# Gladiator mobilizes fifth rig as drilling starts at Whitehorse Copper

> Gladiator Metals said it began an expanded drilling program at the Best Chance and Grafter prospects in its Yukon Whitehorse Copper project. A fifth drill rig was mobilized.

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- Published: 2026-10-20T23:01:22+00:00
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- Event / data period: 2026-10-20
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Drilling began at Best Chance, which the company places with Grafter along a 2-kilometre Arctic Chief trend. The expanded program is intended to test known near-surface copper intersections and define the system.

Some grades in the release come from earlier drilling. For example, 15.94 metres at 3.19% copper in BCH-024 and 46.27 metres at 1.00% copper in BCH-023 were identified as historical results, not new assays.

## Data

### Project measurement

Methodology: Project-level figure reported by issuer; not a national production statistic.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of drill rigs reported at Whitehorse Copper | 5 | count | 2026-10-20 | observed |

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## Sources

- [Gladiator Metals Corp.](<https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/319918/Gladiator-Has-Commenced-Drilling-at-Best-Chance-Grafter-Fifth-Rig-Mobilized>) (Source checked: 2026-10-20; Published: 2026-10-20)

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