Pivotal Metals (ASX:PVT) has uncovered a new copper-gold target at the Lorraine Project in Québec, Canada, after conducting a recent field program.
At the newly discovered Kelly Lake East target, field reconnaissance confirmed three distinct zones of anomalism previously identified over strike lengths of 150-200m, characterised by broad bands containing parallel mineralised shears within an eight to 25m wide corridor.
Results returned grades up to 2% copper and 1.9 grams per tonne gold.
Pivotal Metals notes in places, sulphide content reaches up to 90%, dominated by pyrite, pyrrhotite, and chalcopyrite, with mineralisation closely linked to quartz shearing, silicification, and carbonate alteration.
The company says multiple geophysical conductors and a partial coverage soil survey highlights the wide scale prospectivity of this entire 1km by 1.5km area that remains substantially unexplored.
Managing Director Ivan Fairhall says confirming the presence of an expansive and prospective copper-gold target at Kelly Lake East underscores the scope of the opportunity with the Belleterre exploration program.
“The presence of wide gold-copper anomalous zones and untested versatile time-domain electromagnetic anomalies support the high prospectivity of this emerging target area,” Fairhall says.
“Importantly, the mineralised system continues directly across our eastern boundary with neighbour Vior (TSX-V:VIOR), who are completing a 100,000m drill program building out their high-grade Belleterre Gold Project.”
Pivotal intends to conduct an outcrop and soil sampling program at the Kelly Lake East target, which will likely be followed by surface geophysics to refine targets for drill testing.
The company’s wider Belleterre Projects are the focus of an active exploration program that is currently ramping up. The activities include surveys, drill testing, and target prioritisation.
Pivotal holds a dominant position on the Belleterre-Angliers Greenstone Belt which forms part of the Archean Superior Province of the Canadian Shield.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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