en.Wedoany.com Reported - West Cobar Metals has been granted an exploration licence for the Lilyvale target, expanding its regional-scale copper footprint in the Cobar Basin of New South Wales, Australia. The company plans to test for anticipated additional blind copper discoveries, which could be significant.
Exploration Licence EL9912, secured by West Cobar Metals (ASX:WC1), covers the highly prospective Lilyvale prospect, a compelling blind target defined by a large gravity anomaly. According to the company, this anomaly may be larger and stronger in scale and intensity than the geophysical signature at its Bulla Park copper-antimony-silver deposit.
"The grant of EL9912 materially strengthens West Cobar Metals' position as an emerging regional-scale copper explorer in the Cobar Basin," said Managing Director Matt Szwedzicki. "With gravity surveys and drilling programs now on the agenda, we believe WC1 is at the starting point of unlocking a potentially significant new blind copper district."
The gravity anomaly at Lilyvale exceeds the Bulla Park deposit in both apparent size and intensity, while surface geochemistry data indicates a potential blind mineralised system beneath shallow cover. The Bulla Park deposit itself lies beneath 60 to 120 metres of barren cover, hinting at the potential for further blind discoveries within the project area. Additionally, the company's "Blind Freddie" tenement application area hosts a copper-gold anomaly extending over 2.5 kilometres in length.
West Cobar Metals now controls 1,090 square kilometres across approximately 120 kilometres of strike in the Cobar Basin, where multiple new targets display geological, geochemical, and geophysical characteristics consistent with blind Cobar-style mineralised systems. Historically, large portions of this region have been obscured by younger cover and alluvium, limiting effective exploration. The company plans to immediately commence exploration work, including detailed ground gravity surveys at Lilyvale, targeting of multiple blind mineralised systems, and drilling of priority targets.
Metallurgical testing at the Bulla Park deposit has demonstrated high recoveries for copper and antimony products, with copper recovery at 94.6%, antimony at 84.1%, and silver at 82.6%. Against a backdrop of surging global copper demand driven by the energy transition, artificial intelligence development, and traditional infrastructure, suppliers are facing supply pressures. West Cobar Metals stated that modern gravity interpretation, improved understanding of the regolith, and systematic geochemical targeting will help increase the potential for further blind copper discoveries within the Cobar West project.
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