Corporate Update: White Cliff Minerals Limited (ASX: WCN)
White Cliff Minerals Limited (ASX: WCN) announced that its drilling program at the Rae Copper Project in the Danvers area has yielded additional high‑grade copper sulphide results. The first diamond drillhole, Danvers 1 (DAN 26026), intersected more than 90 metres of chalcocite‑ and bornite‑bearing mineralisation within a chlorite‑altered chaotic breccia host. Subsequent holes, including DAN 26022 and DAN 26024, confirmed copper grades exceeding 3 percent over several hundred metres and extended the system to a strike length of over 5 kilometres.
These data reinforce the continuity of district‑scale mineralisation and support White Cliff’s target of a larger, structurally controlled copper deposit. The company’s conversion of a private‑placement offer into A$6.5 million has provided the necessary funding for further exploration. The capital will be allocated to expand the drill program, with an emphasis on both infill and step‑out holes aimed at better delineating high‑grade zones and refining the geological model of the Teshierpi Fault zone.
Technical Director Eric Sondergaard highlighted that the new data improve understanding of the structural controls on mineralisation, particularly the association of copper with chlorite‑altered breccias and near‑trend fault structures. White Cliff also underscored the historical resource estimate at Danvers, noting that it was not produced to current JORC Code standards and that additional work is required to confirm the confidence of those figures. The company remains committed to maintaining JORC compliance and has detailed its sampling, assay, and data verification procedures in its public announcements.
Overall, the latest results strengthen White Cliff’s position as a developing copper producer in one of the world’s leading mining jurisdictions. Continued exploration efforts are focused on defining a substantial copper resource within the Rae Copper Project, with the company aiming to advance its project toward a future resource definition and potential production timeline.
