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Canterra Minerals Intersects 16.0 metres of 1.72% Copper Equivalent at Clementine Prospect, 4 km Northwest of Past-Producing Buchans Mine
Globenewswire·2025-09-23 11:01

Core Viewpoint - Canterra Minerals Corporation has announced promising initial drill results from the Clementine Prospect, part of its Buchans Project, indicating the potential for high-grade mineralization and the mobilization of additional drilling resources to further explore these findings [1][3][5]. Group 1: Drill Results and Analysis - Initial drilling has confirmed high-grade Buchans-style mineralization, with significant grades at the margins of historic mineralization [2][9]. - The drill hole H-25-3546 reported a true mineralized thickness exceeding 10 meters, with an average copper equivalent (CuEq) of 1.72% over 16.0 meters [6][9]. - The results include notable intervals such as 3.15% CuEq over 2.0 meters and 2.64% CuEq over 3.0 meters in hole H-25-3545 [9]. Group 2: Future Plans and Exploration Strategy - In response to the positive results, the company has mobilized a second drill rig and is conducting a 10,000-meter drill program at the Buchans Project [3][5]. - The focus will be on the Clementine South area, where recent 3D IP surveys have identified several promising, untested targets characterized by strong chargeability response anomalies [15]. - The ongoing exploration aims to test the continuity and extent of mineralization, particularly in areas correlated with the newly identified geophysical anomalies [15]. Group 3: Project Background - The Buchans Project is a brownfield site covering 95 km², located near the historic Buchans Mine, which was one of the world's highest-grade base metal mines [16]. - The project also includes the undeveloped Lundberg deposit, which is well-suited for open-pit development and contains significant near-surface resources [16][22].