en.Wedoany.com Reported - Nordic Resources (ASX: NNL) has received assay results from three step-out drill holes at the Kopsa gold-copper project in Haapajärvi, Finland, confirming that mineralization continuity extends well beyond the current resource boundary.
The three diamond drill holes, totaling 1,286 meters, were drilled at least 90 meters beyond the company's 2025 southeastern drilling area, intersecting extensions of known mineralized veins 50 to 100 meters outside the existing resource block model.
Significant intersections include: Drill hole NRKOP26027 returned 10 meters at 1.02 g/t gold and 0.17% copper from 288 meters depth; the same hole returned 58 meters at 0.61 g/t gold and 0.18% copper from 353 meters depth, including 1.2 meters at 2.52 g/t gold and 0.77% copper from 382 meters depth. Drill hole NRKOP26026 returned 29 meters at 0.40 g/t gold and 0.34% copper from 288 meters depth; and 72 meters at 0.40 g/t gold and 0.10% copper from 337 meters depth, including 2.0 meters at 3.58 g/t gold and 0.28% copper from 337 meters depth. Drill hole NRKOP26028 returned 69 meters at 0.53 g/t gold and 0.12% copper from 321 meters depth. All three holes successfully intersected "significant" wide zones of gold-copper mineralization extending beyond the 2025 southeastern zone intercepts.
These results represent the second batch from Nordic Resources' spring 2026 drilling program at the Kopsa project, located in the Middle Ostrobothnia Gold Belt in central Finland. The company drilled an additional six holes before the end of May to test strike and depth extensions in the northern and southwestern areas.
Executive Director Robert Wrixon said the results confirm the continuity of the wide southeastern mineralization zone observed in the 2025 drilling program, and noted this will enhance the scale and confidence level of the upcoming updated resource estimate for Kopsa.
The Kopsa deposit currently hosts a JORC-compliant resource of 23.2 million tonnes at 1.09 g/t gold equivalent, containing 814,800 ounces of gold equivalent. Total resources across all three Middle Ostrobothnia Gold Belt projects stand at 34.3 million tonnes at 1.11 g/t gold equivalent, containing 1.23 million ounces of gold equivalent.
Nordic Resources expects all assay results from the spring 2026 program and results from the Kopsa metallurgical test program to be released by the end of July 2026. The company plans to integrate all new information into an updated resource report for Kopsa by the end of the September 2026 quarter. Drilling will resume in late July, with two rigs booked through the end of 2026. As of the end of March 2026, the company had over A$10 million in bank deposits and is well-funded.
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