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Bell Copper Corporation: Kabba Drilling & Project Development Update
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 26, 2017) - Bell Copper Corporation ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Bell Copper Corporation: Kabba Drilling & Project Development UpdateVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 26, 2017) - Bell Copper Corporation (TSXV: BCU.H) (\"Bell\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to provide a further update on the Bell Copper Corporation's Kabba porphyry copper project in Arizona.DrillingInitial 2017 drilling completes 5 holes, totaling 2679 meters.All 5 holes intercepted oxidized and leached capping in Laramide-age porphyritic intrusive rocksSeveral of the holes showed low concentrations of the copper-bearing minerals chalcocite and chalcopyrite.The initial 2017 drilling program at Kabba has been completed. The initial budget allocated to the project allowed for the completion of five drill holes testing significant IP electrical geophysical anomalies identified during the recent geophysics program this past winter. A total of 2679 meters of drilling was completed. The holes were spread across an area measuring 3 kilometers by 1.6 kilometers.All five holes penetrated cover rocks ranging between 259 and 518 meters thick followed by oxidized and leached capping in Laramide-age porphyritic intrusive rocks. The holes all terminated in pyrite-bearing Laramide or Precambrian rocks. Several of the holes showed low concentrations of the copper-bearing minerals chalcocite and chalcopyrite.Core has been shipped to Salt Lake City where it will be cut and then sent to an independent lab for assaying. Assay results and further detailed geological information are expected to be available in approximately 60 days.Project DevelopmentProperty package expanded to 13,000 acres (5244 hectares), increase of +55%3 additional drill holes permitted based on 2017 drillingThe Company's mineral tenure at the Kabba project now stands at approximately 13,000 acres (5244 hectares), a 55% increase from last year. No federal lands are included in the Kabba project area. Permits have been obtained from the Arizona State Land Department to drill 3 additional holes. While there is no guarantee that all or any of these holes will be drilled, these permits remain valid until the end of June 2018.Community RelationsKennecott Exploration Company, a part of the Rio Tinto Group continues to communicate with the local community. Once assays are in hand and all drill data is evaluated, they will again engage the local community in wr...