Pup Copper Project
— Yukon, Canada
Project Summary
- Strategic Location: The project consists of 90 quartz claims totaling approximately 1,820 hectares located roughly 10 kilometres west of Dawson City, Yukon.
- Accessibility: The site is readily road-accessible via a network of rough roads leading to local placer mines.
- Geological Setting: The geology and mineralization are analogous to targets in the Minto Copper Belt. The area bedrock is strongly oxidized, suggesting significant discovery potential at depth.
- Acquisition: Northern Lights optioned the property from veteran prospector Bernie Kreft in September 2025.
- Mineralization Style: Mineralization consists of malachite and azurite hosted within quartz-chlorite-epidote schist, likely derived from a mafic to intermediate igneous protolith.
Investment Highlights
- 2026 maiden drilling completed: Pup’s first drill program comprised 7 reverse-circulation holes totalling 277.36 metres.
- 2026 trenching: Channel sampling at Petal’s trench T1 returned 0.621% Cu and 4.7 g/t Ag over 7.5 metres
- Petal target: An open-ended copper anomaly approximately 1,000 metres long and up to 500 metres wide. Historical samples returned up to 3.799% Cu in rock grabs and 2,962.9 ppm Cu in soils
- In addition to Petal, the project hosts the Gismo and Finn targets, which feature soil samples up to 632.3 ppm Cu and 2,085.8 ppm Cu, respectively.
- Exploration permit: A Class 3 permit, valid for 10 years from October 29, 2025, allows drilling, trenching, trail construction and limited road building.
Exploration Status
- Priority Targets:
Petal: Historical sampling returned soil values up to 2,962.9 ppm Cu and rock grab samples up to 3.799% Cu.
Gismo: Surface sampling returned soil values up to 632.3 ppm Cu, with rock samples returning up to 643.2 ppm Cu and 201.3 ppb Au.
- Finn: Features soil values up to 2,085.8 ppm Cu and rock samples grading up to 3,082 ppm Cu.
- 2025 Work Program: The 2025 exploration campaign was designed to assess these priority targets through ground magnetic surveys (specifically at Petal), extensive soil geochemical sampling, prospecting, hand trenching, and thin section analysis.
- 2026 maiden drilling: Northern Lights completed Pup’s first drill program in 2026, comprising 7 reverse-circulation holes totalling 277.36 metres. Work focused on the Petal Zone.
- 2026 trenching results: Channel sampling from trench T1 at Petal returned 7.5 metres grading 0.621% Cu and 4.7 g/t Ag.
- Read the October 5, 2026 exploration update.
