Aldebaran Intercepts 919.55m of 0.66% CuEq, Within 1,517.00m of 0.55% CuEq
Join Aldebaran Resources' CEO, John Black, and CGO, Dr. Kevin B. Heather, for an exploration update. Following the presentation, they are available to answer questions.
Wed, June 19, 2024 at 10:00 AMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting focused on the recent drilling results and updates from Aldebaran Resources, highlighting significant findings from their latest drill program. Key discussions included the implications of these results for future resource estimates and project development timelines. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of Aldebaran Resources CEO John Black and Dr. Kevin B. Heather. - Overview of the recent drill results, including a notable drill hole with 920m of 0.66% copper equivalent. - Discussion of the completed 20,000 meter drill program and the significance of achieving this target. - Anticipation of a mineral resource update expected in late Q3 or early Q4 of this year. - Upcoming results from test work with Rio Tinto Newton regarding primary sulfide leaching. - Overview of the project location in Argentina and its mining-friendly environment. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Monitor and prepare for the...
John Black is an economic geologist with more than 30+ years of exploration experience in the Americas, Central Asia, the SW Pacific, and Eastern Europe/Western Asia. He first worked in South America in 1993 and has been actively involved in mineral exploration throughout the continent for several companies since that time. His professional credentials include a B.Sc. degree in Geology from Stanford University in 1983 and an M.S. degree in Geology – Ore Deposits Exploration from the same University in 1988. John was the founding President of Antares Minerals Inc. and was instrumental in acquiring the Haquira project in Peru for Antares. He was the key driver in negotiating the sale of Antares to First Quantum Minerals for C$650 million. John’s early career included work with Bear Creek Mining Company, Kennecott Minerals Corporation, Rio Tinto and Western Mining Corporation and he currently serves as the CEO and director of Regulus Resources Inc.
Dr. Kevin B. Heather is an economic geologist with 40+ years of field experience in North and South America. Dr. Heather was a founding member of both Antares and Regulus and directed the exploration that led to the discovery of the high-grade Haquira East deposit in Southern Peru, which sold to First Quantum Minerals in December 2010 for C$650 million. His professional credentials include a BSc. (honours) degree in Geology from UBC in 1982, a MSc. degree in Geology from Queen’s University in 1985, and a PhD. degree from the University of Keele in 2001. Dr. Heather is currently the Chief Geological Officer (CGO) for Regulus and Aldebaran and is the QP (FAUSIMM) responsible at a corporate level for overseeing the technical aspects of both company’s exploration activities. During his career Dr. Heather has been involved with several discoveries and has worked on various world-class ore deposits including the El Indio Au-Ag-Cu Mine (Chile), the Pascua-Lama Au-Ag deposit (Chile-Argentina), and the Au-Ag Cerro Vanguardia Au-Ag deposit (Patagonia, Argentina).
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Speaker 1: Hello, Speaker 1: everyone. Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining us today. Wherever it is that you're joining us from around the world. Today we're joined by Aldebaran Resources CEO John Black and Dr Kevin B. Heather, Chief Julia Geological Officer at Aldebaran. Speaker 1: Great to have you both on today. Speaker 1: Before we get into today's presentation, just a few quick housekeeping items. Speaker 1: Today's event is being recorded and should be available in just a few short hours. This is also an interactive event. There's a chat button on the bottom right-hand corner of your screen where you can submit questions. Speaker 1: Feel free to submit questions at any time during the event. And once we get through today's presentation, we'll tackle as many questions as we can. If for whatever reason, we don't get to your question, or if it's outside the scope of today's conversation, someone from the Aldebaran team will get back to you as soon as possible via email. Speaker 1: Without further ado, I'll pass it on to John for opening remarks. Speaker 2: Great, thanks Bianca. And a special thanks to Kyle and Romeo and the entire SICKS team. As we've expressed before, this is a great format for us to be able to get out a little bit of additional information Speaker 2: after a technical Speaker 2: press release like we just put out a couple of days ago. There's a lot of very good information flow coming from the project right now. And from the headline we can see on the screen, it's highlighted Speaker 2: by our latest drill hole with 920m Speaker 2: of 0.66% Speaker 2: Copper equivalent within Speaker 2: 1500m of 0.55% Speaker 2: copper equivalent. That's a pretty special drill hole. Kevin's gonna walk us through where that hole is and the importance of it. ...
