Somerset Minerals starts drilling at Talisker copper target

• Somerset Minerals has commenced its maiden 2,500-metre reverse circulation drilling programme at the Talisker copper target in Canada.
• The company intends to test a 3.4-kilometre high-grade corridor within a larger 17-kilometre geochemical and geophysical anomaly.
• Drilling is scheduled to take three to four weeks, with initial exploration permits allowing for up to 100 holes.

Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM) has commenced its maiden 2,500-metre reverse circulation drilling programme targeting a 3.4-kilometre high-grade copper corridor at its Coppermine Project in Canada.

The initial campaign follows six months of regional and infill geochemical and geophysical surveys that identified a 17-kilometre anomaly.

“Drilling at Talisker is a potentially defining moment for Somerset – and it's been six months in the making,” said Somerset Minerals Managing Director Chris Hansen.

The company plans to drill an initial ten holes across five section lines over the next three to four weeks, with samples being dispatched to ALS Laboratories in Yellowknife on a rolling basis.

Following the announcement, the Somerset Minerals share price was unchanged at $0.007.

The Talisker copper target is situated approximately four kilometres from the Danvers deposit owned by White Cliff Minerals (ASX:WCN).

To fund the current exploration activities at the project, the company completed a $2 million private placement in June.