Pacific Empire Minerals recently staked 5,253 hectares, increasing the project to approximately 12,610 hectares, with multiple unbounded mineralized zones defined by drilling of up to 244 metres of 0.28% copper, and 192 metres of 0.29% copper, as well as multiple recently identified targets across the entire project.
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I’m Cassandra Bolinski for Investmentpitch Media
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp., a British Columbia copper explorer, has completed an airborne geophysical survey, soil sampling and geological mapping at its flagship Jean Marie Project.
Jean Marie, a copper-gold-silver-molybdenum porphyry project, is located 50 kilometres west of Centerra Gold's Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine in central British Columbia.
The company recently staked 5,253 hectares, increasing the project to approximately 12,610 hectares, with multiple unbounded mineralized zones defined by drilling of up to 244 metres of 0.28% copper, and 192 metres of 0.29% copper, as well as multiple recently identified targets across the entire project.
The company retained Precision GeoSurveys to complete a 128 sq-km high resolution, magnetic gradient, radiometric, and VLF-EM airborne geophysical survey at Jean Marie.
Despite over 30 years of exploration history at Jean Marie, this is the first high resolution multi-sensor airborne survey to be completed.
Data will be integrated with geology and geochemistry and used to help map structure, alteration, and lithology to further guide the company's exploration efforts.
The company has received the preliminary data which is currently being processed and final results are anticipated in the coming weeks.
Surficial mapping across the property has now been completed by Quaternary geology expert Derek Turner, using historical survey data, as well as modern topographical data and aerial imagery.
The revised surface geology map will be used to reinterpret near-surface geochemical and geophysical data.
During July, a total of 634 soil samples were collected, which focused on expanding the current historical soil sampling coverage.
Wide spaced soil sampling focused on areas where there has been no coverage, including zones that lie along strike with known copper and gold mineralization.
Tighter spaced soil sampling focused on the mineralized drilling areas and will augment the historical soil sampling with modern multielement data.
The results will be used in conjunction with the results from the surficial mapping to interpret zones of anomalous geochemistry and subsequent considerations for identifying drill targets.
Thomas Hawkins, VP of Exploration, stated: "A much clearer picture is beginning to emerge. Once we have the results from the most recently completed work program incorporated, we will be in a position to further refine and rank the drill targets."
Brad Peters, President and CEO, added: "It is exciting to see the dataset come together. We are working towards an integrated targeting model over the coming months and intend to leave no stone unturned in the process."
Additional soil sampling, stream sediment sampling, prospecting and detailed lithology and alteration mapping is planned in areas that were recently staked, which cover prospective buried intrusions, contacts, and structures that were identified in the regional magnetic survey data.
The shares are trading at $0.045.
For more information on the company’s other projects in British Columbia, please visit the company’s websites www.pemcorp.ca, contact Brad Peters, President and CEO, at 604-356-6246 or by email at brad@pemcorp.ca.
I’m Cassandra Bolinski for Investmentpitch Media
