White Cliff Minerals Launches Ambitious Drilling at Rae Copper Project in Canada

White Cliff Minerals (ASX: WCN) has commenced an aggressive diamond drilling campaign at its 100%-owned Rae copper project in Nunavut, Canada.

Well-funded to accelerate and expand exploration activities following a recent $14.4 million capital raise, White Cliff is accelerating activities at the Hulk sedimentary target to take advantage of its the pre-collar drilling with a reverse circulation rig it conducted in the northern spring.

The company will drill three holes to test a large geophysical anomaly in the Hulk sub-basin that White Cliff is confident extends deep into an untested sedimentary basin in an area which has all the first-order controls required for a sedimentary copper deposit.

Major Initial Success

White Cliff’s strategy to pre-drill at Hulk has proved a major success, with the diamond rig advancing approximately 100m on its first shift down the collar.

The company will recommence drilling at the Danvers prospect, stepping out along strike from where the it recently returned assay results that included 175 metres @ 2.5% copper & 8.66 grams per tonne gold and 90m @ 4% copper & 7.5g/t gold.

Expert Geophysics have mobilised to conduct a drone-based magnetotellurics survey across the Danvers mineralised system to fingerprint its geophysical signature, allowing focused targeting across the broader lease for similar high grade systems.

Reinforced Commitment

Managing director Troy Whittaker said the company’s exploration strategy was unfolding at a time when Canada is further reinforcing its commitment to critical minerals expenditure and supporting explorers like White Cliff.

“We are back on site with a fully operational camp ahead of schedule, this time with multiple drilling rigs and contractors, a team of aerial geophysical experts, our local supervisory team from Aurora Geosciences based out of Yellowknife, and our own exploration teams—it is full steam ahead!”

“This strategy by the Canadian government is one that we are extremely supportive of—a significant share of the new defence-related infrastructure investment will flow directly into critical minerals development.”

“Investment into ports, rail, processing facilities will be beneficial to all junior explorers like White Cliff Minerals.”