The goal of these holes was to upgrade blocks of known resource classified as Inferred to Measured & Indicated.
By Panorama Minero
Aldebaran Resources Inc. provided results of 11 holes from the infill drilling program currently being completed at the Altar project in San Juan province. All holes reported were focused either on the Altar Central or Altar United zones.
Highlights include
Hole ALDE-25-038EXT
• 578.00 m of 0.51% CuEq from 372.00 m depth
o including 116.45 m 0.60% CuEQ from 448.55 m depth
o Including 63.70 m of 0.62% CuEq from 601.30 m depth
o Including 175.00 m of 0.61% CuEQ from 699.00 m depth
Hole ALDE-25-118EXT
• 557.00 m of 0.39% CuEq from 352.00 m depth
Hole ALDE-25-135EXT
• 383.40 m of 0.47% CuEq from 476.00 m depth
o Including 81.00 m of 0.62% CuEq from 751.00 m depth
John Black, Chief Executive Officer of Aldebaran, commented: “As expected, the results from the infill drill program at Altar are confirming the continuity of known mineralization and should convert resources currently classified as Inferred to Measured and Indicated. The information gained from these drill holes will add significant value as we transition from the upcoming PEA to a PFS in 2026. While the focus of the current drill program is to infill known mineralization, the deposit remains open in several directions.”
Kevin B. Heather, Chief Geological Officer of Aldebaran, commented: “Having completed a total of 25,186.70 m of drilling during the 2024-2025 field campaign, the largest total by Aldebaran since taking over the project in 2018, we should convert a large portion of the potential in-pit inferred resource blocks to the measured and indicated categories. These infill holes can be divided into two groups: (1) holes that are truly drilled in between existing holes and hence demonstrate the continuity of known mineralization, and (2) holes drilled around the peripheries of the deposit to add supporting data to convert adjacent resource blocks to a higher confidence category. In some cases, these more peripheral holes extended the mineralized footprint.”
