At the Marten showing, one drill hole returned 0.69 g/t gold and 0.17% copper over 8.93 metres, including 9.05 g/t gold and 1.75% copper over 0.41 metre. The drill hole at West Pipe dike returned an 18-metre interval grading 0.24 g/t gold and 0.28% copper. West Pipe is a large magnetite dominant feature located at surface just east of the entrance to the Merry Widow pit that was overlooked during previous exploration programs.
In addition to the latest drilling, Coast Copper has also completed an underground survey at the Kingfisher magnetite mine that was in operation from 1961 to 1967. The purpose of the survey was to test the viability of the mine being restarted. The survey noted that ground conditions and airflow were generally quite good especially for workings that are greater than 50 years old.
During this survey, Coast Copper personnel were also able to make geological observations and complete some chip sampling….
