--- title: "Solstice Minerals Delivers Copper-Gold Growth with Maiden Drilling at Nanadie Project" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279352322.md" description: "Solstice Minerals has reported strong results from its Phase 1 drilling at the Nanadie copper-gold project in Western Australia, with significant intercepts including 44m at 0.52% copper and 0.23g/t gold. The drilling campaign, comprising 23 holes over 6,030 metres, confirmed the deposit's northern extensions remain open, indicating further exploration potential. CEO Nick Castleden highlighted the campaign's success in enhancing geological understanding and expanding resource growth opportunities. A Phase 2 drilling program is planned to further explore the site, which currently has an inferred resource of 40.4 million tonnes at 0.4% copper and 0.1g/t gold." datetime: "2026-03-17T01:54:33.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279352322.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279352322.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279352322.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Solstice Minerals Delivers Copper-Gold Growth with Maiden Drilling at Nanadie Project Final assays from Phase 1 expansion drilling at Solstice Minerals’ Nanadie copper-gold project in Western Australia has delivered strong growth in tonnage and grade. The reverse circulation campaign comprised 23 holes for a total of 6,030 metres, and showed that the northern extensions of the deposit remain open, returning wide intercepts grading more than 0.4% copper beyond the limits of the current resource estimate. Best among these were 44m at 0.52% copper and 0.23 grams per tonne gold from 146m including 14m at 1.02% copper and 0.58g/t gold from 163m within a thick mineralised zone of 187m at 0.31% copper and 0.11g/t gold from 5m. Other highlights were 33m at 0.52% copper and 0.12g/t gold from 10m, 29m at 0.93% copper and 0.3g/t gold from 50m, and 25m at 0.4% copper and 0.07g/t gold from 102m. **Resource-Grade Mineralisation** An infill hole at the southern end of Nanadie confirmed widespread resource-grade mineralisation, with best results of 33m at 0.41% copper and 0.11g/t gold from 87m, and 27m at 0.42% copper and 0.15g/t gold from 179m. The intercepts are seen as coincident with an induced polarisation (IP) chargeability response identified in a dipole-dipole survey completed the company completed last year. This is open at depth and to the north, indicating further significant exploration upside. Solstice is planning a Phase 2 RC program covering approximately 8,000m that will focus on testing a number of open intercepts, as well as expanding step-out and down-dip extensional targets and testing IP features beyond the current drilling. **Compelling Growth Opportunity** Chief executive officer Nick Castleden said the Phase 1 campaign had exceeded expectations and provided the company with a compelling opportunity to grow the Nanadie footprint. “This campaign was designed to improve geological understanding and find the ‘edges’ of the large mineralised system—so we were expecting a few quiet holes here and there,” he said. “Pleasingly, nearly every hole returned significant intercepts at or above resource estimate grade, and opened up a plethora of avenues for resource growth into wide open strike, lateral, and down-dip positions.” “Nanadie is rapidly shaping up as an important WA copper-gold growth story, and a project that demands sustained drilling—preparations are underway to mobilise an RC rig before the end of the month, followed by a diamond rig shortly thereafter.” Situated approximately 100km northwest of Sandstone in central WA, Nanadie is supported by an existing Inferred mineral resource estimate of 40.4 million tonnes at 0.4% copper and 0.1g/t gold, containing 162,000t of copper and 130,000oz of gold. ### Related Stocks - [SOLSV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOLSV.US.md) - [BSX.AU](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BSX.AU.md) - [SOLS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOLS.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Artemis Gold (TSXV:ARTG) Stock Looks Cheap As Blackwater Drilling Expands Intrigue](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296664624.md) - [GoldHaven secures exploration permit for Magno project, clears path for maiden drill program](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296487519.md) - [Lion One Metals: Record High-Grade Tuvatu Drill Results Underpin Buy Rating and Upside Potential](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296634619.md) - [Metalsource Mining Intersects High Grade Silver Hill Mineralization to 335 Metres Below Surface with 55 Metre Down Plunge Step Outs | MSMMF Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296230739.md) - [Troilus Mining drills 8.84 g/t AuEq over 4.8 m at Z87 extension in Quebec project](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296479272.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**