C3 Metals Inc (TSX-V:CCCM, OTC:CARCF) has provided an update on 2023 exploration results and strategy for 2024 at its 100%-owned copper-gold projects in Jamaica, with exploration work confirming six porphyry and over 40 epithermal copper-gold prospects along a 30-kilometre (km) strike extent.
The mineral exploration company also said drill holes completed during 2023 highlight significant porphyry potential that remains open at depth and along strike, including the broadest zone of porphyry copper-gold mineralization ever drilled at Bellas Gate that intersected 390.7 metres (m) of 0.37% copper and 0.19 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 64.1m.
"We have up to 20,000m of drilling planned for 2024, and our immediate focus is a 4km trend of copper-gold mineralization at the Bellas Gate project that is open in multiple directions and to depth," C3 Metals CEO Dan Symons said in a statement.
"We also intend to advance multiple additional targets across our 30km strike extent to drill status through field work and collection of additional geophysical data," he added.
C3 Metals noted the 2023 drilling campaign confirmed a cluster of high level, uneroded porphyry systems and associated fully preserved epithermal base and precious metal veins (low, intermediate, and high sulphidation).
The company added that drill hole assays confirm significant potential for a meaningful copper-gold porphyry discovery in the highly prospective, yet significantly underexplored porphyry-epithermal belt.
C3 Metals is a mineral exploration company focused on creating substantive value for its shareholders through the discovery and development of large copper and gold deposits.