American West Metals (ASX:AW1) is set to begin diamond drilling at the Storm copper project on Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada in April.
The 2023 programme will initially aim to drill out maiden copper resources at the 4100N, 2750N and 2200N zones and text key exploration targets.
Surface Electromagnetics will be used to highlight enriched zones of mineralization and refine targets ahead of the resource drilling.
“Approximately 10,000m of drilling is planned for 2023. We are pleased to report that the mobilization of the RC drill rig and geophysical equipment is well advanced at the Storm Copper Project in Nunavut, Canada. It’s a busy time on site and the exploration and drilling activities are scheduled to begin at the start of April”, Managing Director, Dave O’Neil, said.
“The initial phase of drilling is designed to define the maiden JORC resources within the 4100N, 2750N and 2200N Zones, where high-grade copper mineralization starts from surface. We believe that significant copper resources exist within these zones with excellent potential to support a low-cost, open pit style mining operation.
“The initial drilling will use an RC rig, which is the first of its type to be used at the Storm Project. The RC rig will allow us to cover ground more quickly, and surface geophysics will be used to refine our drill targeting. The geophysics will then roll out into new prospective areas.
“Exploration will also follow-up the breakthrough 2022 discovery of stratabound, sedimentary copper mineralization below the known copper prospects. The 2022 drilling programme indicated that we may have hit the margin of a large sedimentary copper system, and we will use ground gravity and EM to help define the core of the mineralization. Further, diamond drilling will be used to test these deeper targets.
“We look forward to reporting on the results of the drilling and exploration as activity progresses.”
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