Canuc Resources (TSX-V:CDA) says it has completed a seismic survey at its East Sudbury Project (ESP) in Ontario, Canada, in support of regional exploration objectives.
The survey was conducted by OptiSeis Solutions along the northern section of the McLaren Lake Fault Zone at ESP, located within the storied Sudbury Mining District.
The survey, covering approximately 13.5km of total line length, showcased a modern acquisition design built around 1,355 autonomous nodal sensors deployed across the project area.
Canuc says the efforts have helped deliver “a rich, high-quality subsurface dataset” that will now be used for targeting large-scale, regional mineral potential along the McLaren Lake Fault Zone.
Along with the surface program, a vertical seismic profile (VSP) was acquired by Natural Resources Canada, providing an opportunity to capture complementary datasets that may enhance subsurface characterisation.
Field acquisition services were provided by Echo Seismic, a respected Calgary-based geophysical contractor selected for the project.
“This project demonstrates how modern seismic technology can support mineral exploration objectives while maintaining a very small surface footprint,” says Andrea Cook, CEO of OptiSeis Solutions.
“This innovative 3D seismic survey is expected to result in direct actionable exploration targets for prospective MIAC and IOCG deposit types, which may be identified proximal to the historical copper and gold mine workings along the McLaren Lake Fault Zone,” adds Canuc CEO Christopher Berlet.
The company plans to follow up on the targets that result from this work, and also on those that result from its upcoming property-wide gravity gradiometric survey that covers all four of the fault structures that transect the ESP property.
Canuc Resources is a junior resource company developing its wholly owned East Sudbury Project, which spans 20,078 hectares and is centred about 20km northeast of the Sudbury mining camp.
Write to Jackson Chen at Mining.com.au
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