White Cliff Minerals reports ‘globally significant’ copper hit at Rae project in Canada

White Cliff Minerals (ASX: WCN) has drilled a number of significant copper intersections at the company’s 100%-owned Rae project in Nunavut, Canada.

Further assay results from the reverse circulation drilling campaign at the Danvers prospect at Rae have confirmed the potential for significant expansion of the historic non-compliant resource.

Managing director Troy Whittaker said the company’s improved geological understanding of the Danvers area had identified a system that extends from surface over more than 175 metres vertically and potentially 7 kilometres in strike length—both to the north-east and south-west.

‘Globally significant’ intersection

Mr Whittaker said the Danvers drilling had delivered a “globally significant” copper intersection of 175m at 2.5% copper from 7.6m, with the hole ending in 4.46% copper.

“DAN25008 was prioritised for assay due to the abundance of visual sulphides observed during drilling and these results have underpinned our confidence in those visuals prevalent in the company’s prior work,” Mr Whittaker said.

“We believe this drill hole ranks among the most significant copper intersections globally within the last 50 years and comfortably sits within the top 10 globally reported ‘grade-metre’ copper results.”

Additional potential

“We adapted our drill targets and DAN25008 resulted in mineralisation at least 30 metres below historical limits, with the hole terminating in high-grade copper mineralisation—suggesting considerable additional potential at depth,” Mr Whittaker said.

“In the context of global copper supply constraints, the company is well positioned to leverage these results with mineralisation from surface supporting potential open pit mining activities and an open-water port less than 80km from the deposit.”

White Cliff also received further significant assay results that it says confirm and validate the strategy to explore previously untested high-grade zones and the vertical depth extension of mineralisation at Danvers.

With mineralisation remaining open in all directions, the company is planning a follow-up program at Danvers to drill out the mineralised boundaries.