Multiple Large Chargeability Features Support Porphyry/CRD Targets at Smart Creek Project, Montana
MWN-AI** Summary
Domestic Metals Corp. has announced promising findings from an induced polarization (IP) geophysical survey at its Smart Creek copper-gold-silver project in Montana. Conducted between February and March 2026, the survey revealed extensive chargeability features that indicate substantial porphyry copper and carbonate replacement (CRD)/skarn mineralization potential across the site. This new data complements earlier high-grade surface sampling and signals previously untested sulphide mineralization linked to magmatic-hydrothermal processes.
The delineated IP chargeability anomalies span multiple targets, including Smart Creek, Smart Creek Exotic, Sunrise, and Radio Tower. Each target exhibits considerable dimensions, suggesting robust subsurface mineralization. For instance, the Smart Creek Exotic target presented a 2.5-kilometer chargeability feature, enhancing the resolution of prior surveys and extending known anomalies west from historic drill sites. Similarly, the Radio Tower target revealed a significant 1.5-kilometer by 1.4-kilometer chargeability anomaly, correlating with previously identified CRD mineralization.
CEO Gord Neal expressed optimism about these results, stating that the enhanced geophysical data will assist in refining drilling targets. With funding from a recent financing round, Domestic Metals is preparing for a drill campaign scheduled to start mid-April 2026. The potential for discovering large-scale economic deposits, in line with the company's strategic focus, renders the Smart Creek project a candidate for significant exploration benefits in the established mining jurisdiction of Montana.
Overall, these developments position Domestic Metals Corp. favorably as it continues its exploration and drilling efforts, potentially advancing towards significant copper and gold discoveries in the region.
MWN-AI** Analysis
The recent induced polarization (IP) geophysical survey conducted by Domestic Metals Corp. at the Smart Creek Project in Montana has unveiled significant chargeability features that strengthen the project’s potential for discovering substantial copper-gold-silver deposits. The interpretation of these chargeability features indicates the presence of magmatic-hydrothermal sulphides associated with porphyry and carbonate replacement (CRD) mineralization, making the project a hotspot for exploration.
As the results suggest increased confidence in previously identified drill targets, investors should closely monitor Domestic Metals Corp. as it gears up for its drilling campaign, scheduled to commence in mid-April 2026. The presence of substantial chargeability features—particularly at the Smart Creek, Smart Creek Exotic, Sunrise, and Radio Tower targets—creates a compelling narrative for potential exploration successes. The dimensions and high chargeability readings from these targets, such as the extensive 2.5-kilometer chargeability feature at the Smart Creek Exotic Target, indicate promising zones that warrant further investigation.
From a market perspective, the strategic positioning of Domestic Metals in a mining-friendly jurisdiction, along with the combination of geochemical data and enhanced geophysical targets, reinforces the potential for a strong upside during the forthcoming drilling season. As drilling results are pivotal in determining economic viability, the market may react favorably to any positive findings from the upcoming exploration efforts.
Investors should weigh the inherent uncertainties of mineral exploration with the potential high rewards that come from successful delineation of economically viable mineral resources. Given the encouraging initial results and strategic planning by the management team, Domestic Metals Corp. could be an attractive addition to portfolios seeking exposure to copper and gold exploration opportunities in North America. Careful attention should be paid to developments in their drilling campaign and subsequent announcements.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Domestic Metals Corp. (the “Company” or “Domestic Metals”) - (TSXV: DMCU; OTCQB: DMCUF; FSE: 03E0) is pleased to report that a recently completed induced polarization (“IP”) geophysical survey at its Smart Creek copper-gold-silver Project in Montana (Figure 1) identified chargeability features that support the project’s target potential. The newly enhanced targets include extensive porphyry copper style zones in addition to carbonate replacement (“CRD”)/skarn copper-gold silver mineralization. The IP chargeability features of interest are widespread, coincident with previously established alteration footprints and high-grade sampling carried out by the Company (see news release dated January 8, 2026). The IP targets are interpreted to represent previously untested magmatic-hydrothermal sulphides related to copper porphyry, CRD and/or skarn related sulphides (Figures 2A and 2B). These results support Domestic Metals’ geologically and geochemically based target initiatives and represent Priority 1 drill targets at the Smart Creek Project.
“The Smart Creek project continues to give us better than expected results. These new geophysical data will further help us in vectoring toward the center of porphyry and CRD target mineralization. Our geologists have developed targets based on the high-grade metal results that we have seen from our work done at the Smart Creek Project; these targets are now refined based on the new IP data. With the funding from our last financing, we look forward to a successful drill campaign which is due to start mid-April”, commented Gord Neal, CEO of Domestic Metals.
IP Geophysics Results
Domestic Metals commissioned TMC Geophysics to carry out an induced polarization (IP) survey on their Smart Creek Project situated 70 km southeast of Missoula, Montana, USA. The fieldwork took place between February 6th and March 2nd, 2026, and consisted of 26 line-km of IP data acquired using a pole-dipole electrode array (Figure 1).
The 2026 IP Geophysical survey at Smart Creek delineated chargeability features that are interpreted to represent sulphide mineralization in the subsurface potentially related to porphyry copper, and CRD and/or skarn mineralization that has never previously been drill tested on the property. Chargeability features were delineated at Smart Creek, Smart Creek Exotic, Sunrise and Radio Tower Targets, substantially increasing Domestic’s confidence in previously identified drill targets in these areas (Table 1).
Table 1. Main IP chargeability target summaries for the Smart Creek Project (minimum 20 mV/V). Dimensions are measured in section (new IP data only).
| Target | Length (m) | Depth (m) | CHG intensity high mV/V |
| Smart Creek | 1300 | 300 | 33 |
| Smart Creek Exotic | 2500 | 300 | 34 |
| Sunrise | 1400 | 200 | 24 |
| Radio Tower | 1350 | 350 | 43 |
Figure 1. New IP Geophysical lines completed at the Smart Creek Project, Montana. Previous (2021) Rio Tinto line positions also shown.
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Figure 2. A) New IP Geophysical lines completed at Smart Creek were merged with historical IP features (chargeability “CHG”) for the project at Smart Creek, Montana. B) New IP Geophysics (chargeability) with 2026 surface sampling highlights (see NR dated January 8, 2026, for full surface sampling details). Depth slice 300m below surface (-300m depth IP CHG slice) is shown in both maps.
Smart Creek Target
The 2026 IP Geophysical survey includes a single line (Line 6) approximately 350 meters west of historical data collected by Rio Tinto in 2021. This line demonstrates that the chargeability feature extends further west than previously known and represents a high priority drill target with potential for porphyry copper style mineralization (Figure 2A, 2B, 3).
Smart Creek Exotic Target
A single line (Line 5) collected to infill the 2021 Rio Tinto IP geophysical survey was collected at the Smart Creek Exotic Target. This line enhanced the resolution of the previous survey and demonstrates a 2.5 kilometer-long IP chargeability feature running northwest to southeast from Smart Creek to southern Smart Creek Exotic Targets. The anomaly extends west of previous historic drilling on the property (Figures 2A, 2B). This feature represents a second high-priority porphyry copper drill target for Domestic Copper (Figure 4).
Sunrise Target
The 2026 IP Geophysical Survey included 4 north-northeast oriented lines in and around the Sunrise Target which reveal a chargeability feature of interest to the north of Sunrise and also delineates a chargeability feature south of the Sunrise Mine. The southern anomaly continues southward toward the Radio Tower target area (Figure 2A, 2B, 5). This feature immediately south of the Sunrise Mine represents a high-priority drill target for Domestic Metals with the potential for copper porphyry and skarn mineralization (rightmost feature on Line 2 shown in Figure 5).
Radio Tower Target
The 2026 IP Geophysical survey included 4 lines that transect the Radio Tower Target area. The southern portions of these lines identified a large, 1.5 kilometer-long by 1.4 kilometer-wide chargeability feature that is coincident with high-grade surface copper-gold-sliver CRD style mineralization identified in the 2026 surface geochemical sampling program. This feature has potential to host CRD and porphyry style copper-gold-silver mineralization and represents a high-priority drill target (Figures 2A, 2B, 6).
IP Geophysics and Porphyry/skarn/CRD Mineral Exploration
The 26 line-km IP survey grid consisted of six 6 irregularly spaced profiles of 2.8 km to 5.8 km in length with survey station markers/reference points every 25 m along these profiles. Locations were captured using a Garmin GPS non-differential receiver in the UTM12N_WGS84 coordinate system. The pole-dipole (dipole-pole) array was chosen for the IP survey on the Smart Creek Project. The nominal A-spacing between the electrodes was set to 100 meters and a maximum of fifteen (15) dipoles were read.
IP geophysics is used to obtain chargeability and resistivity values (rock properties) which can provide insights into the distribution of sulphides and hydrothermal alteration in the subsurface at Smart Creek. Resistivity and chargeability features identified in the subsurface can provide a means of independently verifying targets constrained from surface geology and geochemistry. Domestic Metals will combine these new IP geophysical data with previously collected data to investigate the potential for new porphyry and carbonate replacement mineralization in the subsurface at Smart Creek Project.
Technical Information
All scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Daniel MacNeil, P.Geo. Mr. MacNeil is a Technical Advisor to the Company and is a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Domestic Metals Corp.
Domestic Metals Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on the discovery of large-scale, copper and gold deposits in exceptional, historical mining project areas in the Americas.
The Company aims to discover new economic mineral deposits in historical mining districts that have seen exploration in geologically attractive mining jurisdictions, where economically favorable grades have been indicated by historic drilling and outcrop sampling.
The Smart Creek Project is strategically located in the mining-friendly state of Montana, containing widespread copper mineralization at surface and hosts 4 attractive porphyry copper, epithermal gold, replacement and exotic copper exploration targets with excellent host rocks for mineral deposition.
Domestic Metals Corp. is led by an experienced management team and an accomplished technical team, with successful track records in mine discovery, mining development and financing.
On behalf of Domestic Metals Corp.
Gord Neal, CEO and Director
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