole reverse circulation drilling programme at the Oakden prospect, located approximately 15 kilometres south-southwest of the MG14 Mineral Resource at the Elizabeth Creek Copper-Silver Project in South Australia.

The Elizabeth Creek project is Coda's flagship 100%-owned asset located in South Australia's Olympic Copper Province. The upcoming campaign will test shallow copper mineralisation identified by historical drilling, including drillhole OK36, which intersected 3 metres at 1.15% copper from 39 metres.

The exploration work will commence immediately following the conclusion of ongoing hydrogeological drilling. Coda has scheduled the completion of the hydrogeological programme for September 2026.

“Oakden is a focused, relatively low- cost opportunity to test shallow copper mineralisation close to our existing development project. We are taking advantage of having the hydrogeological rig on site to quickly test this area which is on tenure acquired in late 2023.”

— Chris Stevens, CEO

The programme is designed to test short-range continuity around historical intercepts and will guide subsequent phases across a conceptual area of interest spanning a corridor up to 400 metres wide and several kilometres long. The drilling represents a low-cost effort to identify potential early mill feed to complement operations while underground development advances at Emmie Bluff.

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