Cascade Copper mobilizes drill for maiden program at Centrefire

  Drill mobilization this week to start maiden program   Minimum of 600 metres on Priority VMS targets   Drive up drill sites reduces drilling cost   Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - June 16, 2026 - Cascade Copper Corp. (CSE: “CASC”/FRA: 91O) (“Cascade” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has mobilized a drill crew for a maiden, minimum 600-metre diamond drilling program at its Centrefire Copper-Gold Project, located 40 kilometres from Dryden, Ontario. The contractor is expected to be drilling the first hole within a week of mobilization. Drilling at Centrefire will focus on priority copper-gold Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) targets identified through inversion modelling of geophysics, historic drilling, and sampling of surface mineralization.  A recent Press Release on May 11 , discusses the priority drill targets.

"The arrival of the drill at Centrefire represents a landmark moment for Cascade Copper, marking the Company's first drill program and the transition from project evaluation to discovery," stated Jeffrey Ackert, President and CEO of Cascade Copper. "Our technical team has completed extensive groundwork and modelling to define priority targets, and we are eager to begin testing the Centrefire VMS system. This program is an important step in our strategy to advance high-quality copper projects in Canada and create long-term value for our shareholders.

We look forward to reporting results as drilling advances." Click Image To View Full Size Figure 1: Drill equipment being mobilized to the first drill site at the Centrefire Copper VMS Project The first drill hole will be set up adjacent to a forestry access road which means the drill can be unloaded on the road and placed quickly and efficiently at the initial collar location.  All holes planned in this campaign are within a few tens of meters of the forestry road network, which means little or no disturbance to the environment, easy access by the contractor and Cascade’s technical team, and perhaps more importantly – a low mobilization cost.   The technical information in this news release was prepared and approved by Shannon Baird, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Baird is Vice President Exploration of Cascade Copper Corp. and registered as a Professional Geoscientist with the Professional Geoscientists of Ontario as well as the Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia.   About Cascade Copper Cascade Copper is an exploration stage natural resource company engaged in the evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of copper based mineral resource properties. Cascade is focused on copper and gold, porphyry and mesothermal gold deposits in British Columbia and VMS and BIF copper, gold, and silver style deposits in Ontario.

Cascade’s priority is to conduct exploration using modern technology that includes 3D inversion modelling of geophysics, LiDAR elevation models, and AI enhanced Predictive Modelling from all historic and modern data inputs.  Drilling is planned on several of its copper-gold targets this year. Cascade has five projects, including the Copper Plateau Copper-Moly Project, the Centrefire Copper-Gold Project, the Rogers Creek Copper-Gold Project, the Fire Mountain Copper-Gold Project, and the Bendor Gold-Tungsten Project. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: CASCADE COPPER CORP. Jeffrey S. Ackert, President and CEO 555-1130 West Pender St. Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4 Telephone: 1 613 851 7699 E-Mail: info@cascadecopper.com Web:     www.cascadecopper.com Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

DISCLAIMER & FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This news release includes certain “forward-looking statements” which are not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, and by their very nature involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on currently available information, Cascade Copper Corp. provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations.

Factors which cause results to differ materially are set out in the Company’s documents filed on SEDAR+. Undue reliance should not be placed on “forward looking statements.” Copyright (c) 2026 TheNewswire - All rights reserved. TheNewsWire June 16, 2026 - 5:15 AM PDT News by QuoteMedia www.quotemedia.com