Trilogy Metals completes 2026 field season at Upper Kobuk projects
Trilogy Metals reports 42 holes drilled at Upper Kobuk and names David Thomas senior vice president of project development for the Arctic project.
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what happened
Trilogy Metals said it has finished its 2026 summer field season at the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects in northwestern Alaska, with all priority objectives met. The company drilled 42 planned holes totalling about 5,200 meters and completed target assessments along a 100-kilometer volcanogenic massive sulfide belt.
The company also appointed David Thomas as senior vice president of project development at Ambler Metals, the 50/50 joint venture with South32. He will lead engineering for the Arctic project. Management expects 2027 activity to rise significantly, with a Draft Environmental Impact Statement targeted for October 2027 and a Record of Decision targeted for September 2028, which would precede any construction decision.
why it matters
For markets this is mainly a corporate and exploration update, since the project is still in the permitting stage and a construction decision is not expected before 2028. For copper investors, the timing of permits and environmental review matters more than the drilling results, because it determines when the high-grade deposit could start production.
market impact
Copper: the Arctic project moves toward construction, but production is still far off
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