Canadian junior metals exploration company GoldHaven Resources has commenced preparations for the upcoming exploration programme at the Copeçal Gold Project in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
The company has engaged Gustavo Rosa de Almeida, a Brazilian exploration geologist, to coordinate the mobilisation efforts locally.
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Gustavo Rosa de Almeida brings a decade of experience in exploring various commodities across Brazil.
His recent work in the Juruena-Teles Pires Polymetallic Province with companies such as Bemisa and Aura Gold provides him with valuable regional insights.
With the acquisition of Boa Gold in January 2025, GoldHaven Resources holds complete ownership of the Copeçal Gold Project.
The company is engaging stakeholders and initiating permitting activities, with on-the-ground work expected to start within the next four to six weeks.
The focus will initially be on setting up logistics, hiring sampling crews, and establishing access and communication systems.
The initial Auger Litho-geochemical drilling programme will begin in the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 2025).
The Copeçal Gold Project is positioned within the Alta Floresta Gold Province, a region with a history of significant gold discoveries. The project covers 3,681ha within the Juruena Gold Province.
The Juruena Gold Province’s potential is highlighted by the presence of multiple gold-bearing structures and the confirmation of large-scale gold deposits.
AngloGold Ashanti’s systematic exploration from 2010 to 2016 identified multiple zones of anomalous gold mineralisation.
Historical data from AngloGold Ashanti’s exploration at Copeçal has been compiled into a 3D model, aiding GoldHaven’s geological team in planning the upcoming exploration phases.
The Copeçal Gold Project features two main targets, the East and West, characterised by extensive gold in soil anomalies.
Previous shallow hand auger drilling by AngloGold Ashanti suggests these anomalies originate from bedrock sources.
GoldHaven’s exploration aims to define the anomalies’ detailed geometry by testing their extent from surface to bedrock and laterally.
For the East Target, GoldHaven plans 2,000m of Auger drilling using a truck-mounted motorised Auger on a structured grid.
The drilling will penetrate the oxidised and weathered regolith profile to hard bedrock, with sample collection at 1m intervals.
Following this, an additional 2,000m of Auger drilling is anticipated for the West Target, subject to permitting.
Concurrent activities will include surface geological and structural mapping and a VLF drone survey to gather further structural and geological data.
This information will be integral to the diamond drill targeting phases that are expected to commence in Q3 2025.
In November 2024, GoldHaven Resources acquired Copper Peak Metals, securing two assets within historical districts in British Columbia.
