
For immediate release
("Xtract" or the "Company")
Silverking Project Phase 2 Drilling Update
Highlights
· 1,483.50 m of diamond drilling has been completed in 8 holes in phase 2 of drilling at Silver King, focussing primarily on exploration around the Kopje prospect identified at the end of phase 1, as well as infilling critical areas of the Main Body
· Hole SKIDD025 within the Silver King Main Body intercepted approximately 3m of visible abundant malachite consistent with the mineralisation model, confirmed with pXRF analytical measurements on site.
· Holes SKIDD021, 022 and 024 were drilled into the Kopje prospect, and successfully intersected mineralisation, including:
o SKIDD022 intercepted approximately 8m of native copper stringers from 82m down hole in a leached oxide zone
o SKIDD024 intercepted about 23m from 102m downhole depth of mixed native copper, chalcocite and chalcopyrite consistent with an oxide transition zone.
· Logging work is ongoing at site and samples are being prepared for dispatch for laboratory assay.
· Further holes are planned to test both the near-surface and deeper hypogene mineralisation of the Kopje prospect.
· Ongoing regional exploration works have also defined two new copper soil anomalies:
o House Grid Anomaly, a 200m strike length by 150m width anomaly at 5x background.
o Solar Anomaly, a 220m strike length by 100m width
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Technical glossary
"Ag" |
Silver
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"chalcocite" |
A copper sulphide mineral, Cu2S, found in zones of secondary enrichment of copper ores |
"chalcopyrite" |
A copper-iron sulphide mineral, CuFeS2, often found in copper ores |
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"Cu" |
Copper
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"g/t" |
Grams per tonne
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"hypogene" |
Primary mineral deposits formed by ascending solutions
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"malachite"
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A green copper carbonate mineral (Cu2(OH)2CO3) which forms by alteration of copper sulphide minerals
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"pXRF" |
A hand-held instrument to determine the chemistry of a sample by measuring the fluorescent (or secondary) X-ray emitted from a sample when it is excited by a primary X-ray source |
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