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Pacific Empire Reports Final Results from DD25-TRI-001, Confirming 240 Metres Grading 0.93% CuEq

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 21, 2026) - Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) ("Pacific Empire", "PEMC" or the "Company"), a copper-gold explorer based in British Columbia, is pleased to report final assay results for the full length of diamond drill hole DD25-TRI-001 from its 2025 fall diamond drilling program at the Trident copper-gold project in north-central British Columbia. Highlights - Remainder of Hole DD25-TRI-001 The balance of the assay results from DD25-TRI-001 confirm mineralization continues from 192.0 m to 249.0 m, combining with previously released results to form a composite of 0.93% CuEq over 240.0 m downhole Additional mineralized zones between 249.0 m and end of hole at 503.0 m, comprising three zones averaging 0.1-0.3% CuEq over 5-10 metres of core length Hole DD25-TRI-001 was drilled to a final depth of 503 metres, with casing set at 9 metres, resulting in 494 metres of sampled drill core.