Somerset Minerals Intersects Visible Copper Zones in Drilling at Jura North Prospect

Somerset Minerals (ASX: SMM) has intersected wide zones of visible copper mineralisation at the Jura North prospect within its flagship Coppermine project in Canada.

The intersections sit beneath a previous intercept of 42.7 metres at 2.69% copper from 15.2m, with the first drill hole including multiple areas of intense visible mineralisation over 85.4m.

Best results of visually-identified sulphides in this hole were 7.6m from 83.8m, 10.7m from 94.5m, 25.9m from 112.8m, and 15.2m from 153.9m, while the second hole comprised zones of intense visible mineralisation intersected over 56.4m that included 9.1m from 68.6m, and 15.2m from 83.8m.

Dual-Tracked Campaign

Somerset is conducting a dual-tracked Phase 2 exploration campaign to delineate mineralisation at Jura and test Coppermine’s broader landholding for coincident geochemical and geophysical anomalies, as well as new copper discoveries.

High-grade surface sampling, historical geophysics, and limited historical drilling support the mineralisation along the Jura trend, underscoring the prospect’s exploration potential.

The northern segment of the trend contains a historical resource accompanied by notable high-grade surface rock chip samples, including assays of 19.1% copper and 21.1g/t silver.

Phase 2 exploration will test 500m of mineralised strike with 10 holes for a total 1,500m to expand the known mineralised footprint and move towards resource definition.

Adding Confidence and Scale

Managing director Chris Hansen said every metre drilled at Jura North was adding confidence and scale for Somerset to deliver “meaningful growth in a strengthening market”.

“These visual results have confirmed the continued prospectivity of Jura North and the broader 7km Jura fault zone—the first two holes have been successful in extending the mineralisation to 155m below surface while still remaining open in all directions,” he said.

“Importantly, the true thickness of the broader mineralised envelope appears to increase with depth and contains multiple zones of intense mineralisation over a total interval of 85.4m, pointing to a potentially larger system at depth.”

Largest Regional Landholder

The Coppermine project consists of 102 exploration licences and one exclusive exploration right over 1,665 square kilometres in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, making Somerset the region’s largest landholder.

The project presents a regional-scale copper-silver exploration opportunity within the Copper Creek Formation basalts that house 90% of its tenure, and host high-grade structurally-controlled sulphide and native copper mineralisation in brecciated subvertical fault zones.

Somerset believes the region’s geology and mineralisation is analogous to the Keweenaw Peninsula copper deposits in the US state of Michigan, which host high-grade native copper in continental flood basalts and sediments, and in basalt flow tops and fault zones.