Rain calls a halt to drilling

Cooper Metals will pick up its drilling program in a matter of days following rain which has proven to be a speedbump in proceedings. The company’s Mount Isa East Project comprises five tenements covering a combined area of 1,300 square kilometres and is located about 30km South East of Mount Isa. Main image: Diamond drilling at Brumby Ridge Results from recent drilling at Cooper Metal’s Brumby Ridge copper gold prospect are expected later this month. The company has so far reported on visual sulphides from four diamond holes for 1,054m and five RC drill holes for 1,044m. Around 500 assay samples have been submitted to the laboratory in Mount Isa. Related: Drilling extends Raven prospect for Cooper Metals They are waiting for the opportunity to provide further clarification said Cooper Metals Managing Director, Ian Warland. “At Brumby Ridge, scissor hole 24MERC003 drilled on the same section as 23MERC028 and has intersected over 60m long length of disseminated visual sulphides,” he said. “Drillhole 24MERC003 appears to have intersected a narrow mineralised fault breccia zone which crosscuts the main mineralised NNW trending quartz-carbonate vein. “We have engaged a consultant to help review the Brumby Ridge data in detail as the assays are received in late April. “Rain has temporarily halted drilling, before we head back out later this month to test four prospects in the area, including the untested Mafic Sweats North which has a combined geophysical and geochemical anomaly. “We will provide more detail once drilling is back underway and as assay results are received for Brumby Ridge”. The four diamond drill holes and three scissor RC holes (24MERC003, 004, 005) were drilled on section 1 near the original 2023 RC drill hole 23MERC028 which intercepted 71m @ 2.8% Cu from 115m3. The company says the interpretation of the data is ongoing, including further petrology, assay analysis and geological interpretation to ascertain the mineralisation potential and extent of the follow-up program. It’s planning around 14 RC holes for 2,200m of drilling on the four prospects following up a combination of geochemical and geophysical anomalies. Drilling is expected to start by mid-April. The Mt Isa East Cu-Au Project covers numerous historical Cu-Au workings and prospects already identified for immediate follow up exploration. The Mt Isa Inlier is highly prospective for iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) and shear hosted Cu +/- Au deposits.

Rain calls a halt to drilling

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