VIZSLA COPPER COMMENCES 2026 DRILL PROGRAM AT THE PALMER PROJECT

VANCOUVER, BC , June 18, 2026 /CNW/ - Vizsla Copper Corp. (TSXV: VCU ) (OTCQB: VCUFF ) (FRANKFURT: 97E0) (" Vizsla Copper " or the " Company ") is pleased to report that diamond drilling has commenced at its Palmer VMS Project in Southeast Alaska. The fully funded 2026 exploration program represents the first phase of a multi-year strategy designed to expand the Project's critical minerals resource base, evaluate new discovery opportunities, and advance the technical understanding of the broader Palmer district. Two drill rigs are currently operating on site, with approximately 10,000 metres of drilling planned during the 2026 field season. Initial drilling is focused on the Palmer Deposit's South Wall Zone (see Figure 1), where previous drilling identified a high-grade copper-rich core within Zone 1, including some of the highest copper grades intersected on the property to date. Craig Parry, Executive Chairman and CEO, commented: "With drilling now underway, our team is focused on building upon the success of recent exploration at Palmer. The 2026 program is designed to expand high-grade mineralization at the South Wall Deposit while evaluating several priority targets across the district. As our geological understanding continues to improve, Palmer is increasingly demonstrating the scale, exploration upside, and critical minerals endowment that we believe distinguishes it as one of the premier exploration opportunities in Southeast Alaska." Peter Mercer, Senior Vice President, Alaska, added: " The 2026 program reflects a balanced approach between resource expansion and discovery while advancing the environmental and technical understanding of the Project. The drill rigs are currently focused on areas where previous drilling has returned some of the highest copper grades encountered on the property, while mountain crews prepare additional drill sites to evaluate the mineral potential between the Palmer and AG deposits. As the season progresses, our focus remains on safe operations, disciplined execution, and generating the technical information needed to better understand the full potential of the district." 2026 Program Now Underway The 2026 program combines resource growth, new discovery opportunities, and technical studies designed to further advance the Company's understanding of the Palmer district. Diamond drilling will initially focus on the Palmer Deposit, where initial holes are testing high-priority targets within the South Wall system. This first phase of drilling is designed to further define and expand the high-grade copper-rich core identified within Zone 1 and improve confidence within existing mineralized Zones 2 and 3 through targeted infill drilling. Drilling later this season is planned at two priority exploration targets located between the existing deposits. The HG Prospect, located west of the Palmer Deposit, hosts significant copper-zinc-silver mineralization exposed over more than 600 metres of strike length and shares several geological characteristics with the South Wall mineralized system. The Waterfall Prospect, situated between the Palmer and AG deposits, represents an important target where geological, geochemical, and alteration characteristics suggest potential to add additional mineralization between the known deposits. Beyond these priority drill targets, the Company will continue evaluating several regional prospects across the broader Palmer district, including Mount Henry Clay, Christmas Creek, and other underexplored target areas. Follow-up field investigations will include geological and structural mapping, high-resolution photogrammetry, target refinement, and additional diamond drilling. The exploration program is supported by an integrated technical initiative that includes advanced geological modelling, geophysical reinterpretation, critical minerals assessment, and continued environmental baseline studies. Together, these programs are intended to ... Full story available on Benzinga.com