Copper One Resources (CSE:CEXY) has begun the second phase of diamond drilling at its Majuba Hill Copper-Silver-Gold Project in Nevada, US, as it works towards a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE).
The expanded program is expected to cover approximately 3,048m, double the originally planned drilling.
According to Copper One, the program will focus on testing priority targets and gathering additional geological data to support a future resource estimate.
Around half of the planned drilling has been contracted to Evolve Exploration Nevada, with operations scheduled to run continuously across two shifts, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Under the initial drilling scope, holes are planned to reach depths of up to 518m. Final collar locations, orientations, and depths will be determined by the company’s technical team.
Phase one assays pending
The latest campaign follows the completion of approximately 1,224m of phase one drilling at Majuba Hill, with assay results still pending.
“With phase two drilling now underway at Majuba Hill, we are advancing the systematic testing of priority targets through an expanded program of up to [3,048m],” Copper One CEO David Greenway says.
Before the company’s latest drilling campaigns, Majuba Hill had been tested by more than 100 drill holes totalling approximately 27,248m.
Copper One Resources is advancing copper and copper-silver-gold projects, along with critical mineral assets, to support the growing demand driven by electrification.
Write to Jackson Chen at Mining.com.au
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