Discovery Metals defines "massive" copper anomalies at Quirinus
07 August 2008
Discovery Metals claims it has defined "massive" copper anomalies at its Quirinus prospect in Botswana.
Three discrete anomalous copper zones have now been delineated at Quirinus, with the total anomalous copper signature extending to 13.4 kilometres in length. These anomalies have been defined from soil samples taken on 200 metre sections along the strike of the Quirinus prospect. The anomalous copper signatures cover 61% of the strike length tested to date, representing a very high success rate in converting prospective strike length into drill targets.
Within the northern limb of Quirinus, an anomalous copper geochemical signature covering in excess of 8 kilometres has been identified. On the southern limb, two separate and newly identified areas of copper anomalism have been defined covering strike lengths of 3.8 kilometres and 1.6 kilometres respectively. Neither of these anomalies has been drill tested.
The soil geochemical results were acquired in less than 30 days of field time by a single geologist and two field assistants using a handheld assay device, a Thermo Scientific XRF analyser.
Discovery Metals' Managing Director, Mr Brad Sampson, said:
"Quirinus is developing into a very exciting prospect with potential to provide an additional copper-silver mineral resource within trucking distance of the proposed concentrator location at the Boseto Copper Project".
"Discovery Metals has 1,300 kilometres of prospective strike length to explore within its 100%-owned tenement package. A diamond drilling program has commenced at Quirinus and we look forward to the initial assay results by the end of the quarter".
The soil geochemical survey will continue over the remaining 18,000 metres of the 40,000 metre strike length of geological structure identified as prospective at Quirinus. This work is expected to be complete by the end of the quarter.
Four diamond drill holes have been completed at the Quirinus prospect and the first assay results from the mineralised intersections are anticipated to be received this quarter.
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