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Aston Bay and American West Metals Announce Major Copper Discovery at the Storm Copper Project, Canada
Diamond drilling of a large gravity target has intersected thick intervals of copper sulfides ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aston Bay and American West Metals Announce Major Copper Discovery at the Storm Copper Project, CanadaDiamond drilling of a large gravity target has intersected thick intervals of copper sulfidesThe discovery drill holes show similarities to many of the world's major sediment-hosted copper systems, including the deposits of the Kalahari Copper Belt and Central African Copper BeltTotal of 45.5m of visual sulfides intersected in drill hole ST23-01 comprising:30.5m of breccia-style visual copper sulfide (dominantly chalcocite) within three zones associated with the shallow copper mineralization of the 4100N Zone between 45m and 86m downhole, and deeper in the same hole,15m of visual breccia and vein-style copper sulfide (dominantly chalcopyrite) between 332m and 347m downhole - the first discovery intersectionDiamond drill hole ST23-02 has intersected a second and more impressive discovery zone:37m of visual breccia-style copper sulfide (dominantly chalcocite with minor native copper) between 333m and 370m downholeThe two diamond drill holes are located 680m apart - the continuity of the mineralized horizon and the size of the gravity anomaly (>5km long and up to 1km wide) suggests that drilling has potentially identified a large copper depositMineralization was intersected in both holes at the top of a modeled gravity anomaly, highlighting the potential effectiveness of the technique for exploration targetingGravity targets similar to that intersected by these initial diamond drill holes cover an extensive area at Storm and remain untested by drilling, supporting the potential for a major, regional-scale copper systemDiamond drilling continues on high-priority copper targets with first assays expected in the next 4 weeksReverse circulation resource definition drilling is also underway on near-surface copper targets with results from the 2750N and 2200N Zones expected shortlyTORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / August 2, 2023 / Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. (TSXV:BAY)(OTCQB:ATBHF) (\"Aston Bay\" or the \"Company\") reports significant copper sulfide mineralization intercepts from the initial two diamond drill holes testing a blind gravity target at the Storm Copper Project (\"Storm\" or the \"Project\") on Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada. The program, still underway, is being conducted by American West Metals Limited (\"American West\"), who a...