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3D Model Shows Alford East Copper Mineralisation
3D Model Shows Alford East Copper Mineralisation.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n6 March 2024\nThor Energy PLC\n \n(\"Thor\" or the \"Company\")\n \nNew 3D Model Highlights Structural Controls on Copper Mineralisation\nAlford East Copper-REE Project, South Australia\n \nThe directors of Thor Energy PLC (\"Thor\" or the \"Company\") (AIM, ASX: THR, OTCQB: THORF) are pleased to share Thor's updated 3D Geological Model, incorporating the recently completed Ambient Noise Tomography (\"ANT\") surveys by Fleet Space Technologies (\"Fleet\") for the Alford East Copper - Rare Earth Element (\"REE\") Project in South Australia.\nHighlights:\n§ Fleet's ANT survey results provided valuable insights into the lithological and structural setting of the Alford East Copper oxide and REE Project.\n§ Deeply weathered troughs in areas of unaltered metamorphic rocks were found to be associated with zones of faulting, deep oxidation and intrusives at depth.\n§ The ANT surveys confirm the significance of the prominent north-northeast (NNE) structure associated with copper oxide mineralisation (Figure 1).\n§ The combined resultant 3D Model provides targeted criteria for extensions to existing mineralisation and potential for new discoveries of oxide copper-REE mineralisation.\n \n\nFigure 1: Alford East 3D ANT and Structural Model highlighting the NNE trending fault zone (red) commonly associated with copper oxide mineralisation as seen at prospect AE5 to AE8\nNicole Galloway Warland, Managing Director of Thor Energy, commented:\n\"The 3D ANT Modelling has provided significant lithological and structural insights into the Alford East Project area. Combining this information with Thor's dataset has led to an exciting new 3D Model, with a newfound understanding of the Alford East structural setting and mineralisation controls. This has provided the Company with a refined targeted strategy, focusing future drilling on areas with potential high-grade oxide copper-gold and REE mineralisation.\n\"The model also provides greater insight into historical, negative drill results that led to major explorers leaving the area.\"\n \n \n \n\nFigure 2: 3D ANT model showing low velocity weathered troughs that host oxide copper mineralisation\n \nNext Steps:\n1. Drill preparations and drilling\n2. Pump testing for ISR assessment push-pull work\n3. Con...