Zhaksymys Copper Deposit

•  The deposit is estimated to contain 110,000 tons of copper metal at an average grade of 0.7% Cu.

•Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region

•170 km from Pavlodar (straight-line distance)

•200 km from Karaganda

•20 km from  Bayanaul

•Paved Pavlodar-Bayanaul highway

•30 km to the nearest railway station (Shoptykol)

•High-voltage power transmission line located 10 km from the licence area   Nearest mining operations

•1966 – 1968

The Mednoye and Ideal prospects were discovered based on strong induced polarization (IP) anomalies coincident with secondary lithogeochemical anomalies of copper, zinc, lead and other elements.

•1969 – 1972

Six vertical drillholes, ranging from 200 to 304 m in depth, were completed. Drillhole 012 intersected massive sulphide mineralization grading: Cu – 13.9%; Au – 4 g/t; Ag – 93 g/t

•  The deposit is estimated to contain 110,000 tons of copper metal at an average grade of 0.7% Cu.

•2019 – 2024 Exploration Program

Four inclined drillholes (1,093 m) and three trenches were completed at the Ideal prospect. Two inclined drillholes (600 m) and one trench were completed at the Mednoye prospect.

A total of 1,601 core samples and 132 channel samples were collected.

Laboratory investigations included ICP analyses, Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM), and mineralogical and petrographic examination of thin and polished sections.