Cornish Metals Inc has added a second drill rig for a new target as part of the company’s 8,000-9,000m drill programme at its polymetallic project at United Downs, Cornwall.
TRENARES LODE
The Canadian company said that the second rig would explore Trenares lode, a new copper – tin – zinc target discovered during the 1970s by Cornwall Tin & Mining Ltd.
It lies 300m south of the former producing Mount Wellington mine and 900m south of UD lode where drilling continues.
The lode was first identified through surface drilling and subsequently an exploration drift was extended towards the lode from Mount Wellington 4 Level.
No further exploration work was conducted after Mount Wellington Mine closed in 1977.
DRILL PROGRAMME
Cornish Metals believes the Trenares lode represents a prospective new target in an area where no historic mining has taken place.
Drilling has started with an initial programme of up to 12 holes from four locations over the next three months.
“The ongoing United Downs drilling programme focused on the UD Lode has successfully demonstrated the existence and the continuity of mineralisation in the holes returned to date,” said chief executive Richard Williams.
“The addition of a second drill rig allows us to test additional targets that have been identified.”