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Aston Bay and American West Metals Confirm Expansion of High-Grade Copper Zones at the Storm Project, Nunavut, Canada
Intervals up to 121.2m of continuous visual copper mineralization intersected HIGHLIGHTS ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aston Bay and American West Metals Confirm Expansion of High-Grade Copper Zones at the Storm Project, Nunavut, CanadaIntervals up to 121.2m of continuous visual copper mineralization intersectedHIGHLIGHTSThe excellent productivity for the 2024 summer drilling program continues with more than 8,300 metres (\"m\") now completed in 66 reverse circulation (\"RC\") and diamond drill holesVisual results have been received for a further 22 drill holes, with the first assays for the summer program due within the next 2 weeksThunder Prospect - 2023 discovery hole 48.8m @ 3% copper (\"Cu\") from 32.4m:Thick zones of visual copper mineralization have been intersected in all nine step-out drill holes at the Thunder Prospect, extending the known strike of the Thunder mineralization to over 300m and highlighting the potential for resource definitionDrill hole SR24-042 has intersected a continuous 73.2m thick zone of visual copper sulfide mineralization from 45.7m downhole including multiple zones of semi-massive sulfidesDrill hole SR24-034 has intersected a continuous 121.2m interval of visual copper sulfide mineralization from 18.3m downholeThe high-grade copper zone at Thunder remains open along strike and at depth, where drilling has only tested to approximately 100m vertical depthCyclone ProspectThick intervals of visual copper sulfides intersected in multiple drill holes, including several outside of the known zone of mineralization supporting the potential for growth and delineation of a future resourceDrill holes SR24-031 and SR-055 were drilled to the north-east of the Cyclone Prospect and have successfully expanded the strike of mineralization with intersections of 53.4m (combined total) and 80.7m (continuous)of visual copper mineralization respectivelyDrill holes SR24-045 and SR24-049 have intersected thick intervals of visual semi-massive sulfides within the southern and western part of the mineralized zoneVisual estimates of mineral abundance should never be considered a proxy or substitute for laboratory analyses where concentrations or grades are the factor of principal economic interest. Laboratory assays are required to determine the presence and grade of any contained mineralization within the reported visual intersections of copper sulfides. Portable XRF is used as an aid in the determination of mineral type and abundance du...