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- 1794 soil samples collected to date as part of an ongoing soil sampling campaign
- New copper-in-soil anomaly extends over 1000m by 100m
- Anomaly coincides with a prominent fault zone which has seen significant fluid flow
- Company intends to complete current soil sampling campaign and then undertake further exploration
Blaze Minerals (ASX: BLZ) has discovered a significant copper-in-soil anomaly during its ongoing sampling campaign at the Dinokwe base metals project in Botswana.
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The anomaly extends over approximately 1000m strike by 100m in an area where the company has been targeting copper-nickel mineralisation within the Limpopo Mobile Belt (LMB) with a focus on several priority target areas identified from regional geophysics data.
MD, Mathew Walker, said the anomaly coincides with an interpreted shear or fault line and associated splay structures which have seen significant fluid flow as evidenced by regular quartz and pegmatitic blowouts.
He said this suggests a new style of potential mineralisation in addition to typical ultra-mafic and amphibolite hosted types.
“The discovery of a significant copper-in-soil anomaly of this scale within the first weeks of field activities highlights the prospectivity of the project area,” he said.
“Of particular interest, the coincident fault zone with associated fluid flow indicates a new mineralisation style which significantly enhances the prospectivity of other priority targets within the project area.”
The company intends to complete its planned soil sampling campaign as well as highlight new target areas across similar shear or fault zones to identify any further anomalies on the Dinokwe licenses.
Additionally, infill soils as well as trenching may be undertaken on the current anomaly to further define the extent and host structure of the mineralisation.
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