02:54 PM EDT, 10/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Torr Metals ( TMTIF ) was edging up at last look on Wednesday afternoon as it announced the commencement of its inaugural diamond drill program, totaling up to 1,500 meters at the Bertha Zone.

The company said that this marks a "significant milestone" as the first-ever drill testing of the 900 metres by 500 metres "moderate-to-high chargeability induced polarization (IP) anomaly" identified by it in August 2025.

A statement noted that the Bertha Zone hosts "strong surface mineralization and near-surface discovery potential", with recent rock grab sampling from outcrop on the margins of the IP anomaly returning up to 16.9% copper (Cu) and 8.48 grams per tonne (g/t) silver (Ag).

Among highlights, the company said that the 2025 campaign will include up to 1,500 metres of diamond drilling in 5 to 7 holes designed to test the "near-surface core of overlapping chargeability and resistivity anomalies" at depths of 200-300 metres.

In conjunction with drilling, TMET will undertake a comprehensive surface geochemical program consisting of approximately 1,500 soil samples at the Sonic Zone, located east of Highway 5.

TMET's statement further noted that additional prospecting and geochemical sampling will target the Bertha South occurrence, located near 450 metres west-southwest along strike from the Bertha pit.

"Our Phase 1 drilling at Bertha is focused on a near-surface target that exhibits strong geological and structural similarities to the high-grade New Afton alkalic copper-gold porphyry system, located approximately 30 kilometres to the north," said Torr Metals' ( TMTIF ) President and Chief Executive Officer, Malcolm Dorsey. "In parallel, we are advancing additional fieldwork at the Sonic Zone, which displays a larger geochemical footprint and similarly strong characteristics to the nearby Ajax system. Both zones represent highly compelling copper-gold targets that could be transformational for Torr."

The company's shares were last seen up $0.005 to $0.155 on the TSX Venture Exchange.

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