True North Copper在北昆士兰Mt Oxide项目的Aquila矿床取得重大钻探进展[1]。该公司打穿一段130米长的高品位铜矿交集，品位达0.67%铜，其中包含一个6米的高品位段，品位达5.70%铜[1]。在钻孔180米深处起的另一段交集中，还发现了16米长的矿段，品位为3.67%铜[1]。
这一发现将已知的高品位矿化范围向下延伸至约300米深度，较之前已知范围垂直扩展了约100米，且矿体仍向下敞开[1]。Vero资源量已达1500万吨，品位1.46%铜，含铜量22万吨[1]。公司管理层表示，"这些最新成果继续增强对Aquila发现的信心，强化我们正在Mt Oxide建立一个重要新铜矿系统的信念"[1]。Cloncurry项目的预可行性研究和矿石储量预计将在年底前完成[1]。
True North Copper has achieved significant progress at its Mt Oxide project in North Queensland, Australia, with drilling results from the Aquila deposit revealing substantial copper mineralization at depth.[1] The company intersected 130 meters of copper mineralization grading 0.67% copper, including a 6-meter high-grade interval grading 5.70% copper.[1] A second intersection beginning at 180 meters depth contained an additional 16-meter segment grading 3.67% copper.[1]
The discovery extends known high-grade mineralization from approximately 200 meters to 300 meters below surface, representing a vertical expansion of roughly 100 meters, with mineralization remaining open at depth.[1] The Vero resource at the project is estimated at 15 million tonnes grading 1.46% copper, containing approximately 220,000 tonnes of copper.[1] Management stated that "these latest results continue to build confidence in the Aquila discovery and reinforce our belief that we are establishing an important new copper system at Mt Oxide."[1] The company expects to complete a pre-feasibility study and ore reserves estimate for the Cloncurry project by year-end.[1]