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Sandfire Resources America Reports Additional High Grade Copper Intersections at the Black Butte Copper Project
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Mont., July 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sandfire Resources America Inc. (“Sandfire America” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce add
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[{"type":"text","content":" WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Mont., July 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sandfire Resources America Inc. (“Sandfire America” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce additional drill results of its 2024 exploration drilling program. This includes hole SC24-286 which intercepted 8.53 meters of 6.6% copper and hole SC24-288 which intercepted 13.19 meters of 12.8% copper, both in the Johnny Lee Lower Copper Zone. The ongoing 2024 drill program focuses on upgrading and expanding the Johnny Lee Lower Copper Zone resource which at last estimate consists of a measured and indicated resource of 1.2 million tonnes grading 6.8% Cu and an inferred resource of 0.5 million tonnes of 5.9% Cu (2020 Technical Report*). Since December 2023, the Company has drilled approximately 8,000 meters of a planned 20,000-meter drill program. Table 1. Black Butte Copper 2024 Exploration Drilling Program Drill hole ID collar x collar y collar z azimuth dip total depth From (m) To (m) Width (m) Cu % Resource SC23-278 506700.0 5180717.0 1741.0 16.6 -67.9 489.29 64.98 81.36 16.38 1.4 Upper Copper Zone SC23-278 433.46 446.37 12.91 4.7 Lower Copper Zone SC24-279 506628.0 5180702.0 1748.0 36.8 -70.2 502.31 62.86 76.25 13.39 2.3 Upper Copper Zone SC24-279 461.73 467.10 5.37 10.2 Lower Copper Zone SC24-280 507100.0 5180848.7 1709.4 36.8 -70.2 442.48 weakly mineralized Lower Copper Zone SC24-281 506441.5 5180834.2 1767.5 31.8 -77.5 486.61 94.98 100.58 5.60 1.8 Upper Copper Zone SC24-281 431.66 437.54 5.88 4.6 Lower Copper Zone SC24-282 507650.0 5180746.0 1735.0 194.2 -86.5 494.57 weakly mineralized Lower Copper Zone SC24-283 507213.0 5180540.0 1713.0 43.0 -71.5 560.98 471.44 477.93 6.49 2.4 Lower Copper Zone SC24-284 506900.0 5180832.0 1721.2 35.2 -83.0 426.11 383.44 392.98 9.54 7.4 Lower Copper Zone with 386.72 392.98 6.26 10.7 SC24-285 506900.0 5180832.0 1721.2 28.9 -67.6 392.03 363.65 365.45 1.80 15.3 Lower Copper Zone SC24-286 50...