Silver City Minerals Drills Copper Hit at Copper Blow

THE DRILL SERGEANT: Silver City Minerals (ASX: SCI) declared the intersection of “significant copper sulphide” at the company’s Copper Blow prospect near Broken Hill.

Silver City Minerals said the intersection – a downhole interval of 13.5 metres – was encountered in its first diamond drill hole (17CB043) at Copper Blow.

The company said the drilling showed copper mineralisation extends from 131.7 metres to 145.2 metres and lies only 110 metres below surface.

Silver City explained that hole 17CB043 was designed to follow-up a high-grade intersection hosted in an old drill hole CB09, which returned 11.8 metres at 6.7 per cent copper, 1.92 grams per tonne gold and 13.7g/t silver from a depth of 182.9m.

In addition to diamond drill hole 17CB043, Silver City has completed one reverse circulation hole (17CB041) at the southern end of the Copper Blow prospect and two RC precollars for additional diamond holes (17CB042 and 044).

“RC hole 17CB041 was completed to a depth of 204 metres,” Silver City Minerals said in its ASX announcement.

“Moderate to strong copper mineralisation was visually recognised over a number of intervals.

“These include 162 to 165 metres (5 to 10 per cent chalcopyrite) and 188 to 191 metres (10 to 20 per cent chalcopyrite).

“This hole is located 150 metres south of the strong copper mineralisation intersected in 17CB043.

“The drill core will undergo detailed geological and geotechnical logging and samples will be despatched to the laboratory for analyses as soon as possible.

“Results from the diamond hole and RC drill chips are expected within two to three weeks.”

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