Sterling Metals Advances Exploration at Copper Road Project
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Sterling Metals Corp. (TSXV: SAG) has announced significant progress in its inaugural Phase 1 exploration campaign at the Copper Road Project, a high-potential brownfield copper-molybdenum-silver-gold project located 80 km north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. The 25,000-hectare site, strategically positioned within the Midcontinent Rift, benefits from substantial infrastructure, enhancing its potential for future mining activities.
Copper Road, consolidated for the first time in 2021, has a rich history of exploration and mining activities, complemented by numerous surface copper showings. The current Phase 1 campaign aims to advance a comprehensive understanding of the project’s geological framework, setting the stage for future drilling operations.
In May and June, several critical exploration activities were completed ahead of schedule: a property-wide 3,777-line kilometer airborne magnetic, radiometric, and Lidar survey, physical property testing to define geophysical signatures of targets, and the commencement of a minimum 5,000 surface sample program across the project.
As we review core samples from historical holes and explore previous mine sites, the immense geological opportunity at Copper Road becomes clear. Consolidating this vast land package, leveraging historical data, and integrating it with modern geophysics and surface mapping is an exploration geologist’s dream. We are quickly advancing our understanding of the porphyry and breccia systems and look forward to uncovering the riches this project has to offer. We look forward to launching an exciting drilling program in the near future.
Jeremy Niemi, SVP Exploration and Evaluation at Sterling Metals
The company’s exploration approach combines advanced geophysical techniques with historical data to refine targeting accuracy. The recent airborne survey collected high-resolution magnetic signatures, radiometrics data, and detailed LiDAR data. This comprehensive dataset will enable Sterling Metals to construct a 3-dimensional geological model, crucial for identifying mineralization pathways.
The airborne survey has already indicated promising results, particularly with mafic volcanic rocks near mineralization zones, similar to those identified in historical drill hole AR96-01. These rocks are known to host higher-grade copper sulphide mineralization, often found in porphyry settings.
Additionally, Sterling Metals is leveraging historical geophysical surveys, including the existing VTEM survey over the central property area. Advanced modeling of this survey is extracting new geophysical layers, including chargeability data from airborne IP. This data is pivotal for identifying high chargeability zones, potential indicators of copper-molybdenum mineralization. The company anticipates completing this modeling by early July 2024.
The Copper Road Project’s strategic location near existing infrastructure, including major highways, refineries, and ports, positions it favorably for future development. The project’s exploration activities align with broader industry trends towards leveraging advanced geophysical techniques and historical data integration for mineral exploration.
Sterling Metals last traded at $0.060 on the TSX Venture.
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