QMines Ltd (ASX:QML) executive chairman Andrew Sparke joins Proactive’s Tylah Tully to discuss results from a maiden drilling program at the Develin Creek project approximately 90 kilometres northwest of Rockhampton in Queensland.
QMines completed 36 drill holes for 4,227 metres at the Scorpion deposit yielding significant intersections, including 26 metres at 1.38% copper, 0.29 g/t gold, 11 g/t silver and 1.99% zinc, and 23 metres at 1.57% copper, 0.42 g/t gold, 20 g/t silver and 2.77% zinc.
Results confirm Scorpion as a shallow, high-grade VHMS deposit, supporting the potential to extend the mine life at the Mt Chalmers copper operation.
The Develin Creek project was fully acquired in September 2024, with recent metallurgical test-work demonstrating excellent recoveries for copper and gold.
Current drilling focuses on upgrading inferred resources to indicated and measured categories and identifying deposit extensions.
A September 2023 resource estimate outlined 3.2 million tonnes at 1.05% copper, 1.22% zinc, 0.17 g/t gold and 5.9 g/t silver with 53% in the inferred category.
Drilling at the Window prospect, south of Scorpion, suggests the deposit remains open to the south and west.
QMines anticipates continued operations despite seasonal weather and plans to provide an updated resource estimate upon completing the program. The Scorpion and Window prospects demonstrate significant growth potential.