Lux Copper Corp. Ltd. has secured 326 additional state mining claims at its Baird copper project in northwest Alaska, taking its landholding to approximately 236 square kilometres. The acquisition follows the company’s first drilling campaign at the Omar prospect, with laboratory results expected later in November.

In a November 10 announcement, Lux confirmed that the Alaska Department of Natural Resources had issued the claims following an earlier staking program. The new ground adds 210 square kilometres beside Lux’s existing holdings in the Western Brooks Range, expanding Baird to roughly nine times its previous size.

New Ground Around Established Prospects

The additional claims form a continuous property around Baird’s original exploration area, covering ground along geological trends that Lux can now investigate alongside the known Omar, Frost, and Deadfall prospects.

Baird lies between the Ambler mineral district and the Red Dog district. Previous work has identified copper and zinc occurrences in the area, although much of the newly acquired ground has yet to undergo detailed exploration.

Lux will assess the larger holding using historical exploration records and the geophysical data collected during this year’s field season. The immediate task is to determine which areas warrant mapping, sampling, and follow-up drilling.

Historical Results at Omar, Frost, and Deadfall

Omar has the strongest drilling record among Baird’s established targets. Historical hole BC-06 returned 37.7 metres grading 2.45% copper, according to Lux’s October 2026 drilling announcement. Earlier exploration also identified a copper geochemical trend extending about four kilometres.

Other prospects add zinc targets to the exploration program. At Frost, 2012 drilling intersected 53.1 metres grading 1.08% zinc. At Deadfall, historical channel sampling returned an interval grading 6% zinc, with accompanying silver.

These results come from earlier exploration campaigns and provide starting points for Lux’s work on the expanded property, where the extent and continuity of mineralization will require further testing.

First Lux Drillholes Encounter Visible Copper

Lux began drilling at Omar in September and completed three diamond holes during the 2026 season. All three contained visible copper mineralization in carbonate rocks, including intervals beginning at the surface.

Near-surface logged intervals ranged from about 26 to 32 metres. Geologists also recorded copper-bearing sections farther down the holes. The minerals identified in the core included bornite, chalcocite, and chalcopyrite, along with malachite and azurite in oxidized sections.

The logged lengths are downhole measurements, and the true widths of the mineralized zones have yet to be determined.

Those observations establish the presence of copper minerals in the recovered core. The grades and significance of the intersections remain subject to laboratory assays, which Lux expects by late November.

Preparation for Expanded 2027 Drilling Program

During the 2026 campaign, Lux completed an airborne survey using magnetic, radiometric, and electromagnetic methods. The company plans to review those results with the Omar assays to select further drill targets.

Work is also underway on a larger 2027 drilling program, with field activities planned to restart in March. The assay results will guide decisions about follow-up holes at Omar, while the expanded landholding provides additional geological trends to investigate beyond the established prospects.

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