Two Rigs Mobilised To Brazilian Site
Meridian Mining UK (TSXV: MNO) has been granted a key environmental permit “Licença de Operação Provisória para Mineração (LOPM), required for commencing exploration activities at its Cabaçal VMS Copper-Gold project in Brazil.
The LOPM allows the company to now roll out its first diamond drilling and geophysical campaigns. The rapid advancement of the Cabaçal field programme continues to be managed by Meridian’s in-country management team and conducted under strict Covid-19 safety protocols.
Highlights of the LOPM being granted are:
- Two diamond drill rigs contracted from Willemita Sondagens Ltda. are now mobilising to site to start the 10,000m drill programme;
- First focus is on historical high-grade Copper-Gold southern zone
- First assays expected late April
- Confirmation of BP/Rio Tinto’s historical 600 diamond drill hole database is commencing.
Geomag S/A Prospecções Geofísicas, a company of the Wellfield Services Group, has been contracted to provide geophysical services. The survey team is now mobilising to-site, to conduct surface and down-hole electromagnetic (EM) surveys;
The First EM surveys are scheduled to commence this week.
The company’s field team expanded to support site preparatory work, including precision survey location of historical drill holes, preparation of logging and sampling facilities, and near-mine reconnaissance.
Meanwhile, processing of drone-based aerial surveys advancing to produce high-quality orthophotography and topographic data over the historical Cabaçal Mine and Mine Corridor targets.
