Hawk Resources (ASX:HWK) has recommenced drilling at the Cactus Copper-Gold Project in Utah, US, targeting near-surface mineralisation along the 500m Cactus Corridor zone.
The 10-hole, 1,000m program focuses on the area between the historical Comet mine and Cactus deposit, which produced 1.3 million tonnes grading 2.00% copper (Cu), 0.30 grams per tonne gold (Au), and 7.00g/t silver between 1905 and 1920.
The campaign follows the company’s April–May drilling at the northwestern end of the corridor, which intersected 80m @ 0.48% Cu from surface, including 19.6m @ 1.25% Cu from 44m depth.
Hawk is set to start drilling at the Comet mine area, where historical shallow holes returned 26m @ 1.5g/t Au from surface, 15.2m @ 1.15g/t Au, and 24.4m @ 1.00g/t Au.
According to Managing Director Scott Caithness, this phase comprises 50m-spaced holes along approximately 500m of the Cactus Corridor between the historical mines.
“It is expected that this round of drilling will provide a clearer indication of the continuity of near-surface copper mineralisation and highlight zones for deeper holes,” Caithness says.
The Cactus Corridor is a 1,000m northwest-trending structural zone extending from the historical Comet deposit through the Cactus mine to the New Years prospect.
Hawk interprets Comet, Cactus, and New Years as separate steeply dipping copper-rich tourmaline breccia pipes.
The company intends to commence several workstreams at Cactus, including core logging, sampling, and multi-element laboratory analysis.
Hawk Resources specialises in critical and precious metal exploration, with projects in the US, Western Australia, and Brazil.
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