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Orion records positive results from maiden drilling programme at Okiep

11th January 2022

By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Deputy Editor Online

     

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ASX- and JSE-listed Orion Minerals says initial drilling assays from the maiden drilling programme at the Okiep copper project (OCP) in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, have delivered very positive results, confirming the presence of shallow high-grade copper mineralisation and demonstrating the potential for additional high-grade mineralised lenses at depth.

The exploration drilling programme at the OCP is designed to test and expand mineralisation intersected in historical drilling. Drilling is currently focussed on the Carolusberg – Koperberg line of intrusives.

Orion is exploring prospects with known copper mineralisation along strike of Carolusberg, applying an exploration model derived from structural interpretation of Carolusberg mine mineralisation.

The current drilling programme also includes twin and infill drilling to verify historical drilling results and to allow future resource estimation.

Assay results have been received for the first four drill holes from the maiden drilling programme at OCP, confirming and exceeding expectations.

Three holes were drilled to confirm historically reported mineralisation, returning high-grade results.

Notably, drilling also intersected a new mineralised zone at Koperberg West, supporting Orion’s geological model.

The maiden drilling programme is now 55% complete, with 14 diamond holes completed at Koperberg West and two diamond holes completed at Koperberg East.

To date, 1 900 m of the 3 500 m planned diamond drilling programme has been completed, representing 16 of the 26 planned holes. Assay results from 39 samples have been received.

Further drill holes are currently being logged and sampled by Orion’s geological team, prior to dispatch to ALS Laboratory, in Johannesburg.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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