Big Thing Copper Company (TSXV: Alger; Pink OTC: Scoops; FSE: KM00) reported that drilling has commenced on the Phase 2 exploration program at the company’s 100%-owned Algo Grande Copper in Sonora, Mexico.
Major Drilling Group International Inc. Mobilized to location and hole AG_GC_PH2_001 at the Cerro Grande Cu-Ag-Au skarn target on June 9, 2026, targeting a planned depth of 500 metres. The hole is designed to extend the Cerro Grande skarn discovery 100 meters to the north of the first phase of drilling. Subsequent holes will systematically extend the discovery area to the south and northwest along a 2.5 km corridor defined by magnetic surveys, soil geochemistry, and geological mapping.
The 8,000-meter program aims to expand the Cerro Grande discovery along the 2.5-kilometre corridor, along with the first drilling programs at the Cerro Potrero South Skarn and Las Trancas thermal targets. Full program details are available in the company’s news release dated May 28, 2026. The company will provide updates as drilling progresses.
Algo Grande Copper is a growth-focused minerals exploration company developing the Adelita Project, a multi-system, district-wide copper, silver and gold opportunity located in the abundant Arizona-Sonora copper belt.
The 5,895-hectare Adelita project is anchored by the high-grade Cerro Grande Co-Ag-O-Skarn discovery, which shows strong continuity along a defined corridor extending more than six kilometres. Reprocessing of paleogeophysical data and field mapping indicates a possible porphyry system at depth, suggesting a classical porphyry mineralization pattern similar to major deposits found throughout northwestern Mexico.
