Promising Copper Mining Results in Nunavut’s Somerset Island

Published at: Dec 17 2021 - 09:37 / Updated at: Dec 17 2021 - 09:37

A mineral exploration company says it has found promising results in its latest search for copper deposits on Nunavut’s Somerset Island, according to Nunatsiaq News.

Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. announced Monday the results of surveying it conducted in August at its Storm Copper project.

The results suggest there’s enough copper in the ground to justify another drilling operation next summer, Aston Bay CEO Thomas Ullrich told Nunatsiaq News.

The company used electromagnetic surveying to build on its past drilling results in the area, which it’s been exploring since 2016.