Fabled Copper Corp has announced the third set of results of the 2021 surface fieldwork program at the 8A Occurrence on its Muskwa Copper Project comprised of the Neil Property (previously referred to as the North Block) and the Toro Property (previously referred to as the South Block) in Northwestern British Columbia.
As seen with previously reported results from the Lady Luck and Mac occurrences, the 8A occurrence also displayed high-grade copper values, the company said.
Nine samples were collected, once again, by the old fashioned boots on the ground, high altitude, sampling of the vein structure, over a vertical distance of 1,003 meters, starting at an altitude of 1,900 meters (approximately 1.9 kilometers vertically above sea level).
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Of the samples collected, five reported less than 1% copper as expected; four reported greater than 1%, copper, three greater than 10% copper and one greater than 20% copper, (1% copper = 22.20 pounds).
Fabled Copper said the impressive grades over 1,003 meters vertically, (1 kilometer) on the 8A copper occurrence once again warrant follow-up in the 2022 season. The 8A vein/breccia structure has never been drilled and remains open in all directions, it added.
Earlier Lady Luck and Mac occurrences
In a statement on January 11, 2021, Fabled Copper reported high-grade copper at the Lady Luck occurrence, located at the southern end of the Neil Property. which included 14.30% copper over 4.60 meters. Of the 16 samples collected at Lady Luck, three reported no values, 10 greater than 1%, copper, five greater than 5% copper, five greater than 10% copper and two greater than 20% copper, (1% copper = 22.20 pounds)
Peter J Hawley, president and CEO commented that "the high-grade copper occurrence has certainly been well named with a total of 16 surface samples collected by the old fashioned, boots on the ground, high altitude sampling of the vein structure over a vertical distance of 444 meters starting at an altitude of 1,320 meters.”
The company said the impressive grades over 444 meters vertically on the Lady Luck certainly warrants following up in the 2022 season, with the Lady Luck vein structure having never been drilled and it remains open in all directions.
In a later statement on January 18, 2022, Fabled Copper also said it had sampled high-grade copper Including 19.60% and 14.40 granmer per ton silver at the Mac Occurrence at the north end of the Neil Property. Of the five samples collected, all reported greater than 1%, copper, three greater than 5% copper, two greater than 10% copper and one greater than 15% copper.
The company also noted that the Mac vein/breccia structures have never been drilled and remain open in all directions, and warrant follow-up in the 2022 season.
Fabled Copper is a junior mining exploration company. Its current focus is to creating value for stakeholders through the exploration and development of its existing copper properties located in northern British Columbia.
The Muskwa Project comprises a total of 76 claims in two non-contiguous blocks and totals approximately 8,064.9 hectares, located in the Liard Mining Division in northern British Columbia.
Fabled Copper was spun-out to Fabled Silver and Gold Corp shareholders and its common shares commenced trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) on December 21, 2021,
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