• Exploration programs to test copper and gold anomalies in potential intrusive bodies and large-scale structures
• Activities include passive seismic, controlled-source audio-magnetotellurics survey, and diamond drilling
• White Hills has a large copper-gold soil anomaly and high-grade rock chip samples

Helix Resources Limited (ASX:HLX) has commenced an integrated work program at the White Hills Copper - Gold Project in Northern Arizona. This program is designed to refine geological interpretations and test the scale of copper gold mineralisation potential at the White Hills Project. The prospectivity of the White Hills Project has been established through the integration of historical geochemical, geological and geophysical datasets. The Project area lies within two significant metallogenic belts - the Arizona Arc, which hosts several porphyry copper systems associated with Cretaceous intrusions, and the Walker Lane trend, which contains multiple multi-million-ounce gold systems. Historical exploration includes airborne magnetics, radiometrics, gravity, and hyperspectral surveys, along with soil sampling and rock chip sampling that returned high-grade gold and copper results. The current program includes passive seismic Ambient Noise Tomography, a Controlled-Source Audio-Magnetotellurics survey, and a diamond drilling program to test the strongest copper and gold anomalies. The integrated dataset will provide the basis for planning the next stage of exploration and help ensure future drilling is directed toward the most prospective targets.

The integrated dataset from the current exploration program will provide the basis for planning the next stage of exploration and help ensure future drilling is directed toward the most prospective targets at the White Hills Copper-Gold Project.