FireFly Metals Ltd Announces Exceptional Extensional Drilling Results at Green Bay Copper-Gold Project

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FireFly Metals Ltd has released significant extensional drilling results at its Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Sydney, Australia. The company's drilling efforts have successfully extended mineralisation beyond the existing Mineral Resource, with exceptional copper and gold intersections. The drilling has identified multiple broad zones of Footwall Zone (FWZ) style mineralisation, including 19.5m @ 3.0% CuEq and 14.5m @ 1.9% CuEq. The results indicate the potential for significant future mineral resource growth, with the presence of a conductive anomaly in the same orientation as known mineralisation for over 700m beyond the current drilling.

Key Takeaways:

  • The drilling results have extended mineralisation beyond the existing Mineral Resource, with exceptional copper and gold intersections.
  • Multiple broad zones of FWZ style mineralisation were intersected in the extensional drilling, including 19.5m @ 3.0% CuEq and 14.5m @ 1.9% CuEq.
  • A Downhole Electromagnetic (DHEM) survey has indicated the presence of a conductive anomaly in the same orientation as known mineralisation for over 700m beyond the current drilling.
  • Similar DHEM anomalies drill-tested at the Ming Mine previously have been directly associated with copper and gold mineralisation, signalling the potential for significant future mineral resource growth.
  • Underground Mineral Resource infill drilling remains on track to deliver a significant increase in the highly valuable Measured and Indicated (M&I) Resource in future estimates.
  • The M&I Resource will underpin future economic studies into the upscaled resumption of production at the Ming Mine.
  • Surface exploration drilling continues on high-priority targets close to the Ming Mine, with the initial focus on the historic Rambler Main deposit.
  • FireFly drilling aims to test for extensions of the shallow mineralisation beyond historic mining, with first results expected in the coming weeks.
  • FireFly remains committed to accelerating its growth strategy, comprising a combination of Mineral Resource growth, upgrading the current Mineral Resource, and making new copper-gold discoveries.

Statistics:

  • The current Mineral Resource stands at 24.4Mt at 1.9% CuEq Measured & Indicated Resource and 34.5Mt at 2.0% CuEq Inferred Resource.
  • Drill program has completed ~79,200m of diamond core drilling to date from underground development.
  • Assays have been reported for the first 140 holes drilled by FireFly, with logging and analysis of additional drill holes ongoing.
  • Significant intersections returned from drilling include 12.4m @ 6.8% CuEq, 25.8m @ 5.1% CuEq, 19.5m @ 3.0% CuEq, and 14.5m @ 1.9% CuEq.

Sources:

  • FireFly Metals Ltd. (2024, October 29). ASX Announcement.
  • FireFly Metals Ltd. (2024). News Release: FireFly Metals Ltd Announces Exceptional Extensional Drilling Results at Green Bay Copper-Gold Project.