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Aston Bay and American West Metals Announce Emerging Camp-Scale Opportunity at the Storm Copper Project, Canada
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / October 11, 2023 / The latest assay results for the Lightning Ridge P...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aston Bay and American West Metals Announce Emerging Camp-Scale Opportunity at the Storm Copper Project, CanadaTORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / October 11, 2023 / The latest assay results for the Lightning Ridge Prospect and the 2200N Zone confirm thick, high-grade intersections of copper that further expand the footprint of near-surface copper mineralization at Storm.HIGHLIGHTSLightning Ridge:Drill hole SR23-52 at Lightning Ridge has intersected:15.2m @ 2.3% Cu from 30.5, including,1.5m @ 4.5% Cu from 32m, and,1.5m @ 4.5% Cu from 44.2m15.2m @ 2.1% Cu from 77.7m, including,1.5m @ 7.6% Cu from 77.7mThe Lightning Ridge results confirm the presence of high-grade copper in a previously unexplored area between the 2200N and 2750N Zones and highlight the outstanding exploration and growth potential.The prospective structures that host the high-grade copper mineralization newly discovered at the Thunder and Lightning Ridge Prospects extend laterally for more than 10km and remain largely untested by drilling.2200N Zone:Drilling during 2023 has returned assays with high-grade copper commencing close to surface, including:Drill hole SR23-50 has intersected:29m @ 1.5% Cu from 4.6m, including,6.1m @ 2.9% Cu from 4.6m, and,6.1 @ 3% Cu from 25.9m3m @ 2.8% Cu from 53.3mThe successful exploration and resource definition drilling of the near-surface copper mineralization, together with regional targets within a dominant landholding of more than 2,200 sq km, underscore the camp-scale copper mining opportunity emerging at Storm.Emerging copper camp:The successful resource definition drilling of the near-surface copper mineralization, together with regional targets within a dominant landholding of more than 2,100 sq km, underscore the camp-scale copper discovery and mining opportunity emerging at Storm.TORONTO, Ontario, October 11, 2023 - Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. (TSXV:BAY)(OTCQB:ATBHF) (\"Aston Bay\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to report the latest assay results from the Storm Copper Project (\"Storm\" or the \"Project\") on Somerset Island, Nunavut. The program was conducted by American West Metals Limited (\"American West\"), who is the operator of the Project.\"Once again, Storm is delivering impressive results with high-grade, near-surface copper mineralization and confirmation of a new discovery,\" stated Thomas Ullrich, CEO of Aston Bay. \"The n...