Xanadu's experienced exploration team is currently operating three (3) diamond drill rigs which are focused on delivering new discoveries outside the current Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) at the Kharmagtai copper and gold project.
Highlights
New discovery drilling intersects mineralisation across multiple largely unexplored porphyry clusters, including high-density stockwork, breccia and gold only mineralisation.
The first of four planned deep diamond drillholes targeting mineralisation below White Hill, the largest deposit delineated to date at Kharmagtai, expands the mineralised system by over 600m;
KHDDH648 - 1080m at 0.21% eCu from 491m.
Shallow drilling at Cluster 2 extends mineralisation 800m along strike from the current MRE limit. Given proximity to the high-grade Stockwork Hill deposit it could represent a mineralised porphyry stockwork offset.
KHDDH786 - 144m at 0.34% eCu from 117m; Including 12m @ 0.63% eCu from 144m, and Including 12.3m @ 0.54% eCu from 168m.
Multiple new broad zones of gold-rich tourmaline breccia mineralisation delivered over a 2km strike, at Cluster 5.
Extensive discovery drilling continues with regular news flow to continue throughout 2023, focussed on extensions to known deposits and new porphyry copper gold systems.
Xanadu's Executive Vice President Exploration, Dr
The first of four currently planned deep drill holes, KHDDH648 intercepted an impressive (>1km) porphyry zone, expanding the White Hill mineralised system more than 600m down dip. Importantly this hole has provided important vectors required to target higher-grade mineralisation at depth; 3D geological modelling is underway to refine these vectors, in anticipation for high priority drilling.
These deep drill holes could prove to be a major Kharmagtai value driver; as they are designed to test for high-grade, large-scale systems at depth as seen at the nearby
Discovery of shallow, broad intercepts of mineralisation along strike from the Stockwork Hill deposit is also very encouraging with drill hole KHDDH786 intersecting a strong and wide (144m) mineralised zone approximately 800m west of Stockwork Hill. Importantly this intercept includes a coherent zone of greater than 0.6% eCu, providing optimism towards discovering another high-grade deposit similar to Copper Hill and Stockwork Hill.
The good strike rate of significant intercepts in these holes provides us confidence that more shallow, high-grade deposits will be discovered at Kharmagtai. As drilling progresses, we look forward to providing additional updates advancing our important exploration activities at our flagship
About the Shallow Exploration Drilling
Shallow exploration drilling at Kharmagtai is targeting additional porphyry copper-gold deposits outside the currently defined MRE. This programme also serves to inform future infrastructure location decisions associated with the potential development of the
An additional 9,000m of diamond drilling has been conducted in forty-one shallow (200m) diamond drill holes since the last update (ASX/TSX Press Release 'Shallow Drilling Confirms Kharmagtai Discovery Potential,
Competent Person Statement
The information in this announcement that relates to Mineral Resources is based on information compiled by Mr
The information in this announcement that relates to exploration results is based on information compiled by Dr
Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Reporting Requirements
The 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (the JORC Code 2012) sets out minimum standards, recommendations and guidelines for Public Reporting in
The information in this Announcement relates to the exploration results previously reported in ASX Announcements which are available on the Xanadu website at: https://www.xanadumines.com/site/investor-centre/asx-announcements
The Company is not aware of any new, material information or data that is not included in those market announcements.
Copper Equivalent Calculations
The copper equivalent (CuEq) calculation represents the total metal value for each metal, multiplied by the conversion factor, summed and expressed in equivalent copper percentage with a metallurgical recovery factor applied.
Copper equivalent (CuEq) grade values were calculated using the formula: CuEq = Cu + Au 0.60049 0.86667.
Where Cu - copper grade (%); Au - gold grade (g/t); 0.60049 - conversion factor (gold to copper); 0.86667 - relative recovery of gold to copper (86.67%).
The copper equivalent formula was based on the following parameters (prices are in USD): Copper price 3.4 $/lb; Gold price 1400 $/oz; Copper recovery 90%; Gold recovery 78%; Relative recovery of gold to copper = 78% / 90% = 86.67%.
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