Cooper Metals Ltd (ASX:CPM) has wrapped up a reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at King Solomon copper-gold prospect, part of the Mt Isa East Copper-Gold Project in northwest Queensland.
Twenty seven RC drill holes for 3,463 metres were drilled at King Solomon to a maximum downhole depth of 208 metres and an average downhole depth of 127 metres.
CPM has completed a total of 48 holes for 5,110 metres this year, with 32 for King Solomon one, covering a strike length of about 710 metres.
The current program is an expansion from the original plan of 20 holes for 2,000 metres to further test targets identified during an Induced Polarization (IP) survey in July.
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Samples submitted
RC drilling has intersected the copper mineralised host shear zone identified in the maiden June drilling program, where mineralisation up to 17 metres at 2.2% copper from 84 metres, including 8 metres at 4.3% copper from 84 metres was intersected at King Solomon one.
A total of 1,026 one-metre drill samples, including quality control samples such as duplicates, standards and blanks have been submitted to the Mount Isa laboratory, and first assays are expected this month.
Priority sampling
CPM managing director Ian Warland said: “RC drilling is completed for this campaign at King Solomon copper-gold prospect.
"We have placed the samples on ‘rush’ priority through the laboratory to allow us to interpret the latest results and plan any follow up drilling as quickly as possible.
“Expanding the current program has allowed us to follow the host shear zone deeper and along strike.
"The bulk of the drilling was focused on King Solomon one on a 700 metre strike extent and we look forward to receiving the assay results as soon as possible and updating the market accordingly.”
Next steps
CPM will fast track assays for interpretation at King Solomon, while also working to secure approval for the drilling program at the nearby Python prospect.