Domestic Metals presents Smart Creek drilling update
RIO•Domestic Metals has completed two holes in its planned 9,000-meter Smart Creek-Sunrise drilling program in Montana and started a third. Core observations identified chalcopyrite veins and replacement zones, while assays are pending.
1. Drilling update
Domestic Metals has completed two holes in its planned 9,000-meter Smart Creek-Sunrise program in Montana, with a third hole underway. Drilling remains focused on Smart Creek, where the company is earning a 60% interest; Rio Tinto will retain 40%.
2. Core observations
Core observations identified chalcopyrite veins and replacement zones. Assays are pending as drilling tests the continuity of mineralization.
3. Historical target
Historical Rio Tinto drilling intersected 109.75 meters grading 0.75% copper, providing a target for testing the mineralization’s northward extension.
