Mag Copper has announced the diamond drilling results from the Massey Mine Property. The company has drilled 2,008 m, totaling five diamond drill holes at the property, which is situated around 60 km towards the western part of Sudbury along Highway 17.
The mine comprises three near-surface underground workings over a 1.6 km strike length and is identified in the Hough Lake group metasediments. The mine returned an estimated 18,535 t of ore that grades 2.82% copper over the operating lifetime. The company considers that the Massey mine has formerly unfamiliar geological features like giant ore deposits, which were referred to as iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) deposits.
The drill program aimed to examine a parallel induced polarization (IP) anomaly series previously found during 2004 along the strike and depth of the old mine workings. The company encountered 0.63% copper over 6.8 m in hole MA11-01A, 0.52 g/t gold and 1.68% copper over 5.7 m in hole MA11-02, 0.19% copper over 7.42 m in hole MA11-03, 2.41% copper over 3.5 m in hole MA11-03, 1.79 g/t gold over 1 m in hole MA11-04, 1.04 g/t gold over 1 m in hole MA11-04, 0.43% copper over 7 m in hole MA11-04 and 0.21 g/t gold over 1 m in hole MA11-05.
The company discovered intervals of dispersed mineralization of chalcopyrite and pyrite in every hole, in different types of rocks. The firm is encouraged by the drill collar coordinate results and noted lithogeochemistry in the drill core fits present in an Iron Oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) model. The mineralized zones stay exposed along strike towards the western part and to depth.
Currently, the company is considering a follow up exploration program, which includes additional diamond drill program and down hole and property wide IP surveying.
Source: http://www.magcopper.com/
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