Edge Copper intersects 0.40% CuT over 290 ft at Zonia beyond PEA pit

Canada NewsWire ZND0028 includes 50 ft at 1.69% CuT and intersects oxide mineralization well below the modeled base of oxide; 27 holes reported to date continue to reinforce continuity and expansion potential VANCOUVER, BC , July 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- Edge Copper Corporation (TSXV: EDCU) (" Edge Copper "or the" Company ") is pleased to report assay results from seven additional diamond drill holes completed as part of its ongoing drill program at the Company's 100%-owned Zonia Copper Project ("Zonia" or the "Project") in Arizona. The principal result in this release is ZND0028 , drilled near the northwestern end of the current PEA Design Pit. The hole returned 290 ft grading 0.40% CuT from 441 ft, including 50 ft grading 1.69% CuT , together with a separate 45 ft interval grading 0.45% CuT from 332 ft.

As shown in Figure 2, ZND0028 intersected oxide mineralization beyond the pit limit as well as below the currently modeled base of oxide. This provides an important new data point for evaluating the potential depth and extent of the oxide mineralization at the northwestern end of the deposit. Final interpretation will incorporate follow-up drilling, sequential copper analyses and additional geological and resource modeling.

The other holes reported today were drilled primarily as infill and returned broad intervals of oxide mineralization that reinforce continuity within the current mineral resource area. These results bring the total number of holes reported from the current program to 27. Taken together, the 27 holes reported to date are meeting the program's objectives: increasing confidence within the known resource and identifying areas where the current model may understate the extent of the oxide system.

ZND0028, together with other broad northern intersections, supports the Company's evolving interpretation that the northern and northwestern limits