More Holes Intersect Ni-Cu Sulphides In WA
Azure Minerals Limited (ASX: AZS) have all intersected broad zones of nickel-copper (Ni-Cu) sulphide mineralisation in seven straight drill holes within the VC-07 mineralised corridor on the Andover Ni-Cu Project in Western Australia.
Managing Director, Tony Rovira, said to date, Azure has completed 49 diamond drill holes for a total of 21,943m at Andover, with 41 holes drilled at VC-07 (34 holes at VC-07 East and 7 holes at VC-07 West) and 8 holes drilled at the VC-23 prospect.
“It’s very pleasing that our drilling continues to have great success intersecting more and more zones of Ni- Cu sulphide mineralisation within the VC-07 mineralised corridor,” Mr Rovira said.
As with our earlier drilling, these latest mineralised intersections are coincident with Electromagnetic (EM) conductors, confirming the strong association of Ni-Cu sulphide mineralisation with EM conductance.
“With multiple mineralised drill hits and numerous nearby EM conductors that are yet to be drilled, the western part of the VC-07 corridor is shaping up very nicely to host a substantial body of Ni-Cu sulphide mineralisation. Meanwhile the in-fill and extensional mineral resource drilling at VC-07 East continues to intersect mineralisation in line with expectations.”
VC-07 WEST
The first hole drilled into VC-07 West, ANDD0041, intersected two substantial zones of Ni-Cu sulphide mineralisation:
- 36.6m of matrix and heavily disseminated Ni-Cu sulphides from 428.15m; and
- 28.9m of matrix, stringer and disseminated Ni-Cu sulphides from 644.1m.
Follow-up drill holes ANDD0042, 0045, 0048 and 0049 targeted mineralised extensions along-strike and above and below ANDD0041. Hole ANDD0042 drilled beneath the targeted EM conductor plate, intersecting disseminated Ni-Cu sulphide mineralisation.
The other three holes all intersected broad, and in some cases multiple, zones of semi-massive, matrix and heavily disseminated Ni-Cu sulphide mineralisation. These mineralised intersections coincide with the modelled locations of the EM conductor plates and subsequent Down Hole Transient Electromagnetic (DHTEM) surveys confirmed the presence of in-hole EM anomalies in association with the mineralisation.
ANDD0045 intersected:
- 4.0m of semi-massive and matrix Ni-Cu sulphides from 486.6m downhole; and
- 6.6m of semi-massive and disseminated Ni-Cu sulphides from 602.5m downhole.
ANDD0048 intersected:
• 16.8m of heavily disseminated Ni-Cu sulphides from 366.7m.
ANDD0049 intersected:
• 7.5m of matrix and heavily disseminated Ni-Cu sulphides from 419.7m downhole; and
• 17.2m of semi-massive, matrix and heavily disseminated Ni-Cu sulphides from 472.4m downhole.
DHTEM surveys are consistently carried out in completed VC-07 West drill holes, resulting in the identification of numerous EM conductor plates. In-hole conductors are clearly associated with the visual Ni- Cu sulphide mineralisation, confirming the strong relationship between the mineralisation and conductance.
In addition, the surveys have identified multiple off-hole conductors that are clear and strong (up to 25,000 Siemens). All conductors have been modelled to have a steep northerly dip which is consistent with the dip of all mineralised zones drilled to date. These off-hole conductors have been prioritised as immediate drill targets.
Further drilling is continuing at VC-07 West with the focus on testing the DHTEM conductors and following the mineralisation along strike to the east and west, up-dip closer to surface, and deeper down-dip.
VC-07 EAST
Mineral resource drilling (both in-fill and extensional) in the eastern part of the VC-07 mineralised corridor (VC-07 East) continues to intersect significant Ni-Cu sulphide mineralisation.
ANDD0043 intersected:
• 16.8m of massive, semi-massive, matrix and disseminated Ni-Cu sulphides from 460.1m.
ANDD0044 intersected:
- 4.3m of matrix and disseminated Ni-Cu sulphides from 408.2m; and
- 7.9m of massive, semi-massive and matrix Ni-Cu sulphides from 431.4m.
ANDD0046 intersected:
• 25.9m of massive, semi-massive, matrix and disseminated Ni-Cu sulphides from 389.2m.
ANDD0047 intersected:
• 13.6m of massive, semi-massive, matrix and disseminated Ni-Cu sulphides from 554.2m
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