South Pacific Metals starts exploration at Kili Teke copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea

• South Pacific Metals began a staged exploration program at its 100%-owned Kili Teke copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea.
• Project hosts a NI 43-101 inferred resource of 237 Mt at 0.24 g/t gold, 0.34% copper, about 4.2 million ounces gold-equivalent.
• Work targets extensions below the Central Main Porphyry resource, with three additional prospect areas largely undrilled.
• Program starts with field verification, soil sampling, ground magnetics, mapping, trenching; drilling planned only after targets are refined.
• Historical work totals more than US$ 20 million, including 55 diamond drill holes for 36,917 meters.

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