Firm advances DRC copper exploration after drill results

Copper Intelligence Inc. is advancing its copper exploration projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company's Butembo Copper Project has shown promising initial drilling results, with a strong near-surface copper mineralisation profile confirmed.

According to drill-core data, the initial six-hole drilling programme found 7.55 metres at 5.39 per cent copper from the surface. The known mineralised structure has been extended to over 300 metres along strike, and the mineralised strike length now extends to about 1,400 metres.

The company's Chairman, Andrew Groves, stated that the next six drill results are expected to be released, and they seem to be similar to the previous six holes. The average copper grade is around 2.96 per cent over 16 metres per hole, with some holes showing grades of five per cent, 18 per cent, and 30 per cent.

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