{"id":52333,"date":"2024-10-31T10:01:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T10:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=52333"},"modified":"2024-11-04T09:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T09:52:30","slug":"cuddy-mountain-exploration-in-americas-newest-copper-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/cuddy-mountain-exploration-in-americas-newest-copper-district\/52333\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuddy Mountain: Exploration in America\u2019s newest copper district"},"content":{"rendered":"
Zeus North America Mining Corp<\/a>. (CSE: ZEUS II OTCQB: ZUUZF\u00a0 II FRANKFURT: O92) has a foothold in Idaho, with three properties highlighted by its flagship property, the Cuddy Mountain Property, in Western Idaho. Idaho is considered a top-tier jurisdiction with respect to mining and\/or resource development.<\/p>\n Zeus recently acquired three properties in Idaho: Selway, Great Western, and its flagship, Cuddy Mountain<\/a>. The properties were all acquired based on known silver mineralisation and with undetermined porphyry potential until recently. The properties consist of 101 (Cuddy Mountain), 57 (Selway), and 38 (Great Western) lode mining claims, respectively, and cover a cumulative area of approximately 3,920 acres. All the properties are road accessible.<\/p>\n Zeus\u2019 Cuddy Mountain Property is adjacent to Hercules Metals Corp.\u2019s (TSXV: BIG, \u2018Hercules\u2019 or \u2018Hercules Metals\u2019) Leviathan Porphyry Copper Discovery.\u00a0 On 10 October 2023, Hercules announced the results from drill hole HER-23-05. This was the first hole to test a large-scale (>1.8km) blind chargeability anomaly, which intersected 185.29m of 0.84% copper (Cu) and 111 ppm molybdenum (Mo) from 246m to 431.2m, including 45.33m of 1.94% Cu within the Seven Devils Volcanics.<\/p>\n The hole ended prematurely due to drilling challenges; however, observations in subsequent holes indicate that the mineralisation likely extends significantly below HER-23-05 at 435m (see Hercules press release dated 10 October 2023 at www.herculesmetals.com).\u00a0 The chargeability anomaly was delineated by a 3D Induced Polarisation (IP) survey, which has since been expanded greatly. The copper mineralisation is open at depth and in all directions.<\/p>\n More recently (9 April, 2024), Hercules reported on their expanded 3D IP survey, which delineated multiple new targets with the strongest anomalies open to the northeast where Zeus\u2019 Cuddy Mountain Property is positioned. Initial drill results from the Hercules 2024 programme continue to be spectacular, highlighted by drill hole HER-24-08 containing 480m @ 0.47% Cu, including 55m @ 1.47% Cu, which again ended in mineralisation (see Hercules press release dated 10 October 2024).<\/p>\n Lead Zone Mine: Historical small-scale silver\/lead mine averaging 3.5 oz\/t silver, which was produced from 1950-52. Seven shallow drill holes were completed in 1977, and they intersected anomalous lead and silver. Drill hole Mun 8 contained 90ft of 2.02 ounces per ton silver (oz\/t Ag)(Taylor, 1977).<\/p>\n Edna May Mine: This historical occurrence hosts a mineralised vein with rock chip samples containing 750 parts per million lead (ppm Pb), 7.7% zinc (% Zn), and 252 parts per million silver (ppm Ag) over four feet. Underground drilling in 1979 intersected 1.38 oz\/t Ag over seven feet in a breccia zone (Burmeister, 1980).<\/p>\n Rockslide area: Malachite-stained (copper) outcrops with a grab sample containing 760 ppm Pb, 0.67 % Zn and 36 ppm Ag (Taylor, 1977).<\/p>\n The Leviathan Porphyry Copper discovery led Barrick Gold to complete an initial investment of $23m in Hercules through a share purchase. As this belt was not previously recognised as a porphyry copper district, the discovery spurred a massive staking rush consisting of over 10,000 claims over nearly 50km both to the NW and south of Hercules, including major mining companies Barrick Gold and Rio Tinto. Hercules also completely staked around Zeus prior to announcing their discovery.<\/p>\n Strong similarities have been identified between the Cuddy Mountain Property and the adjacent Hercules copper porphyry discovery:Properties<\/h3>\n
The Cuddy Mountain Property<\/h3>\n
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Historical exploration at the Cuddy Mountain Property<\/h4>\n
Staking rush and major mining companies<\/h4>\n
Cuddy Mountain Property highlights<\/h4>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0 Both properties have Olds Ferry terrane rocks, including the Hercules Rhyolite and Seven Devils Volcanics.
\n\u2022\u00a0 Both properties have a number of historical silver occurrences and\/or small-scale mines hosted in rhyolite.
\n\u2022\u00a0 Both properties are located along the Bayhorse Thrust Fault, a major structural corridor, which thrusts the rhyolite (hosts the silver mineralisation) overtop of volcanic (hosts the Leviathan Porphyry Copper mineralisation).
\n\u2022\u00a0 Both properties are within an erosional window through the younger Columbia River basalts that cover the vast majority of the District.<\/p>\nCuddy Mountain exploration<\/h4>\n