Hercules Metals Kicks Off 2026 Drilling, Drills Longest Leviathan Interval In 200 Meter Step-Out

On March 30, 2026 Hercules Metals (TSX-V:BIG, OTC:BADEF) reported additional drill results from its 2025 exploration campaign at the Leviathan porphyry copper system, located on its 100%-owned Hercules Property in western Idaho.

Drill hole HER-25-18 returned the longest mineralized interval encountered to date at Leviathan, intersecting 670 meters grading 0.45% copper, 4.0 g/t silver, and 95 ppm molybdenum, including 212.81 meters grading 0.67% copper, 10.2 g/t silver, and 128 ppm molybdenum. The intercept begins at a true vertical depth of approximately 150 meters below surface and remains open further down hole, with drilling currently being extended beyond 842.65 meters.

I connected with Hercules Metals CEO Chris Paul for an update on 2026 drilling and to unpack the latest set of news releases.

00:00 Intro
01:20 Rationale for acquisition of private land
04:10 Option terms
05:15 Timing of lease-option deal
07:00 Latest drill results from Leviathan including hole 25-18 (670 meters grading ~.55% Cu-Eq)
11:40 SCP Research Note on BIG.V https://bpd-space.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/scp/260330-scp-big-drilling.pdf
15:30 The importance of the epithermal silver mineralization in the upper plate Jurassic sequence
18:30 The importance of publishing a 43-101 compliant resource
21:30 The Pegasus Target
23:00 Understanding the geophysical (IP and MT) anomalies at Pegasus
26:30 Skarn mineralization in proximity to Pegasus
31:15 Greater preservation potential on SW side of the Cuddy Mountain Fault
33:55 Southern Flats MT anomaly and drilling plans at Southern Flats
35:27 "The Big Kahuna"
37:10 How deep does Hercules have to drill at Southern Flats?
38:25 Potential for full preservation of hypogene enrichment
41:05 Does it make sense to drill a hole from Camp Creek south into Southern Flats?
42:55 Footwall MT anomaly and drilling plans
45:35 The epithermal silver-lead-zinc at Southern Flats and key learnings from holes 25-16, 25-22, and 25-23
49:40 When will we get the assays for the top 800 meters of hole 25-25?
51:20 Competition to be the 2nd drilling contractor at Hercules in 2026
54:40 Marketing plans in 2026 & Chairman Matthieu Bos
57:50 Closing comments
59:25 Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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