Intrepid Metals Corp has unveiled the final results from its initial drill program at the Corral Copper Property in Cochise County, Arizona, revealing promising high-grade mineralization within the Ringo Zone. The last three holes of the program contain the highest-grade intercepts, emphasizing the potential for significant expansion and further exploration.
CEO Ken Brophy highlighted that the drilling intercepted extensive and locally high-grade copper-gold-silver-zinc mineralization across a 3.5-kilometer metal-endowed trend. This trend encompasses the Holliday, Earp, and Ringo zones at Corral Copper. Notable results include 112.95 meters of 1.50% Copper, 0.53 grams per ton Gold, and 8.22 grams per ton Silver in Hole CC24_023.
The new geological data obtained will be used to target porphyry copper-gold root sources to the mineralization and to build out and extend the high-grade replacement style polymetallic domains. The drill results suggest that the mineralized footprint is more extensive than previously appreciated. This is due to robust copper-gold-silver-zinc mineralization detected beyond the favorable Abrigo Formation host rocks in various structural corridors and traps, porphyry intrusions, reactive diabase dikes, and newly recognized hydrothermal breccias.
Brophy expressed optimism regarding these findings, emphasizing the potential for further exploration and significant expansion at the Corral Copper Property. The implications of these results could have a substantial impact on the mining industry by highlighting new areas for mineral extraction and furthering the understanding of the region's geological framework.
