- Critical mineral exploration and development company Star Copper (CSE: STCU) commenced its 2025 drill program at its Star Project, in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle
- The 68.2 square km property will see over 4,000 metres of diamond drilling this season, with a focus on expanding the high-potential Star Main discovery
- The $2.5 million program, recently upsized, builds on more than $10 million in prior exploration and is guided by advanced 3D magnetic inversion models and a refined structural interpretation.
- Star Copper stock (CSE: STCU) last traded at $0.94
Star Copper (CSE: STCU), a critical mineral exploration and development company, has begun its 2025 drill program at the 100 per cent-owned, fully funded, and permitted Star Project, located in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. The 68.2 square km property will see over 4,000 metres of diamond drilling this season, with a focus on expanding the high-potential Star Main discovery.
The $2.5 million program, recently upsized, builds on more than $10 million in prior exploration and is guided by advanced 3D magnetic inversion models and a refined structural interpretation. The campaign aims to test both lateral and vertical continuity of known mineralized zones and explore newly identified magnetic and chargeability anomalies.
Star Main focus, expansion potential
Initial drilling will concentrate on the Star Main zone, where a near-surface supergene copper zone has shown promising results. New drill pads have been constructed, and equipment has been mobilized via existing roads and trails—eliminating the need for helicopter support and significantly reducing costs.
Pending results from ongoing field sampling, the program may expand to the Star North and Star East prospects.
Key drill targets for 2025
- Hole A (underway): A 500-metre step-out targeting the Star Fault and 150 metres of footwall mineralization beneath a previous intercept of 200m @ 0.49% Cu, 0.24 g/t Au.
- Hole B: Following up on shallow oxide and sulfide mineralization north of the main zone, near hole S_029 (131m @ 0.41% Cu, 0.26 g/t Au).
- Hole C: A 600-metre test of deep extensions beneath S_027 (263m @ 0.39% Cu, 0.12 g/t Au), targeting a magnetic anomaly shell.
- Hole D: An 800-metre hole on the western flank, extending mineralization beneath S_040 (120m @ 0.36% Cu, 0.13 g/t Au).
- Hole E: Targeting both hanging wall and footwall zones around S_023 (290m @ 0.41% Cu, 0.19 g/t Au).
- Hole F: A 300-metre exploratory hole in the southwestern extension of the magnetic anomaly.
The drill plan is supported by reinterpretation of historic magnetic survey data, inverted in 2023 by Ronacher MacKenzie Geoscience. The resulting 3D models confirmed magnetic shells aligned with known mineralization and highlighted key structural features, including the Star and Dick Creek faults—interpreted as part of a left-lateral strike-slip regime with mineralized fluid conduits.
Leadership insights
“The previous drilling on the property really motivated us to advance our exploration efforts. The confirmed presence of an extensive calc-alkalic porphyry copper-gold system comes as a result of over $10 million in historical exploration efforts, including geophysical and geochemical surveys, trenching, soil sampling, and more than 13,000 metres of drilling from 49 diamond drill holes,” Darryl Jones, Star Copper’s CEO, said in a news release. “This historic work, along with our newly reinterpreted magnetic data is guiding our drill targeting and also led us to begin testing the contiguous Star North and Star East claims. Given their similar characteristics to Star Main deposit, we are very keen to if the results from targeted sampling and trenching will confirm the geotechnical work. If the results prove positive, we may have a very interesting extension to the overall area of interest.”
About Star Copper Corp.
Star Copper Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the discovery and development of critical minerals essential to the global energy transition. With a flagship project in one of the world’s most prospective mining jurisdictions, the company is committed to responsible exploration and long-term value creation.
Star Copper stock (CSE: STCU) last traded at $0.94 and has risen 526.67 per cent since the year began, adding to its 268.63 per cent growth since June 2024.
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