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A lot of people saw NovaRed’s (NRED) latest North Lamont news release and probably skipped over it because it was “just soil samples.”

But the actual results are more interesting than they look at first glance.

The company completed a soil geochemistry program across the North Lamont target in British Columbia and identified multiple copper, gold, silver, and molybdenum anomalies spread across a broad area.

Some of the standout numbers included:

• Copper values up to 1,068 ppm Cu
• Gold values up to 0.44 g/t Au
• Silver values up to 7.5 g/t Ag
• Molybdenum values up to 36.5 ppm Mo

For early-stage surface sampling, those are solid numbers - especially because they appear together as part of the same geochemical system.

And that’s the important part.

Porphyry deposits usually aren’t discovered from one crazy high-grade sample. What geologists actually look for is a large footprint with multiple related metals appearing together over a wide area.

That’s exactly what NRED seems to be seeing at North Lamont:

• Copper + gold + silver + molybdenum together
• Multiple anomalous zones
• Broad surface footprint instead of one isolated point

The company also noted the anomalies remain open in multiple directions, meaning the mineralized trend may extend beyond the current sampling grid.

Geologically, this matters because the project sits within British Columbia’s Interior Plateau Porphyry Belt - a known copper-producing trend associated with major porphyry systems.

These deposits can become very large-tonnage systems if drilling eventually confirms mineralization at depth. Most of the world’s biggest copper mines started with surface geochemical anomalies exactly like this before moving into geophysics and drilling.

Another thing worth noting:

North Lamont isn’t being explored randomly. The company is layering:

• Soil geochemistry
• IP and AMT geophysics
• Structural targeting
• Regional geology

into one exploration model before drilling.

That’s usually a much more systematic approach than juniors simply chasing isolated assays for headlines.

But broad multi-element anomalies inside a known BC porphyry belt are exactly the kind of early indicators companies hope to see before advancing toward drill targeting.

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NovaRed’s move to expand the Wilmac project through the Trojan-Condor option is one of those updates that can look routine, but actually changes the strategic picture quite a bit.

At a basic level, they’re increasing their land position. But in exploration, it’s not just about size, it’s about control over a geological system. If you believe you’re targeting a porphyry system, those systems don’t respect property boundaries.

So expanding the footprint is essentially NovaRed saying they see potential for something larger than a single isolated target.

That matters because discoveries in these systems often come down to scale. A small footprint can limit optionality. A larger, consolidated land package gives you more room to define the system properly and follow it if mineralization extends.

It also fits directly into the de-risking ladder discussion. Before drilling, one of the key steps is making sure you actually control enough ground to test the full target.

So this isn’t just “more land.” It’s increasing the probability that if something is there, NovaRed can actually capture the upside.

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