Claims & Projects

A mapping and soil sampling programme successfully identified anomalous zones. Two extensive northeast trending corridors host Cu enriched soil anomalies and Cu quartz vein bearing fault breccias at surface. The intervening area is a graben with post-mineralisation volcanic cover – the porphyry system is likely to also occur on the down-dropped block. Historical works as well as work by Great Western indicate the likelihood of copper-porphyry style orebodies at depth.

An IP survey has been completed. Survey profiles were orientated in an east-west direction and designed to test down to 300 m depth. Two of the three profiles successfully identified targets of interest, leading to the identification of two graben structures bounding a central horst block. The faults that control these structures have both high chargeability and high resistivity features, interpreted as representing potential mineralised zones (chargeable) adjacent to silicified wall rocks (resistive). The structures spatially correspond to several surface features indicative of mineralisation, including copper showings, silicified stockwork zones and copper soil geochemistry halos.

A visit by porphyry expert Dr Lawrence Carter occurred in 2024. Dr Carter highlighted the strength of alteration present at surface, considering it amongst the strongest in Great Western’s portfolio.