Pallas Resources has confirmed a shallow, flat-lying supergene copper discovery following laboratory assay results from its maiden drill program at the 100%-owned Satpayev Sediment-Hosted Copper Project in central Kazakhstan.
In 2025, the company completed 4,800 metres of KGK (aircore-equivalent) drilling across the Satpayev licence area, targeting shallow copper mineralisation beneath thin cover along the interpreted continuation of the Dzhezkazgan mineralised contact. Drilling intersected supergene copper oxides and native copper from depths starting at approximately 6 metres, with assays returning broad, near-surface mineralised intervals consistent with a supergene enrichment zone.
Notable intercepts from the program include 29.5 m at 3.04% Cu, 31 m at 2.78% Cu, and 30.5 m at 2.73% Cu, highlighting the strength and continuity of mineralisation. The discovery has so far been outlined over an initial area of approximately 400 metres by 150 metres and remains open to the northwest, where powerline infrastructure limited further drilling.
Drilling depth was also locally restricted by refusal using the selected drilling method, preventing penetration into the underlying bedrock in some areas and leaving any potential primary sulphide copper system untested at this stage. To address this, Pallas is conducting detailed mineralogical and geochemical studies to refine its geological model and develop vectors toward a possible primary copper source beneath the weathered horizon.
The company is planning a 2026 exploration program that will include additional shallow drilling to expand the supergene footprint, as well as deeper reverse circulation and/or diamond drilling aimed at testing the underlying primary sulphide copper system at depth.
