Mike Fagan,
Editor
Oct. 17, 2025
Hannan Metals Ltd. (TSX-V: HAN)(OTC: HANNF) — currently trading around C$0.75 per share in a booming metals cycle — has expanded the high-grade gold footprint at the Previsto prospect, part of the company’s 100%-owned Valiente Project in the Peruvian back arc.
Recent field campaigns between the Honda Creek and Previsto Central prospects have returned encouraging results, including a standout rock chip sample grading 4.8 g/t gold and 36.3 g/t silver located roughly 400 meters southwest of the existing Previsto Central high-grade footprint.
Systematic rock and channel sampling across a 1.8 sq km area confirm widespread mineralization, extending the known trend and indicating a parallel gold structure within the broader Previsto district.
A total of 149 in-situ rock chip samples averaged 0.1 g/t gold and 430 ppm copper, while channel samples averaged 0.1 g/t gold and 214 ppm copper — with grades above 0.5 g/t gold occurring frequently within the high-grade zone.
Structural mapping indicates fault-controlled mineralization hosted in siltstones containing 2% pyrite, adding a new dimension to the geological model and demonstrating gold potential in both intrusive and sedimentary settings.
Hannan Metals CEO Michael Hudson — whom you’ll be hearing from in our exclusive interview just ahead — commented on the newly expanded gold footprint at Previsto via press release:
“These results represent another significant step in understanding the full potential of our Previsto district. The identification of 4.8 g/t gold shows a small window into a new structural zone 400 m southwest of our Previsto Central high-grade footprint and is particularly exciting as it suggests we're dealing with multiple mineralized trends within a larger system.”
“What's particularly compelling is the growing comparison to Colorado's Cripple Creek district, one of the world's great gold camps with over 27 million ounces produced to date. The Previsto alkalic intrusive complex shares remarkable geological similarities with Cripple Creek, including the alkaline intrusive nature, the multi-phase mineralization, and the district-scale footprint. These parallels provide us with a proven model as we systematically unlock Previsto's potential.”
“The fault-controlled mineralization in metasedimentary rocks adds another dimension to our model, complementing both the intrusive-hosted zones at Previsto Central and the carbonate/sedimentary-hosted mineralization at Honda Creek. With field teams actively following up on this new area and working on the 600 m gap zone, we're systematically piecing together what's emerging as a new significant gold district.”
The latest batch of results effectively bridge a 600-meter gap between the Honda Creek and Previsto Central zones, pointing to potential continuity of mineralization across the broader district.
Follow-up work is underway to further define this corridor and test for additional high-grade trends.
Meanwhile, the Hannan team continues to advance environmental and community work programs supporting drill permitting at Previsto under the DIA submission process.
Environmental baseline studies, archaeological reviews, and public consultations have been completed with the company preparing its formal submission to Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines.
The Previsto and Belen prospects form the core of a district-scale porphyry-epithermal cluster spanning 25 km by 10 km within Valiente where 8 porphyry and/or epithermal targets have now been delineated and up to 10 earlier-stage targets remain under evaluation.
Collectively, these discovery zones define one of Peru’s most promising new gold-copper-silver districts.
With drill planning underway and multiple high-priority targets advancing at Previsto, Belen (Vista Alegre, Ricardo Herrera, and Sortilegio targets), and across the broader Valiente district, Hannan remains focused on delivering new discoveries via the drill bit.
And with gold, silver, and copper all at or near all-time highs, Hannan’s next round of drilling and discovery catalysts could make Valiente one of the standout exploration stories of 2025-26.
Bringing you firsthand insight as always, our own Gerardo Del Real of Junior Resource Monthly caught up with Hannan Metals CEO Michael Hudson to break down the Belen drilling, the new gold discovery at Previsto, and the growing district-scale opportunity emerging at Valiente. Please enjoy!
For additional information on Vancouver-based Hannan Metals, be sure to contact Ms. Mariana Bermudez at the company’s IR department at 604-685-9316 or via email at info@hannanmetals.com.
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Yours in profits,
Mike Fagan
Editor, Resource Stock Digest
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