Core Exploration (ASX: CXO) is following up on rock chip assays of 10.5% copper and 624 parts per million uranium with a soil sampling and rock chip and mapping survey program on the Fitton Project.
These assays came from surface rock chips sourced from a shear zone that varies in width from a few metres up to 25 metres, mapped to a strike length of more than 650 metres.
Core is undertaking more detailed mapping and sampling to explore the surrounding area for additional related and potentially mineralised shear zones.
The Fitton Project, located in northern South Australia, covers 106 square kilometres adjacent to the Mt Painter Inlier, a region known for multi-metallic breccia complexes and large-scale secondary uranium occurrences.
The northern part of the project area covers areas of Radium Creek Metamorphics and other prospective host rocks within the Mt Painter Inlier.
Other mines and large deposits in the region include Alliance Resources’ Four Mile Uranium Project, with a resource of 61 million pounds at 0.35% uranium, and Marathon Resources’ Mt Gee Project, with 68 million pounds at 0.06% uranium.
Exploration work at Fitton is being conducted under a Work Area Clearance Agreement with local Native Title Holders, the Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands Association.