Star Copper (CSE:STCU) has begun a phase two drilling program at its namesake Star Project in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, following the completion of its phase one campaign.
The 4,000m drilling program has already completed its first-in-series target, identified as drillhole S-056, which intersected up to 240m of potassically altered rock with small intergrown bornite not seen yet in any previous drill samples on Star.
As Mining.com.au reported, phase two will pursue targeted stepouts and deeper tests at Star Main while adding exploratory holes at Star North and Copper Creek to expand the copper footprint and unlock new discovery potential across the project.
Star Copper says this is a “significant” step in targeting and understanding the deposit in greater detail.
At Copper Creek, preparations for drill-ready targets have reached readiness. The field crew completed trial access from the Star camp and completed a systematic geological traverse across the Copper Creek gully system.
The company recognised its understanding of the underlying grade and fault relationship, overall orientation and mineralisation of the Star Project, and therefore vastly simplified the decision to expedite its advance into phase two without delay.
Taken together with phase one results, drillhole S-056 expands the known mineralised corridor 100m to the west and strengthens the west-southwest trend of near-surface oxides above hypogene sulphides in quartz monzodiorite.
Samples from drillhole S-056 will be reported once received and reviewed.
The Star Project, consisting 19 mineral claims totalling 68.29km2, is an intermediate calc-alkaline to alkalic porphyry deposit, located within the Golden Triangle and Golden Horseshoe regions of Canada.
Due to its unparalleled electrical properties copper is omnipresent in nearly all electrical infrastructure, and data centers more than most infrastructure require enormous quantities of copper.
Star Copper says demand – measured by power consumption to reflect the number of servers a data centre can house – is expected to increase by 165% by 2030.
For reference, one megawatt of data centre power requires 27 tonnes of copper, while larger data centres can consume 100 megawatts – which requires up to 2,700 tonnes of copper.
Star Copper is a Canadian mineral explorer focused on advancing its portfolio of assets.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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