Andina Copper Reports 620 m @ 0.45% Cu, 79 ppm Mo from 62 m, including 146 m @ 0.76% Cu, 107 ppm Mo (TheNewswire) February 16, 2026 – TheNewswire - Vancouver, British Columbia. Andina Copper Corporation (TSX-V: ANDC | FSE: FIR | OTCQB: PMMCF) is pleased to report outstanding drill intercepts from the second hole of its maiden diamond drilling program at the Company’s Cobrasco copper-molybdenum project in Chocó, Colombia. Following on from the recent high-grade copper-molybdenum intersections in drillhole CDH003 (352m @ 0.68% Cu, 112 ppm Mo; Incl. 118m @ 1.17% Cu, 193 ppm Mo (refer News Release dated 5 February 2026)), results from subsequent drillhole CDH004 have reported further intercepts of strong mineralization. HIGHLIGHTS: Significant wide intercepts of Cu-Mo mineralization reported in drillhole CDH004: Click Image To View Full Size Sporadic occurrences of gold mineralization of up to 1.06 g/t in CDH004 support a possible gold-rich intrusive phase within the broader Cobrasco system. Strong copper mineralization logged in drillhole CDH005. CDH005 was designed to expand the mineralized footprint to the southwest of holes CDH003 and CDH004 and completed to 934.00m. Results expected shortly. Step-out drillhole CDH006 targeting potential for large extensions of the mineralized systemcurrently underway Potential for a large-scale porphyry Cu-Mo deposit with significant volumes of high-grade mineralization evident, supported by ongoing drilling and geological observations. Andina Copper’s President and CEO Joseph van den Elsen commented: “Following recent results from CDH003, the wide intercepts of high-grade copper mineralization reported in CDH004 further validate the size, scale and grade of the Cobrasco system. We see the potential for a globally significant deposit(s) at Cobrasco, and mobilization of a second drill rig to expedite rapid exploration and evaluation is planned. Ongoing step-out drilling will now seek to systematically expand the footprint of the system, add volume to the copper grade shells and define the lateral extents of the system”. Click Image To View Full Size Figure 1: Andina Collar Plan and Prospect Location. Geology and Mineralization CDH004 Following the successful completion of drillhole CDH003, which returned long intercepts of high-grade copper-molybdenum mineralization (refer Table 1: Cobrasco Significant Drill Intercepts), hole CDH004 was completed to a final depth of 900.25 m. CDH004 was collared from the same platform as CDH002 and CDH003 but oriented to the south-west (Az: 225°, Dip: -60°) to drill in-section, broadly parallel to CDH001 and the surface soil grid and IP geophysics, and to cross-cut the dominant regional NW structural trend. The upper 56 m intersected a sequence of intermediate composition porphyries characterized by disseminated magnetite, a characteristic dark color due to the mafic content, and crowded crystal textures consistent with deeper emplacement and slower cooling. The lower portion of this interval (44–56 m) returned anomalous copper and silver values of up to 0.39% Cu and 393 ppm Ag. From 56 to 579 m, CDH004 intersected multiple phases of early to late-mineral rhyolite, rhyodacite and dacite with felsic affinities. These units display glassy aphanitic groundmass, quartz phenocrysts (“quartz eyes”) and local flow banding, interpreted to reflect rapid magma decompression and emplacement within a flow-dome complex. The felsic sequence is cut by multiple thin intermediate composition porphyry intrusions that are mineralized and demonstrate favorable host rock characteristics. The interval from 579 to 686 m contains the strongest copper grades and is associated with intensely fractured magmatic-hydrothermal breccias. These intermineral breccias are interpreted to have developed along contacts between successive porphyry phases and above early intermineral intrusions. They comprise a fine-grained igneous matrix hosting sub-angular fragments of earlier porphyries and vein clasts. The intense fracturing suggests effective fluid focusing, making this interval a significant contributor to the mineralized system. The breccia zone returned an average grade of 0.75% Cu over the 579–686 m interval, including a peak 2 m assay value of 1.70% Cu. The final interval from 686 m to end of hole at 900.25 m is characterized by phreatomagmatic breccias displaying tuffaceous matrix with juvenile crystal fragments and polymict clast assemblages with poor sorting. These are interpreted as a late-stage event in the genesis of the deposit and returned comparatively low copper grades, averaging 215 ppm Cu, with a maximum 2 m value of 0.20% Cu. Similar late-mineral phreatomagmatic breccias were recognized at depth in CDH001 and are considered low-grade to barren, and will represent a boundary or delimiting lithology unit for ongoing drill planning. Click Image To View Full Size Figure 2: Oblique 3D view of drillholes at the Cobrasco Copper Project. Geology and Mineralization