Copper Giant's First Directional Daughter Holes Beat Resource Model at Mocoa, Returning 0.97% CuEq (0.70% Cu and 0.051% Mo) Over 68m Within 371m of 0.53% CuEq (0.40% Cu and 0.02% Mo), While Continuing to Identify Higher Grades at the Southern Margin of Mocoa /* Style Definitions */ span.prnews_span { font-size:8pt; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; } a.prnews_a { color:blue; } li.prnews_li { font-size:8pt; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; } p.prnews_p { font-size:0.62em; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; margin:0in; } .prngen2{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: MIDDLE; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 0.5pt solid } .prnsbbb1{ BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt } .prnsblb1{ BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prnsbtb1{ BORDER-TOP:black 1pt } .prnpr2{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em } .prnbcc{ BORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE } .prnrbrb1{ BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt } .prnpl2{ PADDING-LEFT:0.17em } .prnml4{ MARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT } Canada NewsWire VANCOUVER, BC, April 14, 2026 /CNW/ - Copper Giant Resources Corp. ("Copper Giant" or the "Company") (TSXV: CGNT) (OTCQB: LBCMF) (FRA: 29H0) is pleased to announce assay results from its first directional daughter holes at the Mocoa copper-molybdenum porphyry project in Putumayo, Colombia, completed as part of the Company's ongoing 2026 exploration program at its flagship Mocoa copper–molybdenum porphyry project in Putumayo, Colombia. Mocoa is a Jurassic-age porphyry Cu–Mo deposit where drilling to date has delineated continuous copper and molybdenum mineralization from surface to depths exceeding 1,100 vertical metres. Daughter holes MD-059 and MD-060, drilled from mother hole MD-057, and daughter hole MD-058, drilled from mother hole MD-056, returned intervals (Table 1) above the current MRE¹ average grade of 0.51% CuEq, confirming and locally exceeding the resource model. All three holes were terminated at planned design depths, in each case while still in mineralization. Results from MD-058 continue to expand mineralization along the southern margin into areas previously modelled as waste, strengthening the vector toward the La Estrella target (Figure 1), where a third drill rig is now mobilizing. Together, these results support resource conversion from Inferred to Indicated and advance the project toward PEA-level. Drilling continues at full capacity with two drill rigs currently operating on site.Hole MD-060 returned 285 metres of 0.61% CuEq (0.47% Cu and 0.026% Mo) including 68 metres of 0.97% CuEq (0.70% Cu and 0.051% Mo) starting at 249m, ending in mineralization. The last 19 metres of the hole grading 0.67% CuEq*(0.52% Cu and 0.027% Mo).Hole MD-059 returned 198 metres of 0.63% CuEq (0.40% Cu and 0.04% Mo) including 141 metres of 0.71% CuEq (0.47% Cu and 0.05% Mo) starting at 355m, ending in mineralization.MD-058 intersected mineralization in an area previously modelled as waste, including 92 metres of 0.39% CuEq (0.34% Cu and 0.01% Mo) over a recently discovered microdiorite porphyry phase within 448 metres starting at 273m, strengthening the vector toward the La Estrella target."These are our first directional daughter holes at Mocoa, and they've delivered exactly what we interpreted. The resource model is validated, and in places exceeded, by what we're seeing in core. This precision drilling approach gives us more high-quality data at lower cost while confirming the continuity and predictability of the system. These results are a key step toward resource conversion and advancing Mocoa toward PEA." – Edwin Naranjo Sierra, Vice-President of Exploration.MD-058Directional daughter hole MD-058 was drilled from mother hole MD-056 and was designed as a follow-up to the Company's southern step-out strategy, building on results from holes MD-054 (refer to news release dated January 29, 2026) and MD-056 (refer to news release dated March 16, 2026), which targeted the southern margin of the current MRE¹ footprint. This area was historically drilled by shallow and sub-vertical holes (e.g., M02, M10, M12 and M30) completed by Ingeominas and the United Nations, which provided limited information on the deeper extent and true potential of the porphyry system (Figure 2 and 3).HoleHole TypeKick-off depth (m)From (m)To (m)Interval (m)Cu (%)Mo (%)CuEq* (%)Release dateMD-056Mother0.00.06936930.140.020.26March 16, 2026Including1616935310.170.030.33and including4596932340.240.040.43and including616693770.330.030.49MD-058Daughter2732737214480.170.020.29April 14, 2026Including-2734561830.150.030.32and including-551643920.340.010.39and including-671721500.100.030.29MD-057Mother0.005325320.250.0270.39March 16, 2026Including-565324760.280.0290.43and including-3415321910.540.0340.72MD-059Daughter2692695532840.350.040.54April 14, 2026Including-3555531980.400.040.63and including-3554961410.470.050.71MD-060Daughter2492496203710.400.0240.53Includ