Recent drilling by Cominco Resources International (TSE) intersected exceptional thicknesses of high-grade copper mineralization within the previously defined limits of the Cerattepe copper deposit in Turkey.
The company owns 100% of the advanced copper project where a program of closely spaced definition drilling is nearing completion. Five recent holes from the program returned impressive results including 167 ft. grading 9% copper, 98.4 ft. of 11% copper, 210 ft. of 5% copper, 54 ft. of 13% copper, and 68.8 ft. grading 11% copper.
This infill drilling is expected to result in increased copper grades within the high-grade zone, but is not expected to significantly change the deposit’s tonnage. At last report, reserves stood at 6.6 million tons grading 3% copper, which includes a 1-million-ton core of 9% copper. About 110 holes have been completed to date, and the deposit has now been drilled and defined on 98-ft. centres. Exploration work also identified gold- and zinc-bearing zones within the sulphide body, as well as exploration targets elsewhere that remain to be tested.
“The property still has plenty of blue-sky exploration potential,” said Cominco spokesman Michael Carr.
This year’s program at Cerattepe also includes ongoing geotechnical, metallurgical, environmental and economic studies in preparation for a production decision.
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