en.Wedoany.com Report on Mar 23rd, Australian exploration company White Cliff Minerals announced in March 2026 that it has restarted camp operations at its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut, Canada, with drilling planned to commence in the coming weeks. This drilling campaign aims to expand the high-grade sediment-hosted copper discovery made in 2025.

According to the plan, reverse circulation drilling will commence first at the Danvers target, followed by diamond drilling targeting sediment-hosted mineralization approximately four weeks later. The initial focus will be on the 60-square-kilometer Stark-Hulk basin, which lies within a broader 100-square-kilometer target area. Project partner Aurora Geosciences has completed the delivery of drilling consumables and camp supplies.

Drilling in 2025 validated the sediment-hosted copper model at the Stark target, yielding significant intersections including: 12 meters at 2.45% copper from 287 meters depth, which included a high-grade interval of 3.5 meters at 7.2% copper. This discovery is located along the Herb Dixon fault, indicating mineralization is associated with basin structures.

The Rae Copper Project covers approximately 1,228 square kilometers and comprises 93 mineral claims and one mining lease. The Danvers target hosts a historical resource estimate of 4.16 million tonnes at 2.96% copper. The company has completed 2,427 line-kilometers of airborne geophysical surveys and multiple high-resolution geophysical surveys in the area, providing a basis for drill targeting.