Southern Hemisphere Mining (ASX:SUH) has reported significant copper sulphide mineralisation from ongoing diamond drilling at its Llahuin Copper-Gold-Molybdenum Project in Chile.
The company completed nine diamond tails totalling 2,251m of HQ3 drillcore on previously drilled reverse circulation holes.
Results include 241m @ 0.42% copper equivalent (CuEq) from 18m in hole 24LHRD067, incorporating 143m @ 0.51% CuEq from 36m.
Additional intercepts include 154m @ 0.66% CuEq from surface in hole 24LHRD065 and 156m @ 0.43% CuEq from 2m in hole 24LHRD055, which contains 106m @ 0.51% CuEq from 2m.
Chairman Mark Stowell says the results continue to demonstrate the scale potential of the Llahuin copper system.
“Results such as 154m at 0.66% CuEq from surface in 24LHRD065 speak for themselves this early in our advancement to deeper drilling,” Stowell notes.
“Mineralisation remains open at depth and supports our view that the Cerro-Ferro trend hosts a substantial copper porphyry system with significant expansion potential in line with the previously reported exploration target of 260 to 340Mt.”
The drilling at Ferro South demonstrates a new porphyry centre at Llahuin, with the intensity of veining and sulphide mineralisation suggesting the company is vectoring towards a more strongly mineralised portion of the system.
Further deep drilling at Ferro South will test for the feeder zone, which has not been intersected in current drilling and could provide significant upside at potentially higher grade.
A resource upgrade is in progress and will be completed once final results are received. The company plans continued deeper drilling and resource expansion as the next phase of development.
Southern Hemisphere Mining is an Australian explorer advancing a portfolio of Chilean critical minerals assets.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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