C3 Metals Commences Geophysics Surveys at Jasperoide Project, Peru Ongoing drilling highlights potential for primary Skarn- Porphyry deposit
C3 Metals Commences Geophysics Surveys at
Jasperoide Project, Peru
Ongoing drilling highlights potential for primary Skarn-
Porphyry deposit
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 16, 2021) -
C3 Metals Inc.
(TSXV: CCCM) ("C3 Metals" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of a geophysical program at the Company's
Jasperoide Project to guide deeper drilling of high-grade copper-gold mineralization intersected near
the Montaña de Cobre Zone and to define additional targets for drilling.
The program will include an 1,800 line km helicopter-borne magnetic and radiometric survey and a 43
line km ground Induced Polarisation (IP) survey.
Completing these surveys is a major step forward in
advancing the exploration and development of Jasperoide, and an exceptional opportunity for skarn,
porphyry and epithermal style discoveries.
Highlights:
C3 Metals reported high-grade oxide copper-gold intersections at the Montaña de Cobre Zone
including
53.2m at 3.46% CuEq and 60m at 2.51% CuEq
(see press release of May 25, 2021)
Primary sulphide mineralisation intersected below the extensive copper oxide zone provides
strong supportive evidence for a copper porphyry within the Jasperoide mineralized system
Breccia zone sample with porphyry fragments containing 3-5% chalcopyrite assayed 1.85% Cu
and 0.72g/t Au
Airborne magnetic and ground IP surveys to define magnetite and sulphide-bearing skarn horizons
and porphyry targets for ongoing drilling anticipated for completion by the end of July
Mr. Kevin Tomlinson CEO, commented,
"The extensive copper-gold mineralization and alteration
styles we see at Jasperoide are typical of the big copper deposits in the nearby district which are
driven by a porphyry at depth.
Historically, Jasperoide was known only for near-surface oxide mineralization; however, recent
intersections of copper sulphides in drilling below the oxide profile are supporting our interpretation
that there will be deeper primary sulphide mineralization.
We will use the new magnetic, radiometric
and IP surveys to refine drilling for a feeder porphyry and to identify associated stacked skarn
horizons.
Surprisingly, airborne geophysics has never before been conducted at Jasperoide and we expect the
surveys will provide a direct targeting tool for primary sulphide mineralization.
Combining modern-day
magnetic models with the new IP geophysical data and the known geology and geochemistry will allow
us to better interpret and discover the underlying source driving the large near surface copper-gold
skarn system."
C3 Metals' Maiden drill results from the Montaña de Cobre Zone returned broad intercepts of high-grade
oxide copper-gold, including
53.2m @
3.46% CuEq
in JAS2650-05 from 92.6m and
117.3m
@ 1.45%
CuEq
from 1.7m in JAS2650-06
incl. 60.0m @ 2.51% CuEq
from 59.0m (see press release of May
25, 2021).
Near surface skarn mineralization is dominated by secondary copper species, including malachite,
azurite, chalcocite and chrysocolla in host lithologies that are typically magnetite-rich (Figure 1).
An
unoxidized polymictic breccia intersected close to the skarn - marble contact in JAS2650-04 contains
mineralized fragments of tonalite porphyry with an estimated 3-5% chalcopyrite (Figure 1), providing an
excellent indicator of a potential mineralized porphyry at depth.
Recent drilling on section JAS2700 (assays pending) intersected broad intervals of unoxidized
magnetite skarn below the supergene enrichment zone showing fine and coarse chalcopyrite and pyrite
as infill and disseminations (see Figure 2).
The presence of sulphides in skarn combined with the
identification of mineralized tonalite (porphyry) in breccia provides evidence that a causative porphyry
system exists at depth.
Details of the Geophysical Program
Existing ground magnetic data (only 9km
2
previously covered of the total 57km
2
land package) shows
that mineralized magnetite-rich bodies appear as discrete anomalies.
Completion of the large airborne
survey, including 3D airborne magnetic inversions, will be followed by field verification and prioritizing of
anomalies for drill testing.
The ground IP survey is considered essential to the next phase of targeted drilling.
As IP chargeability is
very sensitive to disseminated sulphide mineralization, resulting anomalies could potentially represent
copper-rich sulphide zones at depth and along strike of the Montaña de Cobre Zone.
Coincident
chargeability and magnetic anomalies will be prioritized in the drilling to follow the current 10,000m
drilling program.
Figure 1: (Left) Brecciated and oxidized magnetite-garnet-diopside skarn with malachite-chrysocolla.
(Right) Unoxidized breccia containing silicified tonalite porphyry fragment with 3-5% chalcopyrite
disseminations (177.5m depth), JAS2650-04
(175.4 - 178.2m) assayed 1.85% Cu and 0.72g/t Au.
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Figure 2: (Top) JAS2700-02 (126.6m) cut slab showing garnet-diopside-magnetite skarn alteration,
intensely oxidized and with secondary malachite-chrysocolla mineralization (assays pending). (Bottom)
JAS2700-05 (272.6m) cut slab with the same garnet-diopside-magnetite skarn but is unoxidized with
coarse pyrite and chalcopyrite mineralization (assays pending).
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Technical Program
The Company has engaged New Sense Geophysics S.A.C. ("NSG") of Lima, Peru to conduct a high
quality airborne geophysical survey, which comprises 1,800 line kilometres that will be flown along 100-
metre spaced lines using NSG's Stinger system attached to a helicopter.
A 3D magnetic geophysical
inversion model will be used in conjunction with all geologic data to visualize the geological and structural
framework of the deposit in 3D and to identify and drill test near surface and sulphide porphyry and skarn
targets.
A ground-based IP geophysical survey will be undertaken by Arce Geofísicos.
A total of 43 line-
kilometres are planned along 300-m spaced lines to cover the drill permitted area.
A 3D inversion of the
induced polarisation geophysical data will be generated and used to guide drill-testing of coincident
chargeability highs (sulphides) and magnetic anomalies (magnetite-rich bodies).
Both programs are planned for completion by mid-late July.
For additional information, contact:
Kevin Tomlinson
President & CEO
+1 416 572 2510
Alec Rowlands
Vice President, Investor Relations
+1 416 572 2512 or +1 416 721 4732
ABOUT C3 METALS INC.
C3 Metals Inc. is a junior minerals exploration company focused on creating substantive value for its
shareholders through the discovery and development of large copper and gold deposits.
The Company's
flagship project is the 57km
2
Jasperoide high-grade copper-gold skarn and porphyry system located in
the prolific Andahuaylas-Yauri Porphyry-Skarn belt of southern Peru.
Mineralization at Jasperoide is
hosted in a similar geological setting to the nearby major mining operations at Las Bambas (MMG),
Constancia (Hudbay) and Antapaccay (Glencore).
C3 Metals also holds a 100% interest in five licenses
covering 207 km
2
of highly prospective copper-gold terrain in Jamaica, and a 100% interest in two
porphyry copper-gold properties, with one under option to Tocvan Ventures, covering 304 km
2
within the
Cascade Magmatic Arc in southwestern British Columbia.
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QP Statement
Stephen Hughes, P.Geo. is Vice President Exploration and a Director for C3 Metals and is a Qualified
Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
Mr. Hughes has reviewed the technical information in
this news release and approves the written disclosure contained herein.
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employees and the communities surrounding the Jasperoide project area.
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