Four Drill Rigs Buzz at Pecoy Copper – A Year of Momentum

It’s hard to miss the hum of machinery when you walk onto the Pecoy Copper‑Gold‑Molybdenum‑Silver project in southern Peru. Just a year after the company’s first day of trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, the once‑quiet drill pads now host four roaring rigs, and a fifth is slated to join the fleet as the season unfolds.

The jump from “no active drilling” to four rigs feels almost cinematic. Back in September 2025, Pecoy was still outlining its ambitions; today, crews are busy turning the earth, chasing copper, gold, molybdenum and silver veins that could stretch for kilometres beneath the Andean foothills.

What’s driving this sudden burst of activity? A fully funded 2026 exploration programme that clocks in at roughly 35,000 metres of drilling. That’s a hefty amount of core, but it’s more than just numbers – it’s a systematic push to expand known mineralisation, test high‑priority targets and, importantly, to sharpen the company’s picture of the broader porphyry system that underpins the project.

Vincent Cardin‑Tremblay, Pecoy’s Chief Geological Officer, put it plainly: “We’ve spent the past year validating our model and gathering data. The rigs now on the ground let us move from theory to practice, and the additional rig we’re bringing in will keep the momentum going as we chase deeper, richer targets.”

Geographically, Pecoy sits at about 1,650 m above sea level in the Arequipa region, a spot blessed with existing infrastructure – power, water and access to Pacific ports – that makes large‑scale development far less of a logistical nightmare than many peers face.

The current rig configuration is spread across key zones. Two rigs are grinding in the Main Zone, where recent drill results have hinted at an extensive copper‑gold envelope. A third rig holds position on the Northwest flank, drilling into fresh porphyry outcrops that have yet to be fully understood. The fourth is working the South Breccia area, a zone that historically showed promise for both copper and molybdenum.

Beyond the drills, the company is also investing in on‑site processing and analytical capabilities, ensuring that every centimetre of core is promptly examined for its metal content. This rapid turnaround helps the team decide, almost in real time, where to drill next.

Community and contractor relationships remain a cornerstone of Pecoy’s approach. Local stakeholders have been kept in the loop through regular meetings, and the company highlights that its operations are designed to minimise environmental impact – a point that is increasingly important in today’s mining climate.

Looking ahead, the fifth rig slated for early 2027 will extend the drilling envelope further into unexplored porphyry, potentially unlocking new zones of mineralisation that could boost the project’s overall resource estimate.

For investors, the message is clear: Pecoy Copper is not just talking about a future – it’s actively building it, one metre of core at a time. The company’s shares trade under PCU on the TSX Venture Exchange, D5E in Frankfurt and PCUUF on the OTCQB, giving a range of avenues for interested parties to get involved.

As the year unfolds, the coming months of assay results and geological modelling will be the real test. If the early indications hold true, Pecoy could emerge as one of the standout porphyry projects in the Andes, delivering both value to shareholders and sustainable development to the region.