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- Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSX.V: PEMC) is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company founded in 2012 that acquires, explores and advances copper-gold porphyry projects in British Columbia, Canada, targeting gold-enriched copper deposits in the Omineca Mining Division to support the green economy's electrification demands through low-carbon hydroelectric-powered "Green Copper" production; its flagship wholly-owned Trident project covers 6,618 hectares in north-central British Columbia with high-priority porphyry and breccia drill targets along the Hogem Plutonic Suite contact, while partner-funded exploration advances the 15,478-hectare Pinnacle copper-gold porphyry project optioned to 1111 Acquisition Corp. retaining a 30% free-carried interest until pre-feasibility; royalty interests include a 2% NSR on the Stars copper-gold-silver-molybdenum property and the Red JV project. The company maintains a hybrid prospect generator model enabling simultaneous PEMC-funded drilling at Trident and partner expenditures at Pinnacle, with operations focused on a district-scale land position proximate to infrastructure, power and global markets in a mining-friendly jurisdiction with exploration tax incentives. In 2025, Pacific Empire commenced a fully permitted 2,500-metre diamond drill program at Trident with Omineca Drilling Ltd. following re-assay results up to 1.57m at 0.93% Cu and 1.06 g/t Au, closed an oversubscribed private placement for exploration funding including second tranche completion and CFO appointment, received a 3-year drill permit, launched LiDAR surveys and MobileMT geophysical programs at Trident and Pinnacle, outlined 2025 targets, reported strong market interest with first hole completion at Trident, acquired the Col copper-gold porphyry project in 2022 to solidify regional scale, and expanded Jean Marie land position with ongoing assay results up to 8.79 g/t gold.