Lincoln Minerals (ASX:LML) has begun aircore drilling at the Minbrie Project in the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, targeting copper and base metal mineralisation.
The company intends to conduct drilling across at least 40 holes, testing for copper and base metal potential within the 17km of target stratigraphy.
As part of this exploration campaign, Lincoln will target around 1.7km of untested strike extensions at the Eagle Ridge discovery hole BUDD192.
Historical drilling at Eagle Ridge confirmed widespread copper mineralisation, with an intersection of 29.5m @ 0.8% copper, 7.5% lead, 1.9% zinc, and 9 grams per tonne silver from 131.1m at hole BUDD192.
Assays are expected to be released beginning August 2026, with results from stage one of aircore drilling intended to determine the scope for follow-up reverse circulation or diamond drilling at the project later this year.
CEO Chris Wilcox describes the company’s first copper-focused drilling campaign at Minbrie as an “exciting milestone”.
“Discoveries are made by drilling, and this program is designed to advance and unlock the potential of this exciting project,” Wilcox says.
“I look forward to sharing the results of this drilling in the near future.”
Lincoln Minerals is focused on advancing copper and base metal projects in South Australia’s Gawler Craton region.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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