Yukon Metals Corp. has identified a new chargeability anomaly approximately two kilometres south of known skarn mineralization at its 100%-owned Birch Project in western Yukon, following the completion of a 12.7 line-kilometre induced polarization geophysical survey.

The newly defined southern anomaly sits at approximately 400 metres below surface and coincides with a mapped intrusive body, a magnetic high, and elevated molybdenum-in-soil geochemistry. Select rock grab samples from the same area previously returned grades of up to 16 grams per tonne gold, 1,825 grams per tonne silver, and 0.43% copper. One of the newly identified targets was tested by diamond drilling during the 2026 program, with assay results currently pending.

The Birch Project previously underwent a 2025 drill program comprising 1,685 metres of diamond drilling across six holes, which established a broad copper-gold skarn footprint along a 750-metre strike. Yukon Metals subsequently filed an independent technical report for the property with an effective date of January 19, 2026, documenting the inaugural drilling campaign.

“The IP survey identified a large chargeability anomaly approximately two kilometres south of the skarn zone we had identified and drilled in 2025, and it is present on every principal line we have surveyed,” says Jim Coates, CEO of Yukon Metals. “The anomaly sits directly beneath the area where geochemistry, geology and magnetics had already directed our attention, and it was tested by drilling hole 12 this season. The IP data alongside completed surface geochemistry, geology and magnetic response provide multiple independent methods that help guide our efforts towards a potential system. We look forward to reporting additional data as we continue to evaluate and explore the Birch district.”

The company is continuing to integrate the geophysical data with ongoing geological mapping, soil and rock sampling, and drilling results. Yukon Metals expects to receive pending assay and hyperspectral results from follow-up mapping and prospecting work at the property, alongside the outstanding assay results from the 2026 diamond drilling program.

Read the full announcement: Yukon Metals Identifies New IP Targets 2 km South of Birch Skarn Discovery