Upside Gold Corp. Identifies High-Grade Gold-Copper Showings at Kena Property
CALGARY, ALBERTA — February 3, 2026 — Leads & Copy —
Upside Gold Corp. (CSE: UG) has released a preliminary exploration update for its Kena Gold-Copper Property in southeastern British Columbia, highlighting confirmed high-grade showings and identified drill targets.
The company’s initial surface rock geochemical sampling program, completed in July 2025, supports a large, multi-zone mineralized system, according to Upside Gold.
Sophy Cesar, CEO of Upside Gold Corp., stated the field program marks an important step in understanding the Kena Gold-Copper Property and helps define priority targets for follow-up diamond drilling.
The exploration work included visiting and sampling known historic showings, geological traverses, and surface sampling of road-cuts. The property’s gold mineralization is controlled by the Kena Deformation Zone, situated within the Silver King Porphyry intrusive and Elsie Volcanic rocks.
The company identified 22 priority diamond drillhole collar sites for follow-up testing, collecting 141 rock geochemical samples for gold and multi-element analyses during the program.
Results from the July field program confirmed high-grade areas and historic showings, both within and outside the main Kena lode gold body. Significant assay results include:
- Shaft Au-Cu showing: Up to 5.41 g/t Au, 4.4 g/t Ag, and 1.05% Cu
- Cat Au-Cu showing: 1.12 g/t Au, 3.4 g/t Ag, and 0.653% Cu
- Kena Copper Zone area: Up to 1.31 g/t Au
- Euphrates showing: Up to 26.1 g/t Au and 179 g/t Ag
- South Gold Zone: 0.71 g/t Au
- Princess Showing: Up to 5.41 g/t Au and 1.68% Cu
Three areas beyond the Kena lode gold body are of interest for follow-up exploration: the Lower and Upper Euphrates Au-Ag showings, the Cat, Shaft, Dighem, and Princess Cu-Au-Ag showings, and the Kena Copper Zone and adjoining South Gold Zone.
The Euphrates showings, with historic production of 307 tonnes at 46.9 g/t Au and 249 g/t Ag, reported average analytical results from nine grab samples of 8.61 g/t Au and 31.6 g/t Ag. The Cat, Shaft, Dighem, and Princess showings are associated with a strong IP chargeability anomaly, with rock samples returning analyses of up to 1.68% Cu, 5.41 g/t Au and 18 g/t Ag. The Kena Copper Zone and South Gold Zone feature historic drilling reports of wide intersections of copper and gold values, and surface rock samples of up to 1.31 g/t Au.
The collected rock samples were submitted to ALS Canada Ltd laboratory for analysis. The Qualified Person inserted blind analytical standards and quartz blanks with the submitted batch.
The results support the company’s belief in a major gold-copper mineralized system on the Kena Gold-Copper Property, extending beyond the currently defined lode gold body. The company believes geological, geochemical and geophysical signatures to the east and south support the presence of Cu-Au porphyry bodies, warranting detailed diamond drilling.
The information in the release has been reviewed and approved by Trevor Boyd, P.Geo., Vice-President, Exploration of Upside Gold Corp.
Upside Gold Corp. is focused on advancing the Kena Gold-Copper Project through systematic exploration and drilling programs. The Kena Project hosts a historical gold resource, and the company is focused on upgrading the resource with further drilling.
Source: Upside Gold Corp.
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