Azzuro Resources (ASX:AZ9) has planned upcoming geophysical surveys after wrapping up phase one drilling at the Red Hill Copper-Gold Project in Govi-Altai province, Mongolia.
The 15-hole program comprised 1,884m of drilling, with five out of six holes successfully intersecting mineralisation within the volcanogenic massive sulphide system.
This drilling extends the system over 272m of strike, which remains open in multiple directions.
Hole MU2610A intersected a 36.85m thick pyritic massive sulphide zone from 72.3m downhole, confirming up-dip continuity from previous drilling. Visual logging also reveals a separate two-metre interval, estimating 33% chalcopyrite from 143.85m depth.
Managing Director Gan-Ochir Zunduisuren says the drilling provides a “robust understanding of the mineralisation”.
“We are building a detailed picture of a VMS system that remains open in several directions,” Zunduisuren says.
Assay results are expected in July, while the company prepares to integrate geological, gravity, and electromagnetic datasets.
The drill rig is moving to the nearby Copper Ridge prospect to test a chargeability anomaly, while the broader Red Hill Project holds a mining licence valid until 2045.
The Red Hill asset covers 79.14ha under mining licence MV-019681, which is valid until 2045 and saw historical exploration by Best Resources following its discovery in 1988.
Azzuro Resources, formerly Asian Battery Metals, is an Australian exploration company advancing a portfolio of copper, nickel, and base metal projects in southwest Mongolia, anchored by its flagship Oval discovery.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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