Bellavista Resources Ltd (ASX: BVR) has kicked off drilling to test highly prospective zinc targets and a new copper target outlined over 10sqkm at its Brumby project, 130km south-west of Newman in Western Australia’s Upper Gascoyne.
The targets were identified in recent field mapping and sampling, which outlined a large area of shallow copper mineralisation immediately east of the Brumby SEDEX-style zinc system.
Field sampling of visible oxide copper-bearing sediments returned pXRF readings of up to 5.7 per cent copper over a 10sqkm area.
The drilling now underway will comprise ~11 RC holes to test for both SEDEX-style zinc and a separate zone of copper mineralisation. This will be the second phase of drilling at Brumby. The first phase comprised seven diamond holes and four RC holes to the west of the oxide copper footprint in the zinc zone.
The initial programme was designed primarily to test for the presence of the zinc-rich SEDEX mineralisation accessible via existing tracks. The phase one drilling intersected the target zone and confirmed the massive scale of the Brumby SEDEX-style zinc system. Assays from this drilling are expected in the coming weeks.
“We believe these targets are highly promising and potentially transformational for the project. With heritage surveys recently completed, we have chosen to start drilling phase two,” Executive Director, Mick Wilson, said.
“The evidence to date suggests we could have two mineralised systems here comprising a large SEDEX-hosted system and a separate zone of copper mineralisation.
“We are also particularly encouraged by the composition of the copper minerals. The initial field pXRF readings suggest the presence of copper oxides, copper silicates and also copper phosphates at potentially economic grades. These copper-bearing minerals are similar to those present in the oxidised portions of many mines in the prolific Mt Isa district in Queensland.”
About Brumby
Brumby sits within Bellavista’s Edmund Basin Projects, which cover approximately 130km of strike of the northern margin of this highly prospective basin. The Projects include the Brumby Deposit, Vernon Base Metals, Vernon Nickel/PGE and Gorge Creek. The properties are prospective for large to super-large SEDEX base metal deposits, Abra-style IOCG Cu-Pb-Ag-Au deposits, sulphide related Nickel/PGE deposits in Mafic/Ultramafic Intrusions and possible sediment hosted Uranium.
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