Alpha Copper Corp, a resource sector organization founded to create value through mineral exploration and asset advancement, has executed a drilling contract to undertake an initial 2,000-metre drill program at its Okeover-based copper-molybdenum project, according to a media release on the company’s website.
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According to the release, regional service provider Superior Diamond Drilling Inc, located in Powell River, has been engaged to drill at Okeover. Superior will embark on an initial 2,000 metre diamond drill program designed to expand the North Lake Zone, where an historic resource is targeted and represents just one of seven zones of mineralization on the property.
The release stated that the property encompasses 4,613 hectares (11,399 acres). Since its discovery in 1965, the location has been explored by several companies, including Noranda Exploration, Asarco Exploration, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd, Duval International Corporation, Lumina Copper Corp, and Eastfield Resources Ltd.
The release stated that the deposits at the Okeover property share several commonalities with discoveries held by Island Copper located on Vancouver Island (BHP) and Quartz Hill Moly located on the Alaska panhandle (formerly Cominco American Inc, and now Teck Resources).
Drilling to-date has always been shallow in nature and ended in mineralization, the release stated. Alpha Copper aims to test the mineralization at-depth, and also looks to extend the mineralized target body data as part of its efforts toward completion of a technical report planned for 2023.
The release stated that historically, copper and molybdenum mineralization was discovered in creek bottoms in the central part on the Okeover property in 1965. Between 1966 and 1977, seven companies carried out several geological, geochemical and geophysical surveys, mechanical trenching and more than 14,000 metres of drilling.
Drilling completed between 1966 and 1977 consisted of 13,831 metres of diamond drilling in 82 holes, and 12 vertical percussion holes, totalling 732 metres. Most of the diamond drill holes were inclined at 45 degrees or less, and five were vertical holes. Average hole length was 169 metres and the deepest hole drilled was 363 metres in length. Average vertical depth tested was between 120 and 140 metres below surface. Vertical percussion holes were drilled to 61 metres depths.
“We look forward to working with the drill team from Superior and in getting this initial program sampled and in the lab,” stated company chief executive officer Darryl Jones. “All the data from the historic work has developed a compelling picture that our initial drill program should be able to substantiate.
“We hope to ultimately make a significant step towards generating an accurate work plan towards a positive technical report and clear indication of the path ahead. As always, we drill to unearth value and look forward to unlocking the potential for this exciting project."
