Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE) has completed its maiden reverse circulation (RC) drill programme at the Pitfield copper project in Western Australia.
A total of 3,206 metres were drilled via the reconnaissance programme, with the focus primarily on the Mt Scratch prospect area of the licence, where an extensive, highly chargeable-highly resistive anomaly had already been identified.
A better understanding of the geology and the significance of the highly chargeable-highly resistive zones identified was the aim of the drilling, with Empire believing it might have unearthed a “giant” exploration copper prospect at Pitfield.
The drill campaign consisted of 21 RC holes with the average depth of each hole being approximately 150 metres.
Shaun Bunn, Empire Metal’s managing director, said drill samples have been dispatched to its laboratory assay provider, Intertek Minerals, located in Perth, Western Australia.
"We have also completed another campaign of soil sampling and further DD-IP surveying activities in March and expect soil assay results and the geophysical data assessment to be available shortly,“ he added.