White Cliff Minerals (ASX:WCN) reports further Danvers copper results from Rae Project Drilling
White Cliff Minerals has reported further drilling results from the Danvers Area of its Rae Copper Project, with the first diamond drillhole completed at Danvers 1, DAN26026, returning 91.35m of chalcocite and bornite bearing mineralisation.
The company said the drilling has provided additional structural and geological data to improve interpretation of the mineralised system and inform future drill targeting for resource definition.
Highlights
First diamond drillhole completed at Danvers 1, DAN26026, returned 91.35m of chalcocite and bornite bearing mineralisation.
DAN26026 confirmed a chlorite altered chaotic breccia as the principal host rock for copper sulphide mineralisation.
Assays have validated copper mineralisation over more than 5.4km strike.
Copper sulphides were observed over a further 1.6km in recent drilling, marking the potential for 7km of mineralised structure.
WCNO conversion was completed, with A$6.5m received to fund the next phase of expanded exploration at Rae Copper Project.
DAN26022 returned 41.5m @ 0.87% Cu from 176.78m, including 9.14m @ 3.06% Cu.
DAN26024 returned multiple intercepts including 12.19m @ 0.54% Cu from 128.02m and 15.24m @ 0.86% Cu from 149.35m, including 1.52m @ 4.16% Cu.
The Danvers drilling program has provided further information on the geological characteristics of the Rae Copper Project, with DAN26026 designed to measure true thickness and confirming a chlorite altered chaotic breccia as the principal host rock for copper sulphide mineralisation.
The company reported that the drillhole provided critical structural and geological data, improving interpretation of the mineralised system and informing future drill targeting for resource definition.
White Cliff Minerals reported that core logging from diamond drilling has enabled direct observation of sulphide textures and breccia styles, refining the understanding of mineralisation controls.
The company said mineralisation is hosted within crackle and mosaic breccias, with chalcocite occurring as a key component of the breccia cement alongside calcite and chlorite alteration assemblages.
Progressive intensification of brecciation towards the main fault zone was also observed, transitioning into a dominant chaotic breccia texture accompanied by strong, pervasive hematite alteration.
Additional assay results from the Danvers Area have confirmed copper mineralisation at further drill locations. DAN26022, located more than 600m north of Danvers 1 on a separate structure, returned 41.5m @ 0.87% Cu from 176.78m, including 9.14m @ 3.06% Cu.
The company stated that DAN26022 was the first hole to test the 4km strike of the Danvers 4 Northeastern Target.
DAN26024, located 685m northeast of Danvers 1, returned multiple intercepts including 12.19m @ 0.54% Cu from 128.02m and 15.24m @ 0.86% Cu from 149.35m, including 1.52m @ 4.16% Cu.
DAN26029, drilled on the same fence as DAN26024, confirmed copper mineralisation within NE trending structures more than 650m northeast of Danvers 1.
DAN26030, located approximately 100m southwest of DAN26015, observed a combined 144.45m of copper sulphides dominated by bornite and chalcocite.
The company also reported that infill and regional step out drilling continues to confirm the presence of chalcocite and bornite as the dominant copper sulphide minerals.
White Cliff Managing Director Troy Whittaker said the latest results had provided further information from drilling across the Danvers Area.
“High-grade mineralisation has now been confirmed over 600m north of Danvers 1, while step-out drilling continues to successfully expand Danvers district.”
The company has also completed the WCNO conversion, supported by Directors of the Company, with A$6.5m received to fund the next phase of expanded exploration at the Rae Copper Project.
The company stated that diamond drilling continues to gather structural data at Danvers 1, with oriented diamond core information to inform future drilling angles and target generation.
The company reported that drilling to complete the Phase 1 regional spaced campaign across the 12,000m strike remains on target for completion during July.
Diamond drilling continues to infill widely spaced regional holes drilled during the Phase 1 campaign, while follow up drilling is targeting lateral and vertical strike expansion across new high-grade zones.
Multiple assays remain to be received from the laboratory, including results for drillholes DAN26025 and DAN26030.
White Cliff Minerals said ongoing work at the Rae Copper Project is intended to define the extent of the mineralised system, improve the geological model and build towards maiden Exploration Targets and a Mineral Resource.