C3 Metals Inc (TSX-V:CCCM, OTC:CARCF) announced that a 5,000 metre (m) drill program at its 100% owned Bellas Gate copper-gold porphyry project in Jamaica will begin this weekend.
The junior minerals exploration company said drilling is designed to test multiple porphyry copper targets identified within the “regionally significant” Crawl River Fault zone, as well as target epithermal gold prospects on the property.
“We are excited to commence drilling on a number of untested copper-gold porphyry systems and historic mine workings with impressive copper mineralization but limited multi-discipline exploration,” C3 Metals CEO Kevin Tomlinson said in a statement.
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“This initial program will test multiple high potential prospects starting at Epidote Ridge, one of our most compelling targets,” Tomlinson added.
C3 Metals noted that upon completion of the first hole, the drill rig will move to test additional porphyry and epithermal targets along Porphyry Alley and the parallel spatially associated Epithermal Copper-Gold Corridor.
The company added that 12 porphyry systems and multiple epithermal occurrences have been identified in the project area to date.
In addition, C3 Metals said strong copper-gold mineralization intersected at Connors, Geo Hill and Camel prospects is interpreted to converge beneath Epidote Ridge, while shallow historic drilling at Connors and Camel Hill intersected good copper and gold grades that included 114m of 0.7% copper and 0.5 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 28m depth.
C3 Metals is developing its flagship Jasperoide project, a high-grade copper-gold skarn and porphyry system in Peru. Drilling began in February 2021, returning high-grade copper-gold mineralization over significant thicknesses. The ongoing program has been expanded to test multiple geophysical targets.
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