Thor Energy PLC (AIM:THR, OTCQB:THORF, ASX:THR) said it has started Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) geophysical surveys at the Alford East Copper-REE Project in South Australia.
The ANT surveying, which is being carried out in partnership with Fleet Space Technologies, will help delineate low-velocity, weathered 'troughs' that host the oxide copper-REE mineralisation within the Alford Copper Belt, added Thor.
Future drilling will be concentrated on these targets, characterised by low seismic velocity, to intersect higher-grade oxide copper-gold mineralisation hosted in units conducive to the possibility of In-Situ Recovery.
Nicole Galloway Warland, Thor Energy’s managing director, said: "Fleet will integrate the data from the ANT surveys, and in conjunction with Thor's 3D geological model, it will result in a revised model to support drill targeting.
"The results from the surveys will help us become more precise in our future drilling campaigns."