Kingston Resources Ltd (ASX:KSN) has fielded near surface, high-grade copper hits within a 2.2-kilometre mineralised trend from the maiden Jack’s Hut drilling program at the Mineral Hill Mine in Western Australia.
The latest assays at Jack’s Hut come from two diamond and three reverse circulation (RC) holes highlighting a significant new copper-gold opportunity at the project:
- 77 metres at 0.93% copper and 0.16g/t gold from 7 metres, including 7.4 metres at 5.7% copper, 0.40g/t gold from 16.4 metres and 9.3 metres at 1.3% copper, 0.39g/t gold, from 43.7 metres;
- 27 metres at 1.02% copper, 0.18g/t gold from 14 metres, including, 4.2 metres at 4.5% copper, 0.41g/t gold from 21.8 metres.
Jack’s Hut represents a prospective low-cost, near-term copper-gold production opportunity outside the existing Mineral Hill resource base, with potential to be incorporated into or extend the five-year mine plan that is being developed for Mineral Hill.
Moving forward, work is now underway to advance exploration targets with a view to potentially establishing a JORC resource at Jack’s Hut.
Significant underground development
Kingston managing director Andrew Corbett said: “We are very excited to report that our initial Jack’s Hut exploration drilling program has delivered near-surface, high-grade copper intercepts, within a 2.2-kilometre mineralised trend, and in close proximity to our operating mill.
“Furthermore, Jack’s Hut represents our first new mining opportunity outside of our current mineral resource and ore reserve estimates; it is a brownfields target with a known production history but currently does not have a JORC resource estimate.
“Considering this is just the start of our exploration program at Jack’s Hut, we are looking forward to seeing what it can deliver."
Forward plan
Kingston is undertaking a 3D geological model throughout the Jack’s Hut trend.
The updated geological model, together with the validated drilling database, will be used to design drilling to test the potential of mineralised base metal and gold zones, with a focus on defining a JORC compliant resource.
Corbett adds: “The Mineral Hill geology team are now focused on generating a series of Jack’s Hut exploration targets for follow up.
“This work will hopefully underpin an initial Resource at Jack’s Hut, adding an additional deposit to the existing near-term opportunities at the Pearse pits and the SOZ underground.
“Jack’s Hut is located within the approved ML and a very short distance to the Mineral Hill processing plant.
“With significant underground development already in place at Jack’s Hut, there is potential to provide a low cost, near-term copper-gold production opportunity for Kingston shareholders with both open pit and underground mining options should the Resource potential prove up.
“These results certainly serve to increase the priority we place on Jack’s Hut and demonstrate its potential to fall within or extend our five-year mine plan at Mineral Hill.”