Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM) reports assay results from the first two reverse circulation holes of its maiden drilling program at the Talisker copper target within the Coppermine Project in Canada.
Both holes intersected ‘thick’ zones of copper-silver mineralisation, confirming a discovery beneath glacial cover. Drill hole TARC0003 returned 36.58m @ 1.62% copper (Cu) and 11.8 grams per tonne (g/t) silver (Ag) from 22.86m, including 9.14m @ 4.39% Cu and 28.8g/t Ag.
From roughly 80m away, drill hole TARC0008 returned 38.1m @ 1.27% Cu and 7.4g/t Ag from 41.15m, alongside 35.05m @ 1.01% Cu and 4.7g/t Ag from surface.
The holes represent the first drilling along the 17km Talisker corridor, with the current program testing a central 2km section. Managing Director Chris Hansen says the results validate the company’s systematic targeting methodology.
“These are phenomenal results,” Hansen says.
“What makes this discovery particularly significant is that Talisker is largely blind. There was no historical drilling along the corridor, and mineralisation is concealed beneath glacial cover.”
Drill hole TARC0003 intersected two mineralised zones within a broader envelope extending from 22.9m to 76.2m downhole, with a peak individual assay of 9.09% Cu and 64.6g/t Ag.
Meanwhile, drill hole TARC0008 intersected copper mineralisation from surface over a 79m downhole envelope, including 19.8m @ 2.33% Cu and 13.8g/t Ag from 57.9m.
Somerset has completed 14 holes for approximately 2,200m to date, with assays for the remaining 12 holes expected on a rolling basis.
Located in Nunavut, the Coppermine Project consists of 107 exploration licences and one exclusive right executed with Nunavut Tunngavik, covering 1,677km². Somerset holds permits for up to 100 holes.
Somerset Minerals is a copper explorer focused on its flagship Coppermine Project in Nunavut, Canada, with other assets in southeast Ecuador.
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