White Cliff Minerals is set to commence drilling activities at its Rae Copper Project in Nunavut following the recent granting of necessary permits.

This initiative marks the first substantial exploration effort in the region in more than a decade.

Northspan Explorations has been awarded a contract for drilling at the Rae Copper Project.

The company has more than 40 years of drilling experience in Northern Canada, including recent successful drilling activities at nearby Nunavut projects.

The Rae Copper Project is located less than 70km from Kugluktuk and is known for the Coppermine River Group basalts, which feature exceptionally high-grade copper showings exceeding 45%.

The company announced the receipt of all remaining permits and approvals required to initiate drilling activities towards the end of last month.

The maiden campaign will target approximately 4,000m of drilling at the Hulk sedimentary target and Danvers project area.

The drilling campaign will commence at the Danvers project area, with efforts aimed at further defining the expansion potential noted by previous operators.

Geophysical techniques are presently under assessment to help determine the depth and strike lengths at Danvers, where mineralisation is still open in all directions.

Multiple strong targets within the Rae Group sediments at Hulk have been recognised for drilling to assess the potential for sediment-hosted copper.

In addition to the drilling activities, comprehensive geological mapping and sampling will be carried out this year to enhance the strike length of surface mineralisation.

This work will also help pinpoint additional drilling targets within the broader Rae Project area, concentrating on the Danvers, Hulk and Stark prospects.

In May last year, White Cliff received federal licences for its Radium Point uranium-copper-gold-silver project in the Northwest Territories of Canada.