Angkor Resources Corp. (TSXV: ANK) announced on June 24, 2026, that it has initiated a 2,800-meter diamond drilling program at its Andong Bor copper-gold target in Cambodia. The program will focus on the Thmei North target, a one-square-kilometer copper anomaly, over the next eight months, with drilling staged around the Cambodian seasons to optimize access and minimize environmental impact.
The first phase, comprising three 400-meter holes totaling 1,200 meters, began on June 24, 2026, and is scheduled for completion during the current dry-season window. The remaining 1,600 meters will be drilled in early 2027, once fields are dry and crops have been harvested. The three initial holes will be oriented to the east to better intersect mineralized beds, based on structural interpretations from 2025 drilling that identified north-northwest striking, steeply west-dipping mineralized structures.
Dennis Ouellette, VP Exploration, explained: "Our 2025 drilling told us how this system is oriented. The structures controlling mineralization are north-northwest striking and steeply west dipping, so by drilling to the east we put the core across the mineralized beds rather than down them. The best copper sits in the potassic-altered sediments next to the feldspar porphyry diorite dikes, and an eastward orientation lets us cut the most of that favorable host as we pass in and out of the intrusive dikes."
The Andong Bor license spans 100.28 square kilometers across Oddar Meanchey and Banteay Meanchey provinces. The drilling targets a modified copper porphyry model where mineralization occurs within potassic-altered sediments adjacent to feldspar porphyry diorite dikes of varying widths, from meters to tens of meters. Core will be logged, photographed, and sampled, with selected intervals dispatched for assay as the program progresses.
The Thmei South target, meanwhile, requires further auger soil geochemistry to extend the existing copper anomaly southward and will be the focus of subsequent drill programs. The company’s exploration strategy continues to advance its Cambodian mineral portfolio, which also includes the Block VIII oil and gas license held by its energy subsidiary, EnerCam Resources Co., Ltd.
Angkor Resources is a leading resource explorer in Cambodia, working toward mineral and energy solutions across the country. The company's mineral subsidiary currently holds two mineral exploration licenses in Cambodia with multiple copper-gold prospects. The qualified person for the technical disclosure in this document is Dennis Ouellette, B.Sc., P.Geo., a member of APEGA and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.
