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- October 11, 2024 at 10:22 am
Drill news today, does not look like anything too excitingOctober 11, 2024 – TheNewswire – TSXV: ZON Zonte Metals is pleased to provide an update on the K6 drilling program at its Cross Hills Copper Project in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Terry Christopher, President and CEO comments; “Drilling at the K6 target continues to intersect copper mineralization, extending it along strike and depth. The mineralization remains open in several directions. Notably, mineralization at depth is broadening, with copper intersected in the previously discovered unit and the underlying adjacent unit. Along one N-S section, drilling has successfully traced mineralization over 170 meters, where it remains open at depth. The Company is planning a series of drill holes, which will include aggressive step-outs along strike and depth, as it continues to target potential higher-grade mineralization at the K6 target. The continued success at K6 highlights the value of the Company’s integrated dataset, developed over the past six years. Based on these results, additional exploration programs are being implemented across multiple targets, most of which will be drill-ready upon completion, pending results. An update on these activities will be provided shortly.”
A total of five drill holes, totalling 1,491 meters, were completed in the summer 2024 drill program and are hereafter designated by the CH24-0X number series. The program was designed to test extensions along strike and at depth from the previous drilling conducted in late 2023 (see results from February 28, 2023), as well as to explore several untested data signatures. Table 1 below contains the assay highlights from this phase with Figure 1 showing the drill hole plan map.
Mineralization remains open along strike to the northeast and at depth. To the northeast, drill hole CH23-01, drilled in late 2023, may have been collared too far south of the potential copper extension identified in CH24-01, possibly missing the target zone. It is currently unclear whether mineralization extends to the west, however, noted drill core alteration in holes CH24-04 and CH24-05 suggest further testing is needed, either stepping out to the north or at greater depth.
Table 1. Drill hole assay data from the K6 drilling.
Drill Hole From (m) To (m) Interval (m)* Copper (%) CH24-01 203 214.5 11.5 0.22 incl 205 214 9.0 0.27 incl 210.5 214 3.5 0.44 CH24-02 199.6 218.83 19.23 0.10 incl 213.95 218.4 4.45 0.17 incl 199.6 202 2.4 0.19 and 236.61 237.1 0.49 0.49 CH24-03 202.53 202.9 0.37 0.13 CH24-05 33 41 8.0 0.15 and 138.06 143 4.94 0.17