Cornish Metals Inc said it had completed the drill programme at United Downs and moved the drill rig to South Crofty at its tin-copper-zinc project in Cornwall.
PROGRAMME
The news comes as the Canadian company reported multiple zones of mineralisation intersected at the underexplored target of Trenares.
In addition, the company drilled eight drill holes for 2,501m at the Carn Brea South target, located approximately 2km southeast of South Crofty mine site.
Results are pending for these drill holes and for a further five holes drilled into the Mount Wellington, UD lode, and United Mine targets.
SOUTH CROFTY
Cornish Metals added that the drill rig has moved to South Crofty to start an 8,000-12,000m drill programme.
The company will collect samples for metallurgical testwork as part of the South Crofty feasibility study ahead of a construction decision for the South Crofty mine.
The programme will involve three drill rigs testing the eastern, central, and western part of the mine complex.
HISTORY
The historic mines within United Downs include United Mines, Consolidated Mines, Mount Wellington, and Wheal Jane which mined copper, tin, zinc and silver mineralisation.
United Mines and Consolidated Mines, located 320m and 720m north, respectively, of the Trenares target operated between the early 1700s and the 1870s.
The Mount Wellington and Wheal Jane mines operated along strike from the historic mining at United Downs, mining and processing tin, copper and zinc mineralisation was mined until 1978 and 1991, respectively.
Wheal Jane was mined to a depth of approximately 500m below surface whereas Mount Wellington only reached 200m depth before closing.