Azure Minerals Limited (ASX: AZS) has intersected a very broad zone of high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt (Ni-Cu-Co) sulphide mineralisation in the latest hole drilled into the Ridgeline Ni-Cu-Co sulphide deposit in Western Australia.
Hole ANDD0177 returned the highest grade and one of the best mineralised intersections to date.
Ridgeline forms part of the Andover Project (60% Azure / 40% Creasy Group), located in the West Pilbara region of WA.
The strongly mineralised intersection in ANDD0177 confirms that not only does the Ridgeline Deposit continue to grow, the main zones of massive and semi-massive nickel sulphides remain open down-plunge, allowing for future uplifts in mineral resources with additional drilling.
Drilling at Ridgeline defined two sub-parallel, east-west striking mineralised horizons over strike lengths of more than 350m (southern zone) and 200m (northern zone), to depths between 200m and 500m below surface.
Within these mineralised horizons, detailed geological and structural logging defined three northwest-plunging shoots (“East Shoot”, “West Shoot” and “North Shoot”). Each shoot comprises broad widths of massive and semi-massive sulphide mineralisation containing high grades of nickel.
All three shoots remain unconstrained at depth with no drilling down-plunge of strongly mineralised intersections, indicating that future drilling has the potential to give significant uplifts in mineral resources.
Demonstrating the significant potential for deeper drilling to extend the mineralisation at Ridgeline, the deepest mineralised intersections in each shoot to date are:
East Shoot:
ANDD0128 – 14.5m @ 1.84%Ni, 0.88%Cu & 0.09%Co from 537.0m (ASX: 16 March 2022)
West Shoot:
ANDD0177 – 18.2m @ 1.93%Ni, 0.65%Cu & 0.08%Co from 508.2 (ASX: this release)
North Shoot:
ANDD0169 – 5.7m @ 1.54%Ni, 0.32%Cu & 0.07%Co from 485.1m (ASX: 2 Nov 2022)
Following completion of the Mineral Resource drilling of the Ridgeline Deposit, diamond drilling continues on other known occurrences of Ni-Cu-Co sulphide mineralisation, including Seaview and Skyline, following up anomalism at Atrium and Pipeline, and testing new prospects at VC-30, VC-31 and VC-32.
Project-wide geological mapping and rock chip sampling programmes have progressed from detailed exploration of the Southern Mineralized Corridor between Andover and Seaview to the identification of new prospective horizons further to the northeast.
Surface and downhole electromagnetic surveying is also continuing.
Processing and interpretation of results from the above exploration activities will be completed over the coming months and are expected to generate and define future high priority targets.
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