Cornish Metals Inc has begun a 14-hole exploration drill programme for 9,000 metres to test a possible district-scale tin target at Wide Formation in Carn Brea South.
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Discovered in January, the target lies along the southern boundary of the South Crofty underground mine permission area.
The Canadian company infers Wide Formation to lie parallel to, north of and beneath the Great Flat lode which once comprised a series of copper and tin mines over a strike length of 5km.
Drilling will test for geometry and continuity of mineralisation over 2,500m along strike northeast to southwest and 500m down-dip north to south.
“We are very excited to start this drill programme, testing what we believe represents a new district-scale target that is only 500m – 1,000m south of the Tuckingmill decline at South Crofty,” said chief executive officer Richard Williams.
“It reflects the opportunity to make new discoveries close to the South Crofty underground infrastructure and, if the programme is successful, we believe there is potential to not only grow the mineral resource base, but also to potentially expand production rates if the project advances through to mine development.”