en.Wedoany.com Reported - Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM) has returned a suite of high-grade copper assay results from surface rock chip sampling at five target zones within the Coppermine Project in Nunavut, Canada.

A total of 86 rock samples were collected during this program, of which 47 returned copper (Cu) grades above 1%, and 19 exceeded 10%.

First-pass rock chip sampling at the Skye zone returned massive bornite with minor chalcopyrite in sandstone, grading 46.3% copper and 25.1 g/t silver (Ag). The company interprets that this mineralization style may differ from other basalt-hosted fault systems in the region, potentially representing a new mineralization type.

Beyond Skye, the remaining target zones also delivered significant intersections. The Talisker zone, identified as the company's highest-priority target, returned 37 of 75 samples with copper grades above 1%, confirming mineralization over more than 12 kilometers of strike within a 17-kilometer-long corridor. Representative assay results include 36.4% Cu with 214 g/t Ag, 25.8% Cu with 191 g/t Ag, and 22.7% Cu with 45.5 g/t Ag.

Jons Pit, located at the southern end of the Talisker corridor, returned 5 of 6 samples with copper grades above 1%, peaking at 19.9% Cu with 13.4 g/t Ag, with mineralization observed as replacement-style mineralization at the top of lava flows within historical blast pits.

First-pass sampling at Danvers North and Danvers South returned peak assays of 3.3% Cu and 5.5% Cu (with 1.8 g/t Ag), respectively. Silver by-product credits remain consistent, with 17 samples across the project returning silver grades above 30 g/t.

Managing Director Chris Hansen said the results corroborate field team observations at surface. He noted that the Talisker corridor has yet to be drill-tested, and returning assays of 36.4% Cu with 214 g/t Ag in this setting underscores the exploration potential of the area and validates the project's multidisciplinary targeting approach. Hansen added that Skye, as a priority target, delivered massive bornite grading 46.3% copper from its first rock samples, opening a new exploration front within the tenure.

Somerset's first-pass reverse circulation drilling program at Talisker is progressing well, with 1,900 meters completed across 12 holes to date. The company expects initial assay results to be returned within two weeks.

The Coppermine Project comprises 102 exploration licenses and one exclusive prospecting permit, covering 1,665 square kilometers in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, approximately 4 kilometers from White Cliff Minerals' (ASX:WCN) Danvers copper deposit. Somerset Minerals is a copper-focused exploration company whose flagship asset is the Coppermine Project in Nunavut, Canada, with additional holdings in southeastern Ecuador.