Nine Mile Metals (CSE:NINE) has released ‘high-grade’ copper test results from rock samples taken from the group’s Wedge project in New Brunswick, Canada.
Samples collected from the western part of the old Wedge mine revealed a ‘high-grade’ copper content, with one sample showing 18.27% copper.
The company is targeting a copper-rich area to the west and an unexplored depth extension below 150m, where mineralisation is expected to extend to a minimum depth of 300m.
Technical advisor with Apex Geoscience, Mike Dufresne said the results are consistent with the group’s assessment.
“These high-quality conductivity targets at the Wedge mine’s western extension and TriBag target line up with the horizons that have yielded high-quality VMS drill intersections at the Main Wedge deposit,” Dufresne said.
Gary Lohman, vice-president of exploration for Nine Mile Metals said the company is looking forward to drilling now that the provincial fire ban has been lifted.
“These massive sulphide samples clearly demonstrate the potential of this untapped area at depth,” he said.
The Wedge mine, originally discovered in 1956, operated between 1962 and 1968, producing 1.5 million tonnes of copper ore before it was closed.
According to the company, recent 3-D modelling, based on historical and new drill data, indicates that more than 60% of the deposit remains untouched at depth.
Nine Mile Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on VMS exploration in the Bathurst mining camp.
Write to Dan Petrie at Mining.com.au
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