C3 Metals defines large copper-molybdenum anomaly at Khaleesi project
Published: 09:06 19 Feb 2025 EST
C3 Metals Inc (TSX-V:CCCM, OTC:CARCF) has announced the results of a grid-based soil sampling program at its Khaleesi copper-gold project in southern Peru which has allowed it to identify a copper-molybdenum anomaly measuring 1,900 meters in length and up to 650 meters wide.
The soil sampling program covered a 3.3 square kilometre alteration footprint, previously identified through mapping and rock sampling.
Two priority zones within the anomaly returned copper-in-soil values averaging 950 parts per million (ppm) and 650ppm, above the 300ppm typically considered anomalous.
A separate 470m by 400m copper-zinc anomaly was identified over a skarn alteration zone, with copper values averaging 1,260ppm.
“The high-grade copper-in-soil geochemistry results at Khaleesi show a very large anomaly that suggests a hydrothermal system of considerable scale,” C3 Metals CEO Dan Symons said in a statement.
“These results support our interpretation of a potential large-scale, porphyry, skarn and epithermal system at Khaleesi.”
C3 Metals has initiated ground geophysical surveys, including magnetic, induced polarization, and magnetotelluric surveys, which are expected to be completed by the end of March.
Early data from these surveys indicate a large anomaly beneath an area of glacial till, which may be concealing additional mineralized zones.
The company plans to integrate the geophysical data with soil sampling and mapping results to finalize targets for an inaugural drill program at Khaleesi.
“Based on preliminary geophysical data coming back in real time, it appears there is a large anomaly under the glacial till zone,” Symons said.
“Khaleesi is shaping up to be a very exciting target that has never been drill tested within a well-known, world-class copper-producing belt."
