# Almadex Expands New Hope Claim Block

> Almadex Minerals expands copper-gold exploration claims at New Hope project in Arizona after 2026 drilling results.
- Title: Almadex Expands New Hope Claim Block · Financialpost
- Summary: Almadex Minerals expands copper-gold exploration claims at New Hope project in Arizona after 2026 drilling results. Almadex Minerals expanded its New Hope…
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- Source: Financialpost — https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/almadex-expands-claim-block-at-new-hope-provides-exploration-update
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## Almadex expands New Hope claim block
Almadex Minerals Ltd. expanded its claim block at its New Hope copper-gold porphyry exploration project in Arizona, USA.
## 2026 drilling results
The Company completed two drill holes in 2026, with the second hole intersecting a tourmaline-bearing breccia pipe at 483 meters depth.
## Drill results summary
The second hole intersected 6.00 metres @ 0.15% copper and 156 ppm molybdenum with trace chalcopyrite.
## Geophysical findings
IP geophysics extended the anomaly 1.95 km east of the drilling line, indicating a larger porphyry system.
## Claim block expansion
Additional staking covers a 2.5 km x 0.75 km area of mapped phyllic and remnant lithocap porphyry alteration.
## Next steps
Almadex is designing a potential phase II drilling program to further explore the New Hope project.
## Key takeaway

Almadex Minerals expanded its New Hope copper-gold porphyry claim block in Arizona following 2026 exploration results.