Tempest Minerals (ASX:TEM) is planning an expanded 5,000m drilling program at its Remorse copper target, which sits within the Yalgoo Project in Western Australia.
The Remorse target is a 4km-long coincident base metal and geophysical target.
After receiving initial geochemistry results, Tempest conducted ground truthing and a detailed geological mapping program of the target in Q1 2024, which showed a larger geological target zone that mirrors the broader geochemical footprint of the anomaly.
As a result, an expanded drilling program was established, for which approvals are in the final stages.
Drilling is expected to begin in June or July this year.
Once the remaining approvals and heritage clearance have been obtained, the company will award contracts for the reverse circulation drilling program.
Based on previously conducted work, Tempest has designed the drilling to test specific structural targets potentially related to higher copper values in the wide-spaced surface geochemistry.
Tempest previously announced the presence of copper-zinc anomalies at the Remorse target, which were further strengthened by identifying an overlapping geophysical anomaly detected during a regional electromagnetic survey.
The Yalgoo Project currently hosts dozens of exploration targets, with the Remorse and Sanity targets being the company’s current priority.
Tempest’s landholding in the Yalgoo region comprises more than 1,000km2 of wholly owned tenements considered highly prospective for base and precious metals.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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