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Surge Copper Delivers Geotechnical Results Supporting Pit Design and Resource Growth at Berg
PFS-level geotechnical program completed under budget; results support steeper pit walls, lower s...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Surge Copper Delivers Geotechnical Results Supporting Pit Design and Resource Growth at Berg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n PFS-level geotechnical program completed under budget; results support steeper pit walls, lower strip ratio, and highlight resource expansion potential\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n Vancouver, British Columbia, May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Surge Copper Corp. (TSXV:\n \n\n\n\n SURG\n \n\n\n\n ) (OTCQB:\n \n\n\n\n SRGXF\n \n\n\n\n ) (Frankfurt:\n \n\n\n\n G6D2\n \n\n\n\n ) (“Surge” or the “Company”)\n \n is pleased to report results from a geotechnical drilling and analysis program completed in 2024 at its 100%-owned Berg Project in central British Columbia. The program, designed to support future open pit mine design studies, included six geotechnical drill holes (BRG24-246 to 251) targeting both the central and outer areas of the deposit.\n \n\n\n\n\n Highlights\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Completed PFS-level geotechnical data collection on time and under budget\n \n\n\n\n Acoustic Televiewer surveys completed on seven holes to support a detailed geologic fault model\n \n\n\n\n 79 rock strength tests completed with spatial coverage across the conceptual open pit\n \n\n\n\n Delivery of\n \n Slope Design Criteria\n \n with\n \n inter-ramp angles ranging from 39 to 46 degrees\n \n , enabling more confident mine design inputs and indicating\n \n potential for an overall reduction in strip ratio\n \n compared to the PEA design (inter-ramp angles ranged from 30 to 49 degrees)\n \n\n\n\n Mineralization encountered in central stock and on outer deposit margins suggests resource expansion potential and possible strip ratio improvements\n \n\n\n\n Hole\n \n BRG24-246\n \n (central Berg Stock):\n \n 184 metres\n \n grading\n \n 0.30% CuEq\n \n (0.26% copper, 0.008% molybdenum, 1.50 g/t silver, and 0.016 g/t gold) from 6 metres, converting expected waste into mineralized material and highlighting further exploration potential within the central Berg Stock\n \n\n\n\n Hole BRG24-251 (eastern margin): 136 metres grading 0.19% CuEq (0.16% copper, 0.002% molybdenum, 2.16 g/t silver, and 0.016 g/t gold), demonstrating low-grade potential along pit edges and highlighting potential to further improve the low strip ratio at Berg with additional drilling\n \n\n\n\n Silver-rich base-metal veins encountered in holes BRG24-248, 249, and 250...