Manning Ventures completes first two drill holes at the Copper Hill Project, Nevada, USA.
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Manning Ventures Inc.
Suite 303, 750 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2T7
MANNING VENTURES COMPLETES FIRST TWO DRILL HOLES AT
THE COPPER HILL PROJECT, NEVADA, USA
Vancouver, British Columbia, December 10, 2024 – Manning Ventures Inc. (the “Company”
or “Manning”) (CSE: MANN; Frankfurt: 1H5) is pleased to provide an update regarding its
current phase one drill program at the at the Copper Hill Project, located along the prolific Walker
Lane Trend, western Nevada, USA.
The first two drill holes of the Company’s initial phase one drill program at the Copper Hill project
has been completed. CH-1 reached a depth of approximately 200 meters with the initial analysis
of material recovered underway. Hole CH-2 (PDH-3) completed at approximately 150 meters.
Drill holes CH-1 and CH-2 are targeting zones of strong geochemistry and favorable structural
zones.
The third drill hole, CH-3 (PDH-2), was down approximately 150 meters on Sunday. CH-3 is
targeting one of the northwest trending magnetic corridors with historic copper values. Several
drill pads have now been completed with additional drill pad preparation underway and
progressing well.
This phase one drill program will consist of up to nine Reverse Circulation (“RC”) drill holes
totalling approximately 2,500 meters. Drilling will test for skarn mineralization on the contact
between the limestone and the intrusive for the Northern and the Southern Zones. The two zones
outline target areas that returned significant copper values (0.5 to > 1.0% copper) in intense skarn
alteration. The Copper Hill Project is comprised of 108 unpatented lode mining claims that cover
2,215 acres (896.3 Ha).
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Image 1: Drilling CH-1, Copper Hill Project, Nevada, USA
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Image 2: Phase one planned drill sites, Copper Hill Project, Nevada, USA
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Mineralization Controls
The mapping and compilation of all exploration data at Copper Hill outlines an untested, highly
prospective, copper/gold bearing skarn target. Potential may exist for a porphyry type copper
deposit to be found deep beneath Copper Mountain or beneath the covered southeast intrusive.
Additionally, porphyry-related veins and local chloritic and sericitic alteration is found along these
northwest trends.
Two exploration corridors termed the Northern Zone and the Southern Zone outline areas with
over 1500 meters (>5,000 feet) of strike length which host significant, intense skarn alteration and
elevated copper values (0.5 to >1.0% copper).
About the Copper Hill Project
Located within the prolific Walker Lane trend in southern Nevada, Copper Hill is situated one of
the premier jurisdictions for precious metals mining in the world. Historic endowment within
Walker Lane includes 50Moz Au, 700Moz Ag, and 4Mt Cu. Copper Hill hosts copper-gold-
molybdenum mineralization in both porphyry and skarn styled deposits in Mineral County,
Nevada.
The Project is centered on a Jurassic Age quartz monzonite porphyry intruding Triassic age Luning
Limestone. The claims are located 33 miles east of the Yerington Copper District which hosts the
Yerington Copper Mine (Anaconda 1952-1978), Ann Mason Deposit, Bear Deposit, MacArthur
Deposit, and the Pumpkin Hollow Mine.
Historically at Copper Hill, reported high-grade copper was mined from underground shafts from
skarn and porphyry-copper styled mineralization at the Copper Mountain Mine. Between 1914
to 1926 mining from the “Copper Mountain Mine” produced an estimated 1,000,000 pounds of
copper from shallow underground workings. Historic reporting from the period of production
describes ore zones of contact skarn- type and porphyry-type mineralization with shipping grades
ranging from 3.5 to 11.0% copper*.
The Copper Hill mineralizing system forms a topographic high surrounded and partially covered
by younger volcanic rocks. Mineralization identified at Copper Hill are bornite, chalcocite,
chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, copper-native, covellite, cuprite, gold, malachite, molybdenite, silver,
sphalerite (rare), and tetrahedrite.
The Copper Mountain area was explored between 1959 to 1979 by Idaho Minning Corp. and
Walker-Martel who conducted ground geophysics, underground mapping, prospecting and
reported 6000 feet of Rotary drilling. Since that time ground magnetics were conducted in 2007.
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Rock sampling collected at this time returned values from select samples of 7.2% and 12.7%
copper and 1.06 g/t gold and 1.19 g/t gold respectively.
Image 2: Location of Copper Hill, Walker Lane Trend, Nevada, USA
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*Historic Mining information was summarized from an “Unpublished Report on the Carson Sink
Area, Nevada by F.C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (Field work 1911-1920) 1947”. Manning
Ventures cautions investors that the historic exploration and production information is believed
to be accurate but has not been verified by a qualified person.
Warren Robb P.Geo., is the designated Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101
and is responsible for the technical information contained in this release.
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About Manning
Manning Ventures is a mineral exploration and development company focused metals and
materials critical to the growing Energy Metals space. Manning’s project portfolio is focused on
Copper in Nevada, Lithium/Copper in Ontario and Quebec, and multiple Iron Ore projects in
Quebec.
For further information contact:
Manning Ventures Inc.
Alex Klenman - CEO
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (604) 681-0084
www.manning-ventures.com
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