Surge Copper Corp. (TSXV: SURG) (OTCQX: SRGXF) has received promising assay results for five holes from the Seel Breccia Zone and two regional exploration holes from the Ox Trend at the company’s 100% owned Ootsa Property in British Columbia.
The Seel Breccia Zone is located 200 metres north of the East Seel deposit and is known to contain high-grade copper and silver mineralisation that extends from surface along a series of steeply dipping brecciated zones.
Drilling during the northern summer 2021 programme encountered this style of breccia mineralization in a stepout to the north and west of the known zone,’The first and second batches of results were released on December 7, 2021 and January 11, 2022 respectively.
Highlights
- Hole S21-299 intersected 48 metres grading 0.54% copper equivalent from 94 metres downhole depth, including 16 metres grading 0.64% copper equivalent
- Hole S21-300 intersected 28 metres grading 0.90% copper equivalent from 88 metres downhole depth, including 16 metres grading 1.27% copper equivalent
- Drilling has extended the strike length of the zone to 300 metres
- Hole 299, in conjunction with hole 298 (reported on January 11, 2022) demonstrates continuity in the eastern portion of the zone and opens the zone up for further expansion in this direction
Assay results have been received for five holes from the Seel Breccia Zone including holes S21-299 to 302 and S21-304.
Hole S21-299 was located on the eastern side of the Breccia Zone and intersected 48 metres grading 0.40% copper and 11.1 g/t silver (0.54% copper equivalent) from 94 metres downhole, including 16 metres grading 0.48% copper and 13.1 g/t silver (0.64% copper equivalent), demonstrating the zone remains open on the east side.
Hole S21-300 tested the zone near the western end, 250 metres west of hole S21-299, and returned strong grades, further demonstrating the strike potential of the zone. Hole S21-300 intersected 28 metres grading 0.65% copper and 16.9 g/t silver (0.90% copper equivalent) from 88 metres downhole, including 16 metres grading 0.94% copper and 25.3 g/t silver (1.27% copper equivalent).
Holes S21-301 and 302 intersected the Seel Breccia at depth on the west side and suggest mineralisation narrows with depth in this area. Hole S21-304 was collared south of the Seel Breccia and drilled away from the zone testing the hangingwall. The hole intersected eight metres grading 0.27% copper and 6.3 g/t Ag (0.34% copper equivalent) and demonstrates potenital for additional zones of breccia style mineralisation surrounding the main breccia body.
The Seel Breccia is a near-vertical to steeply south-dipping breccia body ranging from 25 to 50 metres wide, extending to depths exceeding 100 metres below surface, and having a known strike length of approximately 300 metres. Smaller parallel and irregular breccia bodies locally surround the main zone.
Drilling during the 2021 field season has significantly expanded near-surface high-grade mineralization well beyond the zone of historical drilling, and the area is being evaluated for its potential as a high-grade starter pit.
Results are pending from 13 additional holes testing the Seel Breccia Zone. An additional nine core holes are also pending from the company’s 2021 Berg drill programme.
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